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Green Valley Elementary School

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Green Valley Elementary School ranks 135 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

135^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Green Valley Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hoover, Alabama, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 479. The school is part of the Hoover City School District, which is ranked 15th out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Green Valley Elementary School has consistently ranked in the top 30% of Alabama elementary schools, with a current ranking of 135 out of 680 schools. The school's performance on standardized tests is generally above the state average, particularly in English/Language Arts, where 3rd-5th grade students have consistently scored 10-20 percentage points higher than the state average in proficiency. However, the school's math performance, while still above the state average, lags behind the Hoover City district average, suggesting an area for potential improvement.

Green Valley Elementary's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the other high-performing elementary schools in the Hoover City district, such as Deer Valley Elementary, Trace Crossings Elementary, and Bluff Park Elementary. However, the school's performance is notably stronger than some of the other nearby schools, such as Gwin Elementary and Riverchase Elementary, which have lower rankings and test scores.

501

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,472

Per pupil spending ?

51.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3200 Old Columbiana Rd
Hoover, AL 35226-3398

(205) 439-2500

District: Hoover City

Students who attend Green Valley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ira F Simmons Middle School
High:	Hoover High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.3%

African American:

25.5%

Hispanic:

24.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (65% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Alabama elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Hoover City's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg74%

Alabama avg52%

135^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 10Elementary 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	77.6	135 of 680	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	93 of 684	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	188 of 680	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	154 of 687	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	152 of 692	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	56.6	293 of 681	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	224 of 680	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	79.4	124 of 688	82.0%	★★★★☆
2016	77.6	128 of 691	81.5%	★★★★☆
2015	70.0	172 of 691	75.1%	★★★★☆
2014	58.0	276 of 695	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.3	329 of 696	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.7	456 of 696	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.3	331 of 709	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.8	197 of 704	72.0%	★★★★☆
2009	76.8	101 of 696	85.5%	★★★★☆
2008	66.3	217 of 698	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.5	156 of 698	77.7%	★★★★☆
2006	79.6	94 of 689	86.4%	★★★★☆
2005	82.3	72 of 688	89.5%	★★★★☆
2004	58.1	262 of 623	57.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	55 of 427	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	32 of 420	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	67.9	91 of 427	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	75 of 426	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	78 of 426	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	51.5	172 of 426	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	149 of 423	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.1	90 of 336	73.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	57 of 142	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	28 of 131	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	55.3	37 of 123	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	54.0	40 of 110	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.2	41 of 100	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	16 of 74	78.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	117 of 649	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	60 of 650	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	75.1	131 of 645	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	145 of 656	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	155 of 656	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	50.6	328 of 646	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.7	224 of 640	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	75.8	119 of 639	81.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	64 of 206	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	58 of 196	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	57.2	68 of 184	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	91 of 175	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	92 of 164	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	82 of 152	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	51 of 140	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.9	39 of 130	70.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	159 of 660	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	141 of 670	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.0	234 of 623	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	188 of 651	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	60.1	246 of 653	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	335 of 649	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	378 of 651	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	62.1	183 of 567	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	159 of 651	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	139 of 655	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	241 of 649	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.9	156 of 669	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	70.3	173 of 669	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.0	239 of 650	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.4	187 of 650	71.2%	★★★★☆
2017	79.5	105 of 639	83.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	41 of 64	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	44 of 54	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	31 of 39	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	53.4	133 of 373	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	97 of 345	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	69 of 398	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	39.2	242 of 392	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	71.9	47 of 280	83.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	79 of 532	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	89.4	43 of 535	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	80.8	81 of 528	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	88.7	53 of 540	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	88.2	57 of 539	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	115 of 529	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	82 of 508	83.9%	★★★★☆
2017	91.1	30 of 369	91.9%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2025)87th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2023)64th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)36th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English79%+15 vs state

Mathematics55%+13 vs state

Science48%+6 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 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Green Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Old Columbiana Rd	Hoover	35226	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 439-2500	501	39	12.7	51.9%	207 (41.3%)	128 (25.5%)	124 (24.8%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)	77.6	135^th of 680 public elementary schools	80.1%		83.6	93^rd of 684 public elementary schools	86.4%	42	64.9	51.6	49.3	48.4	79.4	78.0	80.3	$13,472	$2,160	$11,310
Gwin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1580 Patton Chapel Road	Hoover	35226	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 439-2600	508	41	12.5	46.3%	243 (47.8%)	118 (23.2%)	114 (22.4%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	77	141^st of 680 public elementary schools	79.3%		82.1	105^th of 684 public elementary schools	84.6%	36	51.2	56.6	62.7	45.8	76.2	75.6	84.6	$12,168	$1,578	$10,589
Shades Mountain Elementary School	Public	K-5	2250 Sumpter St	Hoover	35226	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 439-3100	328	27	12.1	42.1%	184 (56.1%)	54 (16.5%)	29 (8.8%)	26 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.7%)	90.5	47^th of 680 public elementary schools	93.1%		90.1	51^st of 684 public elementary schools	92.5%	4	69.6	78.7	73.3	66.0	80.4	80.4	88.3	$14,266	$1,129	$13,137
Riverchase Elementary School	Public	K-5	1950 Old Montgomery Highway	Hoover	35244	Shelby County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-3400	562	42	13.5	39.3%	260 (46.3%)	142 (25.3%)	55 (9.8%)	67 (11.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.4%)	79.5	119^th of 680 public elementary schools	82.5%		87.2	73^rd of 684 public elementary schools	89.3%	46	54.0	64.9	59.8	62.8	70.7	72.8	81.0	$11,343	$954	$10,387
Rocky Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2876 Old Rocky Ridge Rd	Hoover	35243	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 439-2900	577	41	14.0	36.4%	316 (54.8%)	108 (18.7%)	79 (13.7%)	23 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.3%)	76.5	144^th of 680 public elementary schools	78.8%		85.4	82^nd of 684 public elementary schools	88.0%	62	60.0	54.6	47.5	50.7	78.3	74.0	80.2	$12,736	$1,431	$11,304
Bluff Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	569 Park Avenue	Hoover	35226	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-2800	658	45	14.7	22.8%	490 (74.5%)	108 (16.4%)	34 (5.2%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.9%)	94.9	15^th of 680 public elementary schools	97.8%		95.4	20^th of 684 public elementary schools	97.1%	5	79.7	83.5	70.7	72.2	91.1	88.7	91.0	$11,050	$854	$10,194
Vestavia Hills Elementary West	Public	K-5	1965 Merryvale Rd	Vestavia Hills	35216	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5151	691	44	15.7	13.5%	520 (75.3%)	35 (5.1%)	34 (4.9%)	62 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.6%)	93.8	24^th of 680 public elementary schools	96.5%		94.4	28^th of 684 public elementary schools	95.9%	4	69.9	65.9	83.3	78.1	90.2	91.0	90.4	$11,628	$529	$11,098
Vestavia Hills Elementary East	Public	PK, KG-5	2109 Tyson Dr	Vestavia Hills	35216	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5200	771	44	17.5	7.0%	694 (90.0%)	29 (3.8%)	22 (2.9%)	17 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	94.7	16^th of 680 public elementary schools	97.6%		97.1	10^th of 684 public elementary schools	98.5%	6	79.0	75.2	62.5	84.0	91.7	96.8	89.6	$11,792	$454	$11,338
Deer Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4990 Ross Bridge Parkway	Hoover	35226	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-3300	735	54	13.7	15.4%	404 (55.0%)	138 (18.8%)	35 (4.8%)	98 (13.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.6%)	92.1	36^th of 680 public elementary schools	94.7%		95	23^rd of 684 public elementary schools	96.6%	13	69.5	79.0	64.3	75.2	82.8	84.2	94.4	$9,694	$573	$9,120
Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge	Public	K-5	2680 Gresham Drive	Vestavia Hills	35243	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5325	657	41	16.0	12.3%	540 (82.2%)	48 (7.3%)	33 (5.0%)	19 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	91.7	42^nd of 680 public elementary schools	93.8%		95.2	21^st of 684 public elementary schools	96.9%	21	66.7	63.6	72.6	67.8	89.7	88.8	90.6

Frequently Asked Questions about Green Valley Elementary School

How many students attend Green Valley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 501 students attended Green Valley Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Green Valley Elementary School?

Students at Green Valley Elementary School are 41% White, 26% African American, 25% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Green Valley Elementary School in?

Hoover City

What schools do graduates of Green Valley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Green Valley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ira F Simmons Middle School
High : Hoover High School

Is Green Valley Elementary School a good school?

Green Valley Elementary School ranks 135^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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