Best Public Schools in Shelby County, Alabama

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2019)							Summative Assessment Reading (2019)							Summative Assessment Science (2019)			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 (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics End of Course	Summative Assessment Reading 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Reading 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Reading 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Reading 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Reading 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Reading 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Reading End of Course	Summative Assessment Science 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Science End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Greystone Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 Village Street	Hoover	35242	Shelby County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-3200	480	35	13.8	9.8%	343 (71.5%)	44 (9.2%)	10 (2.1%)	60 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	94.9	31^st of 681 public elementary schools	95.4%		95.4	27^th of 680 public elementary schools	96.0%	4	80.4	75.6	80.5					70.1		79.3					66.7			$12,416	$856	$11,558
Berry Middle School	Public	6-8	4500 Jaguar Dr	Hoover	35242	Shelby County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-2000	1,243	78	15.9	26.0%	718 (57.8%)	284 (22.8%)	97 (7.8%)	81 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (5.0%)	92.7	21^st of 437 public middle schools	95.2%		95.5	16^th of 423 public middle schools	96.2%	5				64.8	73.1	69.8					60.4	72.3	64.1			65.1		$10,356	$823	$9,533
Spain Park High School	Public	9-12	4700 Jaguar Drive	Hoover	35242	Shelby County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-1400	1,597	112	14.2	19.0%	978 (61.2%)	348 (21.8%)	96 (6.0%)	89 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (5.3%)	98.1	8^th of 366 public high schools	97.8%		97.4	11^th of 356 public high schools	96.9%	3							73.8							72.3			72.0	$13,243	$825	$12,416
Thompson Intermediate School	Public	4-5	1509 Kent Dairy Rd	Alabaster	35007	Shelby County	Alabaster City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 685-6200	894	40	22.3	40.6%	483 (54.0%)	188 (21.0%)	185 (20.7%)	11 (1.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.3%)	69	185^th of 681 public elementary schools	72.8%		67.1	222^nd of 680 public elementary schools	67.4%	37		52.3	51.1						50.0	55.5					49.1			$9,652	$1,700	$7,938
Thompson High School	Public	9-12	1921 Warrior Parkway	Alabaster	35007	Shelby County	Alabaster City	No	No	No	No	(205) 685-6700	2,024	114	17.7	30.2%	1,212 (59.9%)	417 (20.6%)	333 (16.5%)	29 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	26 (1.3%)	86.4	41^st of 366 public high schools	88.8%		87.4	34^th of 356 public high schools	90.4%	7							60.2							53.4			55.5	$12,268	$891	$11,363
Thompson Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Warrior Drive	Alabaster	35007	Shelby County	Alabaster City	No	No	No	No	(205) 685-8100	1,000	52	19.2	33.6%	555 (55.5%)	208 (20.8%)	179 (17.9%)	19 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (3.5%)	79.2	68^th of 437 public middle schools	84.4%		76	74^th of 423 public middle schools	82.5%	6					59.0	62.9						49.9	46.4			46.5		$10,052	$1,307	$8,732
Meadow View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2800 Smokey Rd	Alabaster	35007	Shelby County	Alabaster City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 685-4300	878	57	15.5	41.5%	456 (51.9%)	156 (17.8%)	217 (24.7%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.7%)								(n/a)	66.7							45.4										$10,590	$1,568	$9,009
Creek View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	8568 Highway 17	Maylene	35114	Shelby County	Alabaster City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 685-6100	899	56	16.1	39.2%	490 (54.5%)	191 (21.2%)	170 (18.9%)	9 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.0%)								(n/a)	64.4							60.3										$10,240	$1,165	$9,061
Pelham Ridge	Public	PK, KG-5	251 Applegate Parkway	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Pelham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 624-3704	868	46	18.8	37.9%	418 (48.2%)	125 (14.4%)	275 (31.7%)	20 (2.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.9%)	59.1	273^rd of 681 public elementary schools	59.9%		69.4	202^nd of 680 public elementary schools	70.3%	71	56.5	52.0	42.5					50.0	48.0	50.7					43.1			$9,196	$1,003	$8,192
Pelham Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2016 Pelham Park Boulevard	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Pelham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 624-3702	762	40	19.0	37.4%	358 (47.0%)	121 (15.9%)	226 (29.7%)	26 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	71.1	99^th of 437 public middle schools	77.3%		77.3	67^th of 423 public middle schools	84.2%	32				45.8	49.4	48.8					47.4	55.7				52.4		$8,837	$1,242	$8,022
Pelham High School	Public	9-12	2500 Panther Cir	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Pelham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 624-3701	1,016	60	16.9	31.9%	527 (51.9%)	131 (12.9%)	303 (29.8%)	25 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.8%)	75.8	76^th of 366 public high schools	79.2%		82.4	53^rd of 356 public high schools	85.1%	23							52.1							47.4			48.4	$11,406	$899	$10,506
Chelsea Middle School	Public	6-8	2321 Highway 39	Chelsea	35043	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-7210	1,113	47	23.6	16.6%	920 (82.7%)	90 (8.1%)	50 (4.5%)	22 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.6%)	88	39^th of 437 public middle schools	91.1%		87.1	38^th of 423 public middle schools	91.0%	1				64.1	65.3	64.3					65.4	60.5	53.6			51.1		$7,609	$560	$7,031
Oak Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	5650 Cahaba Valley Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5210	1,098	53	20.7	19.4%	790 (71.9%)	140 (12.8%)	88 (8.0%)	55 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	21 (1.9%)	91.2	25^th of 437 public middle schools	94.3%		91.7	26^th of 423 public middle schools	93.9%	1				62.8	73.4	74.1					62.5	64.8	58.4			56.2		$8,399	$658	$7,724
Oak Mountain Intermediate School	Public	4-5	5486 Caldwell Mill Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5220	694	38	18.2	23.3%	486 (70.0%)	95 (13.7%)	58 (8.4%)	34 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.6%)	91.5	44^th of 681 public elementary schools	93.5%		91.2	47^th of 680 public elementary schools	93.1%	3		69.7	72.2						71.7	69.1					56.2			$9,015	$1,115	$7,881
Calera Elementary	Public	K-2	855 10th St	Calera	35040	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-6120	700	45	15.7	54.4%	352 (50.3%)	225 (32.1%)	76 (10.9%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.6%)								(n/a)																		$10,354	$1,450	$8,886
Helena Elementary School	Public	K-2	187 Third St	Helena	35080	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5540	847	50	16.9	23.4%	632 (74.6%)	109 (12.9%)	56 (6.6%)	13 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (3.8%)								(n/a)																		$9,244	$762	$8,463
Montevallo Elementary School	Public	K-5	171 Jeter Cir	Montevallo	35115	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-6420	666	45	14.8	71.6%	321 (48.2%)	147 (22.1%)	172 (25.8%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	56.2	302^nd of 681 public elementary schools	55.7%		53.9	334^th of 680 public elementary schools	50.9%	32	57.7	63.9	48.2					49.0	46.7	42.8					29.0			$10,413	$1,833	$8,512
Montevallo High School	Public	9-12	980 Oak St	Montevallo	35115	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6400	415	28	15.0	66.7%	201 (48.4%)	116 (28.0%)	86 (20.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	45.1	210^th of 366 public high schools	42.6%		38.4	230^th of 356 public high schools	35.4%	20							31.4							34.3			39.2	$12,913	$952	$11,940
Montevallo Middle School	Public	6-8	235 Samford St	Montevallo	35115	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6410	327	22	15.2	70.3%	148 (45.3%)	87 (26.6%)	83 (25.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	56.2	186^th of 437 public middle schools	57.4%		55.8	172^nd of 423 public middle schools	59.3%	14				50.0	40.5	52.6					36.4		52.6			23.2		$12,938	$1,065	$11,850
Oak Mountain High School	Public	9-12	5476 Caldwell Mill Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5200	1,552	87	17.8	13.1%	1,185 (76.4%)	189 (12.2%)	94 (6.1%)	55 (3.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	24 (1.5%)	96.3	15^th of 366 public high schools	95.9%		97.9	6^th of 356 public high schools	98.3%	9							72.9							66.1			66.1	$9,326	$516	$8,795
Helena Intermediate School	Public	3-5	3500 Hwy 52	Helena	35080	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5520	940	55	17.1	23.0%	716 (76.2%)	112 (11.9%)	59 (6.3%)	11 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.9%)	74.9	140^th of 681 public elementary schools	79.4%		78.1	137^th of 680 public elementary schools	79.9%	3	61.4	49.2	50.6					64.1	59.5	61.5					55.0			$8,594	$704	$7,874
Inverness Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	5251 Valleydale Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5240	603	39	15.3	27.7%	341 (56.6%)	137 (22.7%)	56 (9.3%)	42 (7.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.5%)								(n/a)	59.3							58.6										$9,652	$750	$8,882
Linda Nolen Learning Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2280 Highwy 35	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5800	51	12	4.2	35.3%	30 (58.8%)	15 (29.4%)	6 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$129,631	$16,664	$112,901
Oak Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	5640 Cahaba Valley Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5230	743	45	16.6	21.3%	545 (73.4%)	69 (9.3%)	84 (11.3%)	29 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)								(n/a)	72.3							67.6										$10,933	$828	$10,087
Mt Laurel Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Jefferson Place	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-7230	571	36	15.9	13.8%	495 (86.7%)	31 (5.4%)	19 (3.3%)	17 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	95	28^th of 681 public elementary schools	95.9%		96.6	15^th of 680 public elementary schools	97.8%	13	81.0	74.0	84.2					82.0	67.5	76.7					66.4			$10,287	$806	$9,461
Calera Intermediate School	Public	3-5	8454 Highway 31 South	Calera	35040	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-6500	781	40	19.4	54.8%	397 (50.8%)	269 (34.4%)	76 (9.7%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.0%)	41.7	425^th of 681 public elementary schools	37.6%		53.1	342^nd of 680 public elementary schools	49.7%	83	45.4	41.9	41.7					42.9	41.5	40.9					33.0			$9,273	$1,879	$7,376
Liberty Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17051 Liberty Pkwy	Vestavia Hills	35242	Shelby County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5400	640	41	15.6	1.9%	507 (79.2%)	31 (4.8%)	27 (4.2%)	57 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.5%)	97.9	7^th of 681 public elementary schools	99.0%		98.8	5^th of 680 public elementary schools	99.3%	2	83.2	85.0	81.3					83.0	89.4	83.0					79.5			$13,969	$1,279	$12,689
Liberty Park Middle School	Public	6-8	17035 Liberty Pkwy	Vestavia	35242	Shelby County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5450	523	40	13.0	5.9%	431 (82.4%)	20 (3.8%)	21 (4.0%)	36 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	98.3	6^th of 437 public middle schools	98.6%		98.1	7^th of 423 public middle schools	98.3%	1				83.3	79.1	82.6					73.6	79.8	75.4			73.5		$14,344	$07	$14,335
Shelby County High School	Public	9-12	101 Washington St	Columbiana	35051	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6600	524	37	14.1	48.9%	418 (79.8%)	62 (11.8%)	38 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	54.6	166^th of 366 public high schools	54.6%		63	131^st of 356 public high schools	63.2%	35							45.7							38.8			33.6	$11,966	$1,110	$10,834
Helena Middle	Public	6-8	1299 Hillsboro Parkway	Helena	35080	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5300	1,006	48	21.1	19.1%	778 (77.3%)	119 (11.8%)	65 (6.5%)	14 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.8%)	88.8	33^rd of 437 public middle schools	92.4%		84.4	50^th of 423 public middle schools	88.2%	17				65.2	60.4	66.9					61.1	62.0	61.7			50.9		$8,076	$681	$7,376
Forest Oaks Elementary School	Public	K-5	1000 Hornet Parkway	Chelsea	35043	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-7220	700	41	17.0	18.4%	571 (81.6%)	54 (7.7%)	46 (6.6%)	9 (1.3%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	74.2	150^th of 681 public elementary schools	78.0%		78.8	129^th of 680 public elementary schools	81.0%	21	54.3	55.0	54.9					57.1	59.3	62.0					57.0			$9,435	$677	$8,740
Helena High School	Public	9-12	1310 Hillsboro Parkway	Helena	35080	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-3650	1,312	69	19.1	17.6%	1,028 (78.4%)	167 (12.7%)	58 (4.4%)	32 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	21 (1.6%)	93.3	24^th of 366 public high schools	93.4%		96.8	15^th of 356 public high schools	95.8%	9							61.7							63.6			63.3	$8,579	$631	$7,932
Chelsea Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	9000 Chelsea Park Trail	Chelsea	35043	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6700	855	50	17.1	20.0%	690 (80.7%)	73 (8.5%)	41 (4.8%)	15 (1.8%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.4%)	80.1	106^th of 681 public elementary schools	84.4%		79.8	121^st of 680 public elementary schools	82.2%	15	65.1	61.7	59.9					70.5	60.3	55.9					50.4			$8,957	$705	$8,235
Calera Middle	Public	6-8	9178 Highway 22	Montevallo	35115	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6140	729	37	19.7	49.2%	377 (51.7%)	264 (36.2%)	64 (8.8%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	50.6	219^th of 437 public middle schools	49.9%		48.7	224^th of 423 public middle schools	47.0%	5				43.8	42.6	42.3					42.4	44.6	39.5			23.0		$8,564	$701	$7,844
Elvin Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Washington St	Columbiana	35051	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-6620	539	32	17.0	59.4%	373 (69.2%)	86 (16.0%)	55 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	51.6	343^rd of 681 public elementary schools	49.6%		39.4	439^th of 680 public elementary schools	35.4%	96	54.8	40.2	34.4					53.6	43.5	50.0					41.1			$10,660	$1,547	$9,092
Career Technical Education Center	Public	9-12	701 Highway 70	Columbiana	35051	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6650	0	0	.0																(n/a)
New Direction	Public	6-12	701 Hwy 70	Columbiana	35007	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5910	0	0	.0																(n/a)
Calera High	Public	9-12	100 Calera Eagle Drive	Calera	35040	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6100	885	45	19.6	45.3%	443 (50.1%)	328 (37.1%)	87 (9.8%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.0%)	50.3	192^nd of 366 public high schools	47.5%		67.7	112^th of 356 public high schools	68.5%	80							34.5							40.2			37.1	$9,178	$947	$8,212
Chelsea High School	Public	9-12	10510 Highway 11	Chelsea	35043	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-7200	1,260	68	18.5	15.9%	1,042 (82.7%)	108 (8.6%)	59 (4.7%)	31 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.4%)	88.6	35^th of 366 public high schools	90.4%		91.8	25^th of 356 public high schools	93.0%	10							59.3							57.4			57.1	$9,012	$589	$8,406
Columbiana Middle School	Public	6-8	222 Joinertown Road	Columbiana	35051	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6610	444	26	17.4	52.5%	354 (79.7%)	44 (9.9%)	38 (8.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	65.9	119^th of 437 public middle schools	72.8%		69.6	114^th of 423 public middle schools	73.0%	5				51.4	47.0	55.5					41.9	49.2	51.3			33.3		$10,167	$908	$9,238
Pelham Oaks	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Highway 33	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Pelham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 624-3703	660	33	20.0	44.4%	311 (47.1%)	108 (16.4%)	174 (26.4%)	28 (4.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.5%)	69.5	182^nd of 681 public elementary schools	73.3%		68.1	214^th of 680 public elementary schools	68.5%	32	54.8	53.3	53.2							55.9					54.1			$10,228	$1,500	$8,726
Shelby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19099 Highway 145	Shelby	35143	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-6630	191	14	13.2	55.5%	165 (86.4%)	3 (1.6%)	15 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	65.7	215^th of 681 public elementary schools	68.4%		65.7	231^st of 680 public elementary schools	66.0%	16	72.7	37.5	52.6					63.6	41.7	54.1					47.4			$17,161	$2,526	$14,609
Vincent Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	40800 Highway 25	Vincent	35178	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-7320	380	28	13.7	60.0%	266 (70.0%)	70 (18.4%)	28 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	65.2	223^rd of 681 public elementary schools	67.3%		53.3	338^th of 680 public elementary schools	50.3%	115	66.7	62.1	42.9					57.9	53.5	50.0					32.9			$12,873	$2,124	$10,726
Vincent Middle High School	Public	6-12	42505 Highway 25	Vincent	35178	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-7300	452	38	11.8	64.2%	308 (68.1%)	112 (24.8%)	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	41.3	222^nd of 366 public high schools	39.3%		43.1	202^nd of 356 public high schools	43.3%	20				45.2	25.8	28.4	34.3				41.9	50.8	38.5	37.3		35.4	28.4	$14,092	$1,744	$12,327
Wilsonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	71 School St	Wilsonville	35186	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-6640	192	14	13.4	53.6%	160 (83.3%)	6 (3.1%)	15 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.7%)	90.9	49^th of 681 public elementary schools	92.8%		86.9	75^th of 680 public elementary schools	89.0%	26	80.0	80.8	71.1					60.0	65.4	71.1					63.9			$15,665	$2,436	$13,198

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