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Wylam Elementary School
701 Erie St
Birmingham AL, 35224, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-231-6800
Ranking: 
(1,056 out of 1,064, bottom 1%)*
(1,056 out of 1,064, bottom 1%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten 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: | 26 | 26 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 465 | 436 | 423 | 249 | 222 | 213 | 240 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 16 | 3.4% | 18 | 4.1% | 18 | 4.3% | 16 | 6.4% | 11 | 5.0% | 13 | 6.1% | 15 | 6.3% |
| Kindergarten: | 45 | 9.7% | 47 | 10.8% | 51 | 12.1% | 26 | 10.4% | 33 | 14.9% | 26 | 12.2% | 41 | 17.1% |
| Grade 1: | 49 | 10.5% | 48 | 11.0% | 47 | 11.1% | 36 | 14.5% | 30 | 13.5% | 35 | 16.4% | 28 | 11.7% |
| Grade 2: | 56 | 12.0% | 41 | 9.4% | 41 | 9.7% | 30 | 12.0% | 39 | 17.6% | 26 | 12.2% | 39 | 16.3% |
| Grade 3: | 41 | 8.8% | 44 | 10.1% | 48 | 11.3% | 36 | 14.5% | 24 | 10.8% | 43 | 20.2% | 49 | 20.4% |
| Grade 4: | 52 | 11.2% | 45 | 10.3% | 46 | 10.9% | 24 | 9.6% | 42 | 18.9% | 38 | 17.8% | 34 | 14.2% |
| Grade 5: | 44 | 9.5% | 40 | 9.2% | 39 | 9.2% | 45 | 18.1% | 43 | 19.4% | 32 | 15.0% | 34 | 14.2% |
| Grade 6: | 47 | 10.1% | 49 | 11.2% | 79 | 18.7% | 36 | 14.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 47 | 10.1% | 59 | 13.5% | 54 | 12.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 68 | 14.6% | 45 | 10.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 248 | 53.3% | 232 | 53.2% | 221 | 52.2% | 137 | 55.0% | 108 | 48.6% | 108 | 50.7% | 118 | 49.2% |
| Female: | 217 | 46.7% | 204 | 46.8% | 202 | 47.8% | 112 | 45.0% | 106 | 47.7% | 97 | 45.5% | 118 | 49.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 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% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 454 | 97.6% | 428 | 98.2% | 410 | 96.9% | 243 | 97.6% | 214 | 96.4% | 210 | 98.6% | 239 | 99.6% |
| White: | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.8% | 5 | 2.3% | 3 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.4% |
| 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: | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 427 | 91.8% | 390 | 89.4% | 385 | 91.0% | 150 | 60.2% | 198 | 89.2% | 177 | 83.1% | 196 | 81.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 2.2% | 10 | 2.3% | 11 | 2.6% | 4 | 1.6% | 5 | 2.3% | 7 | 3.3% | 12 | 5.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.88 | 16.77 | 18.39 | 16.60 | 15.86 | 12.70 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 32.3% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 9.7% | 29.3% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.1% | 31.2% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.86% | 24.06% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 9.68% | 28.8% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 41.7% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 43.5% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 46.3% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 45.18% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.94% | 56.49% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 36.3% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | 35.9% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 35.5% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.43% | 32.79% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.35% | 36.31% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 37.4% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.9% | 40% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.2% | 37.4% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 31.36% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.13% | 36.61% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 63.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 68.3% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 67.97% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.35% | 61.13% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.53% | 67.78% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 71.03% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.86% | 75.99% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.94% | 74.73% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 68.6% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 74.4% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.28% | 74.27% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.87% | 73.35% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.77% | 75.85% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 79.76% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.71% | 77.93% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.59% | 79.34% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 61.8% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 65.9% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 68.7% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.39% | 66.59% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.85% | 69.15% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 65.4% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.35% | 70.74% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 18.51% | 73.41% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 77.47% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 63.4% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 70.2% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 71.8% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.39% | 73.27% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.71% | 73.87% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.79% | 71.51% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.35% | 76.56% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.63% | 77.53% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.75% | 77.43% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 63.9% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 69.2% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.88% | 68.95% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.71% | 64.88% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.76% | 69.44% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 71.23% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.26% | 80.5% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.91% | 85.37% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 71.2% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 70.1% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.25% | 74.44% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.16% | 71.78% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.84% | 73.4% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 73.76% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.74% | 78.21% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.04% | 77.79% | 88.88% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.91% | 62.06% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.82% | 60.27% | 77.16% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 77.29% | 88.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.23% | 79.48% | 88.35% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.35% | 58.33% | 72.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.96% | 74.7% | 86.25% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.58% | 51.47% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.75% | 55.36% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.85% | 61.11% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.32% | 56.15% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.51% | 58.82% | 80.09% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.69% | 63.03% | 75.67% |
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* Wylam Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.