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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	Distance	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 (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
Ira F Simmons Middle School	0.0mi	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	38^th of 443 public middle schools	91.4%		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
Pizitz Middle School	2.8mi	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 443 public middle schools	99.5%		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
Robert F Bumpus Middle School	4.1mi	Public	6-8	6055 Flemming Parkway	Hoover	35244	Shelby 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%)	94.2	20^th of 443 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	5.8mi	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%)	56.4	179^th of 443 public middle schools	59.6%		59.7	153^rd of 439 public middle schools	65.1%	26			30.3	20.9	14.6		58.5			62.1	63.3	61.1
Berry Middle School	5.9mi	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 443 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
Jones Valley Middle School	6.0mi	Public	6-8	2000 31st Street SW	Birmingham	35221	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1040	465	22	21.6	85.8%	2 (0.4%)	386 (83.0%)	68 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	8.4	421^st of 443 public middle schools	5.0%		8	426^th of 439 public middle schools	3.0%	5			3.9	1.3	0.8		17.1			28.1	30.6	25.6	$11,995	$2,095	$9,898
STAR Program Middle	6.3mi	Public	6-8	2280 Highway 35	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 682-5800																			(n/a)
Homewood Middle School	6.3mi	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%)	96.2	12^th of 443 public middle schools	97.3%		96.1	10^th of 439 public middle schools	97.7%	2			73.9	67.2	61.9		86.6			78.2	86.9	83.1	$11,292	$1,285	$9,985
Green Acres Middle School	6.8mi	Public	6-8	1220 67th Street West	Birmingham	35228	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1370	309	14	22.0	84.5%	4 (1.3%)	266 (86.1%)	36 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	14.7	387^th of 443 public middle schools	12.6%		18.1	370^th of 439 public middle schools	15.7%	17			11.0	5.8	5.3		18.8			37.8	36.3	34.4	$14,583	$5,618	$8,963
Legacy Prep Intermediate	7.0mi	Public, Charter	4-7	2900 S Park Dr SW	Birmingham	35211	Jefferson County	Legacy Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 573-0777	219	11	19.9	84.5%	0 (0.0%)	210 (95.9%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	14.9	385^th of 443 public middle schools	13.1%					(n/a)	16.0	7.6	8.0	1.8	0.0	30.0	22.2	32.0	47.2	38.0	35.7	44.4

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