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Berry Middle School

Public Grades 6-12

15^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 97% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Berry Middle School is a high-performing public middle school located in Hoover, Alabama, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,111 students. The school is part of the Hoover City School District, which is ranked 15th out of 135 districts in Alabama and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Berry Middle School has consistently been one of the top-performing middle schools in Alabama, ranking within the top 25 schools in the state for the past 10 years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 15th out of 439 Alabama middle schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is particularly impressive, with students consistently outperforming the state and Hoover City averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 65.12% of 6th-grade students, 61.34% of 7th-grade students, and 50.38% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 33.97%, 24.08%, and 24.53%, respectively.

Berry Middle School also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, African American students, Hispanic students, White students, multi-racial students, English Language Learners, and students with special needs. The school consistently ranks within the top 20 in the state for these subgroups, with several subgroups ranking in the top 10, such as English Language Learners (ranked 3rd in 2024-2025) and students with special needs (ranked 3rd in 2024-2025). While Berry Middle School's performance is impressive, the nearby schools in the Vestavia Hills City and Shelby County districts also demonstrate strong academic results, suggesting a high-quality education system in the region.

1,058

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,356

Per pupil spending ?

30.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4500 Jaguar Dr
Hoover, AL 35242-4698

(205) 439-2000

District: Hoover City

Students who attend Berry Middle School usually attend:

High:

Spain Park High School

Feeder schools for Berry Middle School:

Elementary:	Greystone Elementary School
	Riverchase Elementary School
	Rocky Ridge Elementary School
	Shades Mountain Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.8%

African American:

19.7%

Hispanic:

9.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (71% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Alabama middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg69%

Alabama avg42%

15^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 3%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Hoover City

15^th of 135Hoover 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
2025	95.7	15 of 439	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	15 of 442	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	18 of 437	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	13 of 432	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	25 of 440	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	21 of 437	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	16 of 423	96.2%	★★★★★
2017	95.8	14 of 432	96.8%	★★★★★
2016	96.6	14 of 432	96.8%	★★★★★
2015	95.6	15 of 430	96.5%	★★★★★
2014	94.1	18 of 438	95.9%	★★★★★
2013	81.0	36 of 436	91.7%	★★★★★
2012	79.3	54 of 436	87.6%	★★★★☆
2011	85.1	30 of 435	93.1%	★★★★★
2010	88.2	21 of 435	95.2%	★★★★★
2009	91.9	14 of 425	96.7%	★★★★★
2008	91.7	12 of 417	97.1%	★★★★★
2007	90.2	17 of 412	95.9%	★★★★★
2006	91.0	18 of 409	95.6%	★★★★★
2005	89.2	24 of 415	94.2%	★★★★★
2004	89.9	16 of 407	96.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	15 of 259	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	17 of 269	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	20 of 263	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	76.1	42 of 271	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	28 of 266	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	90.8	14 of 252	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	14 of 247	94.3%	★★★★★
2017	91.6	12 of 205	94.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	5 of 20	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	8 of 20	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	10 of 15	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	9 of 18	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	10 of 22	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	13 of 19	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.5	8 of 18	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.3	7 of 14	50.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	3 of 117	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	1 of 106	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.9	7 of 94	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	1 of 81	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	67.2	10 of 70	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	5 of 31	83.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	15 of 415	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	16 of 426	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	28 of 417	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	15 of 423	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	26 of 415	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	23 of 399	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	15 of 392	96.2%	★★★★★
2017	93.7	14 of 380	96.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	13 of 173	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	6 of 164	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.3	24 of 166	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	13 of 157	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	68.4	30 of 154	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	17 of 124	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	12 of 113	89.4%	★★★★★
2017	90.5	7 of 108	93.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	23 of 428	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	25 of 437	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	76.3	54 of 410	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	35 of 421	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	71.8	63 of 415	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	72 of 396	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	25 of 396	93.7%	★★★★★
2017	82.1	34 of 349	90.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	17 of 422	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	14 of 428	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	15 of 419	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	19 of 427	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	25 of 418	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.2	16 of 399	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	16 of 397	96.0%	★★★★★
2017	95.7	14 of 380	96.3%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	10 of 43	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	58.3	8 of 26	69.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	14 of 92	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	6 of 78	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	71.3	20 of 72	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	22 of 60	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	33 of 61	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	25 of 46	45.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.7	8 of 30	73.3%	★★★★☆
2017	81.3	5 of 21	76.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	3 of 271	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	2 of 281	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	5 of 281	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.0	14 of 256	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	81.9	16 of 274	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	71.1	33 of 254	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	20 of 223	91.0%	★★★★★
2017	81.3	12 of 195	93.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	13 of 377	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	11 of 373	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	16 of 370	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	11 of 376	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	17 of 369	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	14 of 343	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	12 of 331	96.4%	★★★★★
2017	95.3	15 of 247	93.9%	★★★★★

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 (2025)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

African American (2025)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)85th percentile-12 vs school

Military Connected (2025)77th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)75th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English83%+27 vs state

Science74%+32 vs state

Mathematics59%+31 vs state

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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 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Oak Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	5650 Cahaba Valley Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5210	1,168	63	18.5	25.5%	853 (73.0%)	140 (12.0%)	96 (8.2%)	53 (4.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.1%)	91.1	33^rd of 439 public middle schools	92.5%		84.5	52^nd of 442 public middle schools	88.2%	19	58.2	48.0	40.5	71.5	79.7	81.8	71.2	$8,399	$658	$7,724
Pizitz Middle School	Public	6-8	2826 Columbiana Road	Vestavia	35216	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5350	1,131	75	15.0	10.2%	934 (82.6%)	50 (4.4%)	36 (3.2%)	94 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.4%)	98.8	3^rd of 439 public middle schools	99.3%		99.1	1^st of 442 public middle schools	99.8%	2	82.0	58.0	72.7	83.9	94.1	91.7	88.8	$10,929	$585	$10,343
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
Liberty Park Middle School	Public	6-8	17035 Liberty Pkwy	Vestavia	35242	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5450	514	42	12.3	9.7%	408 (79.4%)	19 (3.7%)	23 (4.5%)	37 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	97.4	7^th of 439 public middle schools	98.4%		97.3	7^th of 442 public middle schools	98.4%		71.8	66.7	60.0	79.4	84.4	91.7	83.0	$14,344	$07	$14,335
STAR Program Middle	Public	6-8	2280 Highway 35	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 682-5800																			(n/a)
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
Chelsea Middle School	Public	6-8	2321 Highway 39	Chelsea	35043	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-7210	831	47	17.8	29.0%	632 (76.1%)	90 (10.8%)	63 (7.6%)	14 (1.7%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.0%)	88.4	43^rd of 439 public middle schools	90.2%		92.9	28^th of 442 public middle schools	93.7%	15	53.1	38.6	48.1	70.8	69.4	76.1	75.6	$7,609	$560	$7,031
Homewood Middle School	Public	6-8	395 Mecca Avenue	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 870-0878	1,000	69	14.4	28.3%	670 (67.0%)	166 (16.6%)	108 (10.8%)	14 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.9%)	96.1	10^th of 439 public middle schools	97.7%		96.5	13^th of 442 public middle schools	97.1%	3	74.3	57.3	57.9	73.4	88.0	78.7	79.3	$11,292	$1,285	$9,985
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Berry Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Berry Middle School?

Students at Berry Middle School are 58% White, 20% African American, 9% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Berry Middle School attend?

Students who attend Berry Middle School usually go on to attend Spain Park High School

What district is Berry Middle School in?

Hoover City

How many students attend Berry Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,058 students attended Berry Middle School.

Is Berry Middle School a good school?

Yes! Berry Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 15^th of 439 Alabama middle schools.

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