Pelham City

Summary:

The Pelham City school district in Alabama consists of 4 schools: 2 elementary schools (Pelham Ridge and Pelham Oaks), 1 middle school (Pelham Park Middle School), and 1 high school (Pelham High School).

Pelham High School stands out as a top-performing school, ranking among the top 82 high schools in Alabama and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently exceeds the state average in 11th-grade proficiency rates for math, science, and English, and maintains a solid 90% graduation rate. Pelham Park Middle School also performs well, ranking among the top 153 middle schools in the state and excelling in English proficiency across 6th, 7th, and 8th grades.

The elementary schools in the district show more variation in their academic performance, with some grade levels exceeding the state average in math and English, while others fall behind. Across all schools, the district faces socioeconomic challenges, with a significant population of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 48.73% at Pelham High School to 57.22% at Pelham Oaks. Addressing these socioeconomic factors and ensuring consistent academic excellence across all grade levels could be areas of focus for the Pelham City school district's continuous improvement efforts.

District Detail

3160 Pelham Parkway
Pelham, AL 35124

(205) 624-3700

SchoolDigger Rank:
39^th of 135 Alabama districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,444

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
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
Pelham Oaks	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Highway 33	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Pelham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 624-3703	750	48	15.7	53.6%	336 (44.8%)	136 (18.1%)	213 (28.4%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.3%)	64.2	237^th of 680 public elementary schools	65.1%		67.1	207^th of 684 public elementary schools	69.7%	30	41.2	50.4	38.8					54.3			62.0	73.2	78.4					$10,228	$1,500	$8,726
Pelham Ridge	Public	PK, KG-5	251 Applegate Parkway	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Pelham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 624-3704	783	50	15.6	48.4%	291 (37.2%)	185 (23.6%)	243 (31.0%)	19 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.6%)	60.7	270^th of 680 public elementary schools	60.3%		60.9	259^th of 684 public elementary schools	62.1%	11	51.8	39.3	45.3					43.0			66.7	67.2	71.0					$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	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
Pelham High School	Public	9-12	2500 Panther Cir	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Pelham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 624-3701	1,076	73	14.8	43.2%	469 (43.6%)	212 (19.7%)	320 (29.7%)	30 (2.8%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (3.7%)	76	82^nd of 374 public high schools	78.1%		78.2	62^nd of 378 public high schools	83.6%	20							27.0			40.9							38.3	$11,406	$899	$10,506

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Shelby County	0.45 mi	33	34^th
Hoover City	2.8 mi	18	15^th
Alabaster City	5.73 mi	6	22^nd
Vestavia Hills City	7.58 mi	9	2^nd
Bessemer City	8.48 mi	9	131^st

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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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