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Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

344^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 8% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet is a public magnet high school located in Birmingham, Alabama, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 764. 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.

Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet consistently ranks in the bottom half of Alabama high schools, with a statewide ranking between 334-365 over the past several years. Its performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state and Birmingham City averages, with only 3.53% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 8.32% for Birmingham City and 23.71% for the state. The school's four-year graduation rates, ranging from 78.7% to 90.0%, are generally lower than the state and district averages, and it has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 13.6% to 29.1%, which are significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet's academic performance and other key metrics are generally lower than those of the nearby high schools in the Birmingham City School District, such as George Washington Carver High School, Parker High School, and Ramsay High School. Ramsay High School, in particular, stands out as a high-performing school, with significantly higher test scores and graduation rates than Woodlawn. To address these challenges, the school and district may need to explore strategies to improve instructional quality, provide targeted interventions for struggling students, and address the underlying factors that impact student outcomes.

750

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,324

Per pupil spending ?

83.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5620 First Ave N
Birmingham, AL 35212

(205) 231-8000

District: Birmingham City

Feeder schools for Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet:

Elementary:	Avondale Elementary School
	Barrett Elementary School
	Hayes K8
	Oliver K5 School
	More...
	Robinson Elementary School
Middle:	Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School
	WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.2%

Hispanic:

14.1%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (7% vs 29% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Alabama average (76% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg14%

Alabama avg29%

344^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7High 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	12.9	344 of 374	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	342 of 378	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	334 of 371	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	354 of 367	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	365 of 371	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	349 of 366	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	341 of 356	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.3	338 of 353	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.9	316 of 351	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	5.7	346 of 353	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.7	351 of 358	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.2	340 of 358	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.8	354 of 358	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	36.7	276 of 360	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	64.9	117 of 358	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	23.6	318 of 357	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.1	285 of 359	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.4	290 of 358	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.9	317 of 357	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.5	304 of 359	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.8	323 of 357	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	191 of 228	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	187 of 231	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	150 of 224	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	195 of 222	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	215 of 228	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	190 of 224	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	195 of 223	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	62 of 75	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	48 of 63	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	354 of 359	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	327 of 366	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	322 of 358	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	351 of 367	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	351 of 359	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	329 of 354	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	338 of 347	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.0	343 of 343	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	87 of 142	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	112 of 139	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	115 of 122	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	114 of 114	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	101 of 103	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	321 of 367	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	334 of 375	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	292 of 349	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	339 of 361	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	351 of 361	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	336 of 358	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	329 of 349	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	292 of 363	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	335 of 368	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	328 of 358	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	353 of 366	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	350 of 366	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	350 of 357	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	327 of 350	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.1	312 of 339	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	142 of 194	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	60.2	55 of 198	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	47.6	76 of 182	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.4	105 of 169	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.9	172 of 196	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	158 of 171	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	127 of 160	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	287 of 325	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	298 of 325	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	312 of 317	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Science9%-24 vs state

English8%-22 vs state

Mathematics4%-20 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 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 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
Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet	Public, Magnet	9-12	5620 First Ave N	Birmingham	35212	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-8000	750	32	23.4	83.7%	12 (1.6%)	624 (83.2%)	106 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	12.9	344^th of 374 public high schools	8.0%		13.3	342^nd of 378 public high schools	9.5%	2			3.5		8.8			8.0	$12,324	$1,430	$10,891
Dupuy Alternative School	Public	9-12	4500 14th Ave N	Birmingham	35212	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 231-3250																			(n/a)
Homebound High School	Public	7-12	2015 Park Place N	Birmingham	35203	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 231-4777																			(n/a)
Ramsay High School	Public	9-12	1800 13th Ave S	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7000	762	46	16.5	50.7%	6 (0.8%)	720 (94.5%)	21 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	94.7	17^th of 374 public high schools	95.5%		74.1	71^st of 378 public high schools	81.2%	54			41.6		48.7			69.0	$11,746	$1,049	$10,695
Mountain Brook High School	Public	10-12	3650 Bethune Dr	Mountain Brook	35223	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 414-3800	985	98	10.1	2.8%	908 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.2%)	12 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.4%)	99.9	2^nd of 374 public high schools	99.5%		99.9	2^nd of 378 public high schools	99.5%				84.2		84.5			71.8	$16,839	$115	$16,723
George Washington Carver High School	Public	9-12	3900 24th St N	Birmingham	35207	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-3900	570	39	14.6	81.6%	2 (0.4%)	418 (73.3%)	144 (25.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	14.9	328^th of 374 public high schools	12.3%		15.8	325^th of 378 public high schools	14.0%	3			2.0		9.5			12.8	$14,794	$2,268	$12,524
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%)	16.5	317^th of 374 public high schools	15.2%		17.3	315^th of 378 public high schools	16.7%	2			5.2		7.6			13.9	$15,289	$3,009	$12,278
Shades Valley High School	Public	9-12	6100 Old Leeds Rd	Irondale	35210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5350	1,094	65	16.8	54.7%	200 (18.3%)	570 (52.1%)	280 (25.6%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.2%)	62.9	119^th of 374 public high schools	68.2%		68.9	85^th of 378 public high schools	77.5%	34			28.6		30.9			28.9	$9,072	$539	$8,510
Tarrant High School	Public	7-12	91 Black Creek Road	Tarrant	35217	Jefferson County	Tarrant City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 849-0172	597	37	16.1	78.7%	14 (2.3%)	305 (51.1%)	251 (42.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.7%)	11.4	355^th of 374 public high schools	5.1%		10.1	363^rd of 378 public high schools	4.0%	8	3.1	0.9	1.1	9.5	9.0	28.9	25.9	7.2	$11,985	$2,197	$9,781
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	7^th of 374 public high schools	98.1%		99.7	3^rd of 378 public high schools	99.2%	4			63.9		65.7			64.9	$14,426	$982	$13,423

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet

What is the racial makeup of Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet?

Students at Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet are 83% African American, 14% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet in?

Birmingham City

Is Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet a good school?

Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet ranks in the bottom 8.0% of Alabama high schools.

What schools feed into Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet?

Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Avondale Elementary School
Elementary : Barrett Elementary School
Elementary : Hayes K8
Elementary : Oliver K5 School
Elementary : Robinson Elementary School
Middle : Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School
Middle : WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet

How many students attend Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet?

In the 2024-25 school year, 750 students attended Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet.

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