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West End Academy

Q: Is West End Academy a good school?

West End Academy ranks in the bottom 6.4% of Alabama elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend West End Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 492 students attended West End Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of West End Academy?

Students at West End Academy are 82% African American, 16% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of West End Academy attend?

Students who attend West End Academy usually go on to attend: Middle : Jones Valley Middle School High : Wenonah High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

642^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

West End Academy is a PK-5 elementary school in Birmingham, AL, serving 492 students in the Birmingham City district, where roughly 77-85% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

West End Academy is currently ranked in the bottom 6% of Alabama elementary schools, with overall test scores significantly below district and state averages. However, there are some encouraging signs. The school has made remarkable progress reducing chronic absenteeism—dropping from 22% in 2021-2022 to just 7.4% in 2024-2025, which is well below both the district (13.1%) and state (12.0%) averages. English Language Arts is a relative strength, with 44.8% of 5th graders proficient in 2025-2026, nearly matching the district average of 48.9% and showing strong improvement from 24.1% just a few years earlier. The school also serves its female students notably better than male students, with girls ranking in the 15th percentile statewide compared to boys in the 2nd percentile.

The most pressing concerns are math proficiency, which is critically low—only 9.4% of 3rd graders were proficient in math in 2025-2026—and the severe struggles of English Language Learner students, who ranked last in the entire state. The contrast with nearby Princeton School, just 1.37 miles away, is striking: Princeton ranks in the 87th percentile statewide with 68% of 3rd graders proficient in math, compared to 9.4% at West End. Both schools serve similar demographics within the same district, suggesting school-level factors like leadership and curriculum play a major role. On a positive note, West End's 5th grade math scores (22.8%) are actually the highest among nearby Birmingham City elementary schools, including Minor Elementary (15.4%), Charles A Brown Elementary (20%), and Richard Arrington Elementary (9.3%).

492

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,378

Per pupil spending ?

76.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1840 Pearson Avenue SW
Birmingham, AL 35211

(205) 231-1742

District: Birmingham City

Students who attend West End Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Jones Valley Middle School
High:	Wenonah High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.9%

Hispanic:

16.3%

Two or more races:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (24% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Science scores 38 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg32%

Alabama avg53%

642^nd of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	9.9	642 of 686	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.8	660 of 680	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	665 of 684	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	667 of 680	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	657 of 687	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	683 of 692	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	675 of 681	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	659 of 680	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.1	669 of 688	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.7	665 of 691	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.5	667 of 691	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.6	683 of 695	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	360 of 428	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	382 of 427	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	394 of 420	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	411 of 427	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	387 of 426	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	416 of 426	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	420 of 426	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	395 of 423	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	143 of 143	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	16.6	553 of 651	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	618 of 649	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	626 of 650	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	637 of 645	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	624 of 656	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	646 of 656	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	638 of 646	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	613 of 640	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.7	608 of 639	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	84 of 90	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	616 of 667	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	640 of 660	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	652 of 670	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	599 of 623	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	619 of 651	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	635 of 653	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	641 of 649	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	623 of 651	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.0	550 of 567	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	7.3	644 of 659	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.4	631 of 651	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	645 of 655	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	626 of 649	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	628 of 669	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	659 of 669	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	645 of 650	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	636 of 650	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.5	630 of 639	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	367 of 403	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	389 of 392	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	325 of 344	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.5	271 of 280	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)16th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)<1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English36%-29 vs state

Mathematics16%-26 vs state

Science12%-38 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
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
Richard Arrington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 Jefferson Avenue SW	Birmingham	35211	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1130	341	18	18.9	80.4%	5 (1.5%)	292 (85.6%)	41 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	8.6	654^th of 686 public elementary schools	4.7%		5.3	672^nd of 680 public elementary schools	1.2%	18	12.2	14.3	9.3				17.1		38.8	28.6	44.2
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
Hemphill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	714 12th Street SW	Birmingham	35211	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7500	353	20	17.6	79.0%	4 (1.1%)	312 (88.4%)	33 (9.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13.4	607^th of 686 public elementary schools	11.5%		13.3	606^th of 680 public elementary schools	10.9%	1	32.6	8.7	9.4				13.0		44.4	39.1	44.4				$11,087	$2,703	$8,383
Princeton School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1425 2nd Ave W	Birmingham	35208	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-2500	195	15	13.0	55.4%	0 (0.0%)	194 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	85.6	86^th of 686 public elementary schools	87.5%		91.3	45^th of 680 public elementary schools	93.4%	41	68.0	79.3	57.1				58.6		88.0	79.3	82.9				$12,109	$2,245	$9,861
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about West End Academy

How many students attend West End Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 492 students attended West End Academy.

What schools do graduates of West End Academy attend?

Students who attend West End Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jones Valley Middle School
High : Wenonah High School

What district is West End Academy in?

Birmingham City

Is West End Academy a good school?

West End Academy ranks in the bottom 6.4% of Alabama elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of West End Academy?

Students at West End Academy are 82% African American, 16% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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