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Norwood Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

536^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Norwood Elementary School is a public elementary school in Birmingham, Alabama, serving 227 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Birmingham City School District, which is ranked 113 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Norwood Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alabama elementary schools, with a ranking of 536 out of 680 schools in the 2024-2025 school year and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is significantly below the Birmingham City and Alabama state averages across multiple grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 47.5% of 3rd-grade students at Norwood were proficient in mathematics, compared to 26.51% for Birmingham City and 45.47% for the state. Norwood Elementary also has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 13.6% to 23.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

While Norwood Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby schools, such as Hayes K8, Tuggle Elementary, and Inglenook School, it outperforms the nearby Tarrant Elementary School, which is part of the Tarrant City School District and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Additionally, Phillips Academy, a public school within the Birmingham City District, stands out as a high-performing school, with significantly higher proficiency rates than Norwood Elementary and the district average.

261

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,542

Per pupil spending ?

77.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3136 Norwood Blvd
Birmingham, AL 35234-2123

(205) 231-3440

District: Birmingham City

Students who attend Norwood Elementary School usually attend:

High:

George Washington Carver High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.7%

Hispanic:

12.6%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2012 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 21st (2025) from a 2nd-percentile low (2012)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (32% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Science scores 32 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg31%

Alabama avg52%

536^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 17 pts since 2021

From bottom 4% (2021) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 26Elementary Schools in the Birmingham City

113^th of 135Birmingham 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	20.8	536 of 680	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	615 of 684	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.3	409 of 680	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.2	616 of 687	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	662 of 692	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.4	669 of 696	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.9	684 of 696	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	26.9	597 of 709	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.1	502 of 704	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.2	432 of 696	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.0	576 of 698	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.8	506 of 698	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	45.0	419 of 689	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.7	556 of 688	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.0	518 of 623	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	246 of 427	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	318 of 420	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.9	121 of 427	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	26.7	333 of 426	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	401 of 426	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	440 of 649	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	7.2	636 of 650	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	52.5	306 of 645	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	16.2	568 of 656	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	609 of 656	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	486 of 660	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	581 of 670	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.4	317 of 623	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.7	560 of 651	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	619 of 653	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	538 of 651	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	560 of 655	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	432 of 649	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.1	610 of 669	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	639 of 669	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)42nd percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English39%-25 vs state

Mathematics31%-12 vs state

Science11%-32 vs state

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Schools Near Norwood 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 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
Norwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3136 Norwood Blvd	Birmingham	35234	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-3440	261	14	18.6	77.8%	2 (0.8%)	221 (84.7%)	33 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	20.8	536^th of 680 public elementary schools	21.2%		12.1	615^th of 684 public elementary schools	10.1%	79	47.5	22.2	21.9				11.1		51.2	27.9	38.7				$11,542	$2,602	$8,937
Hudson KEight School	Public	PK, KG-8	3300 F L Shuttlesworth Dr	Birmingham	35207	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-3000	580	30	19.3	87.1%	3 (0.5%)	471 (81.2%)	94 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	4.8	675^th of 680 public elementary schools	0.7%		5	679^th of 684 public elementary schools	0.7%	4	3.2	7.7	0.0	4.6	3.5	0.0	7.9	10.3	24.2	35.9	20.0	17.2	28.9	30.3	$11,971	$2,759	$9,210
Phillips Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2316 7th Avenue North	Birmingham	35203	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-9500	609	33	18.4	56.2%	4 (0.7%)	580 (95.2%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	68	212^th of 680 public elementary schools	68.8%		73.8	165^th of 684 public elementary schools	75.9%	47	41.5	48.6	76.8	82.5	60.9	50.0	14.3	49.3	70.8	58.6	80.4	87.5	92.4	79.4	$10,154	$1,011	$9,140
Engle Day Treatment	Public	1-7	2015 Park Place N	Birmingham	35203	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 231-4776																			(n/a)
Homebound Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2015 Park Place	Birmingham	35203	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 231-4777																			(n/a)
Hayes K8	Public	PK, KG-8	505 43rd Street North	Birmingham	35222	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-8900	693	42	16.5	83.4%	6 (0.9%)	550 (79.4%)	131 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	4.1	679^th of 680 public elementary schools	0.1%		4.2	682^nd of 684 public elementary schools	0.3%	3	2.7	7.0	5.5	1.5	3.9	4.4	10.0	10.3	29.0	18.6	25.7	15.6	24.5	12.1	$9,683	$1,714	$7,967
Tuggle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	412 12th Ct N	Birmingham	35204	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-2675	423	18	23.5	74.7%	2 (0.5%)	293 (69.3%)	122 (28.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	16.3	576^th of 680 public elementary schools	15.3%		13.5	594^th of 684 public elementary schools	13.2%	18	20.0	23.3	31.9				18.3		39.1	28.3	42.3				$10,447	$2,625	$7,821
Inglenook School	Public	PK, KG-8	4120 Inglenook Street	Birmingham	35217	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-3310	312	14	22.2	79.2%	5 (1.6%)	211 (67.6%)	88 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	12.2	620^th of 680 public elementary schools	8.8%		17.3	568^th of 684 public elementary schools	17.0%	52	21.9	14.3	25.0	2.6	7.1	0.0	17.2	3.1	25.8	35.7	46.9	25.6	7.4	19.4	$10,391	$1,715	$8,673
i3 Academy Phase 1	Public, Charter	K-5	230 49th Street North	Birmingham	35212	Jefferson County	i3 Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(205) 403-5777	411	25	16.4	74.2%	29 (7.1%)	344 (83.7%)	23 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)	18.7	555^th of 680 public elementary schools	18.4%		21.4	537^th of 684 public elementary schools	21.5%	18	24.6	26.4	11.0				18.1		53.6	45.8	39.7
Avondale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 8th Ct S	Birmingham	35222	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7130	339	19	17.8	56.3%	74 (21.8%)	227 (67.0%)	25 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	32.8	463^rd of 680 public elementary schools	31.9%		17.5	567^th of 684 public elementary schools	17.1%	104	51.0	10.5	20.8				21.1		68.0	57.9	42.6				$10,435	$1,770	$8,662

Frequently Asked Questions about Norwood Elementary School

Is Norwood Elementary School a good school?

Norwood Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.2% of Alabama elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Norwood Elementary School attend?

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

High : George Washington Carver High School

How many students attend Norwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 261 students attended Norwood Elementary School.

What district is Norwood Elementary School in?

Birmingham City

What is the racial makeup of Norwood Elementary School?

Students at Norwood Elementary School are 85% African American, 13% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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