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If you had an hour of school board time for Ramsay High School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
762
High
DISTRICT 786 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRMINGHAM CITY·NCES 010039000176
Ramsay High School
1800 13th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205 · (205) 231-7000 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL762 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
386 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 | 182 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 200 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 185 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 195 | 26% |
Student demographics
11%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
69.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
41.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Ramsay High School
Ramsay High School's state test result (53.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsay High School this school | 762 | 50.7% | 53.1% |
| Pleasant Grove High School Pleasant Grove | 752 | 63.4% | 17.2% |
| Park Crossing High School Montgomery | 882 | 56.2% | 12.5% |
| Lee High School Huntsville | 877 | 59.7% | 20.9% |
| Paul W Bryant High School Cottondale | 1,134 | 64.8% | 8.9% |
| Central Freshman Academy Phenix City | 513 | 61.2% | N/A |
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 Ramsay High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #13 of 305 | #5 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #29 of 305 | #6 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #9 of 305 | #4 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 762 | #94 of 319 | #18 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #114 of 307 | #12 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.6% | #292 of 307 | #32 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.7% | #188 of 317 | #21 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #142 of 164 | #12 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
762
+35 (+5%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 679
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 762 | 46 | 16.6:1 | 51% (386) |
| 2023-24 | 711 | 45 | 15.8:1 | 61% (431) |
| 2022-23 | 660 | 40 | 16.5:1 | 60% (399) |
| 2020-21 | 727 | 43 | 16.9:1 | 61% (440) |
| 2017-18 | 800 | 46 | 17.4:1 | 61% (485) |
| 2015-16 | 812 | 47 | 17.3:1 | 24% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 738 | 42 | 17.6:1 | 54% (399) |
| 2000-01 | 652 | 42 | 15.5:1 | 27% (179) |
| 1990-91 | 679 | 45 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ramsay High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (800 to 762); teachers unchanged (46 to 46).
About Ramsay High School
Ramsay High School is a mid-sized high school in Birmingham, Alabama, under Birmingham City. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 762 students.
Ramsay High School is run by Birmingham City, whose 43 schools enroll 20,954 students.
By race and ethnicity, Ramsay High School is 94% Black. The remaining shares are 3% Hispanic. Jefferson County as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 11% means there is an 11% chance two randomly chosen students at Ramsay High School are from different groups.
Ramsay High School has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. It is about the same as the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama. The school has 51% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 52% average for public schools in Jefferson County.
Schools in Alabama with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 47.1%. Ramsay High School scores 53.1%.
The school's county is Jefferson County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $66,388 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Ramsay High School shares Jefferson County with 180 other public schools.
The closest school to Ramsay High School is Jefferson County Virtual School, located about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 58.4% on proficiency, and Ramsay High School is below that at 53.1%.
Under the NCES locale system, Ramsay High School is City: Mid-size.
A 5% gain took enrollment from 727 in 2020-21 to 762 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Ramsay High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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Other schools in Birmingham
- Oak Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
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- Parker High SchoolHigh · 942 students
- Fultondale High SchoolHigh · 848 students
- Glen Iris Elementary SchoolElementary · 827 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson County Virtual School0.7 mi · 247
- Glen Iris Elementary School0.7 mi · 827
- EPIC Alternative Elementary School0.9 mi · 232
- Shades Cahaba Elementary School1.5 mi · 507
- Homewood Middle School1.6 mi · 1,000
- Freedom Prep Academy1.7 mi · 41
Frequently asked questions
About Ramsay High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ramsay High School?
Ramsay High School enrolls approximately 762 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Ramsay High School serve?
Ramsay High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Ramsay High School?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Ramsay High School.
How diverse is Ramsay High School?
Ramsay High School reports a student body of 1% White, 3% Hispanic, 94% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Ramsay High School?
Ramsay High School is overseen by Birmingham City in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.