📍 1500 Daniel Payne Drive, Birmingham, Jefferson County, 35214
Legacy Prep is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Birmingham, Jefferson County. The school has 404 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Legacy Prep school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.3:1. It operates as a public charter school.
Legacy Prep enrolls 404 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 16 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Black or African American, 2% White and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 389 | 96% |
| White | 8 | 2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
389 of the school's 404 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Legacy Prep is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-70.
Legacy Prep is one of 1 schools in Legacy Prep, based in Birmingham, Alabama. The district serves 536 students district-wide and employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 404 students, Legacy Prep is smaller than the district average of about 536 students per school.