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Norwood Elementary School
3136 Norwood Blvd
Birmingham AL, 35234, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-231-3620
Ranking: 
(776 out of 1,064, bottom 27%)*
(776 out of 1,064, bottom 27%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Birmingham City School District
Title I Eligible School: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | ||||||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | 137 | 146 | 182 | 184 | 231 | 239 | ||||||
| Kindergarten: | NA | NA | 24 | 17.5% | 17 | 11.6% | 32 | 17.6% | 31 | 16.8% | 40 | 17.3% | 43 | 18.0% |
| Grade 1: | NA | NA | 20 | 14.6% | 28 | 19.2% | 29 | 15.9% | 30 | 16.3% | 37 | 16.0% | 49 | 20.5% |
| Grade 2: | NA | NA | 24 | 17.5% | 22 | 15.1% | 33 | 18.1% | 32 | 17.4% | 43 | 18.6% | 30 | 12.6% |
| Grade 3: | NA | NA | 23 | 16.8% | 23 | 15.8% | 37 | 20.3% | 40 | 21.7% | 31 | 13.4% | 42 | 17.6% |
| Grade 4: | NA | NA | 26 | 19.0% | 26 | 17.8% | 33 | 18.1% | 24 | 13.0% | 41 | 17.7% | 45 | 18.8% |
| Grade 5: | NA | NA | 20 | 14.6% | 30 | 20.5% | 18 | 9.9% | 27 | 14.7% | 39 | 16.9% | 30 | 12.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | 71 | 51.8% | 77 | 52.7% | 95 | 52.2% | 93 | 50.5% | 114 | 49.4% | 114 | 47.7% |
| Female: | NA | NA | 66 | 48.2% | 69 | 47.3% | 87 | 47.8% | 83 | 45.1% | 109 | 47.2% | 121 | 50.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | 2 | 1.5% | 2 | 1.4% | 2 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Black: | NA | NA | 129 | 94.2% | 142 | 97.3% | 175 | 96.2% | 179 | 97.3% | 226 | 97.8% | 235 | 98.3% |
| White: | NA | NA | 4 | 2.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 2 | 1.5% | 2 | 1.4% | 4 | 2.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 129 | 94.2% | 135 | 92.5% | 102 | 56.0% | 166 | 90.2% | 212 | 91.8% | 213 | 89.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 4 | 2.9% | 8 | 5.5% | 6 | 3.3% | 10 | 5.4% | 11 | 4.8% | 14 | 5.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 11.91 | 10.81 | 13.48 | 12.69 | 14.40 | 13.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 32.3% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 29.3% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 31.2% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | 24.06% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.11% | 28.8% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 41.7% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 43.5% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 46.3% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.66% | 45.18% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.11% | 56.49% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 36.3% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 35.9% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 35.5% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.67% | 32.79% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.56% | 36.31% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 37.4% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 40% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 37.4% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.33% | 31.36% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.78% | 36.61% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 63.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 68.3% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.08% | 67.97% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 61.13% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.87% | 67.78% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.57% | 71.03% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.14% | 75.99% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 74.73% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 68.6% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 74.4% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.31% | 74.27% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 73.35% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.86% | 75.85% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.14% | 79.76% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.85% | 77.93% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 79.34% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 61.8% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 65.9% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 68.7% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.18% | 66.59% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.36% | 69.15% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.74% | 65.4% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 70.74% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.66% | 73.41% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.92% | 77.47% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 63.4% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 70.2% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 71.8% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.74% | 73.27% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.73% | 73.87% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.74% | 71.51% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.67% | 76.56% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 77.53% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.23% | 77.43% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 63.9% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 69.2% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 68.95% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 64.88% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.16% | 69.44% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.86% | 71.23% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.71% | 80.5% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.66% | 85.37% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 71.2% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 70.1% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74.44% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.38% | 71.78% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.17% | 73.4% | 84.65% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 78.21% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.63% | 77.79% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.13% | 51.47% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 55.36% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 61.11% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 56.15% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.58% | 58.82% | 80.09% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Norwood Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.