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Wilkerson Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

429^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 2% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Wilkerson Middle School is a public middle school in Birmingham, Alabama, serving 425 students in grades 6-8. 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. Wilkerson Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alabama middle schools over the past several years.

Wilkerson Middle School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic factors. The school consistently underperforms compared to the Birmingham City and Alabama state averages on standardized assessments, with only 0% to 3.73% of students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 7.1% to 12.71% for Birmingham City and 24.53% to 33.97% for the state. The school's performance in English Language Arts is slightly better, but still lags behind the district and state averages. Additionally, Wilkerson Middle School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 5.6% to 23.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Wilkerson Middle School's performance is generally lower than the nearby WE Putnam Middle School, a magnet school in the Birmingham City School District, which outperforms Wilkerson Middle School on most academic metrics. This suggests that the magnet school model may be more effective in improving student outcomes. Additionally, the high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds at Wilkerson Middle School, ranging from 88.47% to 88.72% over the past few years, likely contributes to the school's overall academic underperformance, highlighting the need for targeted interventions and support to address the challenges faced by students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

424

Students ?

35.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,839

Per pupil spending ?

88%

Free/discounted lunch ?

116 11th Ct W
Birmingham, AL 35204-2404

(205) 231-2740

District: Birmingham City

Students who attend Wilkerson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Parker High School

Feeder schools for Wilkerson Middle School:

Elementary:	Hemphill Elementary School
	Phillips Academy
	Tuggle Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

79.5%

Hispanic:

17.7%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg21%

Alabama avg42%

429^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Middle 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	429 of 439	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	401 of 442	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	44.1	242 of 437	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.9	395 of 432	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	409 of 440	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	341 of 437	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	354 of 423	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	354 of 432	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.5	365 of 432	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.1	335 of 430	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.7	338 of 438	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	58.5	192 of 436	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.2	99 of 436	77.3%	★★★★☆
2011	80.7	49 of 435	88.7%	★★★★☆
2010	87.8	23 of 435	94.7%	★★★★★
2009	72.1	92 of 425	78.4%	★★★★☆
2008	75.1	68 of 417	83.7%	★★★★☆
2007	86.3	26 of 412	93.7%	★★★★★
2006	35.1	293 of 409	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.0	385 of 415	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.8	389 of 407	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	247 of 259	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	213 of 269	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	65.8	60 of 263	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	21.6	239 of 271	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	235 of 266	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.5	93 of 252	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.2	156 of 247	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	17.7	191 of 205	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	99 of 117	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	100 of 106	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	70.0	14 of 94	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	55.5	18 of 81	77.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	408 of 415	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	360 of 426	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.9	218 of 417	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.3	372 of 423	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	386 of 415	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	315 of 399	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	331 of 392	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.6	325 of 380	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	164 of 173	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	136 of 164	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.3	68 of 166	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.0	130 of 157	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	130 of 154	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	77 of 124	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	81 of 113	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	416 of 428	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	400 of 437	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	56.8	148 of 410	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	16.5	376 of 421	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	395 of 415	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	288 of 396	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	329 of 396	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.5	293 of 349	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	406 of 422	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	405 of 428	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	41.8	244 of 419	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.0	406 of 427	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	399 of 418	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	315 of 399	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	343 of 397	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.4	314 of 380	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	15.2	66 of 69	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	50 of 56	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	158 of 271	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	223 of 281	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.3	76 of 281	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	23.3	235 of 256	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	254 of 274	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	203 of 254	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	200 of 223	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.5	181 of 195	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	374 of 377	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)42nd percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)5th percentile~ school

Native American (2024)4th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics49%+22 vs state

English20%-36 vs state

Science15%-26 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, January 20, 2018

Our daughter ... has made leaps and bounds academically, and socially. She is safe, appreciated by her teachers and peers, and feels that all the kids are equals. My child entered this school and district during the 2015/16 school year because of a relocation and was not zoned for Wilkeson Middle School. However, my child has some learning differences and needs intervention classes and we were in need of excellent Resource Teachers. Wilkerson Middle School had the best Special Education Teachers Birmingham City School's have to offer.
The Principal was excellent in helping me enroll my daughter because she saw the learning needs that my daughter needed.
Communicate amongst Wilkerson faculty, teachers, and parent have all been good. When approached they have all bent over backward to help with any question or concern we may have. My child has done well here academically and has formed some friendships. Overall I am satisfied with the type of learning environment Wilkerson Middle School has to offer. The curriculum in teaching strategies is driven by data. It is a place were "Teaching and Learning" is their Core Business! Close Quote

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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 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
Wilkerson Middle School	Public	6-8	116 11th Ct W	Birmingham	35204	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-2740	424	12	35.3	88.0%	3 (0.7%)	337 (79.5%)	75 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	7.8	429^th of 439 public middle schools	2.3%		11.7	401^st of 442 public middle schools	9.3%	28	3.7	1.4	0.0	15.2	16.4	24.8	19.6	$10,839	$1,819	$9,017
City Elementary	Public	7-8	901 9th Avenue North	Birmingham	35204	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 231-2288																			(n/a)
Bush Hills STEAM Academy	Public	6-8	900 16th Street West	Birmingham	35208	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6370	370	18	20.5	85.4%	0 (0.0%)	327 (88.4%)	39 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	10.1	414^th of 439 public middle schools	5.7%		8.5	429^th of 442 public middle schools	2.9%	15	5.0	0.8	1.7	9.2	29.1	25.4	33.6	$19,712	$1,930	$17,781
Homewood Middle School	Public	6-8	395 Mecca Avenue	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 870-0878	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%)	96.1	10^th of 439 public middle schools	97.7%		96.5	13^th of 442 public middle schools	97.1%	3	74.3	57.3	57.9	73.4	88.0	78.7	79.3	$11,292	$1,285	$9,985
Legacy Prep Intermediate	Public, Charter	4-7	2900 S Park Dr SW	Birmingham	35211	Jefferson County	Legacy Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 573-0777	219	11	19.9	84.5%	0 (0.0%)	210 (95.9%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)
C J Donald Middle School	Public	6-8	715 Valley Rd	Fairfield	35064	Jefferson County	Fairfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 783-6823	316	15	21.0	87.0%	0 (0.0%)	301 (95.3%)	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.2	407^th of 439 public middle schools	7.3%		9.8	418^th of 442 public middle schools	5.4%	11	15.2	3.1	9.2	8.3	22.2	26.8	16.5	$11,750	$2,352	$9,279
Jones Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	2000 31st Street SW	Birmingham	35221	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1040	465	22	21.6	85.8%	2 (0.4%)	386 (83.0%)	68 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	8	426^th of 439 public middle schools	3.0%		7.9	432^nd of 442 public middle schools	2.3%	6	5.2	2.3	1.4	2.1	27.2	24.8	22.5	$11,995	$2,095	$9,898
Green Acres Middle School	Public	6-8	1220 67th Street West	Birmingham	35228	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1370	309	14	22.0	84.5%	4 (1.3%)	266 (86.1%)	36 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	18.1	370^th of 439 public middle schools	15.7%		13.9	383^rd of 442 public middle schools	13.3%	13	10.0	13.2	1.0	7.7	40.8	43.5	30.2	$14,583	$5,618	$8,963
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%)	98.5	4^th of 439 public middle schools	99.1%		98.4	3^rd of 442 public middle schools	99.3%	1		76.4	72.8	84.8		91.8	82.6	$12,244	$113	$12,131
i3 Academy Phase 2	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%)	21.4	348^th of 439 public middle schools	20.7%		29	324^th of 442 public middle schools	26.7%	24	7.7	11.7	7.9	21.8	36.3	42.7	38.6

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilkerson Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Wilkerson Middle School?

Students at Wilkerson Middle School are 79% African American, 18% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Wilkerson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended Wilkerson Middle School.

What district is Wilkerson Middle School in?

Birmingham City

What high school do graduates of Wilkerson Middle School attend?

Students who attend Wilkerson Middle School usually go on to attend Parker High School

Is Wilkerson Middle School a good school?

Wilkerson Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.3% of Alabama middle schools.

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