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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Birmingham City

This page covers 27 of the 29 elementary schools in Birmingham City had enough federal data to rank. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

27
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 27
1
rank
Hemphill Elementary School
Grades PK–05336 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
15.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,867
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
87%
High economic need
2
rank
Avondale Elementary School
Grades PK–05328 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
16.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,867
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
76%
High economic need
3
rank
EPIC Alternative Elementary School
Grades PK–05291 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
17.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,867
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
53%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Princeton School
Grades PK–05203 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
14.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
33/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,867
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
51%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
Phillips Academy
Grades PK–08654 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
19.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,867
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
57%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Oxmoor K5
Grades PK–05478 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
44
/100
Student:Teacher
18.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,867
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
85%
High economic need
7
rank
Sun Valley Elementary School
Grades PK–05611 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
43
/100
Student:Teacher
18.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,867
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
82%
High economic need
8
rank
Huffman Academy
Grades PK–05735 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
43
/100
Student:Teacher
18.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,867
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
79%
High economic need
9
rank
Martha Gaskins K5
Grades PK–05509 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
42
/100
Student:Teacher
18.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,867
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
87%
High economic need
10
rank
Hudson KEight School
Grades PK–08633 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
42
/100
Student:Teacher
18.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,867
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
94%
High economic need
17 more elementary schools in Birmingham City not shown here.
View all schools in Birmingham City
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
27
Elementary Schools
48
Total Schools
49
#1 Score
42
Avg Score
District profileBirmingham City
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.