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Robinson Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

663^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Robinson Elementary School in Birmingham, AL, serves approximately 354 students in grades PK-5 within the Birmingham City district, where about 79% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has faced significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 3% of Alabama elementary schools in the most recent school year, with math proficiency rates dramatically below district and state averages—only 7.27% of 3rd graders, 16.98% of 4th graders, and 8% of 5th graders scored proficient in math.

Despite these challenges, there are notable bright spots. English Language Arts performance is a relative strength, with 41.82% of 3rd graders scoring proficient—nearly matching the district average. The school has also achieved remarkable success in reducing chronic absenteeism, cutting it from 35.9% in 2021-2022 to just 12.6% in 2024-2025, now below both district and state averages. This 65% reduction suggests effective intervention programs are working. Additionally, English Language Learner students have shown strong performance, ranking in the 44th percentile in a recent year, indicating that language support programs are relatively effective.

When compared to nearby schools, the picture is mixed. Barrett Elementary School, just over a mile away, outperforms Robinson in 3rd grade math (15.79% vs. 7.27%), while Martha Gaskins K5 nearly doubles Robinson's 5th grade English proficiency. The starkest contrast is with Christian School, located just 1.75 miles away, where 3rd grade math proficiency is 52.46% compared to Robinson's 7.27%. However, i3 Academy, a charter school with similar demographics (74% free/reduced lunch), demonstrates that higher achievement is possible, posting significantly better math scores. Robinson spends $10,889 per student—more than several nearby schools—yet outcomes remain low, suggesting resource allocation and instructional strategies need attention. The school's success in reducing absenteeism and its relative strength in English provide foundations for future improvement.

354

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,889

Per pupil spending ?

78.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8400 1st Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35206-2735

(205) 231-5555

District: Birmingham City

Students who attend Robinson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School
High:	Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet

Racial breakdown:

African American:

78.8%

Hispanic:

19.8%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (21% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg32%

Alabama avg53%

663^rd of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 26Elementary 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	7.9	663 of 686	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	595 of 680	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	662 of 684	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	565 of 680	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	594 of 687	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	663 of 692	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	648 of 681	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	660 of 680	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.8	636 of 688	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.1	580 of 691	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.8	664 of 691	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.9	638 of 695	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.5	638 of 696	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.6	661 of 696	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.0	659 of 709	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.7	645 of 704	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.9	652 of 696	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.1	683 of 698	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.6	680 of 698	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.7	688 of 689	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.0	633 of 688	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	18.4	551 of 623	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	389 of 428	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	30.6	308 of 427	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	391 of 420	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	323 of 427	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	336 of 426	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	387 of 426	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	379 of 426	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	394 of 423	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	80 of 142	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	640 of 651	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	596 of 649	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	637 of 650	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	567 of 645	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	514 of 656	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	625 of 656	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	627 of 646	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	625 of 640	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.7	559 of 639	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	71 of 90	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	163 of 206	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	10.6	636 of 667	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	560 of 660	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	644 of 670	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	526 of 623	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	557 of 651	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	628 of 653	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	621 of 649	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	636 of 651	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.5	517 of 567	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	625 of 659	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	546 of 651	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	611 of 655	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	528 of 649	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	658 of 669	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	646 of 669	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	608 of 650	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	616 of 650	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.2	622 of 639	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	33.3	227 of 345	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.2	358 of 392	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)44th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2022)34th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile+18 vs school

African American (2026)9th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English35%-30 vs state

Science13%-38 vs state

Mathematics11%-31 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 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
Robinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8400 1st Ave S	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-5555	354	17	20.8	78.8%	2 (0.6%)	279 (78.8%)	70 (19.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7.9	663^rd of 686 public elementary schools	3.4%		14.2	595^th of 680 public elementary schools	12.5%	68	7.3	17.0	8.0				12.7		41.8	32.7	30.0				$10,889	$2,458	$8,429
Barrett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7601 Division Ave	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-8130	383	23	16.6	76.5%	7 (1.8%)	287 (74.9%)	80 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	14.1	600^th of 686 public elementary schools	12.5%		7.7	661^st of 680 public elementary schools	2.8%	61	15.8	14.1	20.0				27.0		42.1	43.8	37.0				$11,013	$2,231	$8,781
Martha Gaskins K5	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Dalton Drive	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-9200	537	20	26.8	76.2%	7 (1.3%)	372 (69.3%)	138 (25.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.2%)	18	573^rd of 686 public elementary schools	16.5%		11.8	623^rd of 680 public elementary schools	8.4%	50	16.0	14.5	20.3				16.0		38.3	49.3	59.5				$10,759	$1,998	$8,760
Christian School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	725 Mountain Dr	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-5249	574	32	17.9	62.5%	9 (1.6%)	512 (89.2%)	39 (6.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	72.2	175^th of 686 public elementary schools	74.5%		64.3	236^th of 680 public elementary schools	65.3%	61	52.5	48.9	43.1	68.1	53.7	61.2	44.7	89.6	77.1	68.1	74.1	94.5	89.0	97.0	$9,125	$1,167	$7,956
Oliver K5 School	Public	PK, KG-5	6871 6th Court S	Birmingham	35212	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-8620	343	17	20.7	85.1%	1 (0.3%)	329 (95.9%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	13.3	610^th of 686 public elementary schools	11.1%		12.6	616^th of 680 public elementary schools	9.4%	6	16.3	16.1	11.8				14.8		38.8	42.9	52.9				$10,625	$2,412	$8,211
Irondale Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 16th St S	Irondale	35210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-4200	435	26	16.8	71.7%	62 (14.3%)	158 (36.3%)	204 (46.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	17.3	577^th of 686 public elementary schools	15.9%		23.5	518^th of 680 public elementary schools	23.8%	59	32.3	11.7	19.2				19.2		38.8	31.2	60.3				$11,864	$2,559	$9,278
Tarrant Intermediate School	Public	3-6	1 Wildcat Drive	Tarrant	35217	Jefferson County	Tarrant City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 849-0168	404	22	18.3	77.5%	8 (2.0%)	180 (44.6%)	199 (49.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	8 (2.0%)	11.5	628^th of 686 public elementary schools	8.5%		10.2	636^th of 680 public elementary schools	6.5%	8	15.3	28.9	18.1	6.2			21.1		29.4	36.7	38.6	17.3			$9,871	$2,281	$7,585
Tarrant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1269 Portland St	Tarrant	35217	Jefferson County	Tarrant City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 841-7541	307	18	17.0	76.9%	5 (1.6%)	136 (44.3%)	156 (50.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)								(n/a)															$11,779	$2,309	$9,465
i3 Academy Elementary School	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%)	28.7	495^th of 686 public elementary schools	27.8%		18.7	555^th of 680 public elementary schools	18.4%	60	26.8	41.2	18.7				38.2		49.3	48.5	52.0
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%)	6.2	674^th of 686 public elementary schools	1.7%		12.2	620^th of 680 public elementary schools	8.8%	54	27.5	0.0	7.1	2.8	0.0	0.0	8.6	17.2	26.3	20.0	25.0	25.0	22.2	20.7	$10,391	$1,715	$8,673

Frequently Asked Questions about Robinson Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Robinson Elementary School?

Students at Robinson Elementary School are 79% African American, 20% Hispanic.

Is Robinson Elementary School a good school?

Robinson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.4% of Alabama elementary schools.

How many students attend Robinson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Robinson Elementary School.

What district is Robinson Elementary School in?

Birmingham City

What schools do graduates of Robinson Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School
High : Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet

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