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EPIC Alternative Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1000 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205 · (205) 231-7370 · Part of Birmingham City School District

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

Directions
Students
232
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about EPIC Alternative Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 47% of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 27.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Birmingham kids: 15 middle schools

On the path

Where Birmingham kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5EPIC Alternative Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–815 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 45.4%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1000 10th Ave S, Birmingham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K34
Kindergarten38
Grade 141
Grade 231
Grade 328
Grade 433
Grade 527
Enrollment over time
319’20
312’21
291’22
293’23
232’24

Down 27.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 92%White 3%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about EPIC Alternative Elementary School from Birmingham families.

Other schools in Birmingham City School District

The district →
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D
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Huffman Academy
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D
779 students22:1
Hayes K8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Birmingham
D−
693 students16:1
Sun Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Birmingham
D
678 students21:1
Washington K8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Birmingham
D
617 students21:1
Phillips Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Birmingham
B+
609 students18:1

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.