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West End Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1840 Pearson Avenue SW, Birmingham, AL 35211 · (205) 231-1742 · Part of Birmingham City School District

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

Students
492
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about West End Academy

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 33 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Birmingham kids: 15 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5West End AcademyYou are here
6–815 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 45.4%

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

1840 Pearson Avenue SW, Birmingham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K52
Kindergarten77
Grade 174
Grade 279
Grade 378
Grade 466
Grade 566
Enrollment over time
484’20
508’21
503’22
530’23
492’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 82%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 1%White <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West End Academy from Birmingham families.

Other schools in Birmingham City School District

The district →

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.