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Tuggle Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

599^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Tuggle Elementary School is a PK-5 school in Birmingham, AL, serving 423 students within the Birmingham City district, where about three-quarters of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Tuggle’s biggest strength is its work with English Language Learners. The school ranks in the 71st percentile for ELL students—a 4-star rating—and also performs well with Hispanic students, ranking in the 64th percentile. This is a stark contrast to its overall ranking in the bottom 15% of Alabama elementary schools. If your child is an English learner, Tuggle appears to have effective, specialized support. Another bright spot is 4th-grade science, where 24.62% of students are proficient—higher than the district average and better than nearby Hemphill Elementary School (13.04%) and Norwood Elementary School (5.88%). Attendance is also improving, with chronic absenteeism dropping from 25.5% to 12.7% over three years, now in line with the state average.

However, there are significant concerns. Only 10.91% of 5th graders are proficient in math—about half the district average and well below the state’s 39.06%. Scores also swing widely between grades, suggesting success depends heavily on a particular teacher rather than a consistent school-wide approach. Compared to nearby higher-performing schools like Phillips Academy and Princeton School, Tuggle has a higher student-teacher ratio (23.5 vs. lower ratios at those schools) and lower per-student spending ($10,447 vs. $12,109 at Princeton). While Tuggle faces real challenges, its success with ELL students and improving attendance show areas of genuine progress, even as overall academic performance remains a work in progress.

423

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,447

Per pupil spending ?

74.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

412 12th Ct N
Birmingham, AL 35204-2533

(205) 231-2675

District: Birmingham City

Students who attend Tuggle Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wilkerson Middle School
High:	Parker High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.3%

Hispanic:

28.8%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (29% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Science scores 26 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg32%

Alabama avg53%

599^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 26Elementary Schools in the Birmingham City

119^th of 139Birmingham 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	14.1	599 of 686	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	576 of 680	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	594 of 684	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	619 of 680	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	617 of 687	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	640 of 692	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	604 of 681	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	576 of 680	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	591 of 688	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.4	660 of 691	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	355 of 429	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.6	290 of 427	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	334 of 420	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	369 of 427	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	340 of 426	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	365 of 426	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	377 of 426	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	291 of 423	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.2	283 of 336	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	56.2	41 of 143	71.3%	★★★★☆
2025	53.8	61 of 142	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	47 of 131	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.2	86 of 110	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	95 of 100	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	64.7	12 of 74	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	53.6	21 of 65	67.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	16.6	553 of 652	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	574 of 649	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	585 of 650	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	587 of 645	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	607 of 656	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	605 of 656	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	617 of 646	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	550 of 640	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.1	581 of 639	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	32 of 90	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.9	142 of 206	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	144 of 196	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	142 of 184	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	156 of 175	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	156 of 164	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.0	64 of 152	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	77 of 140	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.1	85 of 130	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	588 of 668	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	548 of 660	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	573 of 670	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	546 of 623	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	587 of 651	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	625 of 653	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	597 of 649	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	540 of 651	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.5	477 of 567	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	585 of 660	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	527 of 651	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	565 of 655	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	577 of 649	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	588 of 669	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	604 of 669	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	536 of 650	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	540 of 650	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.7	533 of 639	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	40.6	38 of 65	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.2	51 of 63	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	38 of 58	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	247 of 403	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.0	337 of 345	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	395 of 398	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	348 of 392	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	462 of 532	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	482 of 535	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	2.5	540 of 540	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)71st percentile+59 vs school

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile+52 vs school

Native American (2022)42nd percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2026)39th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2026)17th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English43%-22 vs state

Science25%-26 vs state

Mathematics16%-26 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	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
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%)	14.1	599^th of 686 public elementary schools	12.7%		16.3	576^th of 680 public elementary schools	15.3%	23	15.5	23.1	10.9				24.6		47.9	40.0	40.0				$10,447	$2,625	$7,821
Engle Day Treatment	Public	1-7	2015 Park Place N	Birmingham	35202	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 231-4776																			(n/a)
Homebound Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2015 Park Place	Birmingham	35202	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 231-4777																			(n/a)
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%)	63.8	242^nd of 686 public elementary schools	64.7%		68	212^th of 680 public elementary schools	68.8%	30	29.8	45.3	51.5	59.4	72.1	48.9	34.4	77.7	68.1	67.7	78.8	77.4	95.6	86.2	$10,154	$1,011	$9,140
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%)	26.2	514^th of 686 public elementary schools	25.1%		20.8	536^th of 680 public elementary schools	21.2%	22	75.0	15.2	18.2				5.9		61.5	14.7	44.4				$11,542	$2,602	$8,937
Washington K8	Public	PK, KG-8	115 Fourth Avenue South	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7740	617	30	20.5	74.6%	6 (1.0%)	385 (62.4%)	217 (35.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	28.8	495^th of 686 public elementary schools	27.8%		39.4	428^th of 680 public elementary schools	37.1%	67	27.3	73.9	22.7	20.3	5.2	6.7	23.9	27.9	50.0	47.8	45.5	30.5	30.7	36.8	$11,393	$2,367	$9,024
Freedom Prep Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	630 1st Avenue S	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Freedom Prep Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(334) 521-6094	41			68.3%	1 (2.4%)	35 (85.4%)	4 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	7.7	665^th of 686 public elementary schools	3.1%					(n/a)	9.1	12.5					18.8		22.7	37.5
EPIC Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 10th Ave S	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7370	232	18	12.8	41.8%	6 (2.6%)	214 (92.2%)	5 (2.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	91.6	40^th of 686 public elementary schools	94.2%		84.3	90^th of 680 public elementary schools	86.8%	50	72.0	70.4	78.8				66.7		88.0	88.9	90.9				$16,113	$4,396	$11,715
Princeton School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1425 2nd Ave W	Birmingham	35208	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-2500	195	15	13.0	55.4%	0 (0.0%)	194 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	85.6	86^th of 686 public elementary schools	87.5%		91.3	45^th of 680 public elementary schools	93.4%	41	68.0	79.3	57.1				58.6		88.0	79.3	82.9				$12,109	$2,245	$9,861
Glen Iris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1115 11th Street South	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7440	827	38	21.7	68.4%	16 (1.9%)	502 (60.7%)	273 (33.0%)	20 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.3%)	17	580^th of 686 public elementary schools	15.5%		13.5	602^nd of 680 public elementary schools	11.5%	22	21.8	17.1	17.9				19.5		52.0	36.1	54.1				$9,950	$1,538	$8,410

Frequently Asked Questions about Tuggle Elementary School

What district is Tuggle Elementary School in?

Birmingham City

How many students attend Tuggle Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 423 students attended Tuggle Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Tuggle Elementary School?

Students at Tuggle Elementary School are 69% African American, 29% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Tuggle Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Wilkerson Middle School
High : Parker High School

Is Tuggle Elementary School a good school?

Tuggle Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.7% of Alabama elementary schools.

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