Bush Hills STEAM Academy, 900 16th St. W.: sixth to eighth grade, 371 students on the 2024-25 state report card, which graded it a C with 70 points.

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, principal page; Birmingham City Schools’ Zoning and Feeder Patterns page, feeder chart (PDF), Find My Zone and 2026-27 calendar (PDF); the Alabama State Department of Education’s state report card for 2024-25; the federal NCES school directory for 2024-25.

Bush Hills STEAM Academy is a Birmingham City Schools middle school at 900 16th St. W, feeding P.D. Jackson-Olin High. Alabama graded it a C, with 70 points, on its 2024-25 report card.

Who to call
Address 900 16th St. W., Birmingham, AL 35208
Phone 205-231-6370
Grades (state report card) 6 to 8
School hours 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
District Birmingham City Schools
State school code 114-0045

Principal

Principal Bobby Phillips, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: 371 students on the 2024-25 Alabama state report card, down from 407 on the 2023-24 card.
  • Federal count: 370 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 21 students per teacher.

State report card

Alabama grades every public school from A to F each year. The grade comes from a 100-point score built from students’ achievement and growth on state tests in English language arts and math, chronic absenteeism (the share of students who missed 18 or more days), progress in English language proficiency and, for high schools, graduation rate and college and career readiness, according to the Alabama State Department of Education’s report card rules. Alabama does not use CCRPI, the Georgia score.

2024-25 grade: C, 70 points. The 2023-24 card gave Bush Hills STEAM Academy a D with 64 points. Birmingham City Schools as a whole earned a C, with 77 points, up from 74.

Indicator 2024-25 score
Academic achievement (ELA and math tests) 38.04
Academic growth 90.42
Chronic absenteeism (lower is better) 4.18% of students

The full report card, with results by student group, teachers and spending, is on the state’s report card site.

Attendance zone

On the district’s feeder chart (PDF), linked from its Zoning and Feeder Patterns page, Bush Hills STEAM Academy takes students from these elementary schools and sends them on to P.D. Jackson-Olin High:

Zones do not follow neighborhood or city lines exactly, so check one address in Find My Zone. The district also posts zone maps (PDF).

More on the area in our Bush Hills guide.

Bell times

Birmingham City Schools’ Find My Zone listing gives Bush Hills STEAM Academy’s hours as 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Calendar

Bush Hills STEAM Academy follows the Birmingham City Schools 2026-27 calendar (PDF). Coming dates:

  • Friday, Oct. 23: e-learning and parent conference day
  • Friday, Oct. 30: fall break
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Friday, Dec. 18: last day of the first semester, early dismissal
  • Dec. 21-31: winter holidays; students return Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2027
  • March 22-26, 2027: spring break
  • Thursday, June 10, 2027: last day for students

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Bush Hills STEAM Academy serve?

Bush Hills STEAM Academy serves sixth to eighth grade, according to Alabama’s 2024-25 state report card.

What is Bush Hills STEAM Academy’s state report card grade?

Bush Hills STEAM Academy earned a C with 70 points on Alabama’s 2024-25 state report card, after a D with 64 points on the 2023-24 card. Alabama grades schools A to F; it does not use Georgia’s CCRPI.

Which high school does Bush Hills STEAM Academy feed into?

P.D. Jackson-Olin High, according to the district’s feeder chart.

What time does Bush Hills STEAM Academy start?

School hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to Birmingham City Schools’ Find My Zone school listing.