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Central Park Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

632^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Central Park Elementary School in Birmingham, AL, serves 386 students from Pre-K through 5th grade in the Ensley neighborhood, operating within the Birmingham City school district. The school has a high poverty rate, with 72.3% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and currently ranks in the bottom 10% of Alabama elementary schools.

While the school faces significant academic challenges—particularly in math, where only 8.9% of 5th graders were proficient in 2025-2026—there are some encouraging signs. English Language Arts performance is a relative strength, with proficiency rates close to district averages across all grade levels. The school has also made remarkable progress in reducing chronic absenteeism, dropping from 28.7% in 2021-2022 to just 9.5% in 2024-2025, which is better than both the district and state averages. Additionally, the school serves its English Language Learner population relatively well, with these students ranking in the 40th percentile statewide, and Special Education students have shown dramatic improvement, moving from the 4th to the 20th percentile over two years.

Parents considering this school should note the stark contrast with Princeton School, located just 1.95 miles away, which serves a similar demographic but ranks in the 87th percentile with near-perfect attendance. Even Charles A Brown Elementary, the closest neighbor at 0.78 miles, outperforms Central Park in both rankings and 5th grade reading proficiency. The school's performance has been volatile year-to-year, suggesting instability in leadership or instruction. However, the significant improvement in attendance and the relative strength in reading suggest that with continued focus—particularly on math instruction—Central Park has the potential to build on its successes and better serve its students.

386

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,240

Per pupil spending ?

72.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4915 Ave Q
Birmingham, AL 35208

(205) 231-1250

District: Birmingham City

Students who attend Central Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Green Acres Middle School
High:	JacksonOlin High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

78.5%

Hispanic:

19.4%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (26% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg32%

Alabama avg53%

632^nd of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 26Elementary Schools in the Birmingham City

119^th of 139Birmingham 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	11.2	632 of 686	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	533 of 680	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	596 of 684	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	602 of 680	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	674 of 687	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	673 of 692	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	662 of 681	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	628 of 680	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.2	641 of 688	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.8	574 of 691	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	5.9	687 of 691	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.1	692 of 695	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.6	682 of 696	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.8	655 of 696	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.8	665 of 709	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	25.0	610 of 704	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.9	520 of 696	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.4	610 of 698	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.0	465 of 698	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.7	514 of 689	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.3	487 of 688	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	51.5	319 of 623	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	321 of 429	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.8	247 of 427	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	329 of 420	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	343 of 427	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	410 of 426	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	410 of 426	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	405 of 426	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	353 of 423	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	86 of 143	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	88 of 131	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	607 of 652	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	505 of 649	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	540 of 650	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	536 of 645	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	641 of 656	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	633 of 656	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	606 of 646	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	610 of 640	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.5	585 of 639	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	79 of 90	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.2	94 of 206	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.1	166 of 196	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	103 of 184	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.2	145 of 175	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	598 of 668	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	506 of 660	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	571 of 670	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	559 of 623	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	639 of 651	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	623 of 653	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	619 of 649	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	622 of 651	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.4	538 of 567	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	596 of 660	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	525 of 651	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	615 of 655	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	602 of 649	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	647 of 669	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	653 of 669	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	642 of 650	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	593 of 650	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.3	598 of 639	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	324 of 403	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.7	318 of 403	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	379 of 395	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	371 of 373	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	335 of 345	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	306 of 398	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	335 of 392	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)40th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2026)25th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile~ school

Female (2026)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English41%-24 vs state

Science16%-34 vs state

Mathematics15%-27 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
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%)	11.2	632^nd of 686 public elementary schools	7.9%		21.1	533^rd of 680 public elementary schools	21.6%	99	18.2	17.7	8.9	16.1	41.8	39.3	41.8	$11,240	$1,956	$9,283
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%)	17.1	579^th of 686 public elementary schools	15.6%		18.8	553^rd of 680 public elementary schools	18.7%	26	10.7	15.6	20.0	16.3	46.4	36.4	63.4	$11,676	$1,394	$10,280
West End Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1840 Pearson Avenue SW	Birmingham	35211	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1742	492	28	17.5	76.8%	4 (0.8%)	403 (81.9%)	80 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	9.8	642^nd of 686 public elementary schools	6.4%		7.8	660^th of 680 public elementary schools	2.9%	18	9.4	14.5	22.8	12.0	34.4	28.0	44.8	$10,378	$1,589	$8,788
Richard Arrington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 Jefferson Avenue SW	Birmingham	35211	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1130	341	18	18.9	80.4%	5 (1.5%)	292 (85.6%)	41 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	8.6	654^th of 686 public elementary schools	4.7%		5.3	672^nd of 680 public elementary schools	1.2%	18	12.2	14.3	9.3	17.1	38.8	28.6	44.2
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%)	12.9	614^th of 686 public elementary schools	10.5%		9.9	639^th of 680 public elementary schools	6.0%	25	27.1	16.3	15.4	15.0	41.4	31.3	48.1	$12,293	$2,301	$9,991
Robinson Primary School	Public	K-2	301 61st St	Fairfield	35064	Jefferson County	Fairfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 783-6827	238	14	17.0	86.6%	0 (0.0%)	220 (92.4%)	11 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)								(n/a)								$12,020	$2,367	$9,535
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%)	85.6	86^th of 686 public elementary schools	87.5%		91.3	45^th of 680 public elementary schools	93.4%	41	68.0	79.3	57.1	58.6	88.0	79.3	82.9	$12,109	$2,245	$9,861
Hemphill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	714 12th Street SW	Birmingham	35211	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7500	353	20	17.6	79.0%	4 (1.1%)	312 (88.4%)	33 (9.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13.4	607^th of 686 public elementary schools	11.5%		13.3	606^th of 680 public elementary schools	10.9%	1	32.6	8.7	9.4	13.0	44.4	39.1	44.4	$11,087	$2,703	$8,383
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%)	9.8	641^st of 686 public elementary schools	6.6%		14.7	590^th of 680 public elementary schools	13.2%	51	15.8	14.8	10.5	21.3	42.9	27.9	42.1	$13,796	$2,962	$10,832
Midfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	416 Parkwood St	Midfield	35228	Jefferson County	Midfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 923-7727	377	18	20.9	76.7%	1 (0.3%)	321 (85.1%)	49 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	13.6	603^rd of 686 public elementary schools	12.1%		7.8	658^th of 680 public elementary schools	3.2%	55	13.9	20.3		34.4	31.0	35.9		$11,182	$1,903	$9,275

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Park Elementary School

How many students attend Central Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended Central Park Elementary School.

What district is Central Park Elementary School in?

Birmingham City

What is the racial makeup of Central Park Elementary School?

Students at Central Park Elementary School are 78% African American, 19% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Central Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Central Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Green Acres Middle School
High : JacksonOlin High School

Is Central Park Elementary School a good school?

Central Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Alabama elementary schools.

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