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Legacy Prep

PublicElementaryGrades K–6Charter

1500 Daniel Payne Drive, Birmingham, AL 35214 · (205) 573-0777

Birmingham’s School Grade D better than 11% of Alabama school districts

Directions
Students
317
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Setting
City
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Legacy Prep

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 22.4% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1500 Daniel Payne Drive, Birmingham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten75
Grade 174
Grade 295
Grade 368
Grade 41
Grade 51
Grade 63
Enrollment over time
259’20
352’21
404’22
438’23
317’24

Up 22.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 97%Two or more races 3%Hispanic <1%White <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Legacy Prep from Birmingham families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Birmingham’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.