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Hemphill Elementary School
714 12th St S.W.
Birmingham AL, 35211, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-231-7500
Ranking: 
(836 out of 1,064, bottom 21%)*
(836 out of 1,064, bottom 21%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten 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: | 31 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 533 | 316 | 296 | 343 | 353 | 341 | 386 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 37 | 6.9% | 39 | 12.3% | 35 | 11.8% | 58 | 16.9% | 46 | 13.0% | 28 | 8.2% | 33 | 8.5% |
| Kindergarten: | 86 | 16.1% | 42 | 13.3% | 59 | 19.9% | 48 | 14.0% | 65 | 18.4% | 55 | 16.1% | 54 | 14.0% |
| Grade 1: | 92 | 17.3% | 61 | 19.3% | 40 | 13.5% | 56 | 16.3% | 45 | 12.7% | 46 | 13.5% | 55 | 14.2% |
| Grade 2: | 98 | 18.4% | 38 | 12.0% | 39 | 13.2% | 45 | 13.1% | 46 | 13.0% | 61 | 17.9% | 72 | 18.7% |
| Grade 3: | 62 | 11.6% | 45 | 14.2% | 41 | 13.9% | 43 | 12.5% | 56 | 15.9% | 53 | 15.5% | 56 | 14.5% |
| Grade 4: | 75 | 14.1% | 44 | 13.9% | 40 | 13.5% | 47 | 13.7% | 52 | 14.7% | 48 | 14.1% | 60 | 15.5% |
| Grade 5: | 83 | 15.6% | 47 | 14.9% | 42 | 14.2% | 46 | 13.4% | 43 | 12.2% | 50 | 14.7% | 56 | 14.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 292 | 54.8% | 173 | 54.7% | 172 | 58.1% | 182 | 53.1% | 176 | 49.9% | 173 | 50.7% | 188 | 48.7% |
| Female: | 241 | 45.2% | 143 | 45.3% | 124 | 41.9% | 161 | 46.9% | 169 | 47.9% | 160 | 46.9% | 194 | 50.3% |
| 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% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 525 | 98.5% | 313 | 99.1% | 292 | 98.6% | 341 | 99.4% | 352 | 99.7% | 340 | 99.7% | 385 | 99.7% |
| White: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 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 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 475 | 89.1% | 262 | 82.9% | 252 | 85.1% | 186 | 54.2% | 289 | 81.9% | 287 | 84.2% | 326 | 84.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.6% | 7 | 2.4% | 7 | 2.0% | 11 | 3.1% | 15 | 4.4% | 19 | 4.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.19 | 16.63 | 13.45 | 13.19 | 13.58 | 13.40 | 15.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 32.3% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.7% | 29.3% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.2% | 31.2% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 10% | 24.06% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.28% | 28.8% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 41.7% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 43.5% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 46.3% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.25% | 45.18% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.54% | 56.49% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 36.3% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 35.9% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.1% | 35.5% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 14% | 32.79% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.56% | 36.31% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.9% | 37.4% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 40% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 37.4% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 12% | 31.36% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.6% | 36.61% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 63.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 68.3% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.13% | 67.97% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.14% | 61.13% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.57% | 67.78% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.27% | 71.03% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.76% | 75.99% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.95% | 74.73% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 68.6% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 74.4% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.42% | 74.27% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.56% | 73.35% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.07% | 75.85% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.48% | 79.76% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.39% | 77.93% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 79.34% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 61.8% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 65.9% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 68.7% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.74% | 66.59% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.41% | 69.15% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.79% | 65.4% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.97% | 70.74% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 73.41% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.31% | 77.47% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 63.4% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 70.2% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 71.8% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.29% | 73.27% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.41% | 73.87% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.96% | 71.51% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.34% | 76.56% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.13% | 77.53% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.68% | 77.43% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 63.9% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 69.2% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.82% | 68.95% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.72% | 64.88% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.08% | 69.44% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.74% | 71.23% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.89% | 80.5% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 85.37% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 71.2% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 70.1% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.04% | 74.44% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.64% | 71.78% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.08% | 73.4% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.08% | 73.76% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.45% | 78.21% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.81% | 77.79% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.46% | 51.47% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 55.36% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.11% | 61.11% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.91% | 56.15% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.24% | 58.82% | 80.09% |
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* Hemphill Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.