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Spain Park High School

Public Grades 9-12

8^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 386 Alabama High Schools

Better than 98% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Spain Park High School in Hoover, AL, is a large, high-performing public high school serving 1,472 students in grades 9-12, and it is part of the highly-rated Hoover City school district.

Spain Park is consistently ranked among the top 10 high schools in Alabama, currently sitting at 7th in the state for the 2025-2026 school year. This places it in the same elite tier as nearby Mountain Brook High School, Vestavia Hills High School, and Homewood High School, while notably ahead of its same-district counterpart, Hoover High School. The school boasts a 96.4% graduation rate and proficiency rates in core subjects that are roughly double the state average. One of its most distinctive strengths is its #1 state ranking for the academic performance of English Language Learners, a remarkable achievement that makes it a standout choice for families with children learning English. Spain Park also excels in science, with 11th-grade proficiency rates that surpass most nearby schools, and it ranks 5th in the state for the performance of its male students.

While Spain Park's academic outcomes are stellar, there are a few things parents should know. The school's chronic absenteeism rate (13.3%) is notably higher than the district average (7.0%) and is the second-highest among its immediate peers, suggesting a potential area for improvement. Additionally, Spain Park achieves its top-10 ranking with per-student spending of $13,243, which is lower than Mountain Brook ($16,839) and Homewood ($14,426) but higher than Oak Mountain High School ($9,326) and Chelsea High School ($9,012). This suggests the school is highly efficient, delivering elite results without the highest funding levels in the region. For families seeking a top-tier academic environment with particular strengths in science and ELL support, Spain Park is an excellent choice, though attendance is worth monitoring.

1,472

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,243

Per pupil spending ?

31.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4700 Jaguar Drive
Hoover, AL 35242-4678

(205) 439-1400

District: Hoover City

Feeder schools for Spain Park High School:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.9%

African American:

18.5%

Hispanic:

10.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (63% vs 32% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Alabama high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (92%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg62%

Alabama avg32%

8^th of 386

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	98.6	8 of 386	97.9%	★★★★★
2025	94.4	20 of 374	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	9 of 378	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	9 of 371	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	13 of 367	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	8 of 371	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	8 of 366	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	11 of 356	96.9%	★★★★★
2017	97.7	10 of 353	97.2%	★★★★★
2016	98.8	7 of 351	98.0%	★★★★★
2015	97.5	9 of 353	97.5%	★★★★★
2014	96.4	13 of 358	96.4%	★★★★★
2013	77.1	11 of 358	96.9%	★★★★★
2012	85.6	12 of 358	96.6%	★★★★★
2011	84.2	13 of 360	96.4%	★★★★★
2010	87.0	10 of 358	97.2%	★★★★★
2009	88.4	10 of 357	97.2%	★★★★★
2008	85.9	15 of 359	95.8%	★★★★★
2007	80.4	30 of 358	91.6%	★★★★★
2006	83.0	17 of 357	95.2%	★★★★★
2005	85.0	15 of 359	95.8%	★★★★★
2004	86.2	15 of 357	95.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	94.2	11 of 238	95.4%	★★★★★
2025	78.7	28 of 228	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	19 of 231	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	18 of 224	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	9 of 222	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	11 of 228	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	12 of 224	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	18 of 223	91.9%	★★★★★
2017	89.5	9 of 189	95.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	9 of 16	43.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.5	8 of 18	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	9 of 17	47.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.1	11 of 16	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.6	5 of 18	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	52.8	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.9	2 of 18	88.9%	★★★★★
2017	85.5	3 of 17	82.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	99.9	1 of 90	98.9%	★★★★★
2025	83.7	6 of 75	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	2 of 63	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	86.2	3 of 43	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	66.1	6 of 39	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	26.7	20 of 28	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	12 of 29	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	97.5	11 of 377	97.1%	★★★★★
2025	94.6	16 of 359	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	8 of 366	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	12 of 358	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	19 of 367	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.7	5 of 359	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	9 of 354	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	5 of 347	98.6%	★★★★★
2017	98.5	6 of 343	98.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	93.2	3 of 70	95.7%	★★★★★
2025	78.8	25 of 142	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	21 of 139	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	37 of 122	69.7%	★★★★☆
2022	91.4	6 of 114	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	10 of 113	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	8 of 103	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	85.7	11 of 95	88.4%	★★★★☆
2017	91.1	8 of 93	91.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	92.9	16 of 383	95.8%	★★★★★
2025	73.3	74 of 367	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	94.6	15 of 375	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	84.4	47 of 349	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	57 of 361	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	88.1	33 of 361	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	22 of 358	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	65.2	100 of 349	71.3%	★★★★☆
2017	61.2	84 of 315	73.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	98.6	6 of 380	98.4%	★★★★★
2025	91.7	25 of 363	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	14 of 368	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	12 of 358	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	18 of 366	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	15 of 366	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	8 of 357	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	18 of 350	94.9%	★★★★★
2017	94.9	19 of 339	94.4%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	60.3	14 of 28	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.2	5 of 27	81.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	91.9	9 of 123	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	52.4	27 of 66	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	23 of 56	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	20 of 45	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.2	17 of 40	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.6	11 of 43	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	93.7	1 of 37	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	49.3	12 of 24	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.8	8 of 19	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	78.6	23 of 197	88.3%	★★★★☆
2025	70.6	31 of 194	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	97.8	3 of 198	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	8 of 182	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	81.5	20 of 169	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	55.7	69 of 196	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.3	19 of 171	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	15 of 160	90.6%	★★★★★
2017	56.5	26 of 83	68.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	98.9	6 of 320	98.1%	★★★★★
2025	95.4	12 of 325	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	9 of 325	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	9 of 317	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	17 of 326	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.3	10 of 319	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	7 of 313	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.7	7 of 300	97.7%	★★★★★
2017	96.5	11 of 230	95.2%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)96th percentile~ school

African American (2026)95th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)93rd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)88th percentile-10 vs school

Military Connected (2026)50th percentile-48 vs school

Asian (2026)44th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science70%+33 vs state

English61%+27 vs state

Mathematics59%+32 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Excellent teachers, administrators, and students. An all around great community effort establishing a school with a culture of positive learning and success. Love the opportunities not just in athletics but a wide range of academic courses to choose from and a love of the arts as well! 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 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
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	8^th of 386 public high schools	97.9%		94.4	20^th of 374 public high schools	94.7%	12	59.0	69.5	61.2	$13,243	$825	$12,416
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	14^th of 386 public high schools	96.4%		96.2	11^th of 374 public high schools	97.1%	3	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	5^th of 386 public high schools	98.7%		99.9	3^rd of 374 public high schools	99.2%	2	74.2	77.8	82.5	$12,105	$678	$11,425
Chelsea High School	Public	9-12	10510 Highway 11	Chelsea	35043	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-7200	1,235	73	17.0	23.5%	968 (78.4%)	136 (11.0%)	77 (6.2%)	26 (2.1%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (1.8%)	93.6	21^st of 386 public high schools	94.6%		94.6	18^th of 374 public high schools	95.2%	3	51.1	56.1	50.0	$9,012	$589	$8,406
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)
Homewood High School	Public	9-12	1901 S Lakeshore Dr	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-9663	1,333	111	12.0	27.9%	864 (64.8%)	210 (15.8%)	183 (13.7%)	29 (2.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.2%)	99	6^th of 386 public high schools	98.4%		99.5	7^th of 374 public high schools	98.1%	1	63.4	64.0	73.0	$14,426	$982	$13,423
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	4^th of 386 public high schools	99.0%		99.9	2^nd of 374 public high schools	99.5%	2	87.5	83.3	78.2	$16,839	$115	$16,723
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	12^th of 386 public high schools	96.9%		93	24^th of 374 public high schools	93.6%	12	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)
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%)	80.4	60^th of 386 public high schools	84.5%		76	82^nd of 374 public high schools	78.1%	22	39.9	42.8	41.7	$11,406	$899	$10,506

Frequently Asked Questions about Spain Park High School

What district is Spain Park High School in?

Hoover City

What is the racial makeup of Spain Park High School?

Students at Spain Park High School are 59% White, 19% African American, 10% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Spain Park High School?

Spain Park High School is fed by the following schools:

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

Is Spain Park High School a good school?

Yes! Spain Park High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 8^th of 386 Alabama high schools.

How many students attend Spain Park High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,472 students attended Spain Park High School.

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