Richard Arrington Elementary, 2101 Jefferson Ave. SW: pre-K to fifth grade, 315 students on the 2024-25 state report card, which graded it a D with 69 points.
Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Sources: the school’s website; 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.
Richard Arrington Jr. Elementary School is a Birmingham City Schools elementary school at 2101 Jefferson Ave. SW, feeding Jones Valley Middle and Wenonah High. Alabama graded it a D, with 69 points, on its 2024-25 report card.
Who to call
- Front office: 205-231-1130, 2101 Jefferson Ave. SW
- School website: bhamcityschools.org/o/phs
- Enrolling a new student: the district’s registration page (PowerSchool)
- Which school is my address zoned for? Find My Zone
- Buses: Transportation, 205-231-9305, and the bus stop finder
- Central office: 205-231-4600, 2015 Park Place N.
| Address | 2101 Jefferson Ave. SW, Birmingham, AL 35211 |
| Phone | 205-231-1130 |
| Grades (state report card) | Pre-K to 5 |
| School hours | 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
| District | Birmingham City Schools |
| State school code | 114-0803 |
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: 315 students on the 2024-25 Alabama state report card, up from 309 on the 2023-24 card.
- Federal count: 341 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 19 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: D, 69 points. The 2023-24 card gave Richard Arrington Elementary a C with 75 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) | 41.02 |
| Academic growth | 88.83 |
| Chronic absenteeism (lower is better) | 14.93% 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, Richard Arrington Elementary feeds Jones Valley Middle for sixth to eighth grade and then Wenonah High.
The neighborhoods the district’s feeder document, drawn up in its 2018-2020 zoning revision, lists in Richard Arrington Elementary’s zone: Jones Valley, Mason City, Powderly, Riley and West End Manor (part). Zones do not follow neighborhood lines exactly, so check one address in Find My Zone.
Bell times
Birmingham City Schools’ Find My Zone listing gives Richard Arrington Elementary’s hours as 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Calendar
Richard Arrington 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
- Wenonah High, the zoned high school
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Richard Arrington Elementary serve?
Richard Arrington Elementary serves pre-K to fifth grade, according to Alabama’s 2024-25 state report card.
What is Richard Arrington Elementary’s state report card grade?
Richard Arrington Elementary earned a D with 69 points on Alabama’s 2024-25 state report card, after a C with 75 points on the 2023-24 card. Alabama grades schools A to F; it does not use Georgia’s CCRPI.
Which high school does Richard Arrington Elementary feed into?
Wenonah High, according to the district’s feeder chart, after Jones Valley Middle for sixth to eighth grade.
What time does Richard Arrington Elementary start?
School hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to Birmingham City Schools’ Find My Zone school listing.
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