Hoover City

Summary:

The Hoover City school district in Alabama consists of 16 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The district is consistently ranked among the top 15 in the state and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating a strong academic performance overall.

Several schools within the Hoover City district stand out for their exceptional performance. Greystone Elementary School and Brocks Gap Intermediate School consistently rank among the top elementary schools in Alabama, with over 90% proficiency in math and English. At the high school level, Hoover High School and Spain Park High School are ranked among the top 13-24 high schools in the state and have strong graduation rates around 90%. The middle schools, such as Robert F Bumpus Middle School and Berry Middle School, also perform exceptionally well, ranking among the top 5-15 middle schools in Alabama.

While the Hoover City school district as a whole demonstrates strong academic performance, there is a noticeable gap in performance between the higher-performing and lower-performing schools within the district. This is evident in the wide range of test scores, proficiency rates, and free/reduced lunch rates across the schools. The district appears to be investing significant resources, with relatively high spending per student and low student-teacher ratios, which may contribute to the strong academic outcomes observed in the top-performing schools.

District Detail

2810 Metropolitan Way
Hoover, AL 35243-2944

(205) 439-1015

SchoolDigger Rank:
15^th of 135 Alabama districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 13,632

Primary Schools: 11
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 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 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th 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
Trace Crossings Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5454 Learning Lane	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 439-2700	769	54	14.3	37.5%	321 (41.7%)	223 (29.0%)	80 (10.4%)	83 (10.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.8%)	85.6	80^th of 680 public elementary schools	88.2%		83.6	94^th of 684 public elementary schools	86.3%	14	60.8	66.4	63.5					62.1			77.9	80.7	84.4					$12,555	$1,321	$11,233
Greystone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Village Street	Hoover	35242	Shelby County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-3200	438	33	13.4	15.5%	291 (66.4%)	54 (12.3%)	25 (5.7%)	44 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	96.1	10^th of 680 public elementary schools	98.5%		98	4^th of 684 public elementary schools	99.4%	6	91.4	72.5	74.2					73.9			96.4	89.7	95.4					$12,416	$856	$11,558
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%)	93	24^th of 374 public high schools	93.6%		97	13^th of 378 public high schools	96.6%	11							44.9			50.1							46.9	$11,758	$943	$10,814
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
South Shades Crest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	3770 South Shades Crest Rd	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-3000	534	36	15.0	18.2%	307 (57.5%)	95 (17.8%)	31 (5.8%)	79 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)								(n/a)																		$14,768	$1,031	$13,736
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
Spain Park High School	Public	9-12	4700 Jaguar Drive	Hoover	35242	Shelby County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-1400	1,472	98	15.0	31.2%	867 (58.9%)	273 (18.5%)	153 (10.4%)	110 (7.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	65 (4.4%)	94.4	20^th of 374 public high schools	94.7%		98.7	9^th of 378 public high schools	97.6%	11							49.7			52.4							47.3	$13,243	$825	$12,416
Deer Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4990 Ross Bridge Parkway	Hoover	35226	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-3300	735	54	13.7	15.4%	404 (55.0%)	138 (18.8%)	35 (4.8%)	98 (13.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.6%)	92.1	36^th of 680 public elementary schools	94.7%		95	23^rd of 684 public elementary schools	96.6%	13	69.5	79.0	64.3					75.2			82.8	84.2	94.4					$9,694	$573	$9,120
Bluff Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	569 Park Avenue	Hoover	35226	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-2800	658	45	14.7	22.8%	490 (74.5%)	108 (16.4%)	34 (5.2%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.9%)	94.9	15^th of 680 public elementary schools	97.8%		95.4	20^th of 684 public elementary schools	97.1%	5	79.7	83.5	70.7					72.2			91.1	88.7	91.0					$11,050	$854	$10,194
Green Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Old Columbiana Rd	Hoover	35226	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 439-2500	501	39	12.7	51.9%	207 (41.3%)	128 (25.5%)	124 (24.8%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)	77.6	135^th of 680 public elementary schools	80.1%		83.6	93^rd of 684 public elementary schools	86.4%	42	64.9	51.6	49.3					48.4			79.4	78.0	80.3					$13,472	$2,160	$11,310
Gwin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1580 Patton Chapel Road	Hoover	35226	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 439-2600	508	41	12.5	46.3%	243 (47.8%)	118 (23.2%)	114 (22.4%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	77	141^st of 680 public elementary schools	79.3%		82.1	105^th of 684 public elementary schools	84.6%	36	51.2	56.6	62.7					45.8			76.2	75.6	84.6					$12,168	$1,578	$10,589
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
Rocky Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2876 Old Rocky Ridge Rd	Hoover	35243	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 439-2900	577	41	14.0	36.4%	316 (54.8%)	108 (18.7%)	79 (13.7%)	23 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.3%)	76.5	144^th of 680 public elementary schools	78.8%		85.4	82^nd of 684 public elementary schools	88.0%	62	60.0	54.6	47.5					50.7			78.3	74.0	80.2					$12,736	$1,431	$11,304
Shades Mountain Elementary School	Public	K-5	2250 Sumpter St	Hoover	35226	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 439-3100	328	27	12.1	42.1%	184 (56.1%)	54 (16.5%)	29 (8.8%)	26 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.7%)	90.5	47^th of 680 public elementary schools	93.1%		90.1	51^st of 684 public elementary schools	92.5%	4	69.6	78.7	73.3					66.0			80.4	80.4	88.3					$14,266	$1,129	$13,137
Riverchase Elementary School	Public	K-5	1950 Old Montgomery Highway	Hoover	35244	Shelby County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-3400	562	42	13.5	39.3%	260 (46.3%)	142 (25.3%)	55 (9.8%)	67 (11.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.4%)	79.5	119^th of 680 public elementary schools	82.5%		87.2	73^rd of 684 public elementary schools	89.3%	46	54.0	64.9	59.8					62.8			70.7	72.8	81.0					$11,343	$954	$10,387
Brocks Gap Intermediate School	Public	2-5	1730 Lake Cyrus Club Drive	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-1600	521	35	14.8	20.0%	276 (53.0%)	124 (23.8%)	33 (6.3%)	49 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)	92.6	34^th of 680 public elementary schools	95.0%		93.5	33^rd of 684 public elementary schools	95.2%	1	75.5	73.0	71.2					64.4			87.0	87.4	89.7					$14,065	$1,054	$13,011
Crossroads School	Public	6-12	1085 Buccaneer Drive	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-1800																			(n/a)
Riverchase Career Connection Center	Public	10-12	853 Willow Oak Drive	Hoover	35244	Shelby County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-1900																			(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pelham City	2.37 mi	4	39^th
Shelby County	3.49 mi	33	34^th
Bessemer City	5.14 mi	9	131^st
Vestavia Hills City	6.03 mi	9	2^nd
Birmingham City	6.31 mi	51	113^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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