Central Park Elementary School
| Central Park Elementary School | |
|
Birmingham City Schools |
| Years | 1914–present |
|---|---|
| Location | 4915 Avenue Q Ensley, (map) Central Park neighborhood |
| Grades | K-5 |
| Principal | Nichole Davis |
| Enrollment | 728 (2006) |
| Colors | blue & gold |
| Mascot | Rams |
| Website | bcs.schoolwires.net |
Central Park Elementary School (formerly Central Park Grammar School) is an elementary school in the Birmingham City Schools system located at 4915 Avenue Q facing Central Park in the Central Park neighborhood of the Five Points West community. The principal is Nichole Davis.
The first school building, with four classrooms, opened in October 1914 to serve white students from Monte Sano School in Vinesville. A four classroom addition was completed in 1922 and the following year the school was comfortably accommodating 415 students in grades 1 through 7. The Birmingham School Survey of that year found, however, that the school lacked specialized rooms for physical education, stage programs, shops, laboratories and a library.
The school moved to a new building in 1994. Wireless internet service was installed at Central Park Elementary in 2008 in anticipation of the roll-out of Birmingham Schools' XO laptops.
Principals
References
- Birmingham Board of Education (1923) The Birmingham School Survey.
- "New Central Park Elementary Ready: $5 Million School Will House 715 Excited Students." (April 14, 1994). The Birmingham News
- Dietlein, Patricia Crim & Alvin W. Hudson (2005) Central Park and a Bit Beyond : An Illustrated History in Observance of the Centennial of the Central Park Community of Birmingham, Alabama. Quitman, Mississipii: Specialty Publishing and Printing