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Brighton School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

570^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Brighton School is a small elementary school in Brighton, AL, serving 336 students in grades PK-5 within the Jefferson County school district, where about 83% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

One of the most encouraging findings is the school's exceptional performance with English Language Learners (ELL). In the 2024-2025 school year, ELL students ranked in the 74th percentile statewide—a remarkable achievement for a school that overall ranks in the bottom quarter of Alabama elementary schools. This suggests Brighton has developed effective strategies for supporting English learners that could potentially be applied to other student groups. The school also showed a notable bright spot in 5th grade English, jumping from 35% proficiency to 50% in a single year, though still below the state average of 69.5%.

Attendance is an area where Brighton lags behind some nearby schools. With a chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9%, Brighton has more students missing significant school time than Lipscomb Elementary School (9.3%) or Hueytown Intermediate School (9.2%). Interestingly, Brighton spends more per student ($10,820) than several higher-performing neighbors, including Hueytown Intermediate ($8,544) and Pleasant Grove Elementary School ($8,020), yet those schools achieve better overall rankings. The comparison with Lipscomb Elementary—just two miles away and serving a similar demographic—is particularly instructive. Lipscomb's 5th grade English proficiency reached 81.25% in 2024-2025, nearly double Brighton's 35.19%, proving that significant improvement is possible with the right school-level practices. Math performance at Brighton also varies widely by grade, with 5th graders hitting 39.58% proficiency (near the state average) while 3rd graders lagged at just 14.89%, suggesting uneven instructional quality across grade levels.

336

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,820

Per pupil spending ?

82.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3400 Brown Cir
Brighton, AL 35020

(205) 379-2650

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Brighton School usually attend:

Middle:	Hueytown Middle School
High:	Hueytown High School
	Pleasant Grove High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.5%

African American:

46.1%

White:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Science scores 28 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg41%

Alabama avg53%

570^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 26Elementary Schools in the Jefferson County

101^st of 139Jefferson County 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	18.2	570 of 686	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	531 of 680	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	566 of 684	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	545 of 680	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	620 of 687	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	631 of 692	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	631 of 681	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	591 of 680	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.6	560 of 688	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.1	551 of 691	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.6	569 of 691	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.7	581 of 695	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	47.1	469 of 696	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	22.7	617 of 696	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.3	666 of 709	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.7	673 of 704	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.9	668 of 696	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.4	686 of 698	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.0	678 of 698	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	22.2	607 of 689	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.9	622 of 688	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	21.7	531 of 623	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	310 of 429	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	314 of 427	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	269 of 420	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	266 of 427	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	329 of 426	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	347 of 426	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	264 of 426	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	250 of 423	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.6	180 of 336	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	58 of 143	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.9	37 of 142	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	41.4	69 of 131	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	50 of 123	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.6	74 of 110	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	83 of 100	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	71 of 74	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	54 of 65	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	569 of 652	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.9	483 of 649	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	534 of 650	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	507 of 645	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	629 of 656	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	591 of 656	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	615 of 646	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	544 of 640	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.4	489 of 639	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	104 of 206	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.5	141 of 196	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	116 of 184	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.7	157 of 175	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	152 of 164	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	148 of 152	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	113 of 140	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.2	91 of 130	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	532 of 668	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.8	483 of 660	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	524 of 670	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	473 of 623	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	541 of 651	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	570 of 653	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	591 of 649	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	543 of 651	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	505 of 660	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	529 of 651	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	554 of 655	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	540 of 649	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	571 of 669	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	624 of 669	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	564 of 650	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	549 of 650	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.5	534 of 639	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	139 of 194	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	241 of 403	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	270 of 395	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	180 of 373	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	69 of 345	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	55.5	131 of 398	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	212 of 392	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	264 of 344	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	366 of 532	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.3	496 of 535	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	497 of 528	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	523 of 540	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	536 of 539	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.9	528 of 529	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2016	33.3	302 of 432	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	16.9	362 of 430	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.6	408 of 438	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	24.5	366 of 436	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.9	334 of 436	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.8	385 of 435	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.1	364 of 435	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.4	375 of 425	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	6.2	410 of 417	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.1	385 of 412	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.9	366 of 409	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.1	333 of 415	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.9	333 of 407	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2026)59th percentile+43 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)28th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2026)28th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English40%-25 vs state

Mathematics24%-18 vs state

Science22%-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	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 Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brighton School	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Brown Cir	Brighton	35020	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-2650	336	17	19.4	82.7%	10 (3.0%)	155 (46.1%)	163 (48.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	18.2	570^th of 686 public elementary schools	16.9%		21.7	531^st of 680 public elementary schools	21.9%	39	14.9	17.8	39.6	22.2	45.8	24.4	50.0	$10,820	$2,114	$8,677
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	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
Hueytown Intermediate School	Public	K-5	1950 Intermediate School Road	Hueytown	35023	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-4100	527	27	19.8	67.9%	115 (21.8%)	331 (62.8%)	65 (12.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	18.9	564^th of 686 public elementary schools	17.8%		25.5	510^th of 680 public elementary schools	25.0%	54	20.3	13.9	21.4	31.1	48.1	36.1	57.9	$8,544	$1,354	$7,171
Hueytown Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1921 Primary School Drive	Hueytown	35023	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-4950	601	40	15.1	58.7%	131 (21.8%)	337 (56.1%)	89 (14.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.7%)								(n/a)								$10,289	$2,195	$8,064
Lipscomb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5605 10th St S	Lipscomb	35020	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-4550	221	13	17.6	73.8%	13 (5.9%)	79 (35.7%)	125 (56.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	37.1	450^th of 686 public elementary schools	34.4%		56.9	306^th of 680 public elementary schools	55.0%	144	56.3	42.1	16.7	29.0	37.5	47.4	70.3	$12,868	$2,844	$9,983
Abrams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 23rd Street North	Bessemer	35020	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 432-3100	231	14	16.5	79.2%	6 (2.6%)	195 (84.4%)	26 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	19.1	563^rd of 686 public elementary schools	17.9%		14.8	589^th of 680 public elementary schools	13.4%	26	19.4	23.5	30.3	26.5	38.9	39.4	51.5	$13,401	$3,480	$9,906
Empower Community SchoolLower School	Public, Charter	K-4	2410 7th Ave North	Bessemer	35020	Jefferson County	Empower Schools of Alabama	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 413-8600	201	11	27.4	71.1%	5 (2.5%)	168 (83.6%)	22 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)								(n/a)	18.5				40.7
Charles F Hard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Arlington Ave	Bessemer	35020	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 432-3300	364	19	19.1	80.8%	3 (0.8%)	316 (86.8%)	27 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.4%)	8.6	655^th of 686 public elementary schools	4.5%		4.6	676^th of 680 public elementary schools	0.6%	21	8.3	14.9	18.0	17.0	21.3	29.8	43.6	$11,340	$1,980	$9,345
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%)	13.6	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
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 Brighton School

What district is Brighton School in?

Jefferson County

What is the racial makeup of Brighton School?

Students at Brighton School are 49% Hispanic, 46% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Brighton School attend?

Students who attend Brighton School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hueytown Middle School
High : Hueytown High School
High : Pleasant Grove High School

Is Brighton School a good school?

Brighton School ranks in the bottom 16.9% of Alabama elementary schools.

How many students attend Brighton School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Brighton School.

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