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Pelham Park Middle School

Q: Is Pelham Park Middle School a good school?

Pelham Park Middle School ranks 181 st of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Pelham Park Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 835 students attended Pelham Park Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Pelham Park Middle School?

Students at Pelham Park Middle School are 43% White, 29% Hispanic, 19% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Pelham Park Middle School attend?

Students who attend Pelham Park Middle School usually go on to attend Pelham High School

Public Grades 6-8

181^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 60% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Pelham Park Middle School serves 835 students in grades 6-8 within the Pelham City district, located in the competitive Birmingham, AL metro area. The school currently holds a 3-star rating, a step down from the 4-star ratings it earned consistently between 2015 and 2024, and its state ranking has slipped from 90th to 179th over the past few years. While the district itself ranks in the 70th percentile statewide, it is outperformed by neighboring districts like Hoover City and Shelby County, which are predominantly ranked in the top 20.

The most significant concern is mathematics proficiency. In 8th grade, only 14.62% of Pelham Park students are proficient in math, compared to 77.05% at Pizitz Middle School, 58.19% at Berry Middle School, and 52.47% at Chelsea Middle School. Even Thompson Middle School, which serves a similar demographic, posts a 43.6% proficiency rate—nearly three times higher. This math gap stands in stark contrast to the school's relative strengths: 6th-grade ELA proficiency is 62.14%, 8th-grade science proficiency is 58.5%, and both exceed state averages. The school also excels with African American students (80th percentile) and Special Education students (70th percentile), but struggles with Low SES students (41st percentile) and English Language Learners (23rd percentile), a sharp drop from the 56th percentile just two years prior.

On a positive note, chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically, falling from 12.6% to 7.5%—now better than the state average and comparable to high-performing neighbors like Oak Mountain Middle School. However, the comparison to Robert F Bumpus Middle School, just 3.17 miles away in Hoover City, is striking: Bumpus holds a 5-star rating, ranks 20th statewide, and posts 8th-grade math proficiency at 47.85% and ELA at 85.3%. While Bumpus has a lower free/reduced lunch rate (22.57% vs. 46.11%), the proximity of these schools highlights significant disparities in outcomes within the same region. Pelham Park's ability to improve math instruction and better support its economically disadvantaged and ELL students will be key to reversing its recent decline.

835

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

46.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2016 Pelham Park Boulevard
Pelham, AL 35124-2241

(205) 624-3702

District: Pelham City

Students who attend Pelham Park Middle School usually attend:

High:

Pelham High School

Feeder schools for Pelham Park Middle School:

Elementary:	Pelham Oaks
	Pelham Ridge

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.0%

Hispanic:

28.7%

African American:

19.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg44%

Alabama avg44%

181^st of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

42^nd of 140Pelham 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	56.5	181 of 449	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.7	153 of 439	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	121 of 442	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	108 of 437	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	90 of 432	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	75 of 440	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	99 of 437	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	67 of 423	84.2%	★★★★☆
2017	66.6	116 of 432	73.1%	★★★★☆
2016	72.8	78 of 432	81.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	52 of 269	80.7%	★★★★☆
2025	69.2	51 of 259	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	32 of 269	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	40 of 263	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	23 of 271	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	83.6	25 of 266	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	62.4	61 of 252	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	44 of 247	82.2%	★★★★☆
2017	72.3	33 of 205	83.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	20 of 20	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	52.8	12 of 19	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	79 of 103	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.9	62 of 117	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	47 of 106	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.4	57 of 94	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	61 of 81	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	58.8	13 of 70	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.4	7 of 31	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	46.1	10 of 25	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	27.8	13 of 13	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	179 of 427	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.5	170 of 415	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	142 of 426	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	127 of 417	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.2	88 of 423	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	71 of 415	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	88 of 399	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	93 of 392	76.3%	★★★★☆
2017	63.2	113 of 380	70.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	45 of 82	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.9	76 of 173	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	43 of 164	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	58.6	57 of 166	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	49 of 157	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	61 of 154	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	58 of 124	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	35 of 113	69.0%	★★★★☆
2017	47.7	49 of 108	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	258 of 438	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.6	185 of 428	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	157 of 437	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	166 of 410	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	159 of 421	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.3	82 of 415	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	53.4	176 of 396	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	153 of 396	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.7	216 of 349	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	169 of 426	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.1	137 of 422	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.0	104 of 428	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	85 of 419	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	98 of 427	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.2	92 of 418	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	70 of 399	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	53 of 397	86.6%	★★★★☆
2017	66.5	101 of 380	73.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	52 of 146	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.7	46 of 92	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	32 of 78	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.6	44 of 72	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	37 of 60	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	43 of 61	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	17 of 46	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.1	3 of 30	90.0%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	23 of 66	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	26 of 69	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	22 of 61	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	19 of 65	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	55.8	21 of 56	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.0	23 of 44	47.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	56.2	80 of 269	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	69.3	44 of 271	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	35 of 281	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	60 of 281	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	40 of 256	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	88.8	5 of 274	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	80.1	20 of 254	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	74.1	31 of 223	86.1%	★★★★☆
2017	52.1	64 of 195	67.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	105 of 359	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	53.4	142 of 377	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	119 of 373	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.7	79 of 370	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	81 of 376	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	63 of 369	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	42 of 343	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	38 of 331	88.5%	★★★★☆
2017	64.9	66 of 247	73.3%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)81st percentile+21 vs school

White (2026)71st percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)70th percentile+11 vs school

Native American (2025)65th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)64th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)60th percentile~ school

Female (2026)58th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)45th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)23rd percentile-36 vs school

Asian (2025)<1st percentile-65 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English62%+5 vs state

Science58%+4 vs state

Mathematics22%-7 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 (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 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th 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
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
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)
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
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
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
Oak Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	5650 Cahaba Valley Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5210	1,168	63	18.5	25.5%	853 (73.0%)	140 (12.0%)	96 (8.2%)	53 (4.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.1%)	92.4	29^th of 449 public middle schools	93.5%		91.1	33^rd of 439 public middle schools	92.5%	4	60.6	43.8	47.7	82.6	78.4	78.5	81.8	$8,399	$658	$7,724
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
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
Chelsea Middle School	Public	6-8	2321 Highway 39	Chelsea	35043	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-7210	831	47	17.8	29.0%	632 (76.1%)	90 (10.8%)	63 (7.6%)	14 (1.7%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.0%)	88.3	42^nd of 449 public middle schools	90.6%		88.4	43^rd of 439 public middle schools	90.2%	1	53.6	35.2	52.5	82.6	77.2	69.8	77.5	$7,609	$560	$7,031

Frequently Asked Questions about Pelham Park Middle School

Is Pelham Park Middle School a good school?

Pelham Park Middle School ranks 181^st of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pelham Park Middle School?

Students at Pelham Park Middle School are 43% White, 29% Hispanic, 19% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Pelham Park Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 835 students attended Pelham Park Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Pelham Park Middle School attend?

Students who attend Pelham Park Middle School usually go on to attend Pelham High School

What district is Pelham Park Middle School in?

Pelham City

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