Mcelwain Elementary School-Magnet
3 out of 5 | 1 Review
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls elementary school students from grades KG-6
Additional Contact Information
- Principal or Admin: Ms Susan Chalmers
- Fax: (205) 231-8598
School Operational Details
- Magnet School
School District Details
- Birmingham City School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $9,699
- Graduation Rate: 51.5%
- Dropout Rate: 0.7%
- Students Per Teacher: 16.5
- Enrolled Students: 26,721
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 0
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 0
Source: AL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 3
3 out of 5 | 1 Review
The Overall Rating is the school's average rating from parents, students, school faculty and staff. The highest rating is five apples and the lowest is one apple.
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1 review for Mcelwain Elementary School-Magnet
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on January 12, 2007
- Rating:
(3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - My review rating is aligned with the services I have received as a parent from the faculty at McElwain- a magnet school located in Birmingham, Alabama. Seemingly, the communication between parents and teachers is nonexisting and there is no sense of urgency to bridge this gap. In fact, the parents are attending schedule PTA meetings, however, the teachers do not find it necessary to make an appearance. Special groups designed for the enhancement of children is being wasted (i.e. The math camp). THe math camp was designed to assist children in math, yet the classes that my daughter participated in discussed things such as Kwanza. When I last checked Kwanza will not be on the SAT or ARMT achievement test.
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Mcelwain Elementary School-Magnet performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on ARMT state exams in the following subjects:
- Math
- Reading
ARMT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2008 | 74.4% | 61.1% | 77.7% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2008 | 82.1% | 73.4% | 85.4% |
Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2008 | 75.9% | 69.2% | 78.9% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2008 | 82.8% | 73.9% | 86.1% |
Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2008 | 23.3% | 64.9% | 78.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2008 | 56.7% | 71.8% | 84.4% |
Source: AL Department of Education 2007-2008
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