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Minor Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

639^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Minor Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Birmingham, Alabama, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 423 students. The school is part of the Birmingham City School District, which is ranked 113 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Minor Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Alabama elementary schools, with performance on state assessments significantly below the Birmingham City and Alabama state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.82% of 3rd graders, 10.29% of 4th graders, and 9.68% of 5th graders at Minor Elementary School were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 26.51% and 45.47% for Birmingham City and the state, respectively. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 12.9% to 23.3% over the past few years.

Nearby schools in the Birmingham City School District, such as South Hampton K8 and Washington K8, generally perform better than Minor Elementary School on state assessments and have higher rankings within the state. However, these nearby schools also serve high percentages of economically disadvantaged students. In contrast, Princeton School, a public magnet elementary school in the district, stands out as a high-performing outlier, with 5-star ratings and rankings in the top 15% of Alabama elementary schools, despite serving a lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

441

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,293

Per pupil spending ?

80.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2425 Ave SEnsley
Birmingham, AL 35218-2835

(205) 231-6555

District: Birmingham City

Students who attend Minor Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bush Hills STEAM Academy
High:	JacksonOlin High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.9%

Hispanic:

8.6%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (23% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Science scores 35 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg31%

Alabama avg52%

639^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 26Elementary Schools in the Birmingham City

113^th of 135Birmingham City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	639 of 680	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	598 of 684	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	593 of 680	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	621 of 687	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	665 of 692	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	623 of 681	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	554 of 680	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.1	649 of 688	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.8	657 of 691	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.3	622 of 691	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.3	613 of 695	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.7	636 of 696	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	24.1	610 of 696	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.3	675 of 709	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.8	665 of 704	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	21.9	615 of 696	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.7	659 of 698	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	23.5	603 of 698	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.2	616 of 689	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.5	577 of 688	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.6	508 of 623	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	366 of 427	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	317 of 420	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	325 of 427	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	365 of 426	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	404 of 426	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	357 of 426	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.3	249 of 423	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	555 of 649	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	533 of 650	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	544 of 645	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	584 of 656	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	638 of 656	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	613 of 646	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	525 of 640	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.5	602 of 639	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	620 of 660	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	583 of 670	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	536 of 623	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	599 of 651	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	616 of 653	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	592 of 649	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	484 of 651	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.3	532 of 567	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	629 of 651	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	580 of 655	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	591 of 649	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	615 of 669	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	631 of 669	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	547 of 650	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	504 of 650	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	606 of 639	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	25.7	311 of 395	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	347 of 373	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	335 of 398	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	196 of 344	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2024)21st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English41%-23 vs state

Mathematics11%-31 vs state

Science7%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Summative Assessment Science (2025)		Summative Assessment English (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Minor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2425 Ave SEnsley	Birmingham	35218	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6555	441	24	18.3	80.3%	2 (0.5%)	392 (88.9%)	38 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	9.9	639^th of 680 public elementary schools	6.0%		13.4	598^th of 684 public elementary schools	12.6%	41	12.8	10.3	9.7				7.4		36.4	40.3	47.5				$12,293	$2,301	$9,991
Princeton School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1425 2nd Ave W	Birmingham	35208	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-2500	195	15	13.0	55.4%	0 (0.0%)	194 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	91.3	45^th of 680 public elementary schools	93.4%		81.2	114^th of 684 public elementary schools	83.3%	69	72.4	64.5	78.8				54.8		96.6	83.9	93.9				$12,109	$2,245	$9,861
Central Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4915 Ave Q	Birmingham	35208	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1250	386	23	16.7	72.3%	1 (0.3%)	303 (78.5%)	75 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	21.1	533^rd of 680 public elementary schools	21.6%		13.5	596^th of 684 public elementary schools	12.9%	63	32.8	23.1	10.9				7.7		60.3	34.0	54.8				$11,240	$1,956	$9,283
Charles A Brown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4811 Court J	Birmingham	35208	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6860	296	18	16.4	83.1%	0 (0.0%)	276 (93.2%)	19 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18.8	553^rd of 680 public elementary schools	18.7%		24.7	517^th of 684 public elementary schools	24.4%	36	7.0	10.5	21.1				15.8		42.9	52.6	57.9				$11,676	$1,394	$10,280
West End Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1840 Pearson Avenue SW	Birmingham	35211	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1742	492	28	17.5	76.8%	4 (0.8%)	403 (81.9%)	80 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	7.8	660^th of 680 public elementary schools	2.9%		7.1	665^th of 684 public elementary schools	2.8%	5	10.3	6.1	19.7				10.6		33.3	24.2	39.1				$10,378	$1,589	$8,788
Hemphill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	714 12th Street SW	Birmingham	35211	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7500	353	20	17.6	79.0%	4 (1.1%)	312 (88.4%)	33 (9.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13.3	606^th of 680 public elementary schools	10.9%		14.7	584^th of 684 public elementary schools	14.6%	22	37.5	14.3	11.5				14.3		38.3	37.0	24.0				$11,087	$2,703	$8,383
Wylam Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Erie Street	Birmingham	35224	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6800	399	23	17.3	78.4%	4 (1.0%)	338 (84.7%)	45 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	14.7	590^th of 680 public elementary schools	13.2%		10	645^th of 684 public elementary schools	5.7%	55	27.3	10.0	17.0				11.7		48.4	25.4	52.8				$13,796	$2,962	$10,832
Richard Arrington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 Jefferson Avenue SW	Birmingham	35211	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1130	341	18	18.9	80.4%	5 (1.5%)	292 (85.6%)	41 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	5.3	672^nd of 680 public elementary schools	1.2%		10.7	634^th of 684 public elementary schools	7.3%	38	11.8	6.8	9.4				6.8		32.7	22.7	32.7
Robinson Primary School	Public	K-2	301 61st St	Fairfield	35064	Jefferson County	Fairfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 783-6827	238	14	17.0	86.6%	0 (0.0%)	220 (92.4%)	11 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)								(n/a)															$12,020	$2,367	$9,535
South Hampton K8	Public	PK, KG-8	565 Sheridan Rd Pratt City	Birmingham	35214	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6689	511	26	19.6	79.5%	0 (0.0%)	463 (90.6%)	48 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.6	376^th of 680 public elementary schools	44.7%		39.1	438^th of 684 public elementary schools	36.0%	62	68.6	40.0	25.5	14.8	4.9	7.6	32.0	15.4	80.4	60.0	43.6	54.1	29.3	26.4	$10,994	$1,803	$9,189

Frequently Asked Questions about Minor Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Minor Elementary School?

Students at Minor Elementary School are 89% African American, 9% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Minor Elementary School in?

Birmingham City

Is Minor Elementary School a good school?

Minor Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.0% of Alabama elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Minor Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Minor Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bush Hills STEAM Academy
High : JacksonOlin High School

How many students attend Minor Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 441 students attended Minor Elementary School.

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