📍 2316 7th Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, 35203
Phillips Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Birmingham, Jefferson County. The school has 654 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Birmingham City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
Phillips Academy enrolls 654 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Black or African American, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 624 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.1% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
376 of the school's 654 students (57%) 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.
Phillips Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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.
Phillips Academy is one of 49 schools in Birmingham City, based in Birmingham, Alabama. The district serves 20,954 students district-wide and employs 1,115 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 654 students, Phillips Academy is larger than the district average of about 428 students per school.