Elementary Schools in Birmingham City

Summary:

The Birmingham City school district in Alabama contains 27 elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 5th or 8th grade, with enrollments ranging from 203 to 735 students. The district as a whole is ranked 117 out of 137 districts in the state and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

A few schools stand out in the data, including Phillips Academy, which ranks 165 out of 684 elementary schools in Alabama and is rated 4 out of 5 stars. It has significantly higher test scores than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. EPIC Alternative Elementary School and Princeton School also rank highly, with 4 out of 5 star ratings and exceptional test scores. In contrast, many schools in the Birmingham City district struggle, with single-digit proficiency rates in math and English.

The data reveals significant disparities in academic performance, with a strong correlation between poverty (as measured by free/reduced lunch rates) and low test scores. However, the existence of high-performing schools within the district suggests that with the right strategies and support, other schools could see improvements. Overall, the data highlights the need for targeted interventions to address the educational inequities present in the Birmingham City school system.

District Detail

2015 Park Place North
Birmingham, AL 35203-0007

(205) 231-4220

SchoolDigger Rank:
117^th of 137 Alabama districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 21,130

Primary Schools: 29
Middle Schools: 9
High Schools: 9
Alternative Schools: 2

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2024)						Summative Assessment Science (2024)		Summative Assessment English (2024)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Engle Day Treatment	Public	1-7	2015 Park Place N	Birmingham	35203	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 231-4776	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Avondale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 8th Ct S	Birmingham	35222	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7130	328	20	16.4	75.6%	49 (14.9%)	241 (73.5%)	28 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	17.5	567^th of 684 public elementary schools	17.1%		12	611^th of 680 public elementary schools	10.1%	44	9.5	21.8	20.8				23.6		40.5	30.9	42.9				$10,435	$1,770	$8,662
Barrett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7601 Division Ave	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-8130	405	19	21.3	87.9%	4 (1.0%)	333 (82.2%)	58 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	6.4	671^st of 684 public elementary schools	1.9%		5	679^th of 680 public elementary schools	0.1%	8	5.4	6.2	18.0				1.5		23.2	9.5	26.2				$11,013	$2,231	$8,781
Charles A Brown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4811 Court J	Birmingham	35208	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6860	307	16	19.1	83.1%	0 (0.0%)	290 (94.5%)	15 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	24.7	517^th of 684 public elementary schools	24.4%		31.7	474^th of 680 public elementary schools	30.3%	43	21.7	17.5	11.8				17.5		54.4	41.5	58.0				$11,676	$1,394	$10,280
Central Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4915 Ave Q	Birmingham	35208	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1250	447	28	16.2	82.6%	2 (0.4%)	373 (83.4%)	68 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13.5	596^th of 684 public elementary schools	12.9%		12.4	602^nd of 680 public elementary schools	11.5%	6	17.9	16.1	1.5				12.9		43.6	41.9	28.1				$11,240	$1,956	$9,283
Christian School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	725 Mountain Dr	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-5249	633	32	19.7	61.9%	21 (3.3%)	569 (89.9%)	28 (4.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	48.9	358^th of 684 public elementary schools	47.7%		42.1	403^rd of 680 public elementary schools	40.7%	45	37.3	31.7	8.9	51.3	58.6	48.0	21.7	68.5	58.8	48.3	62.5	84.6	87.4	93.2	$9,125	$1,167	$7,956
EPIC Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 10th Ave S	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7370	291	17	17.1	52.6%	6 (2.1%)	272 (93.5%)	8 (2.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	81.8	109^th of 684 public elementary schools	84.1%		87.2	62^nd of 680 public elementary schools	90.9%	47	43.5	58.6	76.9				55.2		69.6	89.7	82.1				$16,113	$4,396	$11,715
Oliver K5 School	Public	PK, KG-5	6871 6th Court S	Birmingham	35212	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-8620	389	22	18.0	86.6%	1 (0.3%)	379 (97.4%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12.3	612^th of 684 public elementary schools	10.5%		16.2	568^th of 680 public elementary schools	16.5%	44	22.5	10.9	8.0				19.6		37.5	28.3	35.3				$10,625	$2,412	$8,211
Hemphill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	714 12th Street SW	Birmingham	35211	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7500	336	22	15.2	86.6%	1 (0.3%)	308 (91.7%)	25 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	14.7	584^th of 684 public elementary schools	14.6%		9.1	647^th of 680 public elementary schools	4.9%	63	42.0	6.0	6.7				5.9		40.8	22.5	33.3				$11,087	$2,703	$8,383
Hudson KEight School	Public	PK, KG-8	3300 F L Shuttlesworth Dr	Birmingham	35207	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-3000	633	34	18.6	94.0%	4 (0.6%)	552 (87.2%)	70 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	5	679^th of 684 public elementary schools	0.7%		9.4	640^th of 680 public elementary schools	5.9%	39	0.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	1.8	7.7	28.9	10.9	37.5	16.5	26.7	28.6	$11,971	$2,759	$9,210
Inglenook School	Public	PK, KG-8	4120 Inglenook Street	Birmingham	35217	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-3310	333	16	20.8	91.3%	14 (4.2%)	250 (75.1%)	58 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	17.3	568^th of 684 public elementary schools	17.0%		6.9	669^th of 680 public elementary schools	1.6%	101	18.5	34.4	10.5	0.0	0.0	7.1	18.8	17.2	42.3	48.4	25.7	8.3	30.3	16.7	$10,391	$1,715	$8,673
Minor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2425 Ave SEnsley	Birmingham	35218	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6555	454	27	16.6	90.1%	2 (0.4%)	418 (92.1%)	28 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	13.4	598^th of 684 public elementary schools	12.6%		13.6	593^rd of 680 public elementary schools	12.8%	5	17.7	8.2	10.8				6.6		45.5	39.7	36.3				$12,293	$2,301	$9,991
Norwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3136 Norwood Blvd	Birmingham	35234	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-3440	249	14	17.7	70.7%	2 (0.8%)	220 (88.4%)	23 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	12.1	615^th of 684 public elementary schools	10.1%		41.3	409^th of 680 public elementary schools	39.9%	206	14.9	27.6	13.0				6.9		34.8	20.7	28.6				$11,542	$2,602	$8,937
Princeton School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1425 2nd Ave W	Birmingham	35208	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-2500	203	14	14.5	51.2%	0 (0.0%)	203 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81.2	114^th of 684 public elementary schools	83.3%		44.1	393^rd of 680 public elementary schools	42.2%	279	51.6	51.5	52.9				42.4		87.1	81.8	94.1				$12,109	$2,245	$9,861
Robinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8400 1st Ave S	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-5555	344	19	18.1	84.6%	1 (0.3%)	286 (83.1%)	55 (16.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.7	662^nd of 684 public elementary schools	3.2%		16.2	565^th of 680 public elementary schools	16.9%	97	6.5	4.4	5.8				6.5		40.4	17.8	38.0				$10,889	$2,458	$8,429
Tuggle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	412 12th Ct N	Birmingham	35204	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-2675	470	28	16.7	87.0%	5 (1.1%)	338 (71.9%)	119 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	13.5	594^th of 684 public elementary schools	13.2%		11.5	619^th of 680 public elementary schools	9.0%	25	18.1	18.6	13.6				14.3		30.9	33.8	39.2				$10,447	$2,625	$7,821
Washington K8	Public	PK, KG-8	115 Fourth Avenue South	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7740	567	30	18.9	92.1%	6 (1.1%)	350 (61.7%)	203 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	20.6	544^th of 684 public elementary schools	20.5%		20.2	540^th of 680 public elementary schools	20.6%	4	8.0	41.5	20.0	9.7	4.2	11.9	9.5	13.6	57.1	33.3	31.0	24.7	29.6	30.6	$11,393	$2,367	$9,024
Wylam Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Erie Street	Birmingham	35224	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6800	371	22	16.8	88.9%	7 (1.9%)	331 (89.2%)	19 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	10	645^th of 684 public elementary schools	5.7%		5.6	676^th of 680 public elementary schools	0.6%	31	18.3	3.6	19.2				3.6		28.6	16.1	40.0				$13,796	$2,962	$10,832
South Hampton K8	Public	PK, KG-8	565 Sheridan Rd Pratt City	Birmingham	35214	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6689	513	31	16.5	86.0%	2 (0.4%)	478 (93.2%)	30 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	39.1	438^th of 684 public elementary schools	36.0%		30.5	482^nd of 680 public elementary schools	29.1%	44	74.5	10.0	20.4	20.5	7.7	7.4	8.0	7.4	85.1	26.0	53.7	50.0	28.3	29.6	$10,994	$1,803	$9,189
Martha Gaskins K5	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Dalton Drive	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-9200	509	27	18.8	86.8%	5 (1.0%)	369 (72.5%)	123 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	12.6	605^th of 684 public elementary schools	11.5%		14.8	578^th of 680 public elementary schools	15.0%	27	13.5	6.7	9.0				10.1		42.9	23.6	50.0				$10,759	$1,998	$8,760
Glen Iris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1115 11th Street South	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7440	731	40	18.2	78.1%	13 (1.8%)	479 (65.5%)	212 (29.0%)	11 (1.5%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	14.3	586^th of 684 public elementary schools	14.3%		11.5	617^th of 680 public elementary schools	9.3%	31	22.7	9.5	8.8				19.8		46.0	29.7	37.4				$9,950	$1,538	$8,410
Sun Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1010 18th Ave NW	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-5740	611	34	17.9	82.0%	2 (0.3%)	586 (95.9%)	19 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	18.3	562^nd of 684 public elementary schools	17.8%		12.7	599^th of 680 public elementary schools	11.9%	37	10.8	25.0	15.2				17.3		44.1	44.2	36.2				$10,599	$1,279	$9,318
Homebound Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2015 Park Place	Birmingham	35203	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 231-4777	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Phillips Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2316 7th Avenue North	Birmingham	35203	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-9500	654	33	19.8	57.5%	3 (0.5%)	624 (95.4%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	73.8	165^th of 684 public elementary schools	75.9%		73.5	160^th of 680 public elementary schools	76.5%	5	39.1	45.8	78.6	79.0	47.2	50.0	18.6	54.0	72.5	66.1	82.1	92.6	88.9	81.6	$10,154	$1,011	$9,140
Huffman Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1212 Cheyenne Boulevard	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-5800	735	39	18.8	79.2%	5 (0.7%)	636 (86.5%)	77 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	7.6	663^rd of 684 public elementary schools	3.1%		11.4	621^st of 680 public elementary schools	8.7%	42	7.7	8.4	6.2				11.8		24.1	24.6	38.2				$10,017	$2,135	$7,880
West End Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1840 Pearson Avenue SW	Birmingham	35211	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1742	503	25	20.1	80.7%	2 (0.4%)	459 (91.3%)	40 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7.1	665^th of 684 public elementary schools	2.8%		7	667^th of 680 public elementary schools	1.9%	2	10.1	11.0	4.0				9.5		27.5	28.8	27.0				$10,378	$1,589	$8,788
Hayes K8	Public	PK, KG-8	505 43rd Street North	Birmingham	35222	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-8900	658	34	19.3	91.0%	9 (1.4%)	546 (83.0%)	92 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	4.2	682^nd of 684 public elementary schools	0.3%		5	678^th of 680 public elementary schools	0.3%	4	4.0	1.5	0.0	5.1	0.0	0.0	4.4	9.3	20.3	13.2	18.5	18.6	12.2	13.2	$9,683	$1,714	$7,967
Richard Arrington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 Jefferson Avenue SW	Birmingham	35211	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1130	374	18	20.7	77.3%	2 (0.5%)	325 (86.9%)	47 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.7	634^th of 684 public elementary schools	7.3%		6.9	670^th of 680 public elementary schools	1.5%	36	14.9	2.1	16.7				4.3		44.7	19.6	37.3
Oxmoor K5	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 Sydney Drive	Birmingham	35211	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1200	478	26	18.3	85.4%	5 (1.0%)	439 (91.8%)	19 (4.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	19.4	556^th of 684 public elementary schools	18.7%		22.7	527^th of 680 public elementary schools	22.5%	29	24.4	29.3	16.9				18.4		39.7	36.8	34.5				$11,144	$2,177	$8,966

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Alabama School of Fine Arts	0.26 mi	1
Jefferson County	2.37 mi	57	97^th
i3 Academy	2.88 mi	2	112^th
Homewood City	2.91 mi	5	8^th
Mountain Brook City	3.44 mi	6	1^st

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