Parker High School
400 Abraham Woods Jr. Blvd
Birmingham AL, 35204, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-231-2370
Ranking: 
(258 out of 359, bottom 28%)*
(258 out of 359, bottom 28%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Birmingham City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: 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: | 54 | 54 | 50 | 60 | 57 | 62 | 60 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 884 | 863 | 857 | 871 | 898 | 1,057 | 876 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 313 | 35.4% | 317 | 36.7% | 316 | 36.9% | 295 | 33.9% | 293 | 32.6% | 387 | 36.6% | 306 | 34.9% |
| Grade 10: | 217 | 24.5% | 207 | 24.0% | 172 | 20.1% | 177 | 20.3% | 192 | 21.4% | 216 | 20.4% | 223 | 25.5% |
| Grade 11: | 180 | 20.4% | 185 | 21.4% | 161 | 18.8% | 190 | 21.8% | 195 | 21.7% | 248 | 23.5% | 165 | 18.8% |
| Grade 12: | 174 | 19.7% | 154 | 17.8% | 208 | 24.3% | 209 | 24.0% | 218 | 24.3% | 206 | 19.5% | 182 | 20.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 474 | 53.6% | 474 | 54.9% | 457 | 53.3% | 427 | 49.0% | 426 | 47.4% | 505 | 47.8% | 432 | 49.3% |
| Female: | 410 | 46.4% | 389 | 45.1% | 400 | 46.7% | 444 | 51.0% | 464 | 51.7% | 544 | 51.5% | 440 | 50.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 10 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Black: | 869 | 98.3% | 853 | 98.8% | 849 | 99.1% | 864 | 99.2% | 894 | 99.6% | 1,052 | 99.5% | 871 | 99.4% |
| White: | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 742 | 83.9% | 781 | 90.5% | 752 | 87.7% | 529 | 60.7% | 681 | 75.8% | 734 | 69.4% | 510 | 58.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 5.9% | 24 | 2.8% | 34 | 4.0% | 52 | 6.0% | 71 | 7.9% | 67 | 6.3% | 45 | 5.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.52 | 15.98 | 17.31 | 14.64 | 15.75 | 16.80 | 14.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 25.6% | 46.9% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 15.2% | 25% | 44.8% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 23.6% | 30.2% | 49% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 25.46% | 32.06% | 46.76% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 23.12% | 27.8% | 42.56% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 48.4% | 65% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 43.7% | 64.3% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 48.8% | 69% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.42% | 51.3% | 64.91% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.43% | 62.12% | 76.43% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 42.4% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 42.6% | 56.8% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 45.8% | 63.6% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.64% | 48.74% | 61.3% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.26% | 44.86% | 61.43% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 39.5% | 56.7% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 36.4% | 54.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 44.2% | 59.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.33% | 50.2% | 59.53% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.63% | 43.72% | 57.81% |
| AHSGE | ||||||
| 2008 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.34% | 65.2% | 72.59% |
| 2009 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.92% | 79.48% | 87.59% |
| 2010 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.57% | 87.2% | 93.34% |
| 2011 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.66% | 88.94% | 94.47% |
| 2012 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.41% | 88.84% | 95.24% |
| 2004 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 68.4% | 81% |
| 2005 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 68% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 73% | 82.2% |
| 2007 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.92% | 70.3% | 80.01% |
| 2008 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.67% | 60.05% | 76.95% |
| 2009 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.77% | 70.98% | 81.82% |
| 2010 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.66% | 73.98% | 78.46% |
| 2011 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.85% | 68% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.21% | 51.84% | 75.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 60.8% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 59.1% | 78.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 77.8% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.54% | 80.08% | 83.74% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.83% | 73.43% | 84.02% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.57% | 75% | 85.56% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.95% | 81.82% | 84.32% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.61% | 81.97% | 85.39% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.38% | 72.12% | 85.03% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 78.8% | 86.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 75.3% | 85.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 79.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.87% | 75.22% | 82.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.32% | 73.04% | 81.17% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.13% | 71.41% | 81.63% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.43% | 79.69% | 81.82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.65% | 76.6% | 83.29% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.48% | 69.77% | 82.92% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 67% | 82.1% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 66% | 62.9% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 73.9% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.03% | 70.24% | 82.09% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.36% | 63.15% | 81.22% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.83% | 72.31% | 75.76% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 66.1% | 74.2% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 66% | 76% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 73.5% | 77.1% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.62% | 67.37% | 73.9% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.51% | 54.26% | 72.58% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.41% | 63.18% | 78.86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.57% | 71.92% | 73.05% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.66% | 68.76% | 71.38% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.19% | 55.17% | 71.26% |
| 2010 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 81.54% | 93.1% | 94.02% |
| 2011 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.62% | 96.14% | 98.1% |
| 2012 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 95.87% | 98.49% |
| 2004 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 94.6% | 95.4% |
| 2005 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 90.1% | 94.5% |
| 2006 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 94% | 89.9% | 94.7% |
| 2007 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.14% | 83.11% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.01% | 92.59% | 94.49% |
| 2009 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.65% | 87.96% | 92.8% |
| 2010 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.65% | 88.99% | 91.1% |
| 2011 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.37% | 88.09% | 91.4% |
| 2012 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 85.48% | 84.3% | 90.39% |
| 2004 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 94.6% | 95.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 89.4% | 94.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 90.8% | 95.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.31% | 83.39% | 90.48% |
| 2008 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 94.14% | 95.45% |
| 2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.81% | 90.84% | 95.36% |
| 2010 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.54% | 93.94% | 94.73% |
| 2011 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.46% | 93.26% | 94.82% |
| 2012 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.99% | 91.12% | 94.83% |
| 2004 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 95.9% | 96.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 91.1% | 95.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 94% | 92.2% | 95.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.59% | 83.56% | 90.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.61% | 93.67% | 95.01% |
| 2009 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.12% | 89.99% | 94.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.16% | 90.26% | 93.57% |
| 2011 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 91.43% | 93.78% |
| 2012 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 87.63% | 88.47% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 96.3% | 95.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 91% | 95.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 91.7% | 95.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.49% | 83.44% | 90.62% |
| 2008 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.38% | 91.84% | 95.24% |
| 2009 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.48% | 89.06% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 93.5% | 92.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 90.6% | 93.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 90% | 93.7% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.95% | 83.16% | 88.74% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.41% | 92.05% | 92.95% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.71% | 89.56% | 91.58% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.12% | 88.94% | 90.45% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.86% | 87.79% | 87.99% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 87.63% | 85.7% | 89.74% |
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* Parker High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.