Abrams Elementary School
1200 23rd St North
Bessemer AL, 35020, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-432-3100
Ranking: 
(972 out of 1,064, bottom 9%)*
(972 out of 1,064, bottom 9%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Bessemer City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 24 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 33 | 35 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 380 | 462 | 523 | 516 | 532 | 514 | 499 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 34 | 8.9% | 18 | 3.9% | 18 | 3.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 65 | 17.1% | 63 | 13.6% | 59 | 11.3% | 68 | 13.2% | 73 | 13.7% | 83 | 16.1% | 86 | 17.2% |
| Grade 1: | 64 | 16.8% | 58 | 12.6% | 78 | 14.9% | 70 | 13.6% | 72 | 13.5% | 89 | 17.3% | 84 | 16.8% |
| Grade 2: | 51 | 13.4% | 67 | 14.5% | 75 | 14.3% | 72 | 14.0% | 82 | 15.4% | 80 | 15.6% | 75 | 15.0% |
| Grade 3: | 61 | 16.1% | 63 | 13.6% | 73 | 14.0% | 81 | 15.7% | 83 | 15.6% | 79 | 15.4% | 66 | 13.2% |
| Grade 4: | 53 | 13.9% | 61 | 13.2% | 79 | 15.1% | 76 | 14.7% | 83 | 15.6% | 66 | 12.8% | 66 | 13.2% |
| Grade 5: | 52 | 13.7% | 74 | 16.0% | 65 | 12.4% | 80 | 15.5% | 74 | 13.9% | 61 | 11.9% | 62 | 12.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 184 | 48.4% | 233 | 50.4% | 269 | 51.4% | 271 | 52.5% | 270 | 50.8% | 254 | 49.4% | 257 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 196 | 51.6% | 229 | 49.6% | 254 | 48.6% | 245 | 47.5% | 254 | 47.7% | 252 | 49.0% | 238 | 47.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 23 | 6.1% | 25 | 5.4% | 22 | 4.2% | 10 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.8% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 353 | 92.9% | 429 | 92.9% | 495 | 94.6% | 500 | 96.9% | 517 | 97.2% | 505 | 98.2% | 496 | 99.4% |
| White: | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 299 | 78.7% | 404 | 87.4% | 482 | 92.2% | 498 | 96.5% | 506 | 95.1% | 477 | 92.8% | 438 | 87.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 1.3% | 10 | 2.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.9% | 16 | 3.1% | 16 | 3.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.83 | 11.00 | 13.01 | 13.51 | 16.12 | 14.60 | 17.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 10.5% | 27.6% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 9.3% | 33.7% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.2% | 33.2% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.36% | 35.52% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.59% | 33.24% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.6% | 46% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 52.6% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 57.2% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.86% | 66.98% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 70.99% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 21% | 32.3% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 9.3% | 36.4% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 43.7% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.36% | 40.19% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.37% | 48.29% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 34.6% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 10.9% | 38.2% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 35.8% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.14% | 33.02% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.59% | 40.06% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 57.7% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 60.1% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.26% | 73.85% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.66% | 72.37% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.37% | 70.16% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.09% | 68.61% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.19% | 68.08% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.11% | 77.43% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 63% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 70.1% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.55% | 79.05% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.54% | 83.11% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.09% | 79.3% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.51% | 76.6% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.01% | 72.75% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 86.28% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.9% | 50.7% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 56.9% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 67% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.65% | 67.64% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.88% | 83.93% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 76.54% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.75% | 82.14% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.34% | 80.21% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.39% | 77.3% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 56.5% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 66.2% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 75.4% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.66% | 79.24% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.32% | 82.61% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.95% | 81.06% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.22% | 82.41% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.43% | 80.49% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.05% | 80.47% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.2% | 67% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 65.7% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.08% | 74.67% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.89% | 71.17% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.43% | 76.11% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.86% | 77.59% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.88% | 87.43% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.85% | 88.19% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 64.2% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 62.2% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 71.52% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.91% | 74.01% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.08% | 74.02% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.98% | 76.19% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.75% | 83.01% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.39% | 77.57% | 88.88% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 54.2% | 56% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 61.9% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 75.7% | 74.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.74% | 73.13% | 73.46% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.34% | 70.06% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.02% | 73.23% | 74.92% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.01% | 80.58% | 76.94% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.02% | 71.35% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.66% | 74.93% | 77.16% |
| 2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 74.4% | 82.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 68.9% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 78.9% | 83% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.31% | 81.52% | 84.87% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.32% | 84.71% | 86.61% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.66% | 86.46% | 86.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.25% | 85.67% | 86.13% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 78.05% | 88.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 86.9% | 88.35% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.57% | 56.69% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.52% | 60% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.71% | 54.29% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.53% | 75.08% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.23% | 71.04% | 80.09% |
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* Abrams Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.