Wilkerson Middle School

Located at 116 11th Ct W, in Birmingham, Alabama, Wilkerson Middle School is a low-enrollment intermediate school that serves 424 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Birmingham City.

Wilkerson Middle School is one of 43 schools operated by Birmingham City, a district that caters to 20,954 students overall.

On demographics, Wilkerson Middle School reports that the largest single group is Black, at 79% of enrollment; the rest reads as 18% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 42% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 35.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 88% of students at Wilkerson Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wilkerson Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 20.1%; this one delivers 11.8%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) shows that median household income runs about $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. Wilkerson Middle School is one of 181 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 97,401 students).

Nearest neighbor: Tuggle Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Wilkerson Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wilkerson Middle School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 38.3%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 35%: 314 students in 2018 compared to 424 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 89% to 79% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 35.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.