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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Birmingham, Alabama

57 public schools in Birmingham, Alabama appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Mt Laurel Elementary School leads the list at 95.1%, against a median of 41.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Birmingham, Alabama

Top % Proficient (Reading)

95.1%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

41.0%

BEST IN READING · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Mt Laurel Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	498	95.1%
2	Princeton School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	195	91.4%
3	Oak Mountain Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	675	88.2%
4	EPIC Alternative Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	232	85.2%
5	Oak Mountain Intermediate School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	636	85.2%
6	Christian School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	574	82.2%
7	Phillips Academy	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	609	79.1%
8	Inverness Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	563	78.2%
9	Oak Mountain Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	Middle	1,168	77.5%
10	Ramsay High School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	762	69.0%
11	Grantswood Community School	Birmingham, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	394	61.7%
12	Bryant Park Elementary	Birmingham, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	707	56.4%
13	Avondale Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	339	56.3%
14	Magic City Acceptance Academy	Birmingham, AL	Magic City Acceptance Academy	High	345	55.1%
15	Charles A Brown Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	296	50.9%
16	Central Park Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	386	50.9%
17	Oak Mountain High School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	High	1,648	49.6%
18	South Hampton K8	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	511	49.5%
19	Legacy Prep	Birmingham, AL	Legacy Prep	Elementary	317	47.5%
20	Sun Valley Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	678	46.6%
21	i3 Academy Phase 1	Birmingham, AL	i3 Academy	Elementary	411	46.3%
22	Oliver K5 School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	343	44.2%
23	Robinson Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	354	43.7%
24	Oxmoor K5	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	512	42.9%
25	Minor Community School	Birmingham, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	384	42.8%
26	Glen Iris Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	827	42.2%
27	Wylam Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	399	42.1%
28	Martha Gaskins K5	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	537	41.2%
29	Minor Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	441	41.0%
30	Washington K8	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	617	39.7%
31	i3 Academy Phase 2	Birmingham, AL	i3 Academy	Middle	400	39.3%
32	Norwood Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	261	39.1%
33	Chalkville Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	818	38.5%
34	Green Acres Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	309	37.9%
35	Tuggle Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	423	37.0%
36	Huffman Academy	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	779	36.6%
37	Barrett Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	383	34.2%
38	Hemphill Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	353	33.1%
39	Fultondale High School	Birmingham, AL	Jefferson County	High	848	32.7%
40	West End Academy	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	492	32.2%
41	Richard Arrington Elementary	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	341	29.7%
42	Bush Hills STEAM Academy	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	370	29.4%
43	Inglenook School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	312	27.1%
44	Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	330	27.1%
45	Hudson KEight School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	580	25.8%
46	Huffman Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	384	25.3%
47	Jones Valley Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	465	24.9%
48	Smith Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	336	24.2%
49	WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	184	24.0%
50	Hayes K8	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	693	21.0%

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