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Fultondale High School

Public Grades 6-12
299th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 374 Alabama High Schools
Better than 20% of Alabama high schools
Summary

Fultondale High School is a public high school in Birmingham, Alabama, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 683 students. The school is part of the Jefferson County school district, which is ranked 101 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Fultondale High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alabama high schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 213 and 329 out of 350-380 schools.

Fultondale High School faces significant challenges in terms of student academic performance, attendance, and socioeconomic factors. The school consistently underperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all subjects and grade levels, with only 10.17% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in math, compared to 23.71% statewide and 10.37% in the Jefferson County district. Additionally, Fultondale High School has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.8% to 21.2% over the past few years, which is higher than the state and district averages.

Comparisons to nearby schools, such as Pinson Valley High School and Gardendale High School, indicate that Fultondale High School's performance is generally lower, with these schools having higher test scores, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism rates. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with particularly concerning results for students in special education and English language learner programs.

848
Students ?
17.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,557
Per pupil spending ?
71.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2023 Wildcat Parkway
       Birmingham, AL  35217

(205) 379-3500

District: Jefferson County


Feeder schools for Fultondale High School:

Elementary:    Fultondale Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
49.8%
Hispanic:
34.2%
White:
14.3%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2024 → 20th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 20th (2025) from a 13th-percentile low (2024)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Alabama average (22% vs 38% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (20% vs 12% Alabama)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school22%
District avg25%
Alabama avg38%
Middle school
329th of 439
Alabama public middle schools ?
Bottom 25%▲ up 2 pts since 2015
See the entire ranking list of Alabama Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
299th of 374
Alabama public high schools ?
Bottom 20%▼ down 20 pts since 2015
From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Alabama High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
7th of 13High Schools in the Jefferson County
101st of 135Jefferson County 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202525.5329 of 43925.1%★☆☆☆☆
202413.5386 of 44212.7%★☆☆☆☆
202314.5379 of 43713.3%★☆☆☆☆
202223.0339 of 43221.5%★☆☆☆☆
202117.8368 of 44016.4%★☆☆☆☆
201925.0332 of 43724.0%★☆☆☆☆
201827.2325 of 42323.2%★☆☆☆☆
201719.4349 of 43219.2%★☆☆☆☆
201623.8340 of 43221.3%★☆☆☆☆
201522.9332 of 43022.8%★☆☆☆☆
201440.0273 of 43837.7%★★☆☆☆
201362.7157 of 43664.0%★★★☆☆
201259.7188 of 43656.9%★★★☆☆
201145.5264 of 43539.3%★★☆☆☆
201046.4258 of 43540.7%★★☆☆☆
200920.7370 of 42512.9%★☆☆☆☆
200814.9385 of 4177.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200737.9280 of 41232.0%★★☆☆☆
200627.9323 of 40921.0%★☆☆☆☆
200516.6371 of 41510.6%★☆☆☆☆
200437.3279 of 40731.4%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202543.0128 of 25950.6%★★★☆☆
202425.3217 of 26919.3%★☆☆☆☆
202329.8191 of 26327.4%★☆☆☆☆
202235.7169 of 27137.6%★★☆☆☆
202132.2175 of 26634.2%★★☆☆☆
201937.9148 of 25241.3%★★☆☆☆
201862.764 of 24774.1%★★★★☆
201739.4113 of 20544.9%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202548.543 of 11763.2%★★★☆☆
202443.244 of 10658.5%★★★☆☆
202332.472 of 9423.4%★☆☆☆☆
202228.068 of 8116.0%★☆☆☆☆
202131.562 of 7011.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202530.1301 of 41527.5%★☆☆☆☆
202415.6368 of 42613.6%★☆☆☆☆
202320.1345 of 41717.3%★☆☆☆☆
202227.5315 of 42325.5%★☆☆☆☆
202122.1336 of 41519.0%★☆☆☆☆
201929.5299 of 39925.1%★☆☆☆☆
201816.5332 of 39215.3%★☆☆☆☆
201716.6321 of 38015.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202539.096 of 17344.5%★★☆☆☆
202423.7132 of 16419.5%★☆☆☆☆
202323.6135 of 16618.7%★☆☆☆☆
202227.5124 of 15721.0%★☆☆☆☆
202124.8125 of 15418.8%★☆☆☆☆
201932.583 of 12433.1%★★☆☆☆
201820.997 of 11314.2%★☆☆☆☆
201714.6102 of 1085.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202531.5306 of 42828.5%★☆☆☆☆
202415.7385 of 43711.9%★☆☆☆☆
202326.2324 of 41021.0%★☆☆☆☆
202238.6266 of 42136.8%★★☆☆☆
202120.3353 of 41514.9%★☆☆☆☆
201929.1301 of 39624.0%★☆☆☆☆
201831.4289 of 39627.0%★☆☆☆☆
201720.4298 of 34914.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202523.9323 of 42223.5%★☆☆☆☆
202413.3381 of 42811.0%★☆☆☆☆
202313.2380 of 4199.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.3346 of 42719.0%★☆☆☆☆
202114.9368 of 41812.0%★☆☆☆☆
201921.9321 of 39919.5%★☆☆☆☆
201839.6247 of 39737.8%★★☆☆☆
201722.6305 of 38019.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202547.0120 of 27155.7%★★★☆☆
202441.7146 of 28148.0%★★☆☆☆
202335.3181 of 28135.6%★★☆☆☆
202116.0272 of 2740.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201941.3141 of 25444.5%★★☆☆☆
201852.195 of 22357.4%★★★☆☆
201743.999 of 19549.2%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202517.1332 of 37711.9%★☆☆☆☆
20247.6359 of 3733.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.9355 of 3704.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.1332 of 37611.7%★☆☆☆☆
202112.1354 of 3694.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.4301 of 34312.2%★☆☆☆☆
201823.9275 of 33116.9%★☆☆☆☆
201710.5239 of 2473.2%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202519.6299 of 37420.1%★☆☆☆☆
202415.1329 of 37813.0%★☆☆☆☆
202329.4256 of 37131.0%★★☆☆☆
202216.1316 of 36713.9%★☆☆☆☆
202116.8313 of 37115.6%★☆☆☆☆
201923.0281 of 36623.2%★☆☆☆☆
201832.1253 of 35628.9%★☆☆☆☆
201731.1248 of 35329.7%★★☆☆☆
201633.3233 of 35133.6%★★☆☆☆
201539.6213 of 35339.7%★★☆☆☆
201433.5247 of 35831.0%★★☆☆☆
201347.8241 of 35832.7%★★☆☆☆
201235.1282 of 35821.2%★☆☆☆☆
201117.2335 of 3606.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201010.5353 of 3581.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200915.0340 of 3574.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200816.6338 of 3595.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200745.7219 of 35838.8%★★☆☆☆
200639.7267 of 35725.2%★☆☆☆☆
200549.1204 of 35943.2%★★☆☆☆
200450.6189 of 35747.1%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202538.4120 of 22847.4%★★☆☆☆
202427.9174 of 23124.7%★☆☆☆☆
202331.5154 of 22431.3%★★☆☆☆
202223.5193 of 22213.1%★☆☆☆☆
202139.7126 of 22844.7%★★☆☆☆
201928.1165 of 22426.3%★☆☆☆☆
201835.7140 of 22337.2%★★☆☆☆
201749.074 of 18960.8%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202531.254 of 7528.0%★★☆☆☆
202426.348 of 6323.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202328.123 of 4346.5%★★☆☆☆
202233.316 of 3959.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202519.9286 of 35920.3%★☆☆☆☆
202416.0320 of 36612.6%★☆☆☆☆
202328.2250 of 35830.2%★★☆☆☆
202217.3316 of 36713.9%★☆☆☆☆
202123.1275 of 35923.4%★☆☆☆☆
201915.8300 of 35415.3%★☆☆☆☆
201846.9192 of 34744.7%★★☆☆☆
201733.9221 of 34335.6%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202537.980 of 14243.7%★★☆☆☆
202412.9134 of 1393.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202326.490 of 12226.2%★☆☆☆☆
202223.388 of 11422.8%★☆☆☆☆
202113.3107 of 1135.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201923.982 of 10320.4%★☆☆☆☆
201842.852 of 9545.3%★★☆☆☆
201726.865 of 9330.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202528.8261 of 36728.9%★☆☆☆☆
202415.8345 of 3758.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202326.4263 of 34924.6%★☆☆☆☆
202234.5237 of 36134.3%★★☆☆☆
202126.8274 of 36124.1%★☆☆☆☆
201932.1245 of 35831.6%★★☆☆☆
201840.4211 of 34939.5%★★☆☆☆
201725.7248 of 31521.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202520.0288 of 36320.7%★☆☆☆☆
202415.2332 of 3689.8%★☆☆☆☆
202329.8250 of 35830.2%★★☆☆☆
202218.2305 of 36616.7%★☆☆☆☆
202114.6324 of 36611.5%★☆☆☆☆
201932.1242 of 35732.2%★★☆☆☆
201825.3271 of 35022.6%★☆☆☆☆
201729.0249 of 33926.5%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202428.9149 of 19824.7%★☆☆☆☆
202113.8173 of 19611.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201948.972 of 17157.9%★★★☆☆
201830.7103 of 16035.6%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202516.6281 of 32513.5%★☆☆☆☆
202412.8307 of 3255.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202328.1218 of 31731.2%★★☆☆☆
202212.4308 of 3265.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.8304 of 3194.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.8280 of 31310.5%★☆☆☆☆
201835.5195 of 30035.0%★★☆☆☆
201725.0178 of 23022.6%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile+38 vs school
Special Education (2025)56th percentile+31 vs school
African American (2025)51st percentile+26 vs school
Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)27th percentile~ school
Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school
White (2025)12th percentile-13 vs school
High school
African American (2025)47th percentile+27 vs school
Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+24 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+9 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile+8 vs school
Special Education (2024)25th percentile+12 vs school
Male (2025)21st percentile~ school
Female (2025)20th percentile~ school
White (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?
English33%-16 vs state
Science19%-18 vs state
Mathematics12%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Open Quote A good student can not learn from the teachers in this school. Too many other students are constantly interrupting teachers. They have good teachers, but with constant interruptions students who want to learn are lost in the crowd. Close Quote




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Students at Fultondale High School are 50% African American, 34% Hispanic, 14% White, 1% Two or more races.

Fultondale High School ranks in the bottom 20.1% of Alabama high schools.

Fultondale High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fultondale Elementary School

In the 2024-25 school year, 848 students attended Fultondale High School.


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