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Washington K8

Q: Is Washington K8 a good school?

Washington K8 ranks 428 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

428^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Washington K8 is a public elementary and middle school in Birmingham, Alabama, serving 590 students in grades PK-8. 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.

Washington K8 has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alabama elementary schools, with a 1-star or 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing significantly below the state average. However, the school's African American and Hispanic student subgroups perform relatively well compared to their peers statewide. While Washington K8 outperforms the Birmingham City and Alabama state averages in mathematics and English/language arts in the lower grades, its performance declines in the upper grades, with only 5.26% of 7th graders and 10.28% of 8th graders proficient or better in mathematics. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 11.0% to 23.3% over the past few years.

Nearby schools, such as Princeton School, Edgewood Elementary School, and EPIC Alternative Elementary School, significantly outperform Washington K8 on various metrics, including test scores, chronic absenteeism, and student demographics. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism rates and providing additional support for economically disadvantaged students may be key areas for improvement at Washington K8.

617

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,393

Per pupil spending ?

74.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

115 Fourth Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35205

(205) 231-7740

District: Birmingham City

Students who attend Washington K8 usually attend:

High:

Parker High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.4%

Hispanic:

35.2%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Birmingham City

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (35% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Science scores 28 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg26%

Alabama avg47%

Elementary school

428^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 35 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Alabama Elementary Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

373^rd of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Alabama Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	428 of 680	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.6	544 of 684	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	540 of 680	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	563 of 687	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	586 of 692	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	668 of 681	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	656 of 680	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.0	687 of 688	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.0	687 of 691	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.3	677 of 691	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.4	675 of 695	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.7	691 of 696	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.5	670 of 696	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	23.0	628 of 709	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.4	497 of 704	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.0	557 of 696	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.4	631 of 698	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	24.1	599 of 698	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	9.4	673 of 689	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.3	672 of 688	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.1	621 of 623	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	140 of 427	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	205 of 420	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	236 of 427	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	311 of 426	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	357 of 426	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	396 of 426	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	392 of 423	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.6	335 of 336	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	51 of 142	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	75 of 131	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	101 of 123	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	63.1	29 of 110	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	46.0	42 of 100	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	380 of 649	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	498 of 650	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	530 of 645	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	599 of 656	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	596 of 656	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	643 of 646	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	590 of 640	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.5	634 of 639	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	103 of 206	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.7	170 of 196	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	129 of 184	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	90 of 175	48.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.7	142 of 164	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	143 of 152	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	137 of 140	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.2	129 of 130	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	338 of 660	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	490 of 670	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	489 of 623	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	512 of 651	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	533 of 653	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	625 of 649	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	626 of 651	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.7	565 of 567	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	427 of 651	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.3	531 of 655	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	499 of 649	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	490 of 669	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	532 of 669	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	602 of 650	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	624 of 650	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.1	639 of 639	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	34 of 53	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	50 of 59	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	54 of 57	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	45 of 65	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	54 of 63	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	55 of 58	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	373 of 439	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	371 of 442	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	393 of 437	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	386 of 432	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	385 of 440	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	402 of 437	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	411 of 423	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.1	426 of 432	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.6	414 of 432	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.9	400 of 430	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	17.5	363 of 438	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.8	418 of 436	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.6	423 of 436	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.5	396 of 435	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.8	408 of 435	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.4	411 of 425	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.4	364 of 417	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.8	327 of 412	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.8	383 of 409	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.1	370 of 415	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.0	387 of 407	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	165 of 259	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	171 of 269	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	224 of 263	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	238 of 271	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	192 of 266	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	216 of 252	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	212 of 247	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.9	196 of 205	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	42 of 117	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.2	52 of 106	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.6	66 of 94	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	48 of 81	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	51 of 70	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	25 of 25	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	30.9	10 of 13	23.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	357 of 415	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	378 of 426	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	393 of 417	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	406 of 423	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	397 of 415	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	361 of 399	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	356 of 392	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.2	378 of 380	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	131 of 173	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	131 of 164	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	144 of 166	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	143 of 157	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	139 of 154	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	106 of 124	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	110 of 113	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.9	107 of 108	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	347 of 428	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	354 of 437	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	377 of 410	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	377 of 421	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	322 of 415	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	361 of 396	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	389 of 396	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	351 of 422	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	352 of 428	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	358 of 419	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	368 of 427	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	339 of 418	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	376 of 399	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	385 of 397	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.2	370 of 380	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	91 of 92	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	42 of 66	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	47 of 69	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.7	55 of 61	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	63 of 65	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	54 of 56	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	37 of 44	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	70 of 271	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	13.3	276 of 281	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	184 of 281	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.2	226 of 254	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	16.9	343 of 376	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)67th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school

Native American (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+59 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile+49 vs school

Native American (2025)36th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

White (2022)9th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English44%-16 vs state

Mathematics33%~ state avg

Science14%-28 vs state

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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
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%)	39.4	428^th of 680 public elementary schools	37.1%		20.6	544^th of 684 public elementary schools	20.5%	116	62.2	71.1	38.1	8.1	5.3	10.3	11.1	16.8	72.1	40.9	48.8	23.5	39.3	41.2	$11,393	$2,367	$9,024
Freedom Prep Academy	Public, Charter	K-1	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%)								(n/a)
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%)	84.3	90^th of 680 public elementary schools	86.8%		81.8	109^th of 684 public elementary schools	84.1%	19	85.7	54.6	92.6				42.4		75.0	81.8	100.0				$16,113	$4,396	$11,715
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%)	13.5	602^nd of 680 public elementary schools	11.5%		14.3	586^th of 684 public elementary schools	14.3%	16	25.2	13.8	10.0				15.2		43.9	46.4	34.3				$9,950	$1,538	$8,410
Hemphill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	714 12th Street SW	Birmingham	35211	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7500	353	20	17.6	79.0%	4 (1.1%)	312 (88.4%)	33 (9.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13.3	606^th of 680 public elementary schools	10.9%		14.7	584^th of 684 public elementary schools	14.6%	22	37.5	14.3	11.5				14.3		38.3	37.0	24.0				$11,087	$2,703	$8,383
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%)	91.3	45^th of 680 public elementary schools	93.4%		81.2	114^th of 684 public elementary schools	83.3%	69	72.4	64.5	78.8				54.8		96.6	83.9	93.9				$12,109	$2,245	$9,861
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)
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
Edgewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	901 College Ave	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	No	(205) 423-2400	935	67	13.9	12.0%	786 (84.1%)	87 (9.3%)	34 (3.6%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.4%)	95.3	13^th of 680 public elementary schools	98.1%		96.1	14^th of 684 public elementary schools	98.0%	1	82.4	80.0	64.5				84.0		96.3	95.4	86.9				$10,200	$926	$9,252

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington K8

What schools do graduates of Washington K8 attend?

Students who attend Washington K8 usually go on to attend:

High : Parker High School

What district is Washington K8 in?

Birmingham City

Is Washington K8 a good school?

Washington K8 ranks 428^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Washington K8?

Students at Washington K8 are 62% African American, 35% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Washington K8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 617 students attended Washington K8.

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.