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Abrams Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

563^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Abrams Elementary School in Bessemer, AL, serves 231 students from Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the Bessemer City school district, where roughly 79% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most remarkable story at Abrams is its dramatic turnaround in attendance. In 2021-2022, the chronic absenteeism rate was 27.5%—nearly 10 points above the state average. By 2024-2025, that rate had plummeted to just 0.4%, which is the lowest among all comparable schools in the area (the next closest is Glen Oaks Intermediate School at 4.3%). This represents a 98.5% reduction in chronic absenteeism over three years, a sign of significant improvements in school climate and attendance support. Academically, Abrams has climbed from the 1st percentile statewide in 2018-2019 to the 18th percentile in 2025-2026, earning its first star rating. The school consistently outperforms its district averages across nearly every subject and grade—for example, 5th grade math proficiency is 30.3% versus the district's 18.1%. Math skills also build steadily as students advance: 3rd graders score 19.44% proficient, 4th graders 23.53%, and 5th graders 30.3%.

Compared to nearby schools, Abrams holds its own or leads. Its 3rd grade math proficiency (19.44%) is more than double that of Charles F Hard Elementary School (8.33%), and its 5th grade math (30.3%) is nearly 14 times higher than Westhills Elementary School (2.17%). The school also ranks in the 48th percentile statewide for African American student performance, notably higher than its overall ranking. However, Lipscomb Elementary School, just 2.36 miles away in the Jefferson County district, serves a similar demographic yet achieves significantly higher proficiency rates (56.25% in 3rd grade math), showing there is room for growth. With a student-teacher ratio that improved from 21.1 to 16.5 over two years, Abrams is moving in the right direction—though year-to-year test scores can swing widely given the small student body, so it's wise to look at multi-year trends rather than any single year.

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 — 8th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (33% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Science scores 24 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg25%

Alabama avg53%

563^rd of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Bessemer City

132^nd of 139Bessemer 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
2026	19.1	563 of 686	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	43.1	224 of 429	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	19.1	536 of 652	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	26.2	515 of 668	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	25.6	498 of 660	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)48th percentile+30 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English43%-21 vs state

Science26%-24 vs state

Mathematics24%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Summative Assessment Science (2026)	Summative Assessment English (2026)			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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	19.1	563^rd of 686 public elementary schools	17.9%		14.8	589^th of 680 public elementary schools	13.4%	26	19.4	23.5	30.3	26.5	38.9	39.4	51.5	$13,401	$3,480	$9,906
Empower Community SchoolLower School	Public, Charter	K-3	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)	18.5				40.7
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%)	8.6	655^th of 686 public elementary schools	4.5%		4.6	676^th of 680 public elementary schools	0.6%	21	8.3	14.9	18.0	17.0	21.3	29.8	43.6	$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%)	18.2	570^th of 686 public elementary schools	16.9%		21.7	531^st of 680 public elementary schools	21.9%	39	14.9	17.8	39.6	22.2	45.8	24.4	50.0	$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%)	9.4	646^th of 686 public elementary schools	5.8%		15	587^th of 680 public elementary schools	13.7%	59	5.9	10.1	20.0	24.6	30.6	33.3	38.3	$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%)	37.1	450^th of 686 public elementary schools	34.4%		56.9	306^th of 680 public elementary schools	55.0%	144	56.3	42.1	16.7	29.0	37.5	47.4	70.3	$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%)	5.4	677^th of 686 public elementary schools	1.3%		9.8	640^th of 680 public elementary schools	5.9%	37	10.2	10.3	2.2	15.4	34.7	10.3	40.4	$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%)	18.9	564^th of 686 public elementary schools	17.8%		25.5	510^th of 680 public elementary schools	25.0%	54	20.3	13.9	21.4	31.1	48.1	36.1	57.9	$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%)	21	544^th of 686 public elementary schools	20.7%		14.4	593^rd of 680 public elementary schools	12.8%	49	30.2	22.5	21.9	21.1	58.1	36.6	48.0	$9,867	$1,722	$8,027

Frequently Asked Questions about Abrams Elementary School

What district is Abrams Elementary School in?

Bessemer City

How many students attend Abrams Elementary School?

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

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

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 17.9% of Alabama elementary schools.

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