High Schools in Birmingham City

Summary:

The Birmingham City district in Alabama is home to 7 high schools, serving students in grades 9-12. These schools include Huffman High SchoolMagnet, Parker High School, Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet, JacksonOlin High School, Ramsay High School, Wenonah High School, and George Washington Carver High School.

Birmingham City high schools face several challenges, with most schools performing below the state average on standardized tests. However, Ramsay High School stands out as the top-performing school in the district, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and significantly higher test scores than the district and state averages. Ramsay High School's 11th-grade proficiency rates in mathematics (41.62%), science (48.65%), and English (69.02%) for the 2024-2025 school year are notably higher than the other schools in the district.

While the district's high schools have a 90.0% four-year graduation rate, on par with the state average, they struggle with higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 14.8%. Additionally, the schools serve a predominantly low-income student population, with free and reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 60.62% to 90.71%. The variation in spending per student and student-teacher ratios across the district may also contribute to the academic challenges faced by these schools. Overall, the data highlights the need for targeted interventions and support to address the district's academic performance and attendance issues.

District Detail

2015 Park Place North
Birmingham, AL 35203-0007

(205) 231-4220

SchoolDigger Rank:
113^th of 135 Alabama districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 20,954

Primary Schools: 29
Middle Schools: 9
High Schools: 9
Alternative Schools: 2

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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
Huffman High SchoolMagnet	Public, Magnet	9-12	900 Springville Rd	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-5000	1,094	59	18.5	79.8%	12 (1.1%)	950 (86.8%)	111 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.8%)	14.5	330^th of 374 public high schools	11.8%		14	335^th of 378 public high schools	11.4%	5	2.8	11.9	9.4	$12,100	$1,892	$10,205
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
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
Ramsay High School	Public	9-12	1800 13th Ave S	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7000	762	46	16.5	50.7%	6 (0.8%)	720 (94.5%)	21 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	94.7	17^th of 374 public high schools	95.5%		74.1	71^st of 378 public high schools	81.2%	54	41.6	48.7	69.0	$11,746	$1,049	$10,695
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
Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet	Public, Magnet	9-12	5620 First Ave N	Birmingham	35212	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-8000	750	32	23.4	83.7%	12 (1.6%)	624 (83.2%)	106 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	12.9	344^th of 374 public high schools	8.0%		13.3	342^nd of 378 public high schools	9.5%	2	3.5	8.8	8.0	$12,324	$1,430	$10,891
Dupuy Alternative School	Public	9-12	4500 14th Ave N	Birmingham	35212	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 231-3250																			(n/a)
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
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)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Alabama School of Fine Arts	0.26 mi	1
Freedom Prep Academy	2.17 mi	1
Jefferson County	2.37 mi	57	101^st
i3 Academy	2.88 mi	3	115^th
Homewood City	2.91 mi	5	6^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.