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Midfield Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

603^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Midfield Elementary School in Midfield, AL, serves 377 students in Pre-K through 4th grade within the Midfield City district, a community where over 76% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most encouraging news for parents is that Midfield Elementary is clearly on an upward trajectory. After years of ranking in the bottom few percent of Alabama schools, the school jumped to the 12th percentile statewide in 2025-2026—a significant improvement from the 3rd percentile just a year earlier. Perhaps the most dramatic change has been in attendance: chronic absenteeism plummeted from a staggering 39.5% in 2022-2023 to just 7.5% in 2024-2025, which is now better than the state average of 12% and among the lowest of all nearby schools. This turnaround suggests real progress in getting kids to school consistently, which is often a foundation for academic gains. The school also saw 4th-grade science proficiency more than double, jumping from 13% to 34% in one year, closing much of the gap with the state average.

One standout strength is the school's support for special education students, who ranked in the 55th percentile statewide—a remarkable achievement compared to the school's overall performance and a dramatic improvement from the 0th percentile just a few years ago. However, challenges remain in core subjects. Math proficiency is particularly low, with only about 14% of 3rd graders and 20% of 4th graders meeting state standards, compared to state averages of 45% and 42%. Reading scores also trail the state by roughly 25-30 percentage points. When compared to nearby schools like Richard Arrington Elementary and West End Academy, Midfield performs at a similar level, though it lags behind Lipscomb Elementary School (55th percentile). Parents should also note the student-teacher ratio of 20.9 is higher than all nearby schools, which may mean larger class sizes. Still, the attendance gains and special education success suggest a school implementing effective strategies that could benefit all students in the years ahead.

377

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,182

Per pupil spending ?

76.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

416 Parkwood St
Midfield, AL 35228-2231

(205) 923-7727

District: Midfield City

Students who attend Midfield Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rutledge School
High:	Midfield High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.1%

Hispanic:

13.0%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (27% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!English scores 29 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

Alabama avg52%

603^rd of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

135^th of 140Midfield 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	13.7	603 of 686	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.8	658 of 680	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	619 of 684	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	601 of 680	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	654 of 687	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	669 of 692	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	660 of 681	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	668 of 680	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.5	673 of 688	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.8	658 of 691	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.8	656 of 691	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.3	642 of 695	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.2	671 of 696	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.7	679 of 696	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.3	699 of 709	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.6	681 of 704	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.2	691 of 696	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.4	698 of 698	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.4	682 of 698	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.3	643 of 689	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	18.2	627 of 688	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	291 of 428	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.2	399 of 427	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	344 of 420	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	344 of 427	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	383 of 426	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	403 of 426	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	421 of 426	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	411 of 423	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	572 of 651	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.0	631 of 649	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	522 of 650	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	552 of 645	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	615 of 656	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	637 of 656	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	642 of 646	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	587 of 640	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.8	620 of 639	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	19 of 30	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	12 of 18	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆
2019	11.8	37 of 38	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	29 of 39	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	598 of 667	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	639 of 660	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	590 of 670	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	542 of 623	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	598 of 651	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	634 of 653	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	634 of 649	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	640 of 651	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.4	551 of 567	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	578 of 659	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	614 of 651	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	632 of 655	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	588 of 649	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	646 of 669	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	650 of 669	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	589 of 650	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	648 of 650	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.5	631 of 639	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	182 of 403	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	12.9	397 of 398	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	241 of 392	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)55th percentile+43 vs school

Homeless (2026)37th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2026)32nd percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science34%-16 vs state

English33%-29 vs state

Mathematics17%-26 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 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
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
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
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
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
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	449^th of 686 public elementary schools	34.5%		56.9	306^th of 680 public elementary schools	55.0%	143	56.3	42.1	16.7	29.0	37.5	47.4	70.3	$12,868	$2,844	$9,983
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
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
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%)	18.3	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
Oxmoor K5	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 Sydney Drive	Birmingham	35211	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1200	512	25	20.4	76.8%	1 (0.2%)	481 (93.9%)	20 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	22.9	533^rd of 686 public elementary schools	22.3%		20.6	540^th of 680 public elementary schools	20.6%	7	31.2	19.5	23.3	27.3	57.0	44.2	46.5	$11,144	$2,177	$8,966
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Midfield Elementary School

How many students attend Midfield Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 377 students attended Midfield Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Midfield Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Rutledge School
High : Midfield High School

Is Midfield Elementary School a good school?

Midfield Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.1% of Alabama elementary schools.

What district is Midfield Elementary School in?

Midfield City

What is the racial makeup of Midfield Elementary School?

Students at Midfield Elementary School are 85% African American, 13% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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