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Serving 631 students in grades Prekindergarten-8, Phillips Academy ranks in the top 20% of all schools in Alabama for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 20%, and reading proficiency is top 20%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 49% (which is higher than the Alabama state average of 30%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 71% (which is higher than the Alabama state average of 47%).
The student-teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the Alabama state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Alabama state average of 49% (majority Black).
South Hampton K8 ranked #886 in Alabama in 2023, improving from #1149 in 2021, but remained in the bottom 50% statewide for overall testing performance in this Birmingham City public school.
Math proficiency was 18% in 2023, lower than the state average of 30%, while reading proficiency was 30%, also lower than the state average of 47%; science proficiency ranged between 10–14%, below the state average of 38% in 2022.
Enrollment declined from 560 students in 2022 to 513 in 2023, with minority enrollment steady at 99%, predominantly Black (non–Hispanic) students (448 of 492 total), and 82% of students eligible for free lunch reflecting high socioeconomic need.
South Hampton K8 served grades PreK–8 with 492 students and employed 31 teachers in 2023, yielding a student–teacher ratio of 16:1 in this Union County NJ high school.
The school offered no virtual instruction and operated under the Community Eligibility Option for the National School Lunch Program, with 400 students receiving free lunch and 21 receiving reduced–price lunch in 2023.
Grades Offered
PK-8
PK-8
Total Students
631 students
492 students
% Male | % Female
52% | 48%
57% | 43%
Total Classroom Teachers
35 teachers
31 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
18:1
16:1
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Overall Testing Rank
#148 out of 1275 schools in AL (Top 20%)
#886 out of 1275 schools in AL (Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
(Top 20% in AL)
18%
(Bottom 50% in AL)
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
71%
(Top 10% in AL)(21-22 School Year Data)
30%
(Bottom 50% in AL)(21-22 School Year Data)
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
(Top 30% in AL)(21-22 School Year Data)
10-14%
(Bottom 50% in AL)(21-22 School Year Data)
<Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class="so-dt-title">Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
18
35
Kindergarten Students
52
58
Grade 1 Students
52
43
Grade 2 Students
65
59
Grade 3 Students
70
45
Grade 4 Students
61
51
Grade 5 Students
58
53
Grade 6 Students
100
46
Grade 7 Students
76
53
Grade 8 Students
79
49
<Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class="so-dt-title">Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
n/a
n/a
% Hispanic
2%
8%
% Black
96%
91%
% White
1%
1%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
n/a
Diversity Score
0.08
0.17
<Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class="so-dt-title">Additional Information
