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D−

Wylam Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

701 Erie Street, Birmingham, AL 35224 · (205) 231-6800 · Part of Birmingham City School District

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

Students
399
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Wylam 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 33 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Birmingham kids: 15 middle schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts12%
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).

701 Erie Street, Birmingham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K35
Kindergarten55
Grade 173
Grade 258
Grade 365
Grade 461
Grade 552
Enrollment over time
392’20
379’21
371’22
383’23
399’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 85%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 3%White 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wylam 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.