Gate City Elementary School
6871 6th Court South
Birmingham AL, 35212, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-231-8310
Ranking: 
(988 out of 1,064, bottom 7%)*
(988 out of 1,064, bottom 7%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Birmingham 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: | 27 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 11 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 468 | 471 | 471 | 384 | 338 | 365 | 156 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 86 | 18.4% | 101 | 21.4% | 101 | 21.4% | 74 | 19.3% | 56 | 16.6% | 51 | 14.0% | 25 | 16.0% |
| Grade 1: | 99 | 21.2% | 86 | 18.3% | 98 | 20.8% | 70 | 18.2% | 52 | 15.4% | 61 | 16.7% | 29 | 18.6% |
| Grade 2: | 79 | 16.9% | 86 | 18.3% | 91 | 19.3% | 53 | 13.8% | 57 | 16.9% | 67 | 18.4% | 25 | 16.0% |
| Grade 3: | 70 | 15.0% | 77 | 16.3% | 54 | 11.5% | 60 | 15.6% | 59 | 17.5% | 63 | 17.3% | 30 | 19.2% |
| Grade 4: | 66 | 14.1% | 58 | 12.3% | 58 | 12.3% | 60 | 15.6% | 60 | 17.8% | 65 | 17.8% | 26 | 16.7% |
| Grade 5: | 50 | 10.7% | 63 | 13.4% | 69 | 14.6% | 67 | 17.4% | 54 | 16.0% | 58 | 15.9% | 21 | 13.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 215 | 45.9% | 223 | 47.3% | 229 | 48.6% | 199 | 51.8% | 176 | 52.1% | 176 | 48.2% | 68 | 43.6% |
| Female: | 253 | 54.1% | 248 | 52.7% | 242 | 51.4% | 185 | 48.2% | 154 | 45.6% | 181 | 49.6% | 84 | 53.8% |
| 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: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 461 | 98.5% | 462 | 98.1% | 456 | 96.8% | 373 | 97.1% | 335 | 99.1% | 364 | 99.7% | 154 | 98.7% |
| White: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.6% |
| 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: | 5 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 422 | 90.2% | 419 | 89.0% | 446 | 94.7% | 260 | 67.7% | 313 | 92.6% | 327 | 89.6% | 140 | 89.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 3.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.8% | 7 | 2.1% | 13 | 3.6% | 4 | 2.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.33 | 15.97 | 19.22 | 19.69 | 15.02 | 14.30 | 14.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 27% | 32.3% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 8.8% | 29.3% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.6% | 31.2% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.64% | 24.06% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 28.8% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 41.7% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 43.5% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 46.3% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.53% | 45.18% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.82% | 56.49% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 36.3% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.3% | 35.9% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 35.5% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.41% | 32.79% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | 36.31% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 37.4% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 40% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 37.4% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.29% | 31.36% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 36.61% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 63.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 68.3% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.37% | 67.97% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.48% | 61.13% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.25% | 67.78% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.25% | 71.03% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.71% | 75.99% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.97% | 74.73% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 68.6% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 74.4% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.48% | 74.27% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.72% | 73.35% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 75.85% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.42% | 79.76% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 77.93% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.21% | 79.34% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 61.8% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 65.9% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 68.7% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.26% | 66.59% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.46% | 69.15% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.19% | 65.4% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.14% | 70.74% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.21% | 73.41% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.03% | 77.47% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 63.4% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 70.2% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 71.8% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.26% | 73.27% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.23% | 73.87% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.81% | 71.51% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.62% | 76.56% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.37% | 77.53% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.03% | 77.43% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 63.9% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 69.2% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 68.95% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 64.88% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.46% | 69.44% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.26% | 71.23% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.06% | 80.5% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.16% | 85.37% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 71.2% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 70.1% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 74.44% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 71.78% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.27% | 73.4% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.49% | 73.76% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.44% | 78.21% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.88% | 77.79% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 51.47% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.19% | 55.36% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 61.11% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 56.15% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.35% | 58.82% | 80.09% |
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* Gate City 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.