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Parker High School

Public Grades 9-12

315^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 386 Alabama High Schools

Better than 18% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Parker High School is a large, urban public high school in Birmingham, AL, serving 942 students in grades 9-12 within the Birmingham City school district, where nearly 80% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

While Parker's overall academic performance is below the state average, the school shows some notable strengths. Most significantly, Parker excels in supporting English Language Learners, ranking in the 65th percentile statewide for this group—a dramatic improvement from the previous year. The school also performs relatively well for its African American students, ranking in the 48th percentile, which is substantially better than its overall state ranking of 313th out of 380 high schools. In math, Parker has shown remarkable progress: 11th-grade proficiency more than doubled from 5.19% to 12.62% in the 2025-2026 school year. While still below the state average of 27.21%, this improvement suggests recent interventions may be working. When compared to nearby Birmingham City schools like Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet, JacksonOlin High School, and George Washington Carver High School, Parker is actually a relative outperformer, with the highest math and science proficiency rates among this peer group.

However, families should be aware of some challenges. Chronic absenteeism affects 28% of students—more than double the state average—though this has improved from 39% a few years ago. The graduation rate of 75% is notably lower than the 91.5% at nearby George Washington Carver High School, despite Parker's higher test scores. This gap suggests some students may be graduating without full college or career readiness. It's also worth noting that just two miles away, Ramsay High School—a magnet school with a lower poverty rate—ranks in the 89th percentile statewide with proficiency rates 2-4 times higher than Parker's. Parker spends more per student ($15,289) than Ramsay ($11,746), yet outcomes differ significantly, which may reflect differences in resources, demographics, and programmatic focus.

942

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,289

Per pupil spending ?

79.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Abraham Woods Jr Blvd
Birmingham, AL 35204-3746

(205) 231-2370

District: Birmingham City

Feeder schools for Parker High School:

Elementary:	Glen Iris Elementary School
	Hemphill Elementary School
	Phillips Academy
	Tuggle Elementary School
	More...
	Washington K8
Middle:	Wilkerson Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

79.9%

Hispanic:

17.9%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (14% vs 32% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Alabama average (75% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg14%

Alabama avg32%

315^th of 386

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	19.6	315 of 386	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	317 of 374	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	315 of 378	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	344 of 371	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	349 of 367	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	367 of 371	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	294 of 366	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	323 of 356	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.6	311 of 353	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.9	315 of 351	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	5.9	345 of 353	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.0	338 of 358	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.9	348 of 358	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.5	336 of 358	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	27.5	313 of 360	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	52.5	188 of 358	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.5	285 of 357	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	50.5	206 of 359	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.6	224 of 358	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.5	252 of 357	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	24.3	318 of 359	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	42.8	237 of 357	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	122 of 238	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.4	128 of 228	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	144 of 231	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	176 of 224	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	184 of 222	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	214 of 228	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	52.5	89 of 224	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.1	164 of 223	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	51.1	31 of 90	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	25.3	62 of 75	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.4	24 of 63	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	313 of 377	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	299 of 359	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	301 of 366	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	345 of 358	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	355 of 367	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	356 of 359	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	306 of 354	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	320 of 347	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	303 of 343	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	43 of 70	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.7	116 of 142	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	106 of 139	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	121 of 122	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	94 of 114	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	105 of 113	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	261 of 383	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.5	300 of 367	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	301 of 375	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	315 of 349	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	332 of 361	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	336 of 361	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	246 of 358	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.3	283 of 349	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.7	258 of 315	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	299 of 380	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	305 of 363	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	328 of 368	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	317 of 358	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	336 of 366	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	352 of 366	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	262 of 357	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	309 of 350	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.2	295 of 339	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	48 of 66	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	51 of 57	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.5	27 of 55	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.2	33 of 40	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	124 of 197	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.1	113 of 194	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	108 of 198	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	119 of 182	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	93 of 169	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.0	146 of 196	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	158 of 171	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	130 of 160	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)66th percentile+47 vs school

African American (2026)49th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2026)39th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile~ school

Native American (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science15%-22 vs state

English14%-20 vs state

Mathematics13%-15 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 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
Parker High School	Public	9-12	400 Abraham Woods Jr Blvd	Birmingham	35204	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-2370	942	43	21.9	79.9%	4 (0.4%)	753 (79.9%)	169 (17.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.4%)	19.6	315^th of 386 public high schools	18.4%		16.5	317^th of 374 public high schools	15.2%	2				12.6		14.6				13.8	$15,289	$3,009	$12,278
Homebound High School	Public	7-12	2015 Park Place N	Birmingham	35202	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 231-4777																			(n/a)
Ramsay High School	Public	9-12	1800 13th Ave S	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7000	762	46	16.5	50.7%	6 (0.8%)	720 (94.5%)	21 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	85.1	41^st of 386 public high schools	89.4%		94.7	17^th of 374 public high schools	95.5%	24				39.0		43.4				52.8	$11,746	$1,049	$10,695
Magic City Acceptance Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	75 Bagby Dr	Birmingham	35209	Jefferson County	Magic City Acceptance Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(205) 961-3204	345	22	15.6	49.6%	183 (53.0%)	38 (11.0%)	104 (30.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.3%)	69.9	97^th of 386 public high schools	74.9%		84.8	51^st of 374 public high schools	86.4%	46	7.1	24.4	18.0	19.1	56.4	40.5	32.1	58.5	61.5	59.0
George Washington Carver High School	Public	9-12	3900 24th St N	Birmingham	35207	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-3900	570	39	14.6	81.6%	2 (0.4%)	418 (73.3%)	144 (25.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	6.7	380^th of 386 public high schools	1.6%		14.9	328^th of 374 public high schools	12.3%	52				1.0		1.9				6.3	$14,794	$2,268	$12,524
JacksonOlin High School	Public	9-12	1300 Avenue F Ensley	Birmingham	35218	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6431	713	41	17.3	86.1%	0 (0.0%)	645 (90.5%)	62 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	9.3	369^th of 386 public high schools	4.4%		11.6	351^st of 374 public high schools	6.1%	18				1.7		7.2				9.8	$13,381	$1,886	$11,493
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)
Homewood High School	Public	9-12	1901 S Lakeshore Dr	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-9663	1,333	111	12.0	27.9%	864 (64.8%)	210 (15.8%)	183 (13.7%)	29 (2.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.2%)	99	6^th of 386 public high schools	98.4%		99.5	7^th of 374 public high schools	98.1%	1				63.4		64.0				73.0	$14,426	$982	$13,423
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)
Fairfield Area Vocational School	Public	10-12	610 Valley Rd	Fairfield	35064	Jefferson County	Fairfield City	No	No	No	No	(205) 783-6850																			(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Parker High School

How many students attend Parker High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 942 students attended Parker High School.

Is Parker High School a good school?

Parker High School ranks in the bottom 18.4% of Alabama high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Parker High School?

Students at Parker High School are 80% African American, 18% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Parker High School?

Parker High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Glen Iris Elementary School
Elementary : Hemphill Elementary School
Elementary : Phillips Academy
Elementary : Tuggle Elementary School
Elementary : Washington K8
Middle : Wilkerson Middle School

What district is Parker High School in?

Birmingham City

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2025–26 Summative Assessment scoresAug 14, 2026

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2021–22 through 2023–24 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 2, 2024

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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