Princeton Alternative Elementary, 1425 2nd Ave. W.: pre-K to fifth grade, 175 students on the 2024-25 state report card, which graded it an A with 99 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, specialty schools page 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.
Princeton Alternative Elementary School is one of Birmingham City Schools’ specialty schools: it has no attendance zone, and students apply to attend, according to the district’s specialty schools page. Alabama graded it an A, with 99 points, on its 2024-25 report card.
Who to call
- Front office: 205-231-2500, 1425 2nd Ave. W.
- School website: bhamcityschools.org/o/pes
- Enrolling a new student: the district’s registration page (PowerSchool)
- Applying to a specialty school: the district’s specialty schools page
- Buses: Transportation, 205-231-9305, and the bus stop finder
- Central office: 205-231-4600, 2015 Park Place N.
| Address | 1425 2nd Ave. W., Birmingham, AL 35208 |
| Phone | 205-231-2500 |
| Grades (state report card) | Pre-K to 5 |
| District | Birmingham City Schools |
| State school code | 114-0700 |
Principal
Principal Bruce Jackson, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: 175 students on the 2024-25 Alabama state report card, down from 178 on the 2023-24 card.
- Federal count: 195 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 13 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: A, 99 points. The 2023-24 card gave Princeton Alternative Elementary an A with 95 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) | 97.31 |
| Academic growth | 100 |
| Chronic absenteeism (lower is better) | 0.56% of students |
The full report card, with results by student group, teachers and spending, is on the state’s report card site.
Admission
Birmingham City Schools runs five specialty schools: EPIC Alternative Elementary, Princeton Alternative Elementary, J.H. Phillips Academy, W.J. Christian K-8 and Ramsay I.B. High, according to its specialty schools page. Students apply and are selected on their most recent state test scores and other criteria. The page says applications for new students open Nov. 13, 2026, through the PowerSchool parent portal.
The admissions page on EPIC’s website sets out the shared rules: a separate application for each specialty school, two teacher recommendations and the latest report card. Applicants for kindergarten to fourth grade and for high school take an entrance test. Families do not have to live in Birmingham, the page says.
Calendar
Princeton Alternative Elementary 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
More
- The school’s website
- Every public school in Birmingham, with zones and report cards
- Our Birmingham schools guide for the district calendar, registration and the Board of Education
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Princeton Alternative Elementary serve?
Princeton Alternative Elementary serves pre-K to fifth grade, according to Alabama’s 2024-25 state report card.
What is Princeton Alternative Elementary’s state report card grade?
Princeton Alternative Elementary earned an A with 99 points on Alabama’s 2024-25 state report card, after an A with 95 points on the 2023-24 card. Alabama grades schools A to F; it does not use Georgia’s CCRPI.
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