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Enrollment
750
High
DISTRICT 786 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRMINGHAM CITY·NCES 010039000198
Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet
5620 First Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35212 · (205) 231-8000 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL750 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of Alabama public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
23.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
628 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 | 213 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 205 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 182 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 150 | 20% |
Student demographics
29%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
8.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
3.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 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
6.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet
Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet's state test result (6.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet this school | 750 | 83.7% | 6.8% |
| Wenonah High School Birmingham | 670 | 81.2% | 6.7% |
| JacksonOlin High School Birmingham | 713 | 86.1% | 5.8% |
| Center Point High School Center Point | 685 | 80.7% | 4.6% |
| Parker High School Birmingham | 942 | 79.9% | 8.9% |
| Bessemer City High School Bessemer | 760 | 79.6% | 3.5% |
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 Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 6.8% | #291 of 305 | #25 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.5% | #280 of 305 | #22 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.0% | #284 of 305 | #25 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 750 | #100 of 319 | #21 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #305 of 307 | #32 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.7% | #221 of 307 | #20 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.7% | #22 of 317 | #3 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #126 of 130 | #15 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
750
-43 (-5%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 1,284
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 750 | 32 | 23.4:1 | 84% (628) |
| 2023-24 | 764 | 36 | 21.2:1 | 91% (693) |
| 2022-23 | 738 | 27 | 27.3:1 | 91% (670) |
| 2020-21 | 793 | 40 | 19.8:1 | 91% (720) |
| 2017-18 | 745 | 43 | 17.3:1 | 91% (677) |
| 2015-16 | 824 | 44 | 18.7:1 | 72% (591) |
| 2010-11 | 1,085 | 60 | 18.1:1 | 80% (867) |
| 2000-01 | 1,342 | 77 | 17.4:1 | 32% (423) |
| 1990-91 | 1,284 | 76 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (745 to 750); teachers down 26% (43 to 32).
About Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet
Located in Birmingham, Alabama, Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet is a medium-sized high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 750 students.
Birmingham City includes 43 schools. Together they enroll 20,954 students.
The large majority of students at Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet, 83%, are Black. Next come 14% Hispanic. The county population is about 42% Black. Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet has a diversity index of 29%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 32 full-time equivalents, or about 23.4 students per teacher. The 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama is lower than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 84%. It compares with 52% for public schools in Jefferson County.
The allk12 Grade for Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet is D. Compared with Alabama public high schools, the school scored higher than 14% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 6.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 23.1%.
Across Jefferson County, median household income is about $66,388, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The public schools of Jefferson County number 181 and enroll about 97,401.
The closest public school to Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet is i3 Academy Phase 1, about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 22.2% proficiency; Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet posts 6.8%.
Locale data from NCES put Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet went from 793 students to 750. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 19.8:1 to 23.4:1.
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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
- Parker High SchoolHigh · 942 students
- Glen Iris Elementary SchoolElementary · 827 students
- Huffman AcademyElementary · 779 students
- Ramsay High SchoolHigh · 762 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
- Parker High SchoolHigh · 942 students
- Fultondale High SchoolHigh · 848 students
- Glen Iris Elementary SchoolElementary · 827 students
Nearby schools
- i3 Academy Phase 10.7 mi · 411
- Oliver K5 School1.2 mi · 343
- Hayes K81.3 mi · 693
- Barrett Elementary School1.8 mi · 383
- Avondale Elementary School2.1 mi · 339
- i3 Academy Phase 22.2 mi · 400
Frequently asked questions
About Woodlawn High SchoolMagnetWhat is the total enrollment at Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet?
Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet enrolls approximately 750 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet serve?
Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet?
Approximately 23.4:1 students per teacher at Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet.
What is the student diversity at Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet?
Student demographics at Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet are roughly 2% White, 14% Hispanic, 83% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet public or private?
Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet is a public K-12 school, overseen by Birmingham City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.