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The highest-poverty public schools in Birmingham, Alabama

59 public schools in Birmingham, Alabama appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Wilkerson Middle School leads the list at 88.0%, against a median of 76.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Birmingham, Alabama

Top % FRL

88.0%

Median % FRL

76.8%

HIGHEST POVERTY · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Wilkerson Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	424	88.0%
2	Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	330	87.9%
3	Hudson KEight School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	580	87.1%
4	Smith Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	336	86.3%
5	JacksonOlin High School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	713	86.1%
6	Jones Valley Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	465	85.8%
7	Bush Hills STEAM Academy	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	370	85.4%
8	Oliver K5 School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	343	85.1%
9	Legacy Prep Intermediate	Birmingham, AL	Legacy Prep	Middle	219	84.5%
10	Green Acres Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	309	84.5%
11	WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	184	84.2%
12	Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	750	83.7%
13	Hayes K8	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	693	83.4%
14	Charles A Brown Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	296	83.1%
15	George Washington Carver High School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	570	81.6%
16	Wenonah High School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	670	81.2%
17	Richard Arrington Elementary	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	341	80.4%
18	Minor Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	441	80.3%
19	Parker High School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	942	79.9%
20	Huffman High SchoolMagnet	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	1,094	79.8%
21	South Hampton K8	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	511	79.5%
22	Huffman Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	384	79.4%
23	Inglenook School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	312	79.2%
24	Huffman Academy	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	779	79.1%
25	Hemphill Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	353	79.0%
26	Robinson Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	354	78.8%
27	Wylam Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	399	78.4%
28	Norwood Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	261	77.8%
29	Legacy Prep	Birmingham, AL	Legacy Prep	Elementary	317	77.3%
30	West End Academy	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	492	76.8%
31	Oxmoor K5	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	512	76.8%
32	Barrett Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	383	76.5%
33	Sun Valley Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	678	76.3%
34	Martha Gaskins K5	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	537	76.2%
35	Tuggle Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	423	74.7%
36	Washington K8	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	617	74.6%
37	Minor Community School	Birmingham, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	384	74.2%
38	i3 Academy Phase 1	Birmingham, AL	i3 Academy	Elementary	411	74.2%
39	i3 Academy Phase 2	Birmingham, AL	i3 Academy	Middle	400	73.0%
40	Center Point Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	557	72.5%
41	Central Park Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	386	72.3%
42	Fultondale High School	Birmingham, AL	Jefferson County	High	848	71.6%
43	Chalkville Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	818	69.6%
44	Glen Iris Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	827	68.4%
45	Bryant Park Elementary	Birmingham, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	707	64.5%
46	Christian School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	574	62.5%
47	Grantswood Community School	Birmingham, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	394	61.9%
48	Avondale Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	339	56.3%
49	Phillips Academy	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	609	56.2%
50	Princeton School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	195	55.4%

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