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South Hampton K8

Q: Is South Hampton K8 a good school?

South Hampton K8 ranks 376 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

376^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

South Hampton K8 is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Birmingham, Alabama, with an enrollment of 492 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.

South Hampton K8 has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alabama elementary schools, with a ranking between 376-653 out of 680-692 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the Birmingham City and Alabama state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 4.88% of 7th graders at South Hampton K8 were proficient in math, compared to 8.88% in Birmingham City and 24.08% statewide. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.1% to 23.3% over the past few years, which is significantly above the state average.

While South Hampton K8 faces significant challenges, its African American students perform relatively better, ranking in the top 25-50% of Alabama elementary schools for this subgroup. In contrast, the school's performance for other subgroups, such as special education and low-socioeconomic status students, is in the bottom half of the state. Comparing South Hampton K8 to nearby schools, such as Princeton School, a magnet school in Birmingham City that outperforms South Hampton K8 across all subject areas and grade levels, highlights the disparities in educational opportunities within the district. Addressing the unique needs of South Hampton K8's student population and providing targeted interventions and support will be crucial in driving sustainable improvements.

511

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,994

Per pupil spending ?

79.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

565 Sheridan Rd Pratt City
Birmingham, AL 35214-4629

(205) 231-6689

District: Birmingham City

Students who attend South Hampton K8 usually attend:

High:

JacksonOlin High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.6%

Hispanic:

9.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 39 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Birmingham City

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (36% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Science scores 18 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg26%

Alabama avg47%

Elementary school

376^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 39 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

359^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	376 of 680	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	438 of 684	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	482 of 680	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	525 of 687	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	558 of 692	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	597 of 681	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	624 of 680	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.9	653 of 688	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.1	685 of 691	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.0	652 of 691	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.6	610 of 695	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.4	639 of 696	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	37.5	527 of 696	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.6	621 of 709	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.4	588 of 704	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.4	620 of 696	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.1	654 of 698	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	20.0	623 of 698	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.4	622 of 689	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	31.6	539 of 688	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	32.8	464 of 623	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	91 of 427	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.0	147 of 420	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	189 of 427	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	203 of 426	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.9	243 of 426	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	302 of 426	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	346 of 423	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	350 of 649	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	386 of 650	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	481 of 645	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	455 of 656	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.0	549 of 656	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	533 of 646	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	583 of 640	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.1	606 of 639	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	292 of 660	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	379 of 670	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	417 of 623	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	487 of 651	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	528 of 653	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	535 of 649	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	591 of 651	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.5	536 of 567	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	371 of 651	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	435 of 655	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	446 of 649	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.1	533 of 669	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	507 of 669	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	591 of 650	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	601 of 650	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.3	609 of 639	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	51.7	155 of 398	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.8	315 of 392	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	359 of 439	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	347 of 442	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	367 of 437	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	376 of 432	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	375 of 440	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	413 of 437	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	392 of 423	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.3	400 of 432	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.1	424 of 432	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.4	417 of 430	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.2	382 of 438	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	147 of 259	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	118 of 269	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.5	159 of 263	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	202 of 271	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	176 of 266	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.8	219 of 252	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	196 of 247	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	361 of 415	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	312 of 426	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	333 of 417	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	346 of 423	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	358 of 415	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	389 of 399	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	365 of 392	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.0	367 of 380	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	351 of 428	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	334 of 437	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	329 of 410	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	378 of 421	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	342 of 415	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	374 of 396	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	359 of 396	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.0	325 of 349	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	326 of 422	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	356 of 428	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	360 of 419	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	389 of 427	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	362 of 418	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	357 of 399	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	369 of 397	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.8	345 of 380	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	78.8	19 of 274	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	43.3	135 of 254	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)79th percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2021)61st percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2021)93rd percentile+78 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English49%-11 vs state

Mathematics27%-8 vs state

Science24%-18 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
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
Legacy Prep	Public, Charter	K-6	1500 Daniel Payne Drive	Birmingham	35214	Jefferson County	Legacy Prep	Yes	No	No	Yes	(205) 573-0777	317	18	18.1	77.3%	1 (0.3%)	306 (96.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)								(n/a)	22.0								47.5
Minor Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	3006 Cora Avenue	Birmingham	35224	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-4800	384	24	16.2	74.2%	53 (13.8%)	240 (62.5%)	64 (16.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.0%)	16.9	568^th of 680 public elementary schools	16.5%		20.2	549^th of 684 public elementary schools	19.7%	19	18.5	20.7	19.2				22.4		38.5	36.8	54.9				$11,201	$2,244	$8,930
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
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
UW Clemon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2021 UW Clemon Parkway	Adamsville	35005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3250	590	35	16.9	77.6%	35 (5.9%)	491 (83.2%)	57 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	12.8	614^th of 680 public elementary schools	9.7%		20.1	550^th of 684 public elementary schools	19.6%	64	16.8	14.0	5.2				15.9		38.7	50.5	40.3				$10,036	$1,563	$8,446
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
Tuggle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	412 12th Ct N	Birmingham	35204	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-2675	423	18	23.5	74.7%	2 (0.5%)	293 (69.3%)	122 (28.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	16.3	576^th of 680 public elementary schools	15.3%		13.5	594^th of 684 public elementary schools	13.2%	18	20.0	23.3	31.9				18.3		39.1	28.3	42.3				$10,447	$2,625	$7,821
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about South Hampton K8

Is South Hampton K8 a good school?

South Hampton K8 ranks 376^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of South Hampton K8 attend?

Students who attend South Hampton K8 usually go on to attend:

High : JacksonOlin High School

How many students attend South Hampton K8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 511 students attended South Hampton K8.

What district is South Hampton K8 in?

Birmingham City

What is the racial makeup of South Hampton K8?

Students at South Hampton K8 are 91% African American, 9% Hispanic.

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