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Enrollment
423
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRMINGHAM CITY·NCES 010039000187
Tuggle Elementary School
412 12th Ct N, Birmingham, AL 35204 · (205) 231-2675 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL423 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
316 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
44%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
37.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
25.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Tuggle Elementary School
Tuggle Elementary School's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuggle Elementary School this school | 423 | 74.7% | 28.4% |
| Lakewood Elementary School Huntsville | 397 | 75.1% | 22.6% |
| Jonesboro Elementary School Bessemer | 474 | 78.1% | 24.6% |
| Morningview Elementary School Montgomery | 434 | 78.6% | 19.8% |
| Martha Gaskins K5 Birmingham | 537 | 76.2% | 24.9% |
| Rolling Hills Elementary School Huntsville | 483 | 72.3% | 28.9% |
Matched among Alabama elementary 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 Tuggle Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #528 of 626 | #61 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #449 of 626 | #48 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #569 of 626 | #76 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 423 | #411 of 709 | #59 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.5:1 | #649 of 655 | #92 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.7% | #369 of 658 | #41 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.7% | #156 of 696 | #32 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #88 of 364 | #23 of 58 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
423
-48 (-10%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 611
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 423 | 18 | 23.5:1 | 75% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 26 | 17.5:1 | 87% (394) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 28 | 16.8:1 | 87% (409) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 32 | 14.7:1 | 88% (415) |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 30 | 17.8:1 | 88% (471) |
| 2015-16 | 567 | 28 | 20.3:1 | 72% (407) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | 36 | 13.4:1 | 40% (191) |
| 1990-91 | 611 | 30 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tuggle Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (535 to 423); teachers down 40% (30 to 18).
About Tuggle Elementary School
Tuggle Elementary School is an elementary school in Birmingham, Alabama, reachable at (205) 231-2675. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 423 students.
Across its 43 schools, Birmingham City enrolls 20,954 students. Tuggle Elementary School is one of those schools.
At Tuggle Elementary School, Black students make up 69% of the student body. The remaining shares are 29% Hispanic. Jefferson County as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school's share is higher. Tuggle Elementary School's diversity index is 44%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 18 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Tuggle Elementary School was 23.5:1. This ratio sits 6.5 above the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 75%. It compares with 52% for public schools in Jefferson County.
Tuggle Elementary School is 1.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (28.4% versus 29.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Alabama.
In the county around the school, Jefferson County, the median household income is $66,388, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 181 public schools in Jefferson County, enrolling about 97,401 students in all.
The closest other public school is Wilkerson Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Tuggle Elementary School is ahead of the 26.9% nearby average, ranking 4th of 7.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment declined 10% from its 2020-21 level of 471. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.7:1 to 23.5:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Tuggle Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Parker High SchoolHigh · 942 students
- Glen Iris Elementary SchoolElementary · 827 students
- Huffman AcademyElementary · 779 students
- Ramsay High SchoolHigh · 762 students
- Woodlawn High SchoolMagnetHigh · 750 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
- Parker High SchoolHigh · 942 students
- Fultondale High SchoolHigh · 848 students
- Glen Iris Elementary SchoolElementary · 827 students
Nearby schools
- Wilkerson Middle School0.6 mi · 424
- Parker High School0.8 mi · 942
- Phillips Academy1.4 mi · 609
- Norwood Elementary School1.9 mi · 261
- Washington K82.0 mi · 617
- Bush Hills STEAM Academy2.1 mi · 370
Frequently asked questions
About Tuggle Elementary SchoolHow large is Tuggle Elementary School?
Tuggle Elementary School enrolls approximately 423 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Tuggle Elementary School serve?
Tuggle Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Tuggle Elementary School?
Approximately 23.5:1 students per teacher at Tuggle Elementary School.
How diverse is Tuggle Elementary School?
Tuggle Elementary School reports a student body of 0% White, 29% Hispanic, 69% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Tuggle Elementary School?
Tuggle Elementary School is overseen by Birmingham City in Jefferson County.
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