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The lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in Birmingham, Alabama

37 public elementary schools in Birmingham, Alabama appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Hayes K8 leads the list at 12.1%, against a median of 29.6% 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

Best % Proficient

12.1%

Median % Proficient

29.6%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Hayes K8	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	83.4%	693	12.1%
2	Hudson KEight School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	87.1%	580	13.6%
3	Richard Arrington Elementary	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	80.4%	341	16.9%
4	Inglenook School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	79.2%	312	17.7%
5	Barrett Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	76.5%	383	19.2%
6	West End Academy	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	76.8%	492	19.8%
7	Huffman Academy	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	79.1%	779	21.8%
8	Minor Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	80.3%	441	22.4%
9	Oliver K5 School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	85.1%	343	23.7%
10	Hemphill Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	79.0%	353	24.5%
11	Martha Gaskins K5	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	76.2%	537	24.9%
12	Robinson Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	78.8%	354	26.3%
13	Glen Iris Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	68.4%	827	26.3%
14	Wylam Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	78.4%	399	26.5%
15	Chalkville Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	69.6%	818	26.6%
16	Tuggle Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	74.7%	423	28.4%
17	Sun Valley Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	76.3%	678	28.5%
18	Charles A Brown Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	83.1%	296	28.7%
19	Minor Community School	Birmingham, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	74.2%	384	29.6%
20	Norwood Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	77.8%	261	30.1%
21	i3 Academy Phase 1	Birmingham, AL	i3 Academy	Elementary	74.2%	411	30.4%
22	Central Park Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	72.3%	386	30.4%
23	Oxmoor K5	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	76.8%	512	30.6%
24	Washington K8	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	74.6%	617	33.3%
25	Legacy Prep	Birmingham, AL	Legacy Prep	Elementary	77.3%	317	34.8%
26	South Hampton K8	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	79.5%	511	35.5%
27	Bryant Park Elementary	Birmingham, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	64.5%	707	37.6%
28	Avondale Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	56.3%	339	37.8%
29	Grantswood Community School	Birmingham, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	61.9%	394	46.3%
30	Christian School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	62.5%	574	59.4%
31	Phillips Academy	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	56.2%	609	62.6%
32	Inverness Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	34.8%	563	71.2%
33	EPIC Alternative Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	41.8%	232	73.6%
34	Oak Mountain Intermediate School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	28.3%	636	73.8%
35	Princeton School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	55.4%	195	76.3%
36	Oak Mountain Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	22.2%	675	79.4%
37	Mt Laurel Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	19.9%	498	86.6%

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