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JacksonOlin High School

Q: Is JacksonOlin High School a good school?

JacksonOlin High School ranks in the bottom 6.1% of Alabama high schools.

Q: How many students attend JacksonOlin High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 713 students attended JacksonOlin High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of JacksonOlin High School?

Students at JacksonOlin High School are 90% African American, 9% Hispanic.

Q: What schools feed into JacksonOlin High School?

JacksonOlin High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Central Park Elementary School Elementary : Charles A Brown Elementary School Elementary : Minor Elementary School Elementary : South Hampton K8 Elementary : Wylam Elementary School Middle : Bush Hills STEAM Academy Middle : Green Acres Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

351^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 6% of Alabama high schools

Summary

JacksonOlin High School is a public high school in Birmingham, Alabama, serving grades 8-12 with a total enrollment of 758 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. Unfortunately, JacksonOlin High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Alabama high schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges, with low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a student population facing significant economic disadvantages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 0% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 23.71% statewide and 8.32% in the Birmingham City district. The school's performance in Science (7.74% proficient) and English (9.59% proficient) for 11th-grade students also lags behind state and district averages. Additionally, JacksonOlin High School has had a 4-year graduation rate ranging from 71.5% to 90.0% over the past few years, which is lower than the typical 90% graduation rate seen at the nearby high schools, such as George Washington Carver High School, Parker High School, and Wenonah High School.

Interestingly, the nearby Magic City Acceptance Academy, a public charter school, stands out as a high-performing school, with significantly higher academic achievement, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism compared to JacksonOlin High School and the other nearby public schools. This highlights the potential for alternative educational models to positively impact student outcomes. Overall, the challenges faced by JacksonOlin High School appear to be systemic, as evidenced by the similar performance of Midfield High School, which is located in a different school district.

713

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,381

Per pupil spending ?

86.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 Avenue F Ensley
Birmingham, AL 35218

(205) 231-6431

District: Birmingham City

Feeder schools for JacksonOlin High School:

Elementary:	Central Park Elementary School
	Charles A Brown Elementary School
	Minor Elementary School
	South Hampton K8
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	Wylam Elementary School
Middle:	Bush Hills STEAM Academy
	Green Acres Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.5%

Hispanic:

8.7%

Two or more races:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (6% vs 29% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Alabama average (64% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg14%

Alabama avg29%

351^st of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7High 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	11.6	351 of 374	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	376 of 378	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	363 of 371	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	356 of 367	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	353 of 371	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	356 of 366	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	343 of 356	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	328 of 353	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.4	324 of 351	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.6	353 of 353	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.6	343 of 358	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	24.0	335 of 358	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.0	346 of 358	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.2	343 of 360	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.2	344 of 358	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.6	351 of 357	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.9	342 of 359	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.9	350 of 358	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	42.7	249 of 357	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.8	243 of 359	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.6	255 of 357	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	181 of 228	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	226 of 231	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	214 of 224	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	194 of 222	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	184 of 228	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	204 of 224	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	199 of 223	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	319 of 359	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	363 of 366	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	339 of 358	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	356 of 367	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	341 of 359	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	336 of 354	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	328 of 347	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.3	297 of 343	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	34.2	71 of 122	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.0	106 of 114	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	71 of 113	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	337 of 367	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	371 of 375	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	337 of 349	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	355 of 361	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	356 of 361	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	345 of 358	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	325 of 349	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	351 of 363	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	361 of 368	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	355 of 358	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	342 of 366	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	339 of 366	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	351 of 357	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	335 of 350	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.5	325 of 339	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	156 of 194	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	176 of 198	11.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	160 of 182	12.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	148 of 169	12.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	63.4	52 of 196	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	17.5	153 of 171	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	125 of 160	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)42nd percentile+40 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English10%-21 vs state

Science8%-25 vs state

Mathematics0%-24 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 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
JacksonOlin High School	Public	9-12	1300 Avenue F Ensley	Birmingham	35218	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6431	713	41	17.3	86.1%	0 (0.0%)	645 (90.5%)	62 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	11.6	351^st of 374 public high schools	6.1%		7.3	376^th of 378 public high schools	0.5%	25	0.0	7.7	9.6	$13,381	$1,886	$11,493
Fairfield Area Vocational School	Public	10-12	610 Valley Rd	Fairfield	35064	Jefferson County	Fairfield City	No	No	No	No	(205) 783-6850																			(n/a)
Fairfield High Preparatory School	Public	9-12	610 Valley Rd	Fairfield	35064	Jefferson County	Fairfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 785-5176	519	26	19.9	84.4%	3 (0.6%)	489 (94.2%)	26 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10.2	362^nd of 374 public high schools	3.2%		9.8	367^th of 378 public high schools	2.9%	5	6.3	2.4	1.6	$10,804	$1,870	$8,815
Parker High School	Public	9-12	400 Abraham Woods Jr Blvd	Birmingham	35204	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-2370	942	43	21.9	79.9%	4 (0.4%)	753 (79.9%)	169 (17.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.4%)	16.5	317^th of 374 public high schools	15.2%		17.3	315^th of 378 public high schools	16.7%	2	5.2	7.6	13.9	$15,289	$3,009	$12,278
Wenonah High School	Public	9-12	2800 Wilson Rd SW	Birmingham	35221	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1675	670	39	17.1	81.2%	7 (1.0%)	591 (88.2%)	64 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	13.2	338^th of 374 public high schools	9.6%		7.8	373^rd of 378 public high schools	1.3%	35	1.3	6.6	12.1	$13,629	$2,136	$11,490
Minor High School	Public	9-12	2285 Minor Pkwy	Adamsville	35005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-4750	978	59	16.5	72.7%	37 (3.8%)	825 (84.4%)	93 (9.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	18 (1.8%)	15.6	324^th of 374 public high schools	13.4%		14.3	333^rd of 378 public high schools	11.9%	9	1.8	16.1	7.7	$9,563	$1,565	$7,980
George Washington Carver High School	Public	9-12	3900 24th St N	Birmingham	35207	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-3900	570	39	14.6	81.6%	2 (0.4%)	418 (73.3%)	144 (25.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	14.9	328^th of 374 public high schools	12.3%		15.8	325^th of 378 public high schools	14.0%	3	2.0	9.5	12.8	$14,794	$2,268	$12,524
Midfield High School	Public	9-12	1600 High School Rd	Midfield	35221	Jefferson County	Midfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 923-2834	327	19	17.6	83.5%	2 (0.6%)	301 (92.0%)	20 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	8.4	369^th of 374 public high schools	1.3%		9.9	366^th of 378 public high schools	3.2%	3	0.0	5.9	3.2	$12,982	$1,936	$11,042
Homebound High School	Public	7-12	2015 Park Place N	Birmingham	35203	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 231-4777																			(n/a)
Midfield Area Vocational Department	Public	9-12	1600 High School Dr	Midfield	35228	Jefferson County	Midfield City	No	No	No	No	(205) 923-2833																			(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about JacksonOlin High School

What district is JacksonOlin High School in?

Birmingham City

How many students attend JacksonOlin High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 713 students attended JacksonOlin High School.

Is JacksonOlin High School a good school?

JacksonOlin High School ranks in the bottom 6.1% of Alabama high schools.

What schools feed into JacksonOlin High School?

JacksonOlin High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Central Park Elementary School
Elementary : Charles A Brown Elementary School
Elementary : Minor Elementary School
Elementary : South Hampton K8
Elementary : Wylam Elementary School
Middle : Bush Hills STEAM Academy
Middle : Green Acres Middle School

What is the racial makeup of JacksonOlin High School?

Students at JacksonOlin High School are 90% African American, 9% Hispanic.

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