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What's the most underrated thing about Parker High School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
942
High
DISTRICT 786 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRMINGHAM CITY·NCES 010039000165
Parker High School
400 Abraham Woods Jr Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35204 · (205) 231-2370 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL942 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Alabama public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public high schools
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
753 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 289 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 238 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 224 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 191 | 20% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
13.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
5.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
8.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Parker High School
Parker High School's state test result (8.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parker High School this school | 942 | 79.9% | 8.9% |
| Bessemer City High School Bessemer | 760 | 79.6% | 3.5% |
| Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet Birmingham | 750 | 83.7% | 6.8% |
| Percy Julian High School Montgomery | 1,282 | 79.2% | 6.7% |
| Huffman High SchoolMagnet Birmingham | 1,094 | 79.8% | 8.0% |
| Wenonah High School Birmingham | 670 | 81.2% | 6.7% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Parker High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.9% | #274 of 305 | #19 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.2% | #258 of 305 | #18 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.9% | #255 of 305 | #19 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 942 | #72 of 319 | #14 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #302 of 307 | #31 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.9% | #203 of 307 | #16 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.9% | #36 of 317 | #8 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.3% | #6 of 130 | #2 of 15 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
942
+234 (+33%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 1,123
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 20.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 942 | 43 | 21.9:1 | 80% (753) |
| 2023-24 | 854 | 41 | 20.8:1 | 90% (766) |
| 2022-23 | 826 | 36 | 22.9:1 | 90% (741) |
| 2020-21 | 708 | 35 | 20.2:1 | 90% (635) |
| 2017-18 | 696 | 45 | 15.5:1 | 90% (624) |
| 2015-16 | 820 | 50 | 16.4:1 | 62% (511) |
| 2010-11 | 871 | 59 | 14.8:1 | 67% (581) |
| 2000-01 | 1,137 | 71 | 16.0:1 | 16% (182) |
| 1990-91 | 1,123 | 61 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parker High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 35% (696 to 942); teachers down 4% (45 to 43).
About Parker High School
Parker High School is a mid-sized high school. Its address is in Birmingham, Alabama. The school enrolls 942 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Alabama, the average enrollment is about 682.
Parker High School is one school in Birmingham City, a system of 43 schools with 20,954 students.
More than half of enrollment at Parker High School is Black: 80%. The remaining shares are 18% Hispanic. Jefferson County as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 33%.
The school had 43 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 21.9:1. The school's 21.9:1 compares with an average of 17.2:1 for high schools in Alabama. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 80%. That is higher than the 52% average for public schools in Jefferson County.
Among Alabama public high schools, Parker High School outscored 17%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Parker High School is 17.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 8.9%. Predicted: 25.9%.
Looking at the county, Jefferson County, the median household earns about $66,388 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Jefferson County has 181 public schools with about 97,401 students, including Parker High School.
Measured in a straight line, Tuggle Elementary School is about 0.8 miles from Parker High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Parker High School is behind the 44.6% nearby average, ranking 8th of 8.
Locale data from NCES put Parker High School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Parker High School had a net gain of 234 students, or 33%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 20.2:1 to 21.9:1 over the same years.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
667,755
Census ACS
Median income
$66,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
181
97,401 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Birmingham City
- Huffman High SchoolMagnetHigh · 1,094 students
- Glen Iris Elementary SchoolElementary · 827 students
- Huffman AcademyElementary · 779 students
- Ramsay High SchoolHigh · 762 students
- Woodlawn High SchoolMagnetHigh · 750 students
- JacksonOlin High SchoolHigh · 713 students
Other schools in Birmingham
- Oak Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Oak Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,168 students
- Huffman High SchoolMagnetHigh · 1,094 students
- Fultondale High SchoolHigh · 848 students
- Glen Iris Elementary SchoolElementary · 827 students
- Chalkville Elementary SchoolElementary · 818 students
Other Parker High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Parker High. Parker High School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Parker HighJanesville, WI · 1,272 students
- Parker High SchoolPARKER, AZ · 478 students
- Parker High School - 01Parker, SD · 141 students
Nearby schools
- Tuggle Elementary School0.8 mi · 423
- Wilkerson Middle School0.8 mi · 424
- Washington K81.3 mi · 617
- Phillips Academy1.5 mi · 609
- Freedom Prep Academy1.5 mi · 41
- EPIC Alternative Elementary School1.6 mi · 232
Frequently asked questions
About Parker High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Parker High School?
Parker High School enrolls approximately 942 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Parker High School serve?
Parker High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Parker High School?
Approximately 21.9:1 students per teacher at Parker High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Parker High School?
At Parker High School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 18% Hispanic, 80% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Parker High School public or private?
Parker High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Birmingham City.
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