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Wilkerson Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

423^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 6% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Wilkerson Middle School serves 424 students in grades 6-8 in Birmingham, AL, as part of the Birmingham City district, where nearly 88% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

One of the most striking things about Wilkerson is its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate—just 5.6% in 2024-2025, compared to 13.1% for the district and 12.0% statewide. This means students are showing up to school consistently, which is a real strength. However, the school faces significant challenges in academics, particularly in math. In 2025-2026, only 5.61% of 6th graders, 2.70% of 7th graders, and 2.76% of 8th graders met math proficiency standards—far below state averages of 35%, 24%, and 26% respectively. English Language Arts performance is stronger, with 8th grade proficiency at 29.66%, and 8th grade science actually exceeds the district average at 28.97%. The school also has a very high student-teacher ratio of 35.3:1, more than double that of nearby Pizitz Middle School (15.0:1) and nearly triple that of Mountain Brook Junior High School (12.1:1).

Compared to nearby schools, Wilkerson's performance is mixed. It ranks below Green Acres Middle School, which serves a similar demographic but achieves notably better results in both math and ELA. The contrast with i3 Academy Phase 2, a charter school with a similar student population, is also stark—i3's math proficiency rates are roughly four times higher. Interestingly, Wilkerson's strong attendance combined with weak academic outcomes suggests the challenges aren't about kids missing school, but rather about instructional capacity and resources. The school's per-student spending of $10,839 is lower than several comparison schools, including Bush Hills STEAM Academy ($19,712) and Green Acres ($14,583). While the 2022-2023 school year showed dramatically better test scores—a puzzling anomaly—the overall trend indicates that addressing the high student-teacher ratio and resource disparities will be critical for improving student outcomes.

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 — 16th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (16% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg24%

Alabama avg44%

423^rd of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Middle 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	9.3	423 of 449	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.2	242 of 269	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	22.9	96 of 103	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	9.3	402 of 427	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	23.3	70 of 82	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	12.0	417 of 438	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	10.2	408 of 426	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	27.6	210 of 269	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)22nd percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)10th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

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

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

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science29%-25 vs state

English24%-33 vs state

Mathematics4%-25 vs state

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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 (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 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 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
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%)	9.3	423^rd of 449 public middle schools	5.8%		7.8	429^th of 439 public middle schools	2.3%	6			5.6	2.7	2.8		29.0			20.6	22.5	29.7	$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%)	11.2	415^th of 449 public middle schools	7.6%		10.1	414^th of 439 public middle schools	5.7%	1			4.5	4.6	1.8		21.9			27.7	38.2	27.8	$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	(334) 220-5152	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%)	96.2	12^th of 449 public middle schools	97.3%		96.1	10^th of 439 public middle schools	97.7%	2			73.9	67.2	61.9		86.6			78.2	86.9	83.1	$11,292	$1,285	$9,985
Legacy Prep Intermediate	Public, Charter	4-8	2900 S Park Dr SW	Birmingham	35124	Shelby 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%)	14.9	391^st of 449 public middle schools	12.9%					(n/a)	16.0	7.6	8.0	1.8	0.0	30.0	22.2	32.0	47.2	38.0	35.7	44.4
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%)	10.5	420^th of 449 public middle schools	6.5%		11.2	407^th of 439 public middle schools	7.3%	13			3.4	7.0	4.9		15.2			25.6	25.6	36.3	$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%)	8.4	427^th of 449 public middle schools	4.9%		8	426^th of 439 public middle schools	3.0%	1			3.9	1.3	0.8		17.1			28.1	30.6	25.6	$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%)	14.7	393^rd of 449 public middle schools	12.5%		18.1	370^th of 439 public middle schools	15.7%	23			11.0	5.8	5.3		18.8			37.8	36.3	34.4	$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%)	98.3	4^th of 449 public middle schools	99.1%		98.5	4^th of 439 public middle schools	99.1%					61.2	67.0		92.9				84.5	91.4	$12,244	$113	$12,131
i3 Academy Middle School	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%)	26.9	334^th of 449 public middle schools	25.6%		21.4	348^th of 439 public middle schools	20.7%	14			21.9	13.5	11.4		31.8			47.9	39.3	42.1

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilkerson Middle School

What high school do graduates of Wilkerson Middle School attend?

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

What district is Wilkerson Middle School in?

Birmingham City

How many students attend Wilkerson Middle School?

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

Is Wilkerson Middle School a good school?

Wilkerson Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.8% of Alabama middle schools.

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