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WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

429^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 4% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet is a small middle school in Birmingham, AL, serving 184 students in grades 6 through 8 within the Birmingham City district.

This school faces significant academic challenges, with math proficiency rates that are critically low. In the most recent school year, only about 1-3% of students in each grade met math standards, compared to state averages of 24-35%. English scores are somewhat better, with 8th graders nearly matching the district average, showing a glimmer of improvement in literacy. A major concern is chronic absenteeism: 27.1% of students missed significant school time, more than double the district and state averages. This is especially striking because the school has a very favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.8, which is better than nearby schools like Wilkerson Middle School (21.0) and even top-rated Mountain Brook Junior High School (12.1). The low ratio suggests potential for individualized attention, but that resource is undermined when many students aren't in class to benefit from it.

Compared to neighboring districts, the contrast is stark. Homewood Middle School and Mountain Brook Junior High, just a few miles away, rank in the 97th and 99th percentiles statewide with math proficiency above 60%. Even within the Birmingham City district, WE Putnam's 6th-grade math proficiency (1.47%) is lower than all comparable schools, including Smith Middle School (1.89%) and Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School (4.85%). While the school has a dedicated staff and small class sizes, the combination of very low test scores and high absenteeism indicates that substantial intervention is needed to address foundational issues in math and attendance.

184

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,151

Per pupil spending ?

84.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1757 Montclair Rd
Birmingham, AL 35210-2617

(205) 231-8680

District: Birmingham City

Students who attend WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet usually attend:

High:

Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet

Feeder schools for WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet:

Elementary:	Avondale Elementary School
	Oliver K5 School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.4%

Hispanic:

3.8%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (35% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 12% Alabama)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg24%

Alabama avg44%

429^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Middle 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	8.2	429 of 449	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	420 of 439	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	413 of 442	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	395 of 437	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	405 of 432	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	437 of 440	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	416 of 437	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	397 of 423	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.2	396 of 432	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.6	386 of 432	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.5	395 of 430	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.6	409 of 438	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.0	410 of 436	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.4	396 of 436	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.4	424 of 435	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.5	431 of 435	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.1	404 of 425	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.4	409 of 417	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	27.2	319 of 412	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.7	300 of 409	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.4	304 of 415	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.8	340 of 407	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	248 of 269	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	227 of 259	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	220 of 269	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	200 of 263	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	221 of 271	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	261 of 266	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	227 of 252	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	211 of 247	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	7.0	418 of 427	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	404 of 415	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	390 of 426	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	380 of 417	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	417 of 423	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	412 of 415	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	384 of 399	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	354 of 392	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.7	351 of 380	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	9.9	425 of 438	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	409 of 428	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	407 of 437	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	378 of 410	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	402 of 421	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	406 of 415	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	378 of 396	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	374 of 396	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.4	337 of 349	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	404 of 426	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	391 of 422	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	397 of 428	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	368 of 419	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	375 of 427	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	407 of 418	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	364 of 399	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	390 of 397	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.4	356 of 380	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	262 of 269	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	268 of 271	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	202 of 281	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	232 of 256	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	266 of 274	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	228 of 254	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	197 of 223	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.1	165 of 195	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)8th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics51%+22 vs state

English27%-30 vs state

Science11%-43 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 Science 8th 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
WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet	Public, Magnet	6-8	1757 Montclair Rd	Birmingham	35210	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-8680	184	17	10.8	84.2%	4 (2.2%)	170 (92.4%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	8.2	429^th of 449 public middle schools	4.5%		9.2	420^th of 439 public middle schools	4.3%	9	1.5	1.6	3.2	11.1	19.1	27.4	34.9	$13,151	$2,135	$11,015
Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School	Public	6-8	501 81st Street South	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-9400	330	15	22.0	87.9%	5 (1.5%)	270 (81.8%)	50 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	7.2	440^th of 449 public middle schools	2.0%		14.2	386^th of 439 public middle schools	12.1%	54	4.9	0.0	0.0	23.3	10.8	19.5	31.0	$11,618	$2,367	$9,249
i3 Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-9	7901 1st Avenue North	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	i3 Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(205) 403-5777	400	17	23.5	73.0%	12 (3.0%)	365 (91.3%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	26.9	334^th of 449 public middle schools	25.6%		21.4	348^th of 439 public middle schools	20.7%	14	21.9	13.5	11.4	31.8	47.9	39.3	42.1
Irondale Middle School	Public	6-8	6200 Old Leeds Road	Irondale	35210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3800	430	27	15.9	74.7%	37 (8.6%)	227 (52.8%)	150 (34.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	17.3	377^th of 449 public middle schools	16.0%		17.6	372^nd of 439 public middle schools	15.3%	5	8.5	2.5	5.8	31.4	40.2	38.1	39.9	$9,209	$1,936	$7,250
Mountain Brook Junior High School	Public	7-9	205 Overbrook Dr	Mountain Brook	35213	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-3516	1,005	83	12.1	3.3%	945 (94.0%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.5%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.2%)	98.3	4^th of 449 public middle schools	99.1%		98.5	4^th of 439 public middle schools	99.1%			61.2	67.0	92.9		84.5	91.4	$12,244	$113	$12,131
Liberty Park Middle School	Public	6-8	17035 Liberty Pkwy	Vestavia	35242	Shelby County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5450	514	42	12.3	9.7%	408 (79.4%)	19 (3.7%)	23 (4.5%)	37 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	96.6	8^th of 449 public middle schools	98.2%		97.4	7^th of 439 public middle schools	98.4%	1	76.9	51.7	61.8	92.4	78.3	82.4	93.0	$14,344	$07	$14,335
Huffman Middle School	Public	6-8	517 Huffman Rd	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-5370	384	16	24.0	79.4%	7 (1.8%)	332 (86.5%)	43 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8.8	425^th of 449 public middle schools	5.3%		10.1	413^th of 439 public middle schools	5.9%	12	5.6	4.7	0.8	8.6	30.0	28.7	25.6	$10,777	$2,147	$8,628
Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	1124 Five Mile Rd	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-5675	336	16	21.0	86.3%	5 (1.5%)	281 (83.6%)	39 (11.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	11.5	413^th of 449 public middle schools	8.0%		8.3	423^rd of 439 public middle schools	3.6%	10	1.9	0.9	4.4	21.3	27.4	34.6	39.1	$8,907	$1,501	$7,404
City Elementary	Public	7-8	901 9th Avenue North	Birmingham	35204	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 231-2288																			(n/a)
Homewood Middle School	Public	6-8	395 Mecca Avenue	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 220-5152	1,000	69	14.4	28.3%	670 (67.0%)	166 (16.6%)	108 (10.8%)	14 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.9%)	96.2	12^th of 449 public middle schools	97.3%		96.1	10^th of 439 public middle schools	97.7%	2	73.9	67.2	61.9	86.6	78.2	86.9	83.1	$11,292	$1,285	$9,985

Frequently Asked Questions about WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet

How many students attend WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet?

In the 2024-25 school year, 184 students attended WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet.

What district is WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet in?

Birmingham City

What is the racial makeup of WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet?

Students at WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet are 92% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet a good school?

WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet ranks in the bottom 4.5% of Alabama middle schools.

What high school do graduates of WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet attend?

Students who attend WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet usually go on to attend Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet

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