We Putnam Middle School-Magnet
1757 Montclair Rd
Birmingham AL, 35210, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-231-8680
Ranking: 
(1,027 out of 1,064, bottom 3%)*
(1,027 out of 1,064, bottom 3%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
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: | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 18 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 330 | 367 | 374 | 334 | 319 | 252 | 301 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 112 | 33.9% | 123 | 33.5% | 128 | 34.2% | 132 | 39.5% | 117 | 36.7% | 65 | 25.8% | 77 | 25.6% |
| Grade 7: | 117 | 35.5% | 120 | 32.7% | 127 | 34.0% | 104 | 31.1% | 100 | 31.3% | 81 | 32.1% | 118 | 39.2% |
| Grade 8: | 101 | 30.6% | 121 | 33.0% | 119 | 31.8% | 98 | 29.3% | 102 | 32.0% | 106 | 42.1% | 106 | 35.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 167 | 50.6% | 184 | 50.1% | 182 | 48.7% | 170 | 50.9% | 147 | 46.1% | 120 | 47.6% | 143 | 47.5% |
| Female: | 163 | 49.4% | 183 | 49.9% | 192 | 51.3% | 164 | 49.1% | 164 | 51.4% | 124 | 49.2% | 154 | 51.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 3.6% | 11 | 3.0% | 7 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.2% | 9 | 2.8% | 13 | 5.2% | 11 | 3.7% |
| Black: | 309 | 93.6% | 349 | 95.1% | 355 | 94.9% | 322 | 96.4% | 301 | 94.4% | 228 | 90.5% | 279 | 92.7% |
| White: | 8 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.8% | 9 | 2.8% | 11 | 4.4% | 11 | 3.7% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 292 | 88.5% | 346 | 94.3% | 332 | 88.8% | 235 | 70.4% | 277 | 86.8% | 212 | 84.1% | 252 | 83.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 2.7% | 8 | 2.2% | 13 | 3.5% | 11 | 3.3% | 17 | 5.3% | 18 | 7.1% | 23 | 7.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.86 | 20.39 | 22.00 | 18.56 | 12.76 | 13.60 | 16.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 24.1% | 42% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 25.8% | 41% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 28.4% | 45.4% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 12.36% | 31.35% | 46.94% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 28.79% | 40.86% | 56.16% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 38.9% | 55.7% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 55.2% | 63% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 51.6% | 60% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.95% | 55.48% | 65.27% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.33% | 58.46% | 65.55% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 33.7% | 51.7% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 33.5% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 43.7% | 55.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 23.59% | 47.13% | 56.69% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.39% | 54.64% | 62.72% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 39.1% | 51.1% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 37.1% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 39.2% | 51.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.58% | 49.97% | 58.32% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.39% | 52.19% | 60.06% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 31.2% | 56% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 49.1% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 57.8% | 74.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.62% | 60.12% | 73.46% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.67% | 57.06% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.01% | 60.31% | 74.92% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.25% | 61.74% | 76.94% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.46% | 62.06% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.15% | 60.27% | 77.16% |
| 2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 69.1% | 82.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 67.9% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 67.9% | 83% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.62% | 72.52% | 84.87% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 73.76% | 86.61% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.32% | 73.76% | 86.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.91% | 74.36% | 86.13% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.69% | 77.29% | 88.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.48% | 79.48% | 88.35% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 42.7% | 56.9% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 41.9% | 59.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.57% | 47.68% | 59.82% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 27.55% | 45.53% | 61.26% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.75% | 53.82% | 65.79% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 25% | 56.34% | 68.76% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.32% | 56.68% | 70.36% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.62% | 58.33% | 72.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 62.1% | 75.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 63.6% | 74.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.67% | 66.23% | 77% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.03% | 65.86% | 79.13% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.09% | 69.58% | 81.28% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.91% | 72.95% | 83.02% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.88% | 74.29% | 84.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.89% | 74.7% | 86.25% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 40.7% | 63% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 56.5% | 67.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.28% | 58.37% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.77% | 57.25% | 68.13% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.08% | 63.26% | 73.77% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.57% | 71.78% | 78.62% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 65.24% | 77.01% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.22% | 71.7% | 78.62% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 38.8% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 52.7% | 69.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 60% | 71.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.08% | 61.54% | 71.94% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.66% | 63.82% | 73.87% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.54% | 62.39% | 74.89% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.51% | 64.03% | 73.51% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.31% | 63.14% | 76.95% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.03% | 66.61% | 79.33% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.83% | 40.87% | 60.51% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.25% | 57.45% | 70.34% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.04% | 56.78% | 68.79% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.52% | 57.09% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.11% | 63.03% | 75.67% |
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* We Putnam Middle School-Magnet was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.