📍 115 Fourth Avenue South, Birmingham, Jefferson County, 35205
Washington K8 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Birmingham, Jefferson County. The school has 567 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Birmingham City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
Washington K8 enrolls 567 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 60% male and 40% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Black or African American, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 1.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 350 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 203 | 36% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.2% |
| White | 6 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
522 of the school's 567 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Washington K8 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-70.
Washington K8 is one of 49 schools in Birmingham City, based in Birmingham, Alabama. The district serves 20,954 students district-wide and employs 1,115 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 567 students, Washington K8 is larger than the district average of about 428 students per school.