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Rocky Ridge Elementary School

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Rocky Ridge Elementary School ranks 114 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

114^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Rocky Ridge Elementary School in Hoover, AL, serves 577 students in Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the highly rated Hoover City district, which holds a 5-star rating and ranks in the 91st percentile statewide.

Rocky Ridge is a solid, above-average school with a few standout strengths. The most impressive is its work with English Language Learners (ELL) and Hispanic students—the school now ranks 2nd in the entire state for both groups, a remarkable jump from the 42nd and 70th spots just two years ago. This tells parents that the school has implemented highly effective, targeted programs for these students. The school also excels in English Language Arts, with 5th grade proficiency (87.8%) actually matching the district average, and it maintains very low chronic absenteeism (6.4% vs. 12.0% statewide), suggesting strong family engagement. Science performance is also a bright spot, with 4th grade proficiency (63.7%) well above the state average.

However, there are clear areas of concern. Mathematics is a persistent weakness, with proficiency rates in 2025-2026 ranging from 48.0% (5th grade) to 59.0% (3rd grade)—all significantly below the district averages of 68-71%. The gap widens as students move up, with 5th grade math lagging 20 points behind the district. This is especially noticeable when compared to nearby Vestavia Hills Elementary East, which boasts 91.3% math proficiency in 5th grade. Within the Hoover district, Shades Mountain Elementary outperforms Rocky Ridge, while Gwin and Green Valley rank slightly below. With a favorable 14:1 student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending than nearby Shelby County schools, Rocky Ridge offers a diverse, engaging environment—but parents should be aware that math support, especially in upper grades, may need extra attention at home.

577

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,736

Per pupil spending ?

36.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2876 Old Rocky Ridge Rd
Hoover, AL 35243-2999

(205) 439-2900

District: Hoover City

Students who attend Rocky Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Berry Middle School
High:	Spain Park High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.8%

African American:

18.7%

Hispanic:

13.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 91st percentile in 2021 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (68% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Alabama elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 91st-percentile peak (2021) to 83rd (2026)

!Near the bottom of Hoover City's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg75%

Alabama avg53%

114^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Hoover City

13^th of 139Hoover 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	80.4	114 of 686	83.4%	★★★★☆
2025	76.5	144 of 680	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	82 of 684	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	66 of 680	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	67 of 687	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	88.5	62 of 692	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	74.3	149 of 681	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	219 of 680	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.9	165 of 688	76.0%	★★★★☆
2016	67.7	199 of 691	71.2%	★★★★☆
2015	78.9	117 of 691	83.1%	★★★★☆
2014	79.7	97 of 695	86.0%	★★★★☆
2013	71.1	153 of 696	78.0%	★★★★☆
2012	64.1	270 of 696	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.1	221 of 709	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.4	297 of 704	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.7	141 of 696	79.7%	★★★★☆
2008	70.7	171 of 698	75.5%	★★★★☆
2007	63.8	251 of 698	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	80.5	89 of 689	87.1%	★★★★☆
2005	81.2	82 of 688	88.1%	★★★★☆
2004	60.9	234 of 623	62.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	70.4	85 of 429	80.2%	★★★★☆
2025	64.5	115 of 427	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	91 of 420	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	56.3	145 of 427	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.6	73 of 426	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	75 of 426	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	101 of 426	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	57.2	148 of 423	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.3	121 of 336	64.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	98.7	2 of 143	98.6%	★★★★★
2025	88.6	10 of 142	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	59.0	42 of 131	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.5	11 of 100	89.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	81.5	101 of 652	84.5%	★★★★☆
2025	77.2	127 of 649	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	67 of 650	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	82 of 645	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	86 of 656	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	85 of 656	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	142 of 646	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	253 of 640	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.8	177 of 639	72.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	97.3	2 of 90	97.8%	★★★★★
2025	60.9	70 of 206	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.0	39 of 196	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	32 of 184	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	88.0	13 of 175	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	86.0	13 of 164	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	58.5	47 of 152	69.1%	★★★★☆
2018	96.4	2 of 140	98.6%	★★★★★
2017	43.5	74 of 130	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	190 of 668	71.6%	★★★★☆
2025	49.2	347 of 660	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.6	235 of 670	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	217 of 623	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.1	72 of 651	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	77 of 653	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.8	187 of 649	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	48.0	359 of 651	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.3	266 of 567	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	144 of 660	78.2%	★★★★☆
2025	72.6	171 of 651	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	99 of 655	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	65 of 649	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	63 of 669	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	89.9	56 of 669	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	72.9	149 of 650	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	169 of 650	74.0%	★★★★☆
2017	72.8	140 of 639	78.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	82.8	17 of 194	91.2%	★★★★★
2025	55.0	45 of 97	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	29 of 82	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.4	13 of 54	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	31.9	30 of 39	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	112 of 403	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	46.7	190 of 403	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	82 of 395	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	48 of 373	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	49 of 345	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	87.8	23 of 398	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	63.8	99 of 392	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	90 of 344	73.8%	★★★★☆
2017	54.7	99 of 280	64.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	79.0	84 of 500	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	74.0	112 of 532	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	73 of 535	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	89.7	43 of 528	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.9	58 of 540	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	89.8	49 of 539	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	60 of 529	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	80 of 508	84.3%	★★★★☆
2017	82.4	52 of 369	85.9%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)99th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)98th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)91st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

White (2026)83rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)80th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)72nd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English82%+17 vs state

Science64%+14 vs state

Mathematics55%+13 vs state

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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	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 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
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%)	80.4	114^th of 686 public elementary schools	83.4%		76.5	144^th of 680 public elementary schools	78.8%	30	59.0	57.8	48.0	63.7	83.1	74.5	87.8	$12,736	$1,431	$11,304
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%)	90.2	50^th of 686 public elementary schools	92.7%		91.7	42^nd of 680 public elementary schools	93.8%	8	76.2	57.3	70.2	70.9	87.6	81.8	96.8
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%)	95.1	19^th of 686 public elementary schools	97.2%		93.8	24^th of 680 public elementary schools	96.5%	5	69.6	85.3	82.3	82.8	92.9	90.2	93.6	$11,628	$529	$11,098
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%)	75.4	153^rd of 686 public elementary schools	77.7%		77.6	135^th of 680 public elementary schools	80.1%	18	62.1	59.6	58.8	57.3	73.4	64.0	79.4	$13,472	$2,160	$11,310
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%)	97.1	7^th of 686 public elementary schools	99.0%		94.7	16^th of 680 public elementary schools	97.6%	9	86.3	78.1	91.3	89.8	96.8	90.5	95.2	$11,792	$454	$11,338
Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights	Public	PK, KG-5	4401 Dolly Ridge Road	Vestavia Hills	35243	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5480	451	28	16.1	13.7%	365 (80.9%)	15 (3.3%)	29 (6.4%)	20 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	93.8	26^th of 686 public elementary schools	96.2%		88.5	59^th of 680 public elementary schools	91.3%	33	70.4	70.9	83.0	89.5	88.6	89.5	89.4	$13,984	$1,039	$12,943
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%)	88.7	63^rd of 686 public elementary schools	90.8%		90.5	47^th of 680 public elementary schools	93.1%	16	76.8	77.4	62.8	73.6	82.1	75.5	84.3	$14,266	$1,129	$13,137
Oak Mountain Intermediate School	Public	4-5	5486 Caldwell Mill Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5220	636	37	17.0	28.3%	448 (70.4%)	74 (11.6%)	65 (10.2%)	29 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.0%)	91.3	43^rd of 686 public elementary schools	93.7%		91.2	46^th of 680 public elementary schools	93.2%	3		71.2	70.3	73.3		79.8	90.0	$9,015	$1,115	$7,881
Inverness Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	5251 Valleydale Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5240	563	35	15.9	34.8%	352 (62.5%)	119 (21.1%)	49 (8.7%)	26 (4.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)								(n/a)	70.1				85.3			$9,652	$750	$8,882
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%)	78.7	128^th of 686 public elementary schools	81.3%		77	141^st of 680 public elementary schools	79.3%	13	55.6	45.0	63.4	80.0	70.5	82.5	81.5	$12,168	$1,578	$10,589

Frequently Asked Questions about Rocky Ridge Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Rocky Ridge Elementary School?

Students at Rocky Ridge Elementary School are 55% White, 19% African American, 14% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Rocky Ridge Elementary School in?

Hoover City

Is Rocky Ridge Elementary School a good school?

Rocky Ridge Elementary School ranks 114^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rocky Ridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 577 students attended Rocky Ridge Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Rocky Ridge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Rocky Ridge Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Berry Middle School
High : Spain Park High School

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