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Avondale Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4000 8th Ct S, Birmingham, AL 35222 · (205) 231-7130 · Part of Birmingham City School District

Birmingham’s School Grade D better than 11% of Alabama school districts

Students
339
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Avondale Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 23.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Birmingham kids: 15 middle schools

On the path

Where Birmingham kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Avondale Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–815 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

4000 8th Ct S, Birmingham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K35
Kindergarten60
Grade 150
Grade 252
Grade 353
Grade 438
Grade 551
Enrollment over time
441’20
325’21
328’22
327’23
339’24

Down 23.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 67%White 22%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 4%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Avondale Elementary School from Birmingham families.

Other schools in Birmingham City School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Birmingham’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.