West End Academy, 1840 Pearson Ave. SW: pre-K to fifth grade, 431 students on the 2024-25 state report card, which graded it a C with 75 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.

West End Academy is a Birmingham City Schools elementary school at 1840 Pearson Ave. SW, feeding Jones Valley Middle and Wenonah High. Alabama graded it a C, with 75 points, on its 2024-25 report card.

Who to call
Address 1840 Pearson Ave. SW, Birmingham, AL 35211
Phone 205-231-1740
Grades (state report card) Pre-K to 5
School hours 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
District Birmingham City Schools
State school code 114-0880

Principal

Principal Chandra Watkins, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: 431 students on the 2024-25 Alabama state report card, down from 449 on the 2023-24 card.
  • Federal count: 492 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 18 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, 75 points. The 2023-24 card gave West End Academy a C with 72 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) 46.13
Academic growth 95.63
Chronic absenteeism (lower is better) 7.42% 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, West End Academy 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 West End Academy’s zone: Arlington-West End (part), Germania Park, Oakwood Place and West End Manor (part). Zones do not follow neighborhood lines exactly, so check one address in Find My Zone.

More on the area in our West End guide.

Bell times

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

Calendar

West End 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 West End Academy serve?

West End Academy serves pre-K to fifth grade, according to Alabama’s 2024-25 state report card.

What is West End Academy’s state report card grade?

West End Academy earned a C with 75 points on Alabama’s 2024-25 state report card, after a C with 72 points on the 2023-24 card. Alabama grades schools A to F; it does not use Georgia’s CCRPI.

Which high school does West End Academy feed into?

Wenonah High, according to the district’s feeder chart, after Jones Valley Middle for sixth to eighth grade.

What time does West End Academy start?

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