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UW Clemon Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

617^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

UW Clemon Elementary School in Adamsville, AL, serves 590 students from Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the Jefferson County school district, where about 78% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

If you're looking at UW Clemon, the most important thing to know is that your child's experience may vary significantly depending on their grade level. The school shows real strength in English Language Arts, especially by 5th grade where 52% of students meet proficiency standards—that's competitive with nearby schools like Brookville Elementary (36%) and Minor Community School (59%). The school also does notably well supporting English Language Learner students, ranking in the 66th percentile statewide—a genuine bright spot. However, math tells a different story. While 30% of 3rd graders are proficient in math (right at the district average), that number plummets to just 9% by 4th grade and 11% by 5th grade. This sharp drop-off is much steeper than what you'd see at nearby Adamsville Elementary, where the decline is more gradual. If your child is entering 4th grade, it's worth asking the school about their math curriculum transition and what support is available.

On the positive side, chronic absenteeism at UW Clemon (15.4%) is actually better than the Jefferson County district average (16.9%), and the student-teacher ratio of 16.9 is favorable compared to several neighboring schools. The school spends about $10,036 per student, which is in line with nearby schools. For context, Princeton School, just 6.5 miles away in the Birmingham City district, serves a similar student population but achieves dramatically better results—with math proficiency rates of 57-79% and a chronic absenteeism rate of just 0.5%. This comparison suggests that the challenges at UW Clemon aren't insurmountable, and that with the right strategies, significant improvement is possible. If you're considering UW Clemon, the school's strong early elementary performance and ELL support are encouraging signs, but you'll want to pay close attention to how the school plans to address the math achievement gap in upper grades.

590

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,036

Per pupil spending ?

77.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2021 UW Clemon Parkway
Adamsville, AL 35005

(205) 379-3250

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend UW Clemon Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Minor Middle School
High:	Minor High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.2%

Hispanic:

9.7%

White:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (27% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg41%

Alabama avg53%

617^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 26Elementary Schools in the Jefferson County

100^th of 140Jefferson 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	617 of 686	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	614 of 680	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	550 of 684	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	596 of 680	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	599 of 687	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	630 of 692	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	626 of 681	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	547 of 680	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.8	532 of 688	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.1	550 of 691	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.2	585 of 691	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.4	611 of 695	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	61.5	297 of 696	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	36.8	531 of 696	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.8	459 of 709	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.6	354 of 704	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.1	313 of 696	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.2	356 of 698	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	12.5	662 of 698	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	21.3	615 of 689	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.6	551 of 688	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	41.4	397 of 623	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	347 of 428	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	344 of 427	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.3	236 of 420	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	342 of 427	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	313 of 426	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	344 of 426	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	352 of 426	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	272 of 423	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	48 of 142	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	582 of 651	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	582 of 649	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	495 of 650	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	546 of 645	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	551 of 656	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	562 of 656	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	511 of 646	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	500 of 640	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.0	497 of 639	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	150 of 206	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	112 of 164	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	623 of 667	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	621 of 660	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	530 of 670	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	549 of 623	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	576 of 651	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	580 of 653	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	608 of 649	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	477 of 651	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.0	451 of 567	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	590 of 659	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	583 of 651	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	534 of 655	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	585 of 649	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	607 of 669	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	640 of 669	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	633 of 650	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	544 of 650	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.4	494 of 639	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	350 of 403	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.2	273 of 403	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.1	340 of 395	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	353 of 373	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	320 of 345	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	398 of 398	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	392 of 392	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	263 of 280	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	510 of 532	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.2	537 of 539	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)66th percentile+56 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2026)19th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile~ school

Male (2026)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English41%-23 vs state

Mathematics17%-25 vs state

Science11%-39 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, August 3, 2023

They never answer the phone.... I need help with registration and the lady in the office was rude to me multiple times when I asked for help. I even cried when I walked out. Is this how you want to represent your school? I hope for my childs sake nobody acts like that to him.. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Can not get anyone to answer the phones. When there are issues with kids bullying other kids, hitting them in the head with laptops, kicking them and threatening to punch them in the face. We have a problem..someone needs contact me ASAP Close Quote

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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
UW Clemon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2021 UW Clemon Parkway	Adamsville	35005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3250	590	35	16.9	77.6%	35 (5.9%)	491 (83.2%)	57 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	12.7	617^th of 686 public elementary schools	10.1%		12.8	614^th of 680 public elementary schools	9.7%	3	30.0	9.4	10.8				11.5		43.0	29.2	52.0				$10,036	$1,563	$8,446
Adamsville Elementary School	Public	K-5	4600 Hazelwood Road	Adamsville	35005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-2400	288	15	19.8	79.9%	37 (12.8%)	179 (62.2%)	50 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	19 (6.6%)	16	585^th of 686 public elementary schools	14.7%		19.1	551^st of 680 public elementary schools	19.0%	34	18.6	27.5	8.0				25.5		39.5	43.1	50.0				$10,448	$1,601	$8,816
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
Legacy Prep	Public, Charter	K-3	1500 Daniel Payne Drive	Birmingham	35214	Jefferson County	Legacy Prep	Yes	No	No	Yes	(205) 573-0777	317	18	18.1	77.3%	1 (0.3%)	306 (96.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)								(n/a)	10.1								36.0
Brookville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4275 Brookville School Rd	Graysville	35073	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-2700	211	11	19.7	73.5%	65 (30.8%)	88 (41.7%)	47 (22.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	12.8	616^th of 686 public elementary schools	10.2%		26.5	500^th of 680 public elementary schools	26.5%	116	9.7	13.8	8.0				27.6		56.3	32.1	36.0				$10,432	$1,911	$8,484
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
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
Pleasant Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Park Rd	Pleasant Grove	35127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-5200	524	30	17.6	64.1%	20 (3.8%)	479 (91.4%)	14 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	13.9	602^nd of 686 public elementary schools	12.2%		15.5	583^rd of 680 public elementary schools	14.3%	19	14.9	9.3	7.1				24.4		50.0	32.6	56.5				$8,020	$850	$7,150
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

Frequently Asked Questions about UW Clemon Elementary School

Is UW Clemon Elementary School a good school?

UW Clemon Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.1% of Alabama elementary schools.

What district is UW Clemon Elementary School in?

Jefferson County

How many students attend UW Clemon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 590 students attended UW Clemon Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of UW Clemon Elementary School?

Students at UW Clemon Elementary School are 83% African American, 10% Hispanic, 6% White.

What schools do graduates of UW Clemon Elementary School attend?

Students who attend UW Clemon Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Minor Middle School
High : Minor High School

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