i3 Academy Phase 2

Public middle school, grades 6 to 9 · Birmingham, Alabama

i3 Academy Phase 2 in Birmingham, Alabama enrolled 400 students in 2024-25 with 17.0 full-time teachers, 23.5 students per teacher against the Alabama middle-school median of 18.0. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alabama: 47.3% and 29.9%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 92% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 40%

208 students in 2022-23, 298 students in 2023-24, 400 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.1 to 17.0.

Students enrolled at i3 Academy Phase 2 by school year2022-23: 208, 2023-24: 298, 2024-25: 40001002003004002022-232082023-242982024-25400
Students enrolled at i3 Academy Phase 2 by school year2022-23: 208, 2023-24: 298, 2024-25: 40001002003004002022-232082023-242982024-25400
Students enrolled at i3 Academy Phase 2 by school year2022-23: 208, 2023-24: 298, 2024-25: 40001002003004002022-232082023-242982024-25400
Students enrolled at i3 Academy Phase 2 by school year2022-23: 208, 2023-24: 298, 2024-25: 40001002003004002022-232082023-242982024-25400
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2320812.117.2
2023-2429813.022.9
2024-2540017.023.5

23.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 of every 100 Alabama middle schools

Among the 258 Alabama middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Alabama middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.8 to 35.3; i3 Academy Phase 2 23.5; state median 18.0.1 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacheri3 Academy Phase 2 23.5state median 18.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.8 to 35.3; i3 Academy Phase 2 23.5; state median 18.0.1 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacheri3 Academy Phase 2 23.5state median 18.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.8 to 35.3; i3 Academy Phase 2 23.5; state median 18.0.1 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacheri3 Academy Phase 2 23.5state median 18.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.8 to 35.3; i3 Academy Phase 2 23.5; state median 18.0.1 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacheri3 Academy Phase 2 23.5state median 18.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 98 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection i3 Academy Phase 2 enrolled 98 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 98 of the 98 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent18.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

91.3% of students were Black, 3.5% Hispanic, 3.0% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black91.3%
  2. Hispanic3.5%
  3. White3.0%
  4. Two or more races1.5%
  5. American Indian0.5%
  6. Asian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at i3 Academy Phase 2 scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alabama, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtAlabama
Reading and language arts, 2021-2230‑34%28%47.3%
Math, 2022-236‑9%8% (2021-22)29.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Birmingham

10 public middle schools in Birmingham report 2024-25 enrollment; i3 Academy Phase 2 is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Oak Mountain Middle School1,16818.521.9%
Jones Valley Middle School46521.685.8%
Wilkerson Middle School42435.388.0%
i3 Academy Phase 240023.573.0%
Huffman Middle School38424.079.4%
Bush Hills STEAM Academy37020.685.4%
Smith Middle School33621.086.3%
Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School33022.087.9%

All public schools in Birmingham →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about i3 Academy Phase 2

  1. Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.5 miles away: 330 students, 22.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnetThe next nearest public middle school, 2.6 miles away: 184 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  3. Compare i3 Academy Phase 2 with Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much i3 Academy spends per student$19,848 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,848
  5. The largest public schools in Alabamai3 Academy Phase 2 is the number 156 by size of 260 Alabama middle schools open in 2024-25.#156 of 260
  6. Alabama schools by students per teacher23.5 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 18.0 for middle schools.23.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about i3 Academy Phase 2

  1. How many students attend i3 Academy Phase 2?
    400 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 208 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Birmingham, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at i3 Academy Phase 2?
    23.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for middle schools is 18.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is i3 Academy Phase 2 a Title I school?
    i3 Academy Phase 2 ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at i3 Academy Phase 2 do on state tests?
    The students tested at i3 Academy Phase 2 scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Alabama's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is i3 Academy Phase 2 in?
    i3 Academy, NCES district ID 0100204. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010020402510 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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