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Wylam Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

640^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Wylam Elementary School is a PK-5 school in Birmingham, AL, serving 399 students within the Birmingham City district, where the majority of families qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Wylam faces significant academic challenges, particularly in mathematics. In the most recent school year, only about 10-16% of students scored proficient in math across grades 3-5, compared to state averages of 39-45%. This is a stark contrast to Princeton School, located just over three miles away, where 3rd grade math proficiency reaches 68%. English Language Arts is a relative strength, with 3rd grade reading proficiency (42.86%) more than double the math rate, though 4th grade reading dips notably. The school's overall state ranking has been volatile, fluctuating between the 1st and 25th percentiles over the past decade, and currently sits in the 7th percentile. While Wylam spends more per student ($13,796) than nearby schools, outcomes remain low, raising questions about resource effectiveness.

There are some positive trends. Chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically, dropping from 34.3% in 2021-2022 to 13.9% in 2024-2025, though it still slightly exceeds district and state averages. This is particularly notable when compared to Princeton's exceptionally low 0.5% absenteeism rate, suggesting attendance is a key lever for improvement. Special education performance has been highly volatile, swinging from the 42nd percentile statewide to the 4th percentile in just one year. While Wylam's performance is similar to other low-performing schools in the area like West End Academy and Minor Elementary, the success of Princeton within the same district demonstrates that higher achievement is possible. The school's improving attendance and relatively strong early literacy skills provide a foundation for targeted interventions in math and grade-level transitions.

399

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,796

Per pupil spending ?

78.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 Erie Street
Birmingham, AL 35224-2655

(205) 231-6800

District: Birmingham City

Students who attend Wylam Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bush Hills STEAM Academy
High:	JacksonOlin High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.7%

Hispanic:

11.3%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2023 → 7th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 7th (2026) from a 1st-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (25% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Science scores 29 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg32%

Alabama avg53%

640^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 26Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	9.9	640 of 686	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.7	590 of 680	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	645 of 684	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	676 of 680	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	647 of 687	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	671 of 692	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	571 of 681	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	541 of 680	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.5	515 of 688	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.9	591 of 691	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.6	580 of 691	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.1	559 of 695	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.1	659 of 696	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.7	691 of 696	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.8	690 of 709	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.5	695 of 704	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.7	670 of 696	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.4	692 of 698	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.3	668 of 698	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.2	671 of 689	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.6	638 of 688	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	33.1	462 of 623	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	370 of 428	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.3	330 of 427	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	376 of 420	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	420 of 427	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	376 of 426	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	407 of 426	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	256 of 426	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	239 of 423	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	10.0	617 of 651	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.8	541 of 649	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	596 of 650	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	630 of 645	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	578 of 656	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	620 of 656	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	475 of 646	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	506 of 640	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.2	400 of 639	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	628 of 667	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	558 of 660	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	623 of 670	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	621 of 623	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	594 of 651	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	639 of 653	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	526 of 649	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	468 of 651	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.1	412 of 567	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	10.7	614 of 659	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	579 of 651	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	622 of 655	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	645 of 649	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	648 of 669	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	654 of 669	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	585 of 650	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	567 of 650	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.4	517 of 639	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	386 of 403	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	38.3	233 of 403	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.2	318 of 345	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	344 of 398	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	11.2	399 of 437	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	353 of 423	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.2	352 of 432	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.8	349 of 432	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.4	373 of 430	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.0	389 of 438	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.8	306 of 436	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	20.7	372 of 436	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)14th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

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

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English38%-27 vs state

Science21%-29 vs state

Mathematics14%-28 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 (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 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
Wylam Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Erie Street	Birmingham	35224	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6800	399	23	17.3	78.4%	4 (1.0%)	338 (84.7%)	45 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	9.9	640^th of 686 public elementary schools	6.7%		14.7	590^th of 680 public elementary schools	13.2%	50	15.8	14.8	10.5				21.3		42.9	27.9	42.1				$13,796	$2,962	$10,832
Charles A Brown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4811 Court J	Birmingham	35208	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6860	296	18	16.4	83.1%	0 (0.0%)	276 (93.2%)	19 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17.2	579^th of 686 public elementary schools	15.6%		18.8	553^rd of 680 public elementary schools	18.7%	26	10.7	15.6	20.0				16.3		46.4	36.4	63.4				$11,676	$1,394	$10,280
Robinson Primary School	Public	K-2	301 61st St	Fairfield	35064	Jefferson County	Fairfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 783-6827	238	14	17.0	86.6%	0 (0.0%)	220 (92.4%)	11 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)								(n/a)															$12,020	$2,367	$9,535
Minor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2425 Ave SEnsley	Birmingham	35218	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6555	441	24	18.3	80.3%	2 (0.5%)	392 (88.9%)	38 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	13	614^th of 686 public elementary schools	10.5%		9.9	639^th of 680 public elementary schools	6.0%	25	27.1	16.3	15.4				15.0		41.4	31.3	48.1				$12,293	$2,301	$9,991
Central Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4915 Ave Q	Birmingham	35208	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1250	386	23	16.7	72.3%	1 (0.3%)	303 (78.5%)	75 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	11.3	631^st of 686 public elementary schools	8.0%		21.1	533^rd of 680 public elementary schools	21.6%	98	18.2	17.7	8.9				16.1		41.8	39.3	41.8				$11,240	$1,956	$9,283
Minor Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	3006 Cora Avenue	Birmingham	35224	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-4800	384	24	16.2	74.2%	53 (13.8%)	240 (62.5%)	64 (16.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.0%)	15.1	591^st of 686 public elementary schools	13.8%		16.9	568^th of 680 public elementary schools	16.5%	23	27.1	10.5	17.2				19.3		41.4	26.3	58.6				$11,201	$2,244	$8,930
South Hampton K8	Public	PK, KG-8	565 Sheridan Rd Pratt City	Birmingham	35214	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6689	511	26	19.6	79.5%	0 (0.0%)	463 (90.6%)	48 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.2	486^th of 686 public elementary schools	29.2%		46.6	376^th of 680 public elementary schools	44.7%	110	71.7	12.2	10.9	5.2	28.3	12.5	14.3	32.7	89.1	46.9	50.0	27.6	33.3	34.7	$10,994	$1,803	$9,189
West End Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1840 Pearson Avenue SW	Birmingham	35211	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1742	492	28	17.5	76.8%	4 (0.8%)	403 (81.9%)	80 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	9.9	642^nd of 686 public elementary schools	6.4%		7.8	660^th of 680 public elementary schools	2.9%	18	9.4	14.5	22.8				12.0		34.4	28.0	44.8				$10,378	$1,589	$8,788
Glen Oaks Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1301 Highland Dr	Fairfield	35064	Jefferson County	Fairfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 783-6837	275	15	18.3	88.7%	1 (0.4%)	255 (92.7%)	13 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	21.1	544^th of 686 public elementary schools	20.7%		14.4	593^rd of 680 public elementary schools	12.8%	49	30.2	22.5	21.9				21.1		58.1	36.6	48.0				$9,867	$1,722	$8,027
Midfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	416 Parkwood St	Midfield	35228	Jefferson County	Midfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 923-7727	377	18	20.9	76.7%	1 (0.3%)	321 (85.1%)	49 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	13.7	603^rd of 686 public elementary schools	12.1%		7.8	658^th of 680 public elementary schools	3.2%	55	13.9	20.3					34.4		31.0	35.9					$11,182	$1,903	$9,275

Frequently Asked Questions about Wylam Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Wylam Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Wylam Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bush Hills STEAM Academy
High : JacksonOlin High School

What district is Wylam Elementary School in?

Birmingham City

Is Wylam Elementary School a good school?

Wylam Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.7% of Alabama elementary schools.

How many students attend Wylam Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 399 students attended Wylam Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Wylam Elementary School?

Students at Wylam Elementary School are 85% African American, 11% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

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