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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Birmingham, Alabama

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public elementary schools in Birmingham, Alabama, drawn from 38 qualifying public elementary schools. Hudson KEight School leads the list at 87.1%, against a median of 75.4% 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

Birmingham, Alabama

Top % FRL

87.1%

Median % FRL

75.4%

HIGHEST POVERTY · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Hudson KEight School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	580	87.1%
2	Oliver K5 School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	343	85.1%
3	Hayes K8	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	693	83.4%
4	Charles A Brown Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	296	83.1%
5	Richard Arrington Elementary	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	341	80.4%
6	Minor Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	441	80.3%
7	South Hampton K8	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	511	79.5%
8	Inglenook School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	312	79.2%
9	Huffman Academy	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	779	79.1%
10	Hemphill Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	353	79.0%
11	Robinson Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	354	78.8%
12	Wylam Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	399	78.4%
13	Norwood Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	261	77.8%
14	Legacy Prep	Birmingham, AL	Legacy Prep	Elementary	317	77.3%
15	West End Academy	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	492	76.8%
16	Oxmoor K5	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	512	76.8%
17	Barrett Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	383	76.5%
18	Sun Valley Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	678	76.3%
19	Martha Gaskins K5	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	537	76.2%
20	Tuggle Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	423	74.7%
21	Washington K8	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	617	74.6%
22	Minor Community School	Birmingham, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	384	74.2%
23	i3 Academy Phase 1	Birmingham, AL	i3 Academy	Elementary	411	74.2%
24	Center Point Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	557	72.5%
25	Central Park Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	386	72.3%
26	Chalkville Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	818	69.6%
27	Glen Iris Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	827	68.4%
28	Bryant Park Elementary	Birmingham, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	707	64.5%
29	Christian School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	574	62.5%
30	Grantswood Community School	Birmingham, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	394	61.9%
31	Avondale Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	339	56.3%
32	Phillips Academy	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	609	56.2%
33	Princeton School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	195	55.4%
34	EPIC Alternative Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	232	41.8%
35	Inverness Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	563	34.8%
36	Oak Mountain Intermediate School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	636	28.3%
37	Oak Mountain Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	675	22.2%
38	Mt Laurel Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	498	19.9%

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