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Pleasant Grove High School

Public Grades 6-12

353^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 6% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Pleasant Grove High School is a public high school in Pleasant Grove, Alabama, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 691 students. The school is part of the Jefferson County School District, which is ranked 101 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pleasant Grove High School consistently underperforms compared to the Jefferson County and Alabama state averages on standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 4.42% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 10.37% in Jefferson County and 23.71% statewide. The school's four-year graduation rate has been around 90% in recent years, on par with nearby schools, but it has a high chronic absenteeism rate ranging from 14.8% to 17.9%, significantly higher than the state average.

While Pleasant Grove High School is underperforming compared to the state, it is generally on par with or slightly better than some of the nearby schools in the Jefferson County district, such as Minor High School and Hueytown High School. However, it lags behind schools in other districts, like Bessemer City High School and Wenonah High School.

752

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,862

Per pupil spending ?

63.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Spartan Drive
Pleasant Grove, AL 35127-4000

(205) 379-5250

District: Jefferson County

Feeder schools for Pleasant Grove High School:

Elementary:	Brighton School
	Pleasant Grove Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.8%

Hispanic:

4.4%

White:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (18% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Alabama average (86% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg25%

Alabama avg38%

Middle school

356^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 1 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

353^rd of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 13High Schools in the Jefferson County

101^st of 135Jefferson County 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	356 of 439	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	375 of 442	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	388 of 437	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	407 of 432	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	377 of 440	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	396 of 437	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	341 of 423	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	356 of 432	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	55.3	206 of 435	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.6	262 of 425	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.3	131 of 417	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.5	127 of 412	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.5	170 of 409	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.1	123 of 415	70.4%	★★★★☆
2004	64.8	125 of 407	69.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	149 of 259	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	188 of 269	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	201 of 263	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	236 of 271	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	172 of 266	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	221 of 252	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	169 of 247	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.1	149 of 205	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	331 of 415	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	354 of 426	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	363 of 417	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	398 of 423	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	355 of 415	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	356 of 399	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	306 of 392	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.1	302 of 380	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	353 of 428	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	355 of 437	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	373 of 410	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	403 of 421	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	376 of 415	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	357 of 396	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	310 of 396	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.1	300 of 349	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	360 of 422	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	366 of 428	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	391 of 419	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	397 of 427	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	360 of 418	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	370 of 399	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	333 of 397	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	341 of 380	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	185 of 271	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.0	273 of 281	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	143 of 281	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	171 of 256	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.0	96 of 274	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	151 of 254	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.1	147 of 195	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	13.9	348 of 369	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	257 of 343	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	269 of 331	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.2	235 of 247	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	353 of 374	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	364 of 378	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	335 of 371	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	318 of 367	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	341 of 371	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	257 of 366	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.2	305 of 356	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.8	302 of 353	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.2	272 of 351	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	44.5	194 of 353	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.6	238 of 358	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.7	160 of 358	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.8	197 of 358	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.9	222 of 360	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.8	211 of 358	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.5	192 of 357	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.8	213 of 359	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.0	209 of 358	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.4	138 of 357	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.0	126 of 359	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.0	95 of 357	73.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	166 of 228	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	195 of 231	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	156 of 224	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	139 of 222	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	161 of 228	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.2	46 of 224	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	36.3	136 of 223	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.6	116 of 189	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	325 of 359	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	361 of 366	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	343 of 358	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	319 of 367	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	317 of 359	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	263 of 354	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	283 of 347	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.0	287 of 343	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	354 of 367	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	367 of 375	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	308 of 349	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	334 of 361	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	307 of 361	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	181 of 358	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.4	272 of 349	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.8	264 of 315	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	344 of 363	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	339 of 368	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	288 of 358	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	314 of 366	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	342 of 366	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	230 of 357	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	10.1	314 of 350	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.0	299 of 339	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	125 of 194	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	93 of 198	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	62 of 182	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	15.2	148 of 169	12.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	173 of 196	11.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	108 of 171	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.0	130 of 160	18.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	24.1	257 of 326	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	309 of 319	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	191 of 313	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.4	232 of 300	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.8	140 of 230	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

White (2021)6th percentile-9 vs school

High school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile+22 vs school

White (2022)21st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English32%-17 vs state

Science13%-24 vs state

Mathematics5%-21 vs state

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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 Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pleasant Grove High School	Public	6-12	100 Spartan Drive	Pleasant Grove	35127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5250	752	48	15.7	63.4%	23 (3.1%)	683 (90.8%)	33 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	11.6	353^rd of 374 public high schools	5.6%		10.1	364^th of 378 public high schools	3.7%	11	8.3	4.7	3.1	4.4	17.4	8.0	39.3	47.7	37.8	4.5	$9,862	$1,075	$8,762
Hueytown High School	Public	9-12	4881 15th Street Road	Hueytown	35023	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-4150	1,200	72	16.6	66.0%	272 (22.7%)	686 (57.2%)	219 (18.3%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.5%)	22	289^th of 374 public high schools	22.7%		18.7	308^th of 378 public high schools	18.5%	19				8.1		14.1				15.0	$8,484	$737	$7,729
Fairfield High Preparatory School	Public	9-12	610 Valley Rd	Fairfield	35064	Jefferson County	Fairfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 785-5176	519	26	19.9	84.4%	3 (0.6%)	489 (94.2%)	26 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10.2	362^nd of 374 public high schools	3.2%		9.8	367^th of 378 public high schools	2.9%	5				6.3		2.4				1.6	$10,804	$1,870	$8,815
Fairfield Area Vocational School	Public	10-12	610 Valley Rd	Fairfield	35064	Jefferson County	Fairfield City	No	No	No	No	(205) 783-6850																			(n/a)
Midfield Area Vocational Department	Public	9-12	1600 High School Dr	Midfield	35228	Jefferson County	Midfield City	No	No	No	No	(205) 923-2833																			(n/a)
Midfield High School	Public	9-12	1600 High School Rd	Midfield	35221	Jefferson County	Midfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 923-2834	327	19	17.6	83.5%	2 (0.6%)	301 (92.0%)	20 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	8.4	369^th of 374 public high schools	1.3%		9.9	366^th of 378 public high schools	3.2%	3				0.0		5.9				3.2	$12,982	$1,936	$11,042
JacksonOlin High School	Public	9-12	1300 Avenue F Ensley	Birmingham	35218	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6431	713	41	17.3	86.1%	0 (0.0%)	645 (90.5%)	62 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	11.6	351^st of 374 public high schools	6.1%		7.3	376^th of 378 public high schools	0.5%	25				0.0		7.7				9.6	$13,381	$1,886	$11,493
Minor High School	Public	9-12	2285 Minor Pkwy	Adamsville	35005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-4750	978	59	16.5	72.7%	37 (3.8%)	825 (84.4%)	93 (9.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	18 (1.8%)	15.6	324^th of 374 public high schools	13.4%		14.3	333^rd of 378 public high schools	11.9%	9				1.8		16.1				7.7	$9,563	$1,565	$7,980
New Horizon Alternative School	Public	7-12	1701 6th Ave N	Bessemer	35020	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	No	(205) 432-3036																			(n/a)
Wenonah High School	Public	9-12	2800 Wilson Rd SW	Birmingham	35221	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1675	670	39	17.1	81.2%	7 (1.0%)	591 (88.2%)	64 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	13.2	338^th of 374 public high schools	9.6%		7.8	373^rd of 378 public high schools	1.3%	35				1.3		6.6				12.1	$13,629	$2,136	$11,490

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasant Grove High School

How many students attend Pleasant Grove High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 752 students attended Pleasant Grove High School.

What schools feed into Pleasant Grove High School?

Pleasant Grove High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brighton School
Elementary : Pleasant Grove Elementary School

What district is Pleasant Grove High School in?

Jefferson County

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Grove High School?

Students at Pleasant Grove High School are 91% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Pleasant Grove High School a good school?

Pleasant Grove High School ranks in the bottom 5.6% of Alabama high schools.

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