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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Jefferson County, Alabama

90 public schools in Jefferson County, Alabama appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. McAdory Elementary School leads the list at -45.6%, against a median of -14.4% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Jefferson County, Alabama

Best Enrollment change

-45.6%

Median Enrollment change

-14.4%

FASTEST DECLINING · JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	McAdory Elementary School	McCalla, AL	Jefferson County	1,134	617	-45.6%
2	Hueytown Intermediate School	Hueytown, AL	Jefferson County	936	527	-43.7%
3	EPIC Alternative Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	410	232	-43.4%
4	WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	324	184	-43.2%
5	Avondale Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	583	339	-41.9%
6	Chalkville Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Jefferson County	1,276	818	-35.9%
7	Brocks Gap Intermediate School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	807	521	-35.4%
8	Fairfield High Preparatory School	Fairfield, AL	Fairfield City	769	519	-32.5%
9	Pleasant Grove Elementary School	Pleasant Grove, AL	Jefferson County	747	524	-29.9%
10	Inglenook School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	442	312	-29.4%
11	Gardendale Elementary School	Gardendale, AL	Jefferson County	991	700	-29.4%
12	Charles A Brown Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	406	296	-27.1%
13	Hemphill Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	480	353	-26.5%
14	George Washington Carver High School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	771	570	-26.1%
15	Central Park Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	518	386	-25.5%
16	Jonesboro Elementary School	Bessemer, AL	Bessemer City	628	474	-24.5%
17	Deer Valley Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	971	735	-24.3%
18	Oliver K5 School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	452	343	-24.1%
19	Abrams Elementary School	Bessemer, AL	Bessemer City	301	231	-23.3%
20	Princeton School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	254	195	-23.2%
21	West End Academy	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	640	492	-23.1%
22	Erwin Intermediate School	Center Point, AL	Jefferson County	661	510	-22.8%
23	Hudson KEight School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	750	580	-22.7%
24	Bush Hills STEAM Academy	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	476	370	-22.3%
25	Smith Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	429	336	-21.7%
26	Westhills Elementary School	Bessemer, AL	Bessemer City	353	277	-21.5%
27	Center Point Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Jefferson County	705	557	-21.0%
28	Tuggle Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	535	423	-20.9%
29	Vestavia Hills High School	Vestavia Hills, AL	Vestavia Hills City	2,032	1,625	-20.0%
30	Bessemer City High School	Bessemer, AL	Bessemer City	949	760	-19.9%
31	Robinson Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	442	354	-19.9%
32	Bessemer City Middle School	Bessemer, AL	Bessemer City	767	616	-19.7%
33	Huffman High SchoolMagnet	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	1,363	1,094	-19.7%
34	Brighton School	Brighton, AL	Jefferson County	412	336	-18.4%
35	Kermit Johnson School	Pinson, AL	Jefferson County	791	646	-18.3%
36	Shades Valley High School	Irondale, AL	Jefferson County	1,338	1,094	-18.2%
37	Green Acres Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	372	309	-16.9%
38	JacksonOlin High School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	856	713	-16.7%
39	Irondale Middle School	Irondale, AL	Jefferson County	513	430	-16.2%
40	Glen Oaks Intermediate School	Fairfield, AL	Fairfield City	327	275	-15.9%
41	Robinson Primary School	Fairfield, AL	Fairfield City	283	238	-15.9%
42	Barrett Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	452	383	-15.3%
43	Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park	Vestavia Hills, AL	Vestavia Hills City	645	546	-15.3%
44	South Shades Crest Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	627	534	-14.8%
45	Phillips Academy	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	714	609	-14.7%
46	Norwood Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	304	261	-14.1%
47	Rudd Middle School	Pinson, AL	Jefferson County	749	648	-13.5%
48	Lipscomb Elementary School	Lipscomb, AL	Jefferson County	254	221	-13.0%
49	Christian School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	658	574	-12.8%
50	Hayes K8	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	792	693	-12.5%

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