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Robert F Bumpus Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

12^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 97% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Robert F Bumpus Middle School is a public middle school located in Hoover, Alabama, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,164 students. The school is part of the Hoover City School District, which is ranked 15th out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Robert F Bumpus Middle School has consistently been one of the top-performing middle schools in Alabama, ranking within the top 15 schools in the state for the past several years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating excellent academic performance and a strong learning environment. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts are significantly higher than the state and district averages, with particularly strong performance in English Language Arts. Robert F Bumpus Middle School also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including female students, male students, African American students, Hispanic students, and multi-racial students, often ranking among the top 15 middle schools in Alabama for these student subgroups.

Compared to nearby middle schools, Robert F Bumpus Middle School outperforms many of its counterparts in the Hoover City, Shelby County, and Vestavia Hills City districts, such as Berry Middle School, McAdory Middle School, and Pizitz Middle School. In contrast, middle schools in the Birmingham City and Bessemer City districts, such as Jones Valley Middle School and Bessemer City Middle School, have significantly lower academic performance compared to Robert F Bumpus Middle School.

1,192

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,153

Per pupil spending ?

22.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6055 Flemming Parkway
Hoover, AL 35244-4590

(205) 439-2200

District: Hoover City

Students who attend Robert F Bumpus Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hoover High School

Feeder schools for Robert F Bumpus Middle School:

Elementary:	Brocks Gap Intermediate School
	Deer Valley Elementary School
	South Shades Crest Elementary School
	Trace Crossings Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.3%

African American:

26.6%

Asian:

10.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (71% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Alabama middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg69%

Alabama avg42%

12^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Hoover City

15^th of 135Hoover City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	12 of 439	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	10 of 442	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	5 of 437	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	11 of 432	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	7 of 440	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	11 of 437	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	21 of 423	95.0%	★★★★★
2017	95.5	15 of 432	96.5%	★★★★★
2016	96.1	15 of 432	96.5%	★★★★★
2015	94.6	19 of 430	95.6%	★★★★★
2014	91.9	23 of 438	94.7%	★★★★★
2013	84.3	23 of 436	94.7%	★★★★★
2012	85.8	26 of 436	94.0%	★★★★★
2011	83.6	36 of 435	91.7%	★★★★★
2010	86.9	28 of 435	93.6%	★★★★★
2009	88.9	26 of 425	93.9%	★★★★★
2008	89.5	16 of 417	96.2%	★★★★★
2007	89.9	18 of 412	95.6%	★★★★★
2006	93.1	16 of 409	96.1%	★★★★★
2005	96.1	8 of 415	98.1%	★★★★★
2004	94.4	11 of 407	97.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	9 of 259	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	9 of 269	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	4 of 263	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	6 of 271	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	2 of 266	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	11 of 252	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	11 of 247	95.5%	★★★★★
2017	93.4	10 of 205	95.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	8 of 20	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	10 of 20	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	5 of 18	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	4 of 22	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	7 of 19	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.7	6 of 14	57.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	5 of 117	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	77.8	12 of 106	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	52.1	28 of 94	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	87.0	3 of 81	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	85.3	3 of 70	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	66.6	4 of 25	84.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	14 of 415	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	6 of 426	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	4 of 417	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	12 of 423	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	8 of 415	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	9 of 399	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	20 of 392	94.9%	★★★★★
2017	94.0	12 of 380	96.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	3 of 173	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	1 of 164	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	1 of 166	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	1 of 157	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	8 of 154	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	1 of 124	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	70.0	28 of 113	75.2%	★★★★☆
2017	88.0	10 of 108	90.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	26 of 428	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	23 of 437	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	19 of 410	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	84.0	20 of 421	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	75.6	46 of 415	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	36 of 396	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	77.2	57 of 396	85.6%	★★★★☆
2017	73.6	54 of 349	84.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	15 of 422	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	15 of 428	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	9 of 419	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	10 of 427	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.8	9 of 418	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	14 of 399	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	20 of 397	95.0%	★★★★★
2017	94.9	19 of 380	95.0%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	9 of 43	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	3 of 32	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	1 of 26	96.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	4 of 92	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	2 of 78	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	5 of 72	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	83.6	5 of 60	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	72.9	10 of 61	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	7 of 46	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	13 of 30	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	82.2	4 of 21	81.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	11 of 271	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	15 of 281	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	10 of 281	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	2 of 256	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	85.9	10 of 274	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	8 of 254	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	69.0	35 of 223	84.3%	★★★★☆
2017	67.9	29 of 195	85.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	12 of 377	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	8 of 373	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	5 of 370	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	14 of 376	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	96.1	10 of 369	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	9 of 343	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	11 of 331	96.7%	★★★★★
2017	94.5	16 of 247	93.5%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

African American (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)96th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2025)79th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)60th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English85%+29 vs state

Science76%+34 vs state

Mathematics56%+28 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, August 24, 2011

I have 2 children in the Hoover schools and I am pulling them out to be taught at home. When I look at their overall SAT scores it looks good but when you pay closer attention to the individual topic breakdowns, they are clearly not getting what they need. I blame this largely on the No Child Left Behind Act and student academic standards being lowered to meet an academic goal for all students nation wide by 2013-2014. The standards held prior to that were much higher as I have a child in that age range as well and know for a fact what was required of her vs. what is required now! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Robert F Bumpus Middle School	Public	6-8	6055 Flemming Parkway	Hoover	35244	Shelby County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-2200	1,192	78	15.3	22.6%	612 (51.3%)	317 (26.6%)	71 (6.0%)	123 (10.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (5.5%)	95.9	12^th of 439 public middle schools	97.3%		97.1	10^th of 442 public middle schools	97.7%	2	61.1	52.9	52.7	75.6	83.9	85.6	86.4	$11,153	$612	$10,539
Pelham Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2016 Pelham Park Boulevard	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Pelham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 624-3702	835	45	18.5	46.1%	359 (43.0%)	161 (19.3%)	240 (28.7%)	26 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.6%)	59.7	153^rd of 439 public middle schools	65.1%		65.6	121^st of 442 public middle schools	72.6%	32	35.4	19.2	22.3	41.4	69.0	63.3	55.4
Helena Middle	Public	6-8	1299 Hillsboro Parkway	Helena	35080	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5300	957	53	18.2	27.5%	667 (69.7%)	147 (15.4%)	100 (10.4%)	13 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (2.8%)	81.8	57^th of 439 public middle schools	87.0%		73.1	88^th of 442 public middle schools	80.1%	31	47.9	44.9	38.2	52.0	70.6	73.0	64.2	$8,076	$681	$7,376
Ira F Simmons Middle School	Public	6-8	1575 Patton Chapel Road	Hoover	35226	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 439-2100	860	62	13.8	44.3%	448 (52.1%)	226 (26.3%)	120 (14.0%)	29 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (4.1%)	90.1	38^th of 439 public middle schools	91.3%		92.2	31^st of 442 public middle schools	93.0%	7	49.5	50.0	52.7	63.2	76.4	77.1	74.3	$12,051	$881	$11,168
STAR Program Middle	Public	6-8	2280 Highway 35	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 682-5800																			(n/a)
Pizitz Middle School	Public	6-8	2826 Columbiana Road	Vestavia	35216	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5350	1,131	75	15.0	10.2%	934 (82.6%)	50 (4.4%)	36 (3.2%)	94 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.4%)	98.8	3^rd of 439 public middle schools	99.3%		99.1	1^st of 442 public middle schools	99.8%	2	82.0	58.0	72.7	83.9	94.1	91.7	88.8	$10,929	$585	$10,343
Thompson Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Warrior Drive	Alabaster	35007	Shelby County	Alabaster City	No	No	No	No	(205) 685-8100	1,444	84	17.2	52.6%	734 (50.8%)	329 (22.8%)	335 (23.2%)	15 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (1.9%)	80.6	61^st of 439 public middle schools	86.1%		75.9	78^th of 442 public middle schools	82.4%	17	54.3	35.5	33.6	56.8	72.3	66.1	66.3	$10,052	$1,307	$8,732
Bessemer City Middle School	Public	6-8	100 High School Drive	Bessemer	35020	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 432-3601	616	30	20.5	84.4%	5 (0.8%)	454 (73.7%)	136 (22.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	10.8	409^th of 439 public middle schools	6.8%		8.7	425^th of 442 public middle schools	3.8%	16	6.0	6.7	7.0	7.0	29.3	29.6	15.3	$8,921	$1,718	$7,187
Berry Middle School	Public	6-12	4500 Jaguar Dr	Hoover	35242	Shelby County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-2000	1,058	73	14.5	30.1%	611 (57.8%)	208 (19.7%)	96 (9.1%)	90 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (4.9%)	95.7	15^th of 439 public middle schools	96.6%		96.4	15^th of 442 public middle schools	96.6%		65.1	61.3	50.4	73.8	85.3	81.6	82.1	$10,356	$823	$9,533
Empower Community School Upper Campus	Public, Charter	4-8	751A Academy Drive	Bessemer	35022	Jefferson County	Empower Schools of Alabama	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 413-8600	211			76.3%	1 (0.5%)	164 (77.7%)	43 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert F Bumpus Middle School

Is Robert F Bumpus Middle School a good school?

Yes! Robert F Bumpus Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 12^th of 439 Alabama middle schools.

How many students attend Robert F Bumpus Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,192 students attended Robert F Bumpus Middle School.

What district is Robert F Bumpus Middle School in?

Hoover City

What high school do graduates of Robert F Bumpus Middle School attend?

Students who attend Robert F Bumpus Middle School usually go on to attend Hoover High School

What is the racial makeup of Robert F Bumpus Middle School?

Students at Robert F Bumpus Middle School are 51% White, 27% African American, 10% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

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