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Wenonah High School

Public Grades 9-12

357^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 380 Alabama High Schools

Better than 6% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Wenonah High School is a public high school in Birmingham, AL, serving 670 students in grades 9-12 within the Birmingham City district, where over 81% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most encouraging news for parents is that Wenonah is showing real momentum. Chronic absenteeism has plummeted from a staggering 45.9% in 2021-2022 to just 6.4% in 2024-2025—a rate that is now better than the state average (12.0%) and even beats nearby high-performing schools like Homewood High School (8.8%) and Ramsay High School (15.9%). This dramatic turnaround suggests a school-wide push to get kids in the classroom, and it's working. Academically, while proficiency rates remain low overall, the school is on an upward trajectory—11th-grade math proficiency jumped from 1.32% to 3.92% in one year, and science improved from 6.62% to 9.15%. This positive trend sets Wenonah apart from nearby schools like Jackson-Olin High School and Midfield High School, which have remained stagnant or declined.

Perhaps the most remarkable story is in special education. Wenonah's Special Education students jumped from the 9th percentile statewide to the 65th percentile in a single year—a massive leap that suggests a highly effective, targeted intervention program. This success could serve as a model for other departments and schools in the area. The school also boasts a strong graduation rate of 85.4%, exceeding the district average of 80.9%. While Wenonah still faces significant academic challenges compared to schools like Ramsay High School (89th percentile), the combination of improved attendance, rising test scores, and standout special education results indicates a school that is actively working to change its trajectory. For parents, this is a school where students are showing up, graduating, and beginning to see real academic gains.

670

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,629

Per pupil spending ?

81.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2800 Wilson Rd SW
Birmingham, AL 35221-1303

(205) 231-1675

District: Birmingham City

Feeder schools for Wenonah High School:

Elementary:	Oxmoor K5
	West End Academy
Middle:	Jones Valley Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.2%

Hispanic:

9.6%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (7% vs 32% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Alabama average (85% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school7%

District avg14%

Alabama avg32%

357^th of 380

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7High 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	9.9	357 of 380	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	338 of 374	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	373 of 378	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	364 of 371	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	355 of 367	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	358 of 371	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	342 of 366	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	342 of 356	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.4	348 of 353	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.9	343 of 351	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.6	352 of 358	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	40.3	289 of 358	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.1	328 of 358	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	68.7	88 of 360	75.6%	★★★★☆
2010	84.3	19 of 358	94.7%	★★★★★
2009	38.0	261 of 357	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.9	306 of 359	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	50.9	200 of 358	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.5	280 of 357	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.1	297 of 359	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.0	328 of 357	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	192 of 234	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.2	155 of 228	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.8	220 of 231	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	208 of 224	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	199 of 222	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	196 of 228	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	184 of 224	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	196 of 223	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	79 of 89	11.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	8.7	356 of 372	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	305 of 359	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	360 of 366	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	357 of 367	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	355 of 359	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	333 of 354	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	326 of 347	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.9	326 of 343	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	139 of 142	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	354 of 377	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	309 of 367	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	365 of 375	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	348 of 361	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	329 of 361	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	327 of 358	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	331 of 349	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.4	312 of 315	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	344 of 375	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	354 of 363	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	363 of 368	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	356 of 358	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	341 of 366	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	332 of 366	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	330 of 357	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	338 of 350	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.2	336 of 339	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	52.5	68 of 197	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	17.5	176 of 194	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	176 of 198	11.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	56.5	62 of 169	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.5	137 of 196	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.5	149 of 171	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Special Education (2026)65th percentile+59 vs school

African American (2026)18th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)11th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science9%-27 vs state

English8%-26 vs state

Mathematics4%-23 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 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
Wenonah High School	Public	9-12	2800 Wilson Rd SW	Birmingham	35221	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1675	670	39	17.1	81.2%	7 (1.0%)	591 (88.2%)	64 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	9.9	357^th of 380 public high schools	6.1%		13.2	338^th of 374 public high schools	9.6%	19				3.9		9.2				8.1	$13,629	$2,136	$11,490
Midfield High School	Public	9-12	1600 High School Rd	Midfield	35228	Jefferson County	Midfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 923-2834	327	19	17.6	83.5%	2 (0.6%)	301 (92.0%)	20 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	8	368^th of 380 public high schools	3.2%		8.4	369^th of 374 public high schools	1.3%	1				1.5		9.2				4.8	$12,982	$1,936	$11,042
Midfield Area Vocational Department	Public	9-12	1600 High School Dr	Midfield	35221	Jefferson County	Midfield City	No	No	No	No	(205) 923-2833																			(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)
Fairfield High Preparatory School	Public	9-12	610 Valley Rd	Fairfield	35064	Jefferson County	Fairfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 785-5176	519	26	19.9	84.4%	3 (0.6%)	489 (94.2%)	26 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9.9	358^th of 380 public high schools	5.8%		10.2	362^nd of 374 public high schools	3.2%	4				4.9		11.7				3.9	$10,804	$1,870	$8,815
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%)	69.6	96^th of 380 public high schools	74.7%		84.8	51^st of 374 public high schools	86.4%	45	7.1	24.4	18.0	19.1	56.4	40.5	32.1	58.5	61.5	59.0
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%)	9.1	363^rd of 380 public high schools	4.5%		11.6	351^st of 374 public high schools	6.1%	12				1.7		7.2				9.8	$13,381	$1,886	$11,493
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%)	19.4	313^th of 380 public high schools	17.6%		16.5	317^th of 374 public high schools	15.2%	4				12.6		14.6				13.8	$15,289	$3,009	$12,278
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	5^th of 380 public high schools	98.7%		99.5	7^th of 374 public high schools	98.1%	2				63.4		64.0				73.0	$14,426	$982	$13,423
New Horizon Alternative School	Public	7-12	1701 6th Ave N	Bessemer	35020	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	No	(205) 432-3036																			(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Wenonah High School

What district is Wenonah High School in?

Birmingham City

How many students attend Wenonah High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 670 students attended Wenonah High School.

Is Wenonah High School a good school?

Wenonah High School ranks in the bottom 6.1% of Alabama high schools.

What schools feed into Wenonah High School?

Wenonah High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Oxmoor K5
Elementary : West End Academy
Middle : Jones Valley Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Wenonah High School?

Students at Wenonah High School are 88% African American, 10% Hispanic, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

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