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Hemphill Elementary School

Q: Is Hemphill Elementary School a good school?

Hemphill Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.5% of Alabama elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Hemphill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 353 students attended Hemphill Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hemphill Elementary School?

Students at Hemphill Elementary School are 88% African American, 9% Hispanic, 1% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Hemphill Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hemphill Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Wilkerson Middle School High : Parker High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

607^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Hemphill Elementary School in Birmingham, AL, serves 353 students from Pre-K through 5th grade in the West End neighborhood, and is part of the Birmingham City school district.

If you're considering Hemphill, the most important thing to know is that the school faces significant challenges, but there are also some specific areas of strength to build on. The biggest concern is attendance: nearly 25% of students are chronically absent, meaning they miss a substantial number of school days. This rate is about double the district average and far higher than nearby schools like Central Park Elementary School (9.5%) or West End Academy (7.4%). Academically, the school's overall test scores are low, but there's a clear pattern: 3rd graders perform relatively well, especially in math (32.56% proficient, above the district average), but scores drop sharply in 4th and 5th grade—math proficiency falls to just 8.7% in 4th grade. This suggests a strong early foundation that isn't carrying through to upper grades. On a positive note, 3rd-grade reading scores are close to the district average, showing a relative strength in early literacy.

It's also worth noting that Hemphill's performance with its specific student population is comparatively better than its overall ranking suggests. For example, the school ranks higher for its African American students than for the school as a whole. Perhaps most tellingly, Princeton School is less than a mile away, serves a similar student body, and achieves dramatically higher test scores—79% proficiency in 4th-grade math compared to Hemphill's 8.7%. This shows that high-poverty schools can succeed, and it points to attendance as a likely key factor. If you're looking at Hemphill, the most urgent question to ask the school is what they're doing to improve attendance and to support students in 4th and 5th grade math.

353

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,913

Per pupil spending ?

79.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

714 12th Street SW
Birmingham, AL 35211-1954

(205) 231-7500

District: Birmingham City

Students who attend Hemphill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wilkerson Middle School
High:	Parker High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.4%

Hispanic:

9.3%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (27% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 12% Alabama)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg32%

Alabama avg53%

607^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 27Elementary Schools in the Birmingham City

118^th of 140Birmingham 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	13.4	607 of 686	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	606 of 680	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	584 of 684	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	647 of 680	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	672 of 687	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	549 of 692	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	674 of 681	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	657 of 680	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.7	685 of 688	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.0	688 of 691	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.3	691 of 691	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.9	694 of 695	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	33.6	567 of 696	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.9	615 of 696	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.5	585 of 709	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.4	629 of 704	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.1	538 of 696	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.0	626 of 698	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.2	545 of 698	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.8	449 of 689	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.2	443 of 688	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.6	442 of 623	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	324 of 428	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	320 of 427	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	350 of 420	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	387 of 427	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	411 of 426	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	279 of 426	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.8	415 of 426	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	397 of 423	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	595 of 651	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	584 of 649	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	548 of 650	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	633 of 645	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	648 of 656	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	543 of 656	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	641 of 646	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	608 of 640	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.3	627 of 639	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	569 of 667	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	572 of 660	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	556 of 670	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	581 of 623	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	633 of 651	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	534 of 653	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	629 of 649	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	601 of 651	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.0	566 of 567	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	16.6	560 of 659	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	571 of 651	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	588 of 655	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	589 of 649	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	639 of 669	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	512 of 669	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	640 of 650	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	644 of 650	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.3	638 of 639	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	14.8	375 of 392	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	333 of 344	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	23.0	233 of 280	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)24th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2019)4th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English43%-22 vs state

Mathematics17%-25 vs state

Science13%-37 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, June 15, 2009

My daughter attended Hemphill from grade k thru 5th.I think it is a excellent school,my child stayed on the honor roll from grsde k thru 5th.There are really some good teachers at Hemphill.They are-Ms.Young,Mrs.Delrio,Mrs.Grace,Ms.Bolden,Mrs.Cain,Mrs.Levingston,Mrs.Kennedy,Mr.Wilson.Even though my child will no longer be at Hemphill,I will always treasure the parent teacher relationship i had with each of her teachers.Hemphill was the start of a educational journey,that i know will lead Sidney to the top,and i know she is well prepared for middle school.THANK YOU HEMPHILL for a job well done...Tawanda Nettles Close Quote

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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 (2023)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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				$19,913	$6,779	$13,129
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				$21,557	$6,947	$14,606
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%)	9.9	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				$16,190	$4,242	$11,944
Washington K8	Public	PK, KG-8	115 Fourth Avenue South	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7740	617	30	20.5	74.6%	6 (1.0%)	385 (62.4%)	217 (35.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	28.8	494^th of 686 public elementary schools	28.0%		39.4	428^th of 680 public elementary schools	37.1%	66	27.3	73.9	22.7	20.3	5.2	6.7	23.9	27.9	50.0	47.8	45.5	30.5	30.7	36.8	$15,507	$4,273	$11,230
Freedom Prep Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	630 1st Avenue S	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Freedom Prep Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(334) 521-6094	41			68.3%	1 (2.4%)	35 (85.4%)	4 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	7.8	665^th of 686 public elementary schools	3.1%					(n/a)	9.1	12.5					18.8		22.7	37.5
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				$14,786	$4,306	$10,475
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%)	13	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				$15,977	$4,058	$11,915
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%)	11.3	631^st of 686 public elementary schools	8.0%		21.1	533^rd of 680 public elementary schools	21.6%	98	18.2	17.7	8.9				16.1		41.8	39.3	41.8				$18,464	$6,295	$12,164
EPIC Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 10th Ave S	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7370	232	18	12.8	41.8%	6 (2.6%)	214 (92.2%)	5 (2.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	91.6	40^th of 686 public elementary schools	94.2%		84.3	90^th of 680 public elementary schools	86.8%	50	72.0	70.4	78.8				66.7		88.0	88.9	90.9				$20,853	$7,469	$13,379
Glen Iris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1115 11th Street South	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7440	827	38	21.7	68.4%	16 (1.9%)	502 (60.7%)	273 (33.0%)	20 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.3%)	17.1	580^th of 686 public elementary schools	15.5%		13.5	602^nd of 680 public elementary schools	11.5%	22	21.8	17.1	17.9				19.5		52.0	36.1	54.1				$13,354	$3,655	$9,695

Frequently Asked Questions about Hemphill Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Hemphill Elementary School?

Students at Hemphill Elementary School are 88% African American, 9% Hispanic, 1% White.

Is Hemphill Elementary School a good school?

Hemphill Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.5% of Alabama elementary schools.

How many students attend Hemphill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 353 students attended Hemphill Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Hemphill Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Wilkerson Middle School
High : Parker High School

What district is Hemphill Elementary School in?

Birmingham City

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