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Mountain Brook City

At a glance

1^stof 135 Alabama districts

Better than 99% of Alabama districts

Elementary 4 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

32 Vine Street
Mountain Brook, AL 35213·(205) 871-4608·All Alabama district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 99.3% of districts

Schools

4,425

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedMountain Brook High School2^nd of 374 Alabama high schools

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Smallest classes

Mountain Brook High School 10.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

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Summary:

The Mountain Brook City school district in Alabama is home to 6 exceptional public schools, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, all serving grades from pre-K to 12th grade. The district is ranked 1 out of 135 school districts in the state and is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating its outstanding academic performance.

Several schools in the district stand out as top performers in Alabama. Crestline Elementary School is ranked 2nd out of 680 elementary schools in the state, with consistently high test scores across all grade levels and subjects. Brookwood Forest Elementary School and Cherokee Bend Elementary School are also among the top 10 elementary schools in Alabama, with strong academic performance, especially in math and English. At the high school level, Mountain Brook High School is ranked 2nd out of 374 high schools in the state, with an impressive 90% four-year graduation rate and exceptional performance on state assessments.

While the schools in the Mountain Brook City district demonstrate academic excellence, the district's low percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 2.05% to 4.1%, suggest a relatively affluent student population. This raises questions about equity and access to high-quality education for all students in the community. However, the district's high spending per student, ranging from $12,244 to $16,839, and low student-teacher ratios, from 9.8 to 12.5, indicate a significant investment in resources that likely contributes to the schools' strong academic outcomes. Overall, the Mountain Brook City school district is a shining example of educational excellence, but the district may need to address issues of equity and chronic absenteeism to ensure that all students have the opportunity to thrive.

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Ranking:

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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
Brookwood Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3701 S Brookwood Rd	Mountain Brook	35223	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 414-3700	579	50	11.5	1.2%	543 (93.8%)	6 (1.0%)	12 (2.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	97.1	8^th of 680 public elementary schools	98.8%		97.6	6^th of 684 public elementary schools	99.1%	2	92.2	78.0	85.0	78.9				79.1			95.3	86.8	96.3	88.7				$13,183	$647	$12,536
Cherokee Bend Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4400 Fair Oaks Dr	Mountain Brook	35213	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-3595	562	46	12.2	2.8%	528 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	97.9	4^th of 680 public elementary schools	99.4%		97.7	5^th of 684 public elementary schools	99.3%	1	86.8	89.7	91.3	73.0				80.5			98.8	94.3	96.7	90.5				$13,007	$187	$12,820
Crestline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3785 Jackson Blvd	Mountain Brook	35213	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-8126	743	61	12.1	1.7%	708 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	98.3	2^nd of 680 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.4	2^nd of 684 public elementary schools	99.7%		87.3	89.5	88.5	94.1				83.3			98.2	95.6	98.2	94.9				$12,269	$167	$12,102
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	2^nd of 374 public high schools	99.5%		99.9	2^nd of 378 public high schools	99.5%								84.2			84.5							71.8	$16,839	$115	$16,723
Mountain Brook Junior High School	Public	7-9	205 Overbrook Dr	Mountain Brook	35213	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-3516	1,005	83	12.1	3.3%	945 (94.0%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.5%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.2%)	98.5	4^th of 439 public middle schools	99.1%		98.4	3^rd of 442 public middle schools	99.3%	1					76.4	72.8			84.8						91.8	82.6		$12,244	$113	$12,131
Mountain Brook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3020 Cambridge Rd	Mountain Brook	35223	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-8191	551	47	11.7	2.0%	523 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	97.6	5^th of 680 public elementary schools	99.3%		97.6	7^th of 684 public elementary schools	99.0%	2	82.4	76.2	83.7	79.1				88.1			97.1	91.7	98.8	92.5				$13,933	$289	$13,644

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Vestavia Hills City	2.23 mi	9	2^nd
Birmingham City	3.29 mi	51	113^th
Independence Preparatory Academy	3.78 mi	1
Jefferson County	3.79 mi	57	101^st
Homewood City	3.86 mi	5	6^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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