Tuggle Elementary School

Tuggle Elementary School, a mid-tier K-5 school in Birmingham, Alabama, overseen by Birmingham City, hosts 423 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Tuggle Elementary School is one of 43 schools operated by Birmingham City, a district that serves 20,954 students overall.

On demographics, Tuggle Elementary School lists that 69% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest reads as 29% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. An estimated 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Jefferson County's rate of about 52%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Tuggle Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.4%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) logs that median household earnings sit near $66,388, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jefferson County runs 181 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,401 students), of which Tuggle Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Wilkerson Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Tuggle Elementary School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 37.0%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 21%: 535 students in 2018 compared to 423 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 23.5:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Tuggle Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.