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Robert F Bumpus Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

20^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 96% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Robert F Bumpus Middle School in Hoover, AL, is a high-performing public school serving 1,192 students in grades 6-8 within the highly rated Hoover City district, consistently ranking among the top 5% of middle schools in Alabama.

What truly sets Bumpus apart is its remarkable success with all students. The school ranks #1 in the state for Hispanic student performance and #4 for Special Education students—achievements that demonstrate a genuinely inclusive environment where every child can thrive. This isn't a fluke; Bumpus has ranked in the top 3 for Hispanic students for three straight years. The school also boasts an incredibly low chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.8%, which is nearly half the district average (7.0%) and three times better than the state average (12.0%). When kids show up consistently, learning follows—and it shows. In 7th and 8th grade English Language Arts, proficiency rates hit 85.5% and 85.3%, far outpacing state averages of around 55-58%. Even within the already-excellent Hoover district, Bumpus stands out: it has a lower absenteeism rate than Berry Middle School (3.8% vs. 7.9%) and serves a slightly more affluent population (22.6% free/reduced lunch vs. 30.1%).

The contrast with nearby districts is striking. While Bumpus achieves 60% proficiency in 6th-grade math, McAdory Middle School in Jefferson County sits at just 13.8%, and Bessemer City Middle School at 11.6%. One note: Bumpus's state ranking dipped slightly from 10th to 20th recently, but this reflects other schools improving, not a decline in Bumpus's own test scores, which remain stable or better. For parents seeking a school that delivers both excellence and equity—where top-tier results aren't reserved for a select few—Bumpus is a standout choice.

1,192

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,153

Per pupil spending ?

22.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6055 Flemming Parkway
Hoover, AL 35244-4590

(205) 439-2200

District: Hoover City

Students who attend Robert F Bumpus Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hoover High School

Feeder schools for Robert F Bumpus Middle School:

Elementary:	Brocks Gap Intermediate School
	Deer Valley Elementary School
	South Shades Crest Elementary School
	Trace Crossings Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.3%

African American:

26.6%

Asian:

10.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (71% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Alabama middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg70%

Alabama avg44%

20^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Hoover City

12^th of 140Hoover 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	94.3	20 of 449	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	95.9	12 of 439	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	10 of 442	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	5 of 437	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	11 of 432	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	7 of 440	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	11 of 437	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	21 of 423	95.0%	★★★★★
2017	95.5	15 of 432	96.5%	★★★★★
2016	96.1	15 of 432	96.5%	★★★★★
2015	94.6	19 of 430	95.6%	★★★★★
2014	91.9	23 of 438	94.7%	★★★★★
2013	84.3	23 of 436	94.7%	★★★★★
2012	85.8	26 of 436	94.0%	★★★★★
2011	83.6	36 of 435	91.7%	★★★★★
2010	86.9	28 of 435	93.6%	★★★★★
2009	88.9	26 of 425	93.9%	★★★★★
2008	89.5	16 of 417	96.2%	★★★★★
2007	89.9	18 of 412	95.6%	★★★★★
2006	93.1	16 of 409	96.1%	★★★★★
2005	96.1	8 of 415	98.1%	★★★★★
2004	94.4	11 of 407	97.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	93.2	13 of 269	95.2%	★★★★★
2025	96.4	9 of 259	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	9 of 269	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	4 of 263	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	6 of 271	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	2 of 266	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	11 of 252	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	11 of 247	95.5%	★★★★★
2017	93.4	10 of 205	95.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	9 of 20	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.6	8 of 20	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	10 of 20	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	5 of 18	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	4 of 22	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	7 of 19	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.7	6 of 14	57.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	5 of 117	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	77.8	12 of 106	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	52.1	28 of 94	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	87.0	3 of 81	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	85.3	3 of 70	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	66.6	4 of 25	84.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	93.4	18 of 427	95.8%	★★★★★
2025	94.5	14 of 415	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	6 of 426	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	4 of 417	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	12 of 423	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	8 of 415	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	9 of 399	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	20 of 392	94.9%	★★★★★
2017	94.0	12 of 380	96.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	98.1	1 of 82	98.8%	★★★★★
2025	98.0	3 of 173	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	1 of 164	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	1 of 166	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	1 of 157	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	8 of 154	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	1 of 124	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	70.0	28 of 113	75.2%	★★★★☆
2017	88.0	10 of 108	90.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	84.3	36 of 438	91.8%	★★★★★
2025	85.8	26 of 428	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	23 of 437	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	19 of 410	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	84.0	20 of 421	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	75.6	46 of 415	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	36 of 396	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	77.2	57 of 396	85.6%	★★★★☆
2017	73.6	54 of 349	84.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	93.1	22 of 426	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	95.2	15 of 422	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	15 of 428	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	9 of 419	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	10 of 427	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.8	9 of 418	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	14 of 399	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	20 of 397	95.0%	★★★★★
2017	94.9	19 of 380	95.0%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	82.4	4 of 37	89.2%	★★★★★
2025	70.6	9 of 43	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	3 of 32	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	1 of 26	96.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	86.7	16 of 146	89.0%	★★★★☆
2025	93.7	4 of 92	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	2 of 78	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	5 of 72	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	83.6	5 of 60	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	72.9	10 of 61	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	7 of 46	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	13 of 30	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	82.2	4 of 21	81.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	95.2	4 of 269	98.5%	★★★★★
2025	91.1	11 of 271	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	15 of 281	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	10 of 281	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	2 of 256	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	85.9	10 of 274	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	8 of 254	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	69.0	35 of 223	84.3%	★★★★☆
2017	67.9	29 of 195	85.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	93.4	20 of 359	94.4%	★★★★★
2025	95.5	12 of 377	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	8 of 373	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	5 of 370	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	14 of 376	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	96.1	10 of 369	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	9 of 343	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	11 of 331	96.7%	★★★★★
2017	94.5	16 of 247	93.5%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2026)99th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)99th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)96th percentile~ school

African American (2026)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)95th percentile~ school

White (2026)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2026)89th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)89th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2026)55th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English84%+27 vs state

Science82%+27 vs state

Mathematics54%+25 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, August 24, 2011

I have 2 children in the Hoover schools and I am pulling them out to be taught at home. When I look at their overall SAT scores it looks good but when you pay closer attention to the individual topic breakdowns, they are clearly not getting what they need. I blame this largely on the No Child Left Behind Act and student academic standards being lowered to meet an academic goal for all students nation wide by 2013-2014. The standards held prior to that were much higher as I have a child in that age range as well and know for a fact what was required of her vs. what is required now! Close Quote

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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 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Robert F Bumpus Middle School	Public	6-8	6055 Flemming Parkway	Hoover	35244	Jefferson 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%)	94.3	20^th of 449 public middle schools	95.5%		95.9	12^th of 439 public middle schools	97.3%	8			60.0	53.5	47.9		81.6			81.3	85.5	85.3	$11,153	$612	$10,539
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%)	56.5	181^st of 449 public middle schools	59.7%		59.7	153^rd of 439 public middle schools	65.1%	28			30.3	20.9	14.6		58.5			62.1	63.3	61.1
Helena Middle	Public	6-8	1299 Hillsboro Parkway	Helena	35080	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5300	957	53	18.2	27.5%	667 (69.7%)	147 (15.4%)	100 (10.4%)	13 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (2.8%)	84.8	49^th of 449 public middle schools	89.1%		81.8	57^th of 439 public middle schools	87.0%	8			51.4	48.4	34.9		72.6			69.4	72.2	76.7	$8,076	$681	$7,376
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 449 public middle schools	91.5%		90.1	38^th of 439 public middle schools	91.3%				57.2	47.4	53.6		71.8			74.6	72.9	80.4	$12,051	$881	$11,168
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)
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%)	98.7	2^nd of 449 public middle schools	99.6%		98.8	3^rd of 439 public middle schools	99.3%	1			81.8	64.9	77.1		94.1			88.4	92.0	93.8	$10,929	$585	$10,343
Thompson Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Warrior Drive	Alabaster	35007	Shelby County	Alabaster City	No	No	No	No	(205) 685-8100	1,444	84	17.2	52.6%	734 (50.8%)	329 (22.8%)	335 (23.2%)	15 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (1.9%)	86.6	44^th of 449 public middle schools	90.2%		80.6	61^st of 439 public middle schools	86.1%	17			54.6	44.6	43.6		77.0			68.7	68.5	77.4	$10,052	$1,307	$8,732
Bessemer City Middle School	Public	6-8	100 High School Drive	Bessemer	35020	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 432-3601	616	30	20.5	84.4%	5 (0.8%)	454 (73.7%)	136 (22.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	13	404^th of 449 public middle schools	10.0%		10.8	409^th of 439 public middle schools	6.8%	5			11.6	1.0	13.8		29.6			27.0	20.4	30.5	$8,921	$1,718	$7,187
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%)	96	13^th of 449 public middle schools	97.1%		95.7	15^th of 439 public middle schools	96.6%	2			64.4	57.9	58.2		85.3			83.6	83.1	85.7	$10,356	$823	$9,533
Empower Community School Upper Campus	Public, Charter	4-8	751A Academy Drive	Bessemer	35022	Jefferson County	Empower Schools of Alabama	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 413-8600	211			76.3%	1 (0.5%)	164 (77.7%)	43 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	11.9	411^th of 449 public middle schools	8.5%					(n/a)	2.2	0.0	4.4	4.9	6.1	26.7	22.5	35.6	43.3	26.1	31.7	36.7

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert F Bumpus Middle School

What district is Robert F Bumpus Middle School in?

Hoover City

How many students attend Robert F Bumpus Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,192 students attended Robert F Bumpus Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Robert F Bumpus Middle School attend?

Students who attend Robert F Bumpus Middle School usually go on to attend Hoover High School

What is the racial makeup of Robert F Bumpus Middle School?

Students at Robert F Bumpus Middle School are 51% White, 27% African American, 10% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Is Robert F Bumpus Middle School a good school?

Yes! Robert F Bumpus Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 20^th of 449 Alabama middle schools.

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