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Avondale Elementary School, a Birmingham, AL public school serving grades PK–5, ranked #971 in Alabama in 2023, showing moderate improvement from #1098 in 2021 but remaining in the bottom 50% statewide.
Math proficiency ranged between 10–14%, reading proficiency between 25–29%, and science proficiency between 11–19%, all lower than the Alabama state averages in the latest reporting years.
Enrollment declined from 573 students in 2019 to 327 in 2023, while minority enrollment remained high at 84%, with Black students comprising the majority; around 73% of students qualified for free lunch, indicating persistent socioeconomic challenges.
The school maintained a student–teacher ratio of 16:1 in 2023, securing a top 20% ranking in student attention among Alabama public schools, with a teaching staff of 20 serving 327 students.
Inglenook School, a Birmingham public school serving grades PK–8 with 308 students, ranked in the bottom 50% of Alabama schools in 2023, declining from #930 in 2011 to #1221 in 2023.
Math proficiency at Inglenook was 5% in 2023, lower than the Alabama state average of 30%, with a decline from 57% in 2012; reading proficiency ranged from 10–14%, also lower than the state average of about 47%.
Minority enrollment was 98% in 2023, predominantly Black (not Hispanic) at 72%, Hispanic at 24%, and socioeconomic need was high with 89% of students eligible for free lunch, an increase from 20% in 1999.
The school employed 20 teachers with a student–teacher ratio of approximately 15:1, serving 308 students from pre–kindergarten through 8th grade.
Grades Offered
PK-5
PK-8
Total Students
327 students
308 students
% Male | % Female
56% | 44%
57% | 43%
Total Classroom Teachers
20 teachers
20 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
15:1
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Overall Testing Rank
#971 out of 1275 schools in AL (Bottom 50%)
#1221 out of 1275 schools in AL (Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
(Bottom 50% in AL)
5%
(Bottom 50% in AL)
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
(Bottom 50% in AL)(21-22 School Year Data)
10-14%
(Bottom 50% in AL)(21-22 School Year Data)
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
11-19%
(Bottom 50% in AL)(21-22 School Year Data)
6-9%
(Bottom 50% in AL)(21-22 School Year Data)
<Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class="so-dt-title">Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
33
18
Kindergarten Students
48
38
Grade 1 Students
52
31
Grade 2 Students
49
29
Grade 3 Students
45
27
Grade 4 Students
51
34
Grade 5 Students
49
40
Grade 6 Students
-
30
Grade 7 Students
-
33
Grade 8 Students
-
28
<Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class="so-dt-title">Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
n/a
n/a
% Hispanic
9%
24%
% Black
71%
72%
% White
16%
2%
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
4%
1%
Diversity Score
0.47
0.43
<Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class="so-dt-title">Additional Information
