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Best High Schools in Jefferson County, AL

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30,537

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Top rankedJefferson County International Baccalaureate School2^nd of 386 Alabama high schools

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Biggest riser

McAdory High School up 49 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Mountain Brook High School 10.1 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School and 1 more

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)				Summative Assessment Science (2026)		Summative Assessment English (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Dora High School	Public	9-12	330 Glenn C Gant Cir	Dora	35062	Jefferson County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(205) 648-6863	476	27	17.6	61.3%	409 (85.9%)	47 (9.9%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	25.6	284^th of 386 public high schools	26.4%		54	161^st of 374 public high schools	57.0%	123				7.3		21.8				21.7	$11,413	$981	$10,394
Vestavia Hills High School	Public	10-12	2235 Lime Rock Rd	Vestavia Hills	35216	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5250	1,625	117	13.8	9.8%	1,328 (81.7%)	72 (4.4%)	70 (4.3%)	112 (6.9%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (2.4%)	99.9	5^th of 386 public high schools	98.7%		99.9	3^rd of 374 public high schools	99.2%	2				74.2		77.8				82.5	$16,444	$1,045	$15,395
Tarrant High School	Public	7-12	91 Black Creek Road	Tarrant	35217	Jefferson County	Tarrant City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 849-0172	597	37	16.1	78.7%	14 (2.3%)	305 (51.1%)	251 (42.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.7%)	9.7	366^th of 386 public high schools	5.2%		11.4	355^th of 374 public high schools	5.1%	11		1.4	2.4	1.7	14.3	11.9		26.4	27.4	7.0	$14,118	$3,656	$10,455
Mountain Brook High School	Public	10-12	3650 Bethune Dr	Mountain Brook	35223	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 414-3800	985	98	10.1	2.8%	908 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.2%)	12 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.4%)	99.9	4^th of 386 public high schools	99.0%		99.9	2^nd of 374 public high schools	99.5%	2				87.5		83.3				78.2	$24,368	$805	$23,500
Midfield Area Vocational Department	Public	9-12	1600 High School Dr	Midfield	35221	Jefferson County	Midfield City	No	No	No	No	(205) 923-2833																			(n/a)
Midfield High School	Public	9-12	1600 High School Rd	Midfield	35228	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%)	8.1	374^th of 386 public high schools	3.1%		8.4	369^th of 374 public high schools	1.3%	5				1.5		9.2				4.8
Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School	Public	6-12	1450 Carson Road North	Birmingham	35127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5280	345	20	17.6	38.3%	143 (41.4%)	139 (40.3%)	50 (14.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	100	2^nd of 386 public high schools	99.5%					(n/a)	69.6	78.5	66.7	80.9	98.0	89.4	97.4	95.7	98.0	91.5	$17,025	$1,172	$15,838
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%)	17.3	329^th of 386 public high schools	14.8%		15.6	324^th of 374 public high schools	13.4%	5				6.3		20.1				10.6	$15,062	$5,154	$9,892
Shades Valley High School	Public	9-12	6100 Old Leeds Rd	Irondale	35210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5350	1,094	65	16.8	54.7%	200 (18.3%)	570 (52.1%)	280 (25.6%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.2%)	26.1	283^rd of 386 public high schools	26.7%		62.9	119^th of 374 public high schools	68.2%	164				10.6		26.5				14.0	$10,849	$917	$9,917
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%)	18.4	320^th of 386 public high schools	17.1%		11.6	353^rd of 374 public high schools	5.6%	33	1.1	1.1	2.8	10.5	28.7	17.5	28.6	29.7	41.3	11.0	$12,225	$1,423	$10,787
Pinson Valley High School	Public	9-12	6895 Highway 75	Pinson	35126	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5100	1,025	63	16.4	66.5%	142 (13.9%)	540 (52.7%)	320 (31.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.0%)	16.9	333^rd of 386 public high schools	13.7%		13.9	334^th of 374 public high schools	10.7%	1				8.2		16.7				11.8	$10,504	$987	$9,502
Oak Grove High School	Public	6-12	9494 Oak Grove Pkwy	Bessemer	35023	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5000	777	42	18.5	40.0%	715 (92.0%)	27 (3.5%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.8%)	41.9	219^th of 386 public high schools	43.3%		28.7	253^rd of 374 public high schools	32.4%	34	20.0	14.0	23.2	20.0	45.5	28.0	55.0	50.9	56.6	25.0	$11,439	$1,051	$10,372
Mortimer Jordan High School	Public	9-12	1920 Blue Devil Road	Kimberly	35091	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-4850	886	49	18.1	34.9%	713 (80.5%)	98 (11.1%)	42 (4.7%)	7 (0.8%)	9 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	14 (1.6%)	61.9	119^th of 386 public high schools	69.2%		63.8	113^th of 374 public high schools	69.8%	6				22.7		41.3				33.8	$11,172	$982	$10,175
McAdory High School	Public	9-12	4800 McAdory School Rd	Mc Calla	35111	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-4700	1,259	70	18.1	52.7%	200 (15.9%)	797 (63.3%)	238 (18.9%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.4%)	24.4	291^st of 386 public high schools	24.6%		13.1	340^th of 374 public high schools	9.1%	49				9.7		24.5				14.8	$10,277	$1,222	$9,039
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%)	30.2	269^th of 386 public high schools	30.3%		22	289^th of 374 public high schools	22.7%	20				16.8		24.3				16.3	$10,338	$1,160	$9,163
Gardendale High School	Public	9-12	800 Main St	Gardendale	35071	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-3600	1,076	59	18.3	38.6%	616 (57.2%)	318 (29.6%)	97 (9.0%)	22 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.8%)	57.8	140^th of 386 public high schools	63.7%		45.2	187^th of 374 public high schools	50.0%	47				23.0		37.7				31.6	$13,404	$2,964	$10,400
Fultondale High School	Public	6-12	2023 Wildcat Parkway	Birmingham	35127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-3500	848	49	17.4	71.6%	121 (14.3%)	422 (49.8%)	290 (34.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	21.7	304^th of 386 public high schools	21.2%		19.6	299^th of 374 public high schools	20.1%	5	7.0	12.1	11.7	14.1	42.3	22.4	33.9	44.4	42.3	5.0	$12,110	$2,330	$9,764
Center Point High School	Public	9-12	1000 Eagle Drive	Center Point	35215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3400	685	46	14.8	80.7%	7 (1.0%)	612 (89.3%)	55 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	8	375^th of 386 public high schools	2.8%		10.1	363^rd of 374 public high schools	2.9%	12				3.0		7.9				3.7	$16,306	$5,235	$11,056
Corner High School	Public	9-12	4301 Warrior Jasper Road	Dora	35062	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-3200	492	29	16.8	32.9%	459 (93.3%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	76.8	74^th of 386 public high schools	80.8%		75.4	84^th of 374 public high schools	77.5%	10				32.7		42.3				43.3	$13,068	$909	$12,142
ClayChalkville High School	Public	9-12	6623 Roe Chandler Rd	Pinson	35126	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-3050	1,377	80	17.2	67.0%	97 (7.0%)	1,127 (81.8%)	127 (9.2%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (1.3%)	17.1	331^st of 386 public high schools	14.2%		11.2	357^th of 374 public high schools	4.5%	26				12.9		13.2				9.2	$11,261	$1,045	$9,028
Homewood High School	Public	9-12	1901 S Lakeshore Dr	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-9663	1,333	111	12.0	27.9%	864 (64.8%)	210 (15.8%)	183 (13.7%)	29 (2.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.2%)	99	6^th of 386 public high schools	98.4%		99.5	7^th of 374 public high schools	98.1%	1				63.4		64.0				73.0	$18,192	$1,577	$16,593
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)
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	364^th of 386 public high schools	5.7%		10.2	362^nd of 374 public high schools	3.2%	2				4.9		11.7				3.9
Homebound High School	Public	7-12	2015 Park Place N	Birmingham	35202	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 231-4777																			(n/a)
George Washington Carver High School	Public	9-12	3900 24th St N	Birmingham	35207	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-3900	570	39	14.6	81.6%	2 (0.4%)	418 (73.3%)	144 (25.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	6.7	380^th of 386 public high schools	1.6%		14.9	328^th of 374 public high schools	12.3%	52				1.0		1.9				6.3	$22,039	$5,286	$16,748
Dupuy Alternative School	Public	9-12	4500 14th Ave N	Birmingham	35212	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 231-3250																			(n/a)
Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet	Public, Magnet	9-12	5620 First Ave N	Birmingham	35212	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-8000	750	32	23.4	83.7%	12 (1.6%)	624 (83.2%)	106 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	8.9	370^th of 386 public high schools	4.1%		12.9	344^th of 374 public high schools	8.0%	26				2.5		4.4				9.5	$13,579	$2,350	$11,225
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%)	10	363^rd of 386 public high schools	6.0%		13.2	338^th of 374 public high schools	9.6%	25				3.9		9.2				8.1	$23,007	$6,559	$16,443
Ramsay High School	Public	9-12	1800 13th Ave S	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7000	762	46	16.5	50.7%	6 (0.8%)	720 (94.5%)	21 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	85.1	41^st of 386 public high schools	89.4%		94.7	17^th of 374 public high schools	95.5%	24				39.0		43.4				52.8	$19,849	$4,915	$14,929
Parker High School	Public	9-12	400 Abraham Woods Jr Blvd	Birmingham	35204	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-2370	942	43	21.9	79.9%	4 (0.4%)	753 (79.9%)	169 (17.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.4%)	19.6	315^th of 386 public high schools	18.4%		16.5	317^th of 374 public high schools	15.2%	2				12.6		14.6				13.8	$13,627	$2,869	$10,752
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%)	9.3	369^th of 386 public high schools	4.4%		11.6	351^st of 374 public high schools	6.1%	18				1.7		7.2				9.8	$15,677	$4,133	$11,540
Huffman High SchoolMagnet	Public, Magnet	9-12	900 Springville Rd	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-5000	1,094	59	18.5	79.8%	12 (1.1%)	950 (86.8%)	111 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.8%)	19.4	316^th of 386 public high schools	18.1%		14.5	330^th of 374 public high schools	11.8%	14				19.3		7.1				7.5	$13,191	$3,120	$10,066
Bessemer Center For Technology	Public	9-12	4940 Premiere Parkway	Bessemer	35022	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	No	(205) 432-3805																			(n/a)
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)
Bessemer City High School	Public	9-12	4950 Premiere Parkway	Bessemer	35022	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 432-3700	760	35	21.7	79.6%	7 (0.9%)	583 (76.7%)	166 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	11	359^th of 386 public high schools	7.0%		9	366^th of 374 public high schools	2.1%	7				5.4		9.4				8.6	$15,534	$4,912	$10,615
Alabama Aerospace and Aviation High School	Public, Charter	9-12	114 2nd Avenue North	Bessemer	35020	Jefferson County	Alabama Aerospace and Aviation	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 538-0702	161	8	20.1	61.5%	13 (8.1%)	126 (78.3%)	12 (7.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.6%)	35.3	254^th of 386 public high schools	34.2%					(n/a)				11.6		16.3				34.9	$43,219	$9,110	$34,003
Magic City Acceptance Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	75 Bagby Dr	Birmingham	35209	Jefferson County	Magic City Acceptance Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(205) 961-3204	345	22	15.6	49.6%	183 (53.0%)	38 (11.0%)	104 (30.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.3%)	69.9	97^th of 386 public high schools	74.9%		84.8	51^st of 374 public high schools	86.4%	46	7.1	24.4	18.0	19.1	56.4	40.5	32.1	58.5	61.5	59.0	$14,556	$2,053	$12,504
i3 Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1 55th Place South	Birmingham	35232	Jefferson County	i3 Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(205) 403-5777	0																		(n/a)
HewittTrussville High School	Public	9-12	6450 Husky Parkway	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 228-4000	1,571	100	15.7	15.3%	1,185 (75.4%)	254 (16.2%)	52 (3.3%)	39 (2.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (2.3%)	99	7^th of 386 public high schools	98.2%		99.6	5^th of 374 public high schools	98.7%	2				60.8		65.7				69.5	$14,938	$914	$14,005
Leeds High School	Public	9-12	1500 Greenwave Drive	Leeds	35094	Jefferson County	Leeds City	No	No	No	No	(205) 699-4510	624	36	17.3	46.8%	362 (58.0%)	139 (22.3%)	112 (17.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	63.7	112^th of 386 public high schools	71.0%		64.2	112^th of 374 public high schools	70.1%					27.9		40.9				30.9	$12,980	$1,301	$11,679
Riverchase Career Connection Center	Public	10-12	853 Willow Oak Drive	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-1900																			(n/a)
Crossroads School	Public	6-12	1085 Buccaneer Drive	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-1800																			(n/a)
Hoover High School	Public	9-12	1000 Buccaneer Drive	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-1200	2,919	185	15.7	29.6%	1,469 (50.3%)	778 (26.7%)	316 (10.8%)	235 (8.1%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.1%)	115 (3.9%)	98.2	12^th of 386 public high schools	96.9%		93	24^th of 374 public high schools	93.6%	12				60.4		65.3				59.7	$14,096	$1,063	$13,021

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