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Glen Iris Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

580^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Glen Iris Elementary School in Birmingham, AL, serves 827 students in Pre-K through 6th grade within the Birmingham City district, a school that has historically ranked in the bottom 15% of Alabama elementary schools but is showing signs of a positive upward trend.

For parents, the most important takeaway is that Glen Iris is a school with clear strengths and clear challenges. The school's biggest success story is in early literacy: 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency jumped from 24% in 2022-2023 to 52% in 2025-2026, now sitting above the district average. However, math proficiency remains a significant concern, with only 17-22% of students in grades 3-5 meeting state standards—roughly half the state average. This "tale of two subjects" suggests the school has found effective literacy strategies that haven't yet translated to math instruction. The school also serves a predominantly low-income population (68% free/reduced lunch) and has made notable progress reducing chronic absenteeism from a pandemic-era peak of 26.6% down to 13.3%.

When comparing Glen Iris to nearby options, the differences are striking. Just 0.21 miles away, EPIC Alternative Elementary School ranks in the 94th percentile statewide with proficiency rates of 70-90%, while Phillips Academy (2 miles away) ranks in the 65th percentile. The school also shows mixed results with specific student groups—it performs relatively well with English Language Learners (43rd percentile) but has seen a sharp drop in support for Special Education students, falling from the 41st to 11th percentile in just one year. Despite these challenges, Glen Iris's overall ranking has improved from the 6th to 15th percentile over the past four years, suggesting recent interventions are beginning to take hold.

827

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,950

Per pupil spending ?

68.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1115 11th Street South
Birmingham, AL 35205

(205) 231-7440

District: Birmingham City

Students who attend Glen Iris Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Parker High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.7%

Hispanic:

33.0%

Asian:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (31% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Science scores 31 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg32%

Alabama avg53%

580^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	580 of 686	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.5	602 of 680	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	586 of 684	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	617 of 680	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	646 of 687	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	611 of 692	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	592 of 681	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	609 of 680	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	616 of 688	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.9	627 of 691	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.4	611 of 691	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.7	516 of 695	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.0	504 of 696	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.5	495 of 696	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.1	531 of 709	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.4	541 of 704	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.1	433 of 696	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.9	601 of 698	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.5	510 of 698	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.3	548 of 689	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.3	517 of 688	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.7	455 of 623	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	308 of 428	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.8	348 of 427	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	326 of 420	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	353 of 427	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	374 of 426	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	350 of 426	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	294 of 426	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	332 of 423	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.4	257 of 336	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	81 of 143	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.2	93 of 142	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	74 of 131	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	108 of 123	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	101 of 110	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	88 of 100	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	74 of 74	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	49 of 65	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	576 of 651	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.5	586 of 649	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	557 of 650	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	606 of 645	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	619 of 656	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	583 of 656	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	577 of 646	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	576 of 640	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.9	557 of 639	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	60 of 90	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.6	161 of 206	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	155 of 196	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	175 of 184	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	170 of 175	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	148 of 164	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	131 of 152	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	105 of 140	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.7	115 of 130	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	557 of 667	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	592 of 660	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	572 of 670	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	543 of 623	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	606 of 651	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	575 of 653	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	552 of 649	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	588 of 651	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	536 of 659	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.6	558 of 651	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	578 of 655	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	556 of 649	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	623 of 669	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	598 of 669	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	563 of 650	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	578 of 650	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.7	584 of 639	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	161 of 193	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	38 of 53	28.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	37 of 59	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	47 of 57	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	57 of 65	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	53 of 63	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	47 of 58	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	359 of 403	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.0	237 of 403	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	296 of 395	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	260 of 373	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	350 of 398	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	382 of 392	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	301 of 344	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.6	259 of 280	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)43rd percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile+18 vs school

Native American (2025)28th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2026)28th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)12th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)11th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English47%-17 vs state

Science20%-31 vs state

Mathematics19%-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 (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
Glen Iris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1115 11th Street South	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7440	827	38	21.7	68.4%	16 (1.9%)	502 (60.7%)	273 (33.0%)	20 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.3%)	17.1	580^th of 686 public elementary schools	15.5%		13.5	602^nd of 680 public elementary schools	11.5%	22	21.8	17.1	17.9				19.5		52.0	36.1	54.1				$9,950	$1,538	$8,410
EPIC Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 10th Ave S	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7370	232	18	12.8	41.8%	6 (2.6%)	214 (92.2%)	5 (2.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	91.6	40^th of 686 public elementary schools	94.2%		84.3	90^th of 680 public elementary schools	86.8%	50	72.0	70.4	78.8				66.7		88.0	88.9	90.9				$16,113	$4,396	$11,715
Freedom Prep Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	630 1st Avenue S	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Freedom Prep Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(334) 521-6094	41			68.3%	1 (2.4%)	35 (85.4%)	4 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	7.8	665^th of 686 public elementary schools	3.1%					(n/a)	9.1	12.5					18.8		22.7	37.5
Washington K8	Public	PK, KG-8	115 Fourth Avenue South	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7740	617	30	20.5	74.6%	6 (1.0%)	385 (62.4%)	217 (35.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	28.8	494^th of 686 public elementary schools	28.0%		39.4	428^th of 680 public elementary schools	37.1%	66	27.3	73.9	22.7	20.3	5.2	6.7	23.9	27.9	50.0	47.8	45.5	30.5	30.7	36.8	$11,393	$2,367	$9,024
Edgewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	901 College Ave	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	No	(205) 423-2400	935	67	13.9	12.0%	786 (84.1%)	87 (9.3%)	34 (3.6%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.4%)	95.7	16^th of 686 public elementary schools	97.7%		95.3	13^th of 680 public elementary schools	98.1%	3	75.8	81.6	74.4				81.6		95.4	88.2	98.3				$10,200	$926	$9,252
Shades Cahaba Elementary School	Public	K-5	3001 Independence Drive	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-1113	507	40	12.6	22.1%	383 (75.5%)	45 (8.9%)	38 (7.5%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	96.4	13^th of 686 public elementary schools	98.1%		93.7	26^th of 680 public elementary schools	96.2%	13	80.8	79.8	82.0				89.9		93.6	87.2	96.6				$12,104	$980	$11,103
Engle Day Treatment	Public	1-7	2015 Park Place N	Birmingham	35202	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 231-4776																			(n/a)
Homebound Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2015 Park Place	Birmingham	35202	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 231-4777																			(n/a)
Phillips Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2316 7th Avenue North	Birmingham	35203	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-9500	609	33	18.4	56.2%	4 (0.7%)	580 (95.2%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	63.8	242^nd of 686 public elementary schools	64.7%		68	212^th of 680 public elementary schools	68.8%	30	29.8	45.3	51.5	59.4	72.1	48.9	34.4	77.7	68.1	67.7	78.8	77.4	95.6	86.2	$10,154	$1,011	$9,140
Tuggle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	412 12th Ct N	Birmingham	35204	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-2675	423	18	23.5	74.7%	2 (0.5%)	293 (69.3%)	122 (28.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	14.2	598^th of 686 public elementary schools	12.8%		16.3	576^th of 680 public elementary schools	15.3%	22	15.5	23.1	10.9				24.6		47.9	40.0	40.0				$10,447	$2,625	$7,821

Frequently Asked Questions about Glen Iris Elementary School

How many students attend Glen Iris Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 827 students attended Glen Iris Elementary School.

Is Glen Iris Elementary School a good school?

Glen Iris Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.5% of Alabama elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Glen Iris Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Glen Iris Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Parker High School

What is the racial makeup of Glen Iris Elementary School?

Students at Glen Iris Elementary School are 61% African American, 33% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Glen Iris Elementary School in?

Birmingham City

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