📍 1840 Pearson Avenue SW, Birmingham, Jefferson County, 35211
West End Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Birmingham, Jefferson County. The school has 503 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Birmingham City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
West End Academy enrolls 503 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Black or African American, 8% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 459 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 8% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
406 of the school's 503 students (81%) 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.
West End 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.
West End 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 503 students, West End Academy is larger than the district average of about 428 students per school.