Enrollment
399
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRMINGHAM CITY·NCES 010039000201
Wylam Elementary School
701 Erie Street, Birmingham, AL 35224 · (205) 231-6800 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
313 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 35 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
27%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
42.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
18.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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
26.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Wylam Elementary School
Wylam Elementary School's state test result (26.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wylam Elementary School this school | 399 | 78.4% | 26.5% |
| Midfield Elementary School Midfield | 377 | 76.7% | 20.0% |
| Johnson Elementary School Montgomery | 340 | 79.1% | 20.3% |
| Martin L King Jr Elementary School Tuscaloosa | 467 | 79.2% | 31.1% |
| Minor Elementary School Birmingham | 441 | 80.3% | 22.4% |
| Hemphill Elementary School Birmingham | 353 | 79.0% | 24.5% |
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 Wylam Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #546 of 626 | #67 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #532 of 626 | #62 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #523 of 626 | #64 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #442 of 709 | #63 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #377 of 655 | #48 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.9% | #519 of 658 | #65 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.4% | #109 of 696 | #19 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #232 of 364 | #44 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
399
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
+79% since 1990-91, when it was 223
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 399 | 23 | 17.4:1 | 78% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 88% (336) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 22 | 16.9:1 | 89% (330) |
| 2020-21 | 392 | 27 | 14.5:1 | 88% (346) |
| 2017-18 | 434 | 26 | 16.7:1 | 93% (404) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 25 | 16.8:1 | 75% (315) |
| 2010-11 | 249 | 15 | 16.6:1 | 62% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 284 | 25 | 11.4:1 | 98% (278) |
| 1990-91 | 223 | 11 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wylam Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (434 to 399); teachers down 12% (26 to 23).
About Wylam Elementary School
Wylam Elementary School sits in Birmingham, Alabama, and is classified as an elementary school. Enrollment totals 399 students across pre-K through 5.
Birmingham City runs 43 schools with a combined 20,954 students. Wylam Elementary School is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, Wylam Elementary School is 85% Black. The remaining shares are 11% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Jefferson County as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 27, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Wylam Elementary School totals 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Alabama is about 17.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Wylam Elementary School is about 78%. It compares with 52% for public schools in Jefferson County.
The model predicts 27.0% for a school in Alabama with Wylam Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Wylam Elementary School posts 26.5%.
For Jefferson County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $66,388, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 181 public schools and about 97,401 students.
Wylam Elementary School is about 1.1 miles from Fairfield High Preparatory School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Wylam Elementary School ranks 3rd of 7 nearby schools, at 26.5% versus a 17.5% average.
Locale data from NCES put Wylam Elementary School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
Enrollment went from 392 in 2020-21 to 399 in 2024-25, a change of 7 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.5:1 to 17.4:1.
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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
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- Robinson Primary School1.9 mi · 238
- Minor Elementary School2.0 mi · 441
Frequently asked questions
About Wylam Elementary SchoolHow large is Wylam Elementary School?
Wylam Elementary School enrolls approximately 399 students in grades PK-05.
Is Wylam Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wylam Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wylam Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wylam Elementary School is approximately 17.4:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Wylam Elementary School?
Wylam Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 11% Hispanic, 85% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Wylam Elementary School public or private?
Wylam Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Birmingham City.
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