📍 230 49th Street North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, 35212
I3 Academy Phase 1 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Birmingham, Jefferson County. The school has 417 pupils enrolled. It is part of the i3 Academy school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.1:1. It operates as a public charter school.
I3 Academy Phase 1 enrolls 417 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 16 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Black or African American, 9.1% White and 2.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 362 | 87% |
| White | 38 | 9.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
253 of the school's 417 students (61%) 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.
I3 Academy Phase 1 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.
I3 Academy Phase 1 is one of 2 schools in i3 Academy, based in Birmingham, Alabama. The district serves 811 students district-wide and employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 417 students, I3 Academy Phase 1 is close to the district average of about 406 students per school.