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Abrams Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

589^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Abrams Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Bessemer, Alabama, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 217 students. The school is part of the Bessemer City School District, which is ranked 131 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Abrams Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Alabama elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 565-649 out of 680-692 schools over the past several years. The school has received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, indicating very low academic performance. Its test scores are significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 16.22% of 3rd graders proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 45.47% statewide and 13.28% in the Bessemer City district. Abrams Elementary School also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 33.1% over the past few years, which is well above the state and district averages.

While Abrams Elementary School's performance is consistently lower than the other nearby schools in the Bessemer City district, such as Westhills Elementary and Jonesboro Elementary, as well as schools in the neighboring Fairfield City and Jefferson County districts, the school's per-student spending of $13,401 in 2018-2019 was higher than the nearby Charles F. Hard Elementary ($11,340) and Jonesboro Elementary ($10,734) schools, suggesting that funding and resources alone may not be the primary driver of the school's low performance.

231

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,401

Per pupil spending ?

79.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 23rd Street North
Bessemer, AL 35020-3443

(205) 432-3100

District: Bessemer City

Students who attend Abrams Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bessemer City Middle School
High:	Bessemer City High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.4%

Hispanic:

11.3%

White:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (28% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 27 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg24%

Alabama avg52%

589^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Bessemer City

131^st of 135Bessemer 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	14.8	589 of 680	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	565 of 684	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	572 of 680	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	618 of 687	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	649 of 692	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	672 of 681	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	649 of 680	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.1	678 of 688	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.2	639 of 691	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.6	683 of 691	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.3	686 of 695	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.8	678 of 696	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.5	682 of 696	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.7	691 of 709	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	22.2	621 of 704	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.7	533 of 696	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.0	579 of 698	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.3	632 of 698	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.8	681 of 689	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.5	678 of 688	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.6	616 of 623	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	245 of 427	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	243 of 420	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	320 of 427	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	406 of 426	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	394 of 426	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	416 of 426	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	386 of 423	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	478 of 649	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	577 of 650	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	632 of 645	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	609 of 656	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	643 of 656	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	640 of 646	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	594 of 640	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.6	625 of 639	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	550 of 660	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	528 of 670	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	498 of 623	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	569 of 651	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	611 of 653	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	628 of 649	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	609 of 651	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	577 of 651	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	492 of 655	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	518 of 649	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	578 of 669	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	566 of 669	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	643 of 650	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	634 of 650	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.1	634 of 639	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)43rd percentile+29 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English41%-23 vs state

Science26%-17 vs state

Mathematics15%-27 vs state

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Schools Near Abrams Elementary School

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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 Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Abrams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 23rd Street North	Bessemer	35020	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 432-3100	231	14	16.5	79.2%	6 (2.6%)	195 (84.4%)	26 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	14.8	589^th of 680 public elementary schools	13.4%		17.8	565^th of 684 public elementary schools	17.4%	24	16.2	22.9	6.5	25.7	48.6	40.0	35.7	$13,401	$3,480	$9,906
Empower Community SchoolLower School	Public, Charter	K-4	2410 7th Ave North	Bessemer	35020	Jefferson County	Empower Schools of Alabama	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 413-8600	201	11	27.4	71.1%	5 (2.5%)	168 (83.6%)	22 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)								(n/a)	2.8				19.4
Charles F Hard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Arlington Ave	Bessemer	35020	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 432-3300	364	19	19.1	80.8%	3 (0.8%)	316 (86.8%)	27 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.4%)	4.6	676^th of 680 public elementary schools	0.6%		5.8	674^th of 684 public elementary schools	1.5%	2	9.1	4.9	7.6	0.0	35.9	17.5	34.6	$11,340	$1,980	$9,345
Brighton School	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Brown Cir	Brighton	35020	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-2650	336	17	19.4	82.7%	10 (3.0%)	155 (46.1%)	163 (48.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	21.7	531^st of 680 public elementary schools	21.9%		17.8	566^th of 684 public elementary schools	17.3%	35	27.8	42.2	25.9	18.2	34.0	41.9	35.2	$10,820	$2,114	$8,677
Jonesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Owen Ave	Bessemer	35020	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 432-3400	474	28	16.9	78.1%	10 (2.1%)	304 (64.1%)	153 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	15	587^th of 680 public elementary schools	13.7%		10.8	633^rd of 684 public elementary schools	7.5%	46	14.1	4.4	35.9	5.9	34.3	37.3	50.9	$10,734	$2,973	$7,745
Lipscomb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5605 10th St S	Lipscomb	35020	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-4550	221	13	17.6	73.8%	13 (5.9%)	79 (35.7%)	125 (56.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	56.9	306^th of 680 public elementary schools	55.0%		58.2	283^rd of 684 public elementary schools	58.6%	23	60.5	45.7	45.2	25.7	55.6	58.8	81.3	$12,868	$2,844	$9,983
Westhills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	710 Glenn Rd	Bessemer	35022	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 432-3500	277	16	17.3	74.0%	4 (1.4%)	236 (85.2%)	33 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	9.8	640^th of 680 public elementary schools	5.9%		11.4	623^rd of 684 public elementary schools	8.9%	17	13.2	6.8	14.6	18.2	37.1	34.9	41.5	$14,067	$2,370	$11,681
Hueytown Intermediate School	Public	K-5	1950 Intermediate School Road	Hueytown	35023	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-4100	527	27	19.8	67.9%	115 (21.8%)	331 (62.8%)	65 (12.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	25.5	510^th of 680 public elementary schools	25.0%		21.7	536^th of 684 public elementary schools	21.6%	26	21.6	27.4	24.7	29.1	52.8	48.0	50.9	$8,544	$1,354	$7,171
Hueytown Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1921 Primary School Drive	Hueytown	35023	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-4950	601	40	15.1	58.7%	131 (21.8%)	337 (56.1%)	89 (14.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.7%)								(n/a)								$10,289	$2,195	$8,064
Glen Oaks Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1301 Highland Dr	Fairfield	35064	Jefferson County	Fairfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 783-6837	275	15	18.3	88.7%	1 (0.4%)	255 (92.7%)	13 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	14.4	593^rd of 680 public elementary schools	12.8%		11.1	629^th of 684 public elementary schools	8.0%	36	27.3	13.0	15.6	16.9	48.9	37.7	39.0	$9,867	$1,722	$8,027

Frequently Asked Questions about Abrams Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Abrams Elementary School?

Students at Abrams Elementary School are 84% African American, 11% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Abrams Elementary School a good school?

Abrams Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.4% of Alabama elementary schools.

What district is Abrams Elementary School in?

Bessemer City

What schools do graduates of Abrams Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Bessemer City Middle School
High : Bessemer City High School

How many students attend Abrams Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 231 students attended Abrams Elementary School.

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