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Midfield Elementary School

Q: Is Midfield Elementary School a good school?

Midfield Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.2% of Alabama elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Midfield Elementary School?

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

Q: 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.

Q: 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

Public Grades PK, KG-4

658^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Midfield Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 384 students in grades PK-4 in Midfield, Alabama, which is part of the Midfield City School District. Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Alabama elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating for most years.

Midfield Elementary School faces significant challenges in terms of academic achievement, with only 12.2% of 3rd graders proficient in math and 29.49% proficient in English, compared to state averages of 45.47% and 65.34%, respectively. The school also struggles to effectively serve its subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Alabama schools for African American, special education, low-socioeconomic, and homeless student performance. Additionally, Midfield Elementary has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 20.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Midfield Elementary to nearby schools in Birmingham and Jefferson County, it is clear that Midfield is an outlier in terms of poor academic performance and high poverty levels. For example, schools like Lipscomb Elementary and Charles A. Brown Elementary have significantly higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism, despite serving similarly high-poverty populations. Midfield Elementary's long-standing status as a low-performing institution suggests the need for substantial interventions and support from the district and state to improve outcomes for its students.

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: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (20% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!English scores 32 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

Alabama avg51%

658^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

134^th of 135Midfield 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Homeless (2024)33rd percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English31%-32 vs state

Mathematics13%-30 vs state

Science13%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)			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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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%)	7.8	658^th of 680 public elementary schools	3.2%		11.8	619^th of 684 public elementary schools	9.5%	39	12.2	14.8		13.1	29.5	32.8		$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%)	14.4	593^rd of 680 public elementary schools	12.8%		11.1	629^th of 684 public elementary schools	8.0%	36	27.3	13.0	15.6	16.9	48.9	37.7	39.0	$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%)	18.8	553^rd of 680 public elementary schools	18.7%		24.7	517^th of 684 public elementary schools	24.4%	36	7.0	10.5	21.1	15.8	42.9	52.6	57.9	$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%)	56.9	306^th of 680 public elementary schools	55.0%		58.2	283^rd of 684 public elementary schools	58.6%	23	60.5	45.7	45.2	25.7	55.6	58.8	81.3	$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%)	21.1	533^rd of 680 public elementary schools	21.6%		13.5	596^th of 684 public elementary schools	12.9%	63	32.8	23.1	10.9	7.7	60.3	34.0	54.8	$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%)	5.3	672^nd of 680 public elementary schools	1.2%		10.7	634^th of 684 public elementary schools	7.3%	38	11.8	6.8	9.4	6.8	32.7	22.7	32.7
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%)	21.7	531^st of 680 public elementary schools	21.9%		17.8	566^th of 684 public elementary schools	17.3%	35	27.8	42.2	25.9	18.2	34.0	41.9	35.2	$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%)	20.6	540^th of 680 public elementary schools	20.6%		19.4	556^th of 684 public elementary schools	18.7%	16	34.6	17.6	32.5	10.8	43.8	29.7	54.6	$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%)	7.8	660^th of 680 public elementary schools	2.9%		7.1	665^th of 684 public elementary schools	2.8%	5	10.3	6.1	19.7	10.6	33.3	24.2	39.1	$10,378	$1,589	$8,788

Frequently Asked Questions about Midfield Elementary School

Is Midfield Elementary School a good school?

Midfield Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.2% of Alabama elementary schools.

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.

What district is Midfield Elementary School in?

Midfield City

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

How many students attend Midfield Elementary School?

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

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