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Jones Valley Middle School

Q: Is Jones Valley Middle School a good school?

Jones Valley Middle School ranks in the bottom 4.9% of Alabama middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Jones Valley Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 465 students attended Jones Valley Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Jones Valley Middle School?

Students at Jones Valley Middle School are 83% African American, 15% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Jones Valley Middle School attend?

Students who attend Jones Valley Middle School usually go on to attend Wenonah High School

Public Grades 6-8

427^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 5% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Jones Valley Middle School in Birmingham, AL, serves 465 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Birmingham City district, where nearly 86% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Academically, Jones Valley faces significant challenges, with math proficiency rates below 4% across all grade levels—far lower than the state average of around 35% for 6th grade. This creates a stark contrast with nearby schools like Pizitz Middle School in Vestavia Hills, just over 5 miles away, where 6th-grade math proficiency is nearly 82%, and Homewood Middle School, about 4 miles away, at 74%. The school does show relative strength in English Language Arts, with proficiency rates between 26% and 31%, and 8th-grade science scores jumped dramatically from 2% to 17% in one year—a promising sign. Special education and English Language Learner students perform better than the school's overall average, ranking in the 25th and 13th percentiles statewide, respectively.

One of the most encouraging developments is attendance. Chronic absenteeism has plummeted from a staggering 50.3% in 2021-2022 to just 5.1% in 2024-2025—now better than both the district (13.1%) and state (12.0%) averages. This improvement, combined with a slight rise in the school's overall state ranking from the 2nd to 5th percentile, suggests a slow but positive trajectory. While per-student spending at Jones Valley ($11,995) is comparable to higher-performing neighbors like Pizitz ($10,929), the achievement gap remains wide, reflecting the complex socioeconomic challenges facing the school community.

465

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,995

Per pupil spending ?

85.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2000 31st Street SW
Birmingham, AL 35221-1717

(205) 231-1040

District: Birmingham City

Students who attend Jones Valley Middle School usually attend:

High:

Wenonah High School

Feeder schools for Jones Valley Middle School:

Elementary:	Oxmoor K5
	West End Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.0%

Hispanic:

14.6%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Science scores 37 pts below the Alabama average

!Near the bottom of Birmingham City's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg24%

Alabama avg44%

427^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8Middle Schools in the Birmingham City

118^th of 140Birmingham 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	8.4	427 of 449	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.0	426 of 439	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	432 of 442	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	425 of 437	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	412 of 432	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	429 of 440	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	429 of 437	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	398 of 423	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.3	425 of 432	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.5	431 of 432	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.3	424 of 430	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.6	426 of 438	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.8	367 of 436	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.3	351 of 436	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.4	356 of 435	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.8	316 of 435	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	20.5	240 of 269	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	240 of 259	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	251 of 269	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	249 of 263	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	245 of 271	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	250 of 266	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	242 of 252	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	213 of 247	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	90 of 103	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	96 of 117	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	8.0	412 of 427	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.3	396 of 415	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	407 of 426	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	406 of 417	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	393 of 423	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	403 of 415	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	388 of 399	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	370 of 392	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.7	373 of 380	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	7.3	81 of 82	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	168 of 173	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	164 of 164	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	148 of 166	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	413 of 438	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.0	411 of 428	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	426 of 437	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	392 of 410	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	400 of 421	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	400 of 415	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	387 of 396	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	375 of 396	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.6	346 of 349	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	410 of 426	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.1	414 of 422	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	422 of 428	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	408 of 419	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	413 of 427	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	410 of 418	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	393 of 399	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	379 of 397	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.7	375 of 380	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	203 of 269	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	234 of 271	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	261 of 281	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	271 of 281	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	176 of 256	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.6	266 of 274	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	249 of 254	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	203 of 223	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	21.1	178 of 195	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)25th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)13th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)11th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics70%+41 vs state

English28%-29 vs state

Science17%-37 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 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
Jones Valley Middle School	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	427^th of 449 public middle schools	4.9%		8	426^th of 439 public middle schools	3.0%	1			3.9	1.3	0.8		17.1			28.1	30.6	25.6	$11,995	$2,095	$9,898
Green Acres Middle School	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	393^rd of 449 public middle schools	12.5%		18.1	370^th of 439 public middle schools	15.7%	23			11.0	5.8	5.3		18.8			37.8	36.3	34.4	$14,583	$5,618	$8,963
Legacy Prep Intermediate	Public, Charter	4-8	2900 S Park Dr SW	Birmingham	35124	Shelby 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	391^st of 449 public middle schools	12.9%					(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
C J Donald Middle School	Public	6-8	715 Valley Rd	Fairfield	35064	Jefferson County	Fairfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 783-6823	316	15	21.0	87.0%	0 (0.0%)	301 (95.3%)	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.5	420^th of 449 public middle schools	6.5%		11.2	407^th of 439 public middle schools	7.3%	13			3.4	7.0	4.9		15.2			25.6	25.6	36.3	$11,750	$2,352	$9,279
Rutledge School	Public	5-8	1221 8th St	Midfield	35228	Jefferson County	Midfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 780-8647	288	15	19.8	90.3%	8 (2.8%)	248 (86.1%)	29 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	12.8	405^th of 449 public middle schools	9.8%		10.7	410^th of 439 public middle schools	6.6%	5		17.0	15.6	5.9	3.0		18.2		43.4	33.9	30.6	30.3	$13,639	$5,032	$8,603
Bush Hills STEAM Academy	Public	6-8	900 16th Street West	Birmingham	35208	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6370	370	18	20.5	85.4%	0 (0.0%)	327 (88.4%)	39 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	11.2	415^th of 449 public middle schools	7.6%		10.1	414^th of 439 public middle schools	5.7%	1			4.5	4.6	1.8		21.9			27.7	38.2	27.8	$19,712	$1,930	$17,781
Homewood Middle School	Public	6-8	395 Mecca Avenue	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 220-5152	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 449 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
Wilkerson Middle School	Public	6-8	116 11th Ct W	Birmingham	35204	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-2740	424	12	35.3	88.0%	3 (0.7%)	337 (79.5%)	75 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	9.3	423^rd of 449 public middle schools	5.8%		7.8	429^th of 439 public middle schools	2.3%	6			5.6	2.7	2.8		29.0			20.6	22.5	29.7	$10,839	$1,819	$9,017
City Elementary	Public	7-8	901 9th Avenue North	Birmingham	35204	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 231-2288																			(n/a)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Jones Valley Middle School

What high school do graduates of Jones Valley Middle School attend?

Students who attend Jones Valley Middle School usually go on to attend Wenonah High School

What is the racial makeup of Jones Valley Middle School?

Students at Jones Valley Middle School are 83% African American, 15% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Jones Valley Middle School in?

Birmingham City

Is Jones Valley Middle School a good school?

Jones Valley Middle School ranks in the bottom 4.9% of Alabama middle schools.

How many students attend Jones Valley Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 465 students attended Jones Valley Middle School.

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