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Hoover High School

Public Grades 9-12

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 380 Alabama High Schools

Better than 97% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Hoover High School is a large, high-performing public high school in Hoover, Alabama, a Birmingham suburb, serving 2,919 students in grades 9-12 within the Hoover City district.

Hoover High School consistently ranks among Alabama's elite public schools, currently placing 11th in the state (97th percentile) for the 2025-2026 school year. This isn't a fluke—the school has remained in the top 28 schools in Alabama for the past decade, never dropping below the 92nd percentile. What makes this particularly impressive is the school's size: it achieves these results with nearly double the enrollment of its district-mate, Spain Park High School (2,919 vs. 1,472 students), which ranks 7th. Academic proficiency is more than double the state average in every subject—for example, 60.43% of 11th graders are proficient in math compared to the state average of 27.21%. The school also boasts a low chronic absenteeism rate of 9.8%, well below the state average of 12.0%, and does so with per-student spending ($11,758) that is actually lower than nearby Vestavia Hills High School ($12,105) and Spain Park ($13,243).

One of Hoover High School's standout qualities is its success across diverse student groups. The school ranks in the 96th percentile or higher for male students, African American students, White students, special education students, and English Language Learners—a level of equitable achievement that is rare among Alabama's top schools. This is especially notable when compared to Vestavia Hills High School (ranked 4th), which serves a much less economically diverse population (9.85% free/reduced lunch vs. Hoover's 29.56%). The data also shows resilience: after a slight dip in 2024-2025 (ranked 24th), the school surged back to 11th place with its highest proficiency rates on record. When compared to nearby Thompson High School (ranked 54th) and Pelham High School (ranked 59th), Hoover outperforms them by a wide margin in every subject, solidifying its position as a premier academic destination in the Birmingham metro area.

2,919

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,758

Per pupil spending ?

29.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Buccaneer Drive
Hoover, AL 35244-4511

(205) 439-1200

District: Hoover City

Feeder schools for Hoover High School:

Elementary:	Bluff Park Elementary School
	Brocks Gap Intermediate School
	Deer Valley Elementary School
	Green Valley Elementary School
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	Gwin Elementary School
	South Shades Crest Elementary School
	Trace Crossings Elementary School
Middle:	Ira F Simmons Middle School
	Robert F Bumpus Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.3%

African American:

26.7%

Hispanic:

10.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2016 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (62% vs 32% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Alabama high schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg62%

Alabama avg32%

11^th of 380

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Hoover City

13^th of 139Hoover City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	98.2	11 of 380	97.1%	★★★★★
2025	93.0	24 of 374	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	13 of 378	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	16 of 371	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	11 of 367	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	16 of 371	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	16 of 366	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	18 of 356	94.9%	★★★★★
2017	89.5	28 of 353	92.1%	★★★★★
2016	95.2	16 of 351	95.4%	★★★★★
2015	95.5	14 of 353	96.0%	★★★★★
2014	95.3	18 of 358	95.0%	★★★★★
2013	74.7	22 of 358	93.9%	★★★★★
2012	83.3	18 of 358	95.0%	★★★★★
2011	81.7	29 of 360	91.9%	★★★★★
2010	85.3	14 of 358	96.1%	★★★★★
2009	87.3	15 of 357	95.8%	★★★★★
2008	86.0	14 of 359	96.1%	★★★★★
2007	85.6	16 of 358	95.5%	★★★★★
2006	82.4	19 of 357	94.7%	★★★★★
2005	82.4	23 of 359	93.6%	★★★★★
2004	85.2	21 of 357	94.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	96.0	7 of 234	97.0%	★★★★★
2025	88.2	13 of 228	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	10 of 231	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	19 of 224	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	15 of 222	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	16 of 228	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	11 of 224	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	11 of 223	95.1%	★★★★★
2017	83.9	16 of 189	91.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	77.6	3 of 16	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	63.2	6 of 18	66.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	4 of 17	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	53.9	6 of 15	60.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	7 of 16	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.6	4 of 18	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	5 of 18	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	6 of 18	66.7%	★★★★☆
2017	57.8	9 of 17	47.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	94.3	4 of 89	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	66.2	13 of 75	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	95.8	3 of 63	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	4 of 43	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	74.8	4 of 39	89.7%	★★★★★
2021	64.0	5 of 28	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	4 of 29	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	6 of 22	72.7%	★★★★☆
2017	62.4	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	96.4	14 of 372	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	91.8	21 of 359	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	10 of 366	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	22 of 358	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	14 of 367	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	27 of 359	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	19 of 354	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	15 of 347	95.7%	★★★★★
2017	87.1	30 of 343	91.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	89.5	7 of 69	89.9%	★★★★★
2025	88.3	15 of 142	89.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.3	18 of 139	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	92.8	7 of 122	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	8 of 114	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.0	7 of 113	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	14 of 103	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	14 of 95	85.3%	★★★★☆
2017	84.3	14 of 93	84.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	83.5	35 of 377	90.7%	★★★★★
2025	61.9	114 of 367	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.4	38 of 375	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	82.7	51 of 349	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	46 of 361	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	66 of 361	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	50 of 358	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	33 of 349	90.5%	★★★★★
2017	67.7	66 of 315	79.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	98.4	6 of 375	98.4%	★★★★★
2025	91.7	24 of 363	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	21 of 368	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	16 of 358	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	9 of 366	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	14 of 366	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	14 of 357	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	23 of 350	93.4%	★★★★★
2017	89.5	27 of 339	92.0%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	66.7	12 of 28	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.0	15 of 29	48.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	12 of 24	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	11 of 27	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	12 of 25	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	21.1	14 of 18	22.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	95.0	6 of 122	95.1%	★★★★★
2025	66.9	18 of 66	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	95.1	3 of 56	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	62.6	16 of 45	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.5	13 of 40	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	16 of 43	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	15 of 37	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.8	3 of 24	87.5%	★★★★★
2017	66.6	6 of 19	68.4%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	14 of 57	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	59.8	18 of 55	67.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.4	15 of 45	66.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	99.7	3 of 197	98.5%	★★★★★
2025	69.1	37 of 194	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	89.7	11 of 198	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	86.7	13 of 182	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	16 of 169	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	84.4	19 of 196	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	42.8	85 of 171	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.5	16 of 160	90.0%	★★★★★
2017	36.6	60 of 83	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	98.4	7 of 316	97.8%	★★★★★
2025	94.2	19 of 325	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	22 of 325	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	12 of 317	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	10 of 326	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	96.8	16 of 319	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	8 of 313	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	12 of 300	96.0%	★★★★★
2017	85.4	27 of 230	88.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

African American (2026)97th percentile~ school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)96th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)90th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2026)81st percentile-16 vs school

Native American (2025)75th percentile-18 vs school

Military Connected (2026)57th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science65%+29 vs state

Mathematics60%+33 vs state

English60%+26 vs state

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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 (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 (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 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	11^th of 380 public high schools	97.1%		93	24^th of 374 public high schools	93.6%	13	60.4	65.3	59.7	$11,758	$943	$10,814
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	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-1900																			(n/a)
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%)	80.2	59^th of 380 public high schools	84.5%		76	82^nd of 374 public high schools	78.1%	23	39.9	42.8	41.7	$11,406	$899	$10,506
Helena High School	Public	9-12	1310 Hillsboro Parkway	Helena	35080	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-3650	1,383	79	17.6	26.4%	961 (69.5%)	228 (16.5%)	127 (9.2%)	24 (1.7%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (2.7%)	93.3	21^st of 380 public high schools	94.5%		85.5	49^th of 374 public high schools	86.9%	28	46.3	57.3	51.7	$8,579	$631	$7,932
Oak Mountain High School	Public	9-12	5476 Caldwell Mill Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5200	1,648	89	18.5	23.3%	1,197 (72.6%)	172 (10.4%)	161 (9.8%)	90 (5.5%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	21 (1.3%)	97.9	13^th of 380 public high schools	96.6%		96.2	11^th of 374 public high schools	97.1%	2	58.3	66.2	58.3	$9,326	$516	$8,795
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	4^th of 380 public high schools	98.9%		99.9	3^rd of 374 public high schools	99.2%	1	74.2	77.8	82.5	$12,105	$678	$11,425
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%)	98.6	7^th of 380 public high schools	98.2%		94.4	20^th of 374 public high schools	94.7%	13	59.0	69.5	61.2	$13,243	$825	$12,416
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%)	35.1	253^rd of 380 public high schools	33.4%					(n/a)	11.6	16.3	34.9
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Hoover High School

What schools feed into Hoover High School?

Hoover High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bluff Park Elementary School
Elementary : Brocks Gap Intermediate School
Elementary : Deer Valley Elementary School
Elementary : Green Valley Elementary School
Elementary : Gwin Elementary School
Elementary : South Shades Crest Elementary School
Elementary : Trace Crossings Elementary School
Middle : Ira F Simmons Middle School
Middle : Robert F Bumpus Middle School

Is Hoover High School a good school?

Yes! Hoover High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 11^th of 380 Alabama high schools.

What district is Hoover High School in?

Hoover City

What is the racial makeup of Hoover High School?

Students at Hoover High School are 50% White, 27% African American, 11% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Hoover High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,919 students attended Hoover High School.

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