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Huffman High SchoolMagnet

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

316^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 386 Alabama High Schools

Better than 18% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Huffman High SchoolMagnet is a public high school in Birmingham, AL, serving 1,094 students in grades 9-12 within the Birmingham City district, where about 80% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Huffman has several notable strengths that set it apart. The school has achieved remarkable success with English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the 85th percentile statewide in 2025-2026—a dramatic improvement from just the 24th percentile two years earlier. It also shows strong outcomes for its African American students, performing better than its overall ranking would suggest. Perhaps most impressive is the school's transformation in attendance: chronic absenteeism plummeted from 54% in 2021-2022 to just 6.2% in 2024-2025, which is actually better than the state average and better than nearby HewittTrussville High School (7.8%). The graduation rate of 86.9% exceeds the district average and has remained stable over five years.

However, academic proficiency remains a significant challenge. Only 19.25% of 11th graders are proficient in math (state average: 27.21%), while science (7.11%) and English (7.52%) proficiency rates are less than a quarter of state averages. That said, math scores surged seven-fold in a single year, suggesting recent interventions may be working. Compared to fellow Birmingham City school Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet, Huffman outperforms significantly in math (19.25% vs. 2.5%), graduation rate (86.9% vs. 75.6%), and chronic absenteeism (6.2% vs. 28.0%). Against schools with similar demographics like ClayChalkville High School, Huffman shows stronger math proficiency and graduation rates. The contrast with nearby HewittTrussville High School—which ranks 6th in the state with proficiency rates 3-9 times higher—highlights the profound socioeconomic divide between neighboring communities. Huffman also serves special education students reasonably well, ranking in the 44th percentile statewide with improvement over recent years.

1,094

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,191

Per pupil spending ?

79.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

900 Springville Rd
Birmingham, AL 35215-7506

(205) 231-5000

District: Birmingham City

Feeder schools for Huffman High SchoolMagnet:

Elementary:	Christian School
	Huffman Academy
	Martha Gaskins K5
	Sun Valley Elementary School
Middle:	Huffman Middle School
	Smith Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.8%

Hispanic:

10.1%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (11% vs 32% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Science scores 29 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg14%

Alabama avg32%

316^th of 386

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7High 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	19.4	316 of 386	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.5	330 of 374	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	335 of 378	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	317 of 371	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	348 of 367	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	354 of 371	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	333 of 366	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	339 of 356	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	332 of 353	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.8	326 of 351	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.0	327 of 353	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.5	322 of 358	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.4	283 of 358	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.5	311 of 358	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.0	309 of 360	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.0	331 of 358	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.9	350 of 357	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.8	334 of 359	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.0	336 of 358	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.3	343 of 357	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.9	351 of 359	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	26.5	314 of 357	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	138 of 238	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.0	157 of 228	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	150 of 231	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	119 of 224	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	186 of 222	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	190 of 228	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	170 of 224	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	198 of 223	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.0	145 of 189	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	13 of 90	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	48.6	24 of 75	68.0%	★★★★☆
2024	26.3	48 of 63	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.0	17 of 43	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	337 of 377	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	321 of 359	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	348 of 366	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	312 of 358	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	354 of 367	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	336 of 359	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	320 of 354	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	340 of 347	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.9	328 of 343	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	60 of 70	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.2	79 of 142	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.8	130 of 139	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	118 of 122	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	68 of 114	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.9	105 of 113	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	98 of 103	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	81 of 95	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.3	91 of 93	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	302 of 383	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	303 of 367	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	326 of 375	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	284 of 349	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	322 of 361	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	316 of 361	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	321 of 358	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	335 of 349	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	277 of 380	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	313 of 363	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	297 of 368	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	300 of 358	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	332 of 366	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	355 of 366	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	340 of 357	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	319 of 350	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.3	305 of 339	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	111 of 197	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.3	90 of 194	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.8	172 of 198	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	70.1	39 of 182	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	47.3	74 of 169	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	13.8	173 of 196	11.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	158 of 171	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	122 of 160	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	210 of 325	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	8.4	319 of 325	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	314 of 317	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	322 of 326	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	313 of 319	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)86th percentile+67 vs school

Special Education (2026)44th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2026)42nd percentile+24 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics19%-8 vs state

English8%-26 vs state

Science7%-29 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 (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 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th 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%)	19.4	316^th of 386 public high schools	18.1%		14.5	330^th of 374 public high schools	11.8%	14				19.3		7.1				7.5	$13,191	$3,120	$10,066
Center Point High School	Public	9-12	1000 Eagle Drive	Center Point	35215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3400	685	46	14.8	80.7%	7 (1.0%)	612 (89.3%)	55 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	8	375^th of 386 public high schools	2.8%		10.1	363^rd of 374 public high schools	2.9%	12				3.0		7.9				3.7	$16,306	$5,235	$11,056
Shades Valley High School	Public	9-12	6100 Old Leeds Rd	Irondale	35210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5350	1,094	65	16.8	54.7%	200 (18.3%)	570 (52.1%)	280 (25.6%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.2%)	26.1	283^rd of 386 public high schools	26.7%		62.9	119^th of 374 public high schools	68.2%	164				10.6		26.5				14.0	$10,849	$917	$9,917
Tarrant High School	Public	7-12	91 Black Creek Road	Tarrant	35217	Jefferson County	Tarrant City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 849-0172	597	37	16.1	78.7%	14 (2.3%)	305 (51.1%)	251 (42.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.7%)	9.7	366^th of 386 public high schools	5.2%		11.4	355^th of 374 public high schools	5.1%	11		1.4	2.4	1.7	14.3	11.9		26.4	27.4	7.0	$14,118	$3,656	$10,455
Fultondale High School	Public	6-12	2023 Wildcat Parkway	Birmingham	35127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-3500	848	49	17.4	71.6%	121 (14.3%)	422 (49.8%)	290 (34.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	21.7	304^th of 386 public high schools	21.2%		19.6	299^th of 374 public high schools	20.1%	5	7.0	12.1	11.7	14.1	42.3	22.4	33.9	44.4	42.3	5.0	$12,110	$2,330	$9,764
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%)	8.9	370^th of 386 public high schools	4.1%		12.9	344^th of 374 public high schools	8.0%	26				2.5		4.4				9.5	$13,579	$2,350	$11,225
i3 Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1 55th Place South	Birmingham	35232	Jefferson County	i3 Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(205) 403-5777	0			—															(n/a)
Pinson Valley High School	Public	9-12	6895 Highway 75	Pinson	35126	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5100	1,025	63	16.4	66.5%	142 (13.9%)	540 (52.7%)	320 (31.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.0%)	16.9	333^rd of 386 public high schools	13.7%		13.9	334^th of 374 public high schools	10.7%	1				8.2		16.7				11.8	$10,504	$987	$9,502
HewittTrussville High School	Public	9-12	6450 Husky Parkway	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 228-4000	1,571	100	15.7	15.3%	1,185 (75.4%)	254 (16.2%)	52 (3.3%)	39 (2.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (2.3%)	99	7^th of 386 public high schools	98.2%		99.6	5^th of 374 public high schools	98.7%	2				60.8		65.7				69.5	$14,938	$914	$14,005
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Huffman High SchoolMagnet

How many students attend Huffman High SchoolMagnet?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,094 students attended Huffman High SchoolMagnet.

What is the racial makeup of Huffman High SchoolMagnet?

Students at Huffman High SchoolMagnet are 87% African American, 10% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

Is Huffman High SchoolMagnet a good school?

Huffman High SchoolMagnet ranks in the bottom 18.1% of Alabama high schools.

What schools feed into Huffman High SchoolMagnet?

Huffman High SchoolMagnet is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Christian School
Elementary : Huffman Academy
Elementary : Martha Gaskins K5
Elementary : Sun Valley Elementary School
Middle : Huffman Middle School
Middle : Smith Middle School

What district is Huffman High SchoolMagnet in?

Birmingham City

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