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Gardendale High School

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Gardendale High School ranks 139 th of 380 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 380 Alabama High Schools

Better than 63% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Gardendale High School is a large public high school in Gardendale, AL, serving 1,076 students in grades 9-12 within the Jefferson County school district. It stands out as a top performer in the northern Birmingham area, earning a 3-star rating and ranking in the 63rd percentile statewide—a stark contrast to nearby schools that struggle with 1-star ratings.

Academically, Gardendale significantly outperforms its geographic neighbors. In the most recent school year, 11th-grade proficiency rates were 22.96% in Math, 37.74% in Science, and 31.62% in English. While Math is slightly below the state average, Science and English meet or exceed it. Compare this to Fultondale High School, the next closest competitor, which posted rates of just 14.12% in Math, 22.35% in Science, and 5% in English. Other nearby schools like Pinson Valley High School and Minor High School posted single-digit proficiency rates in nearly all subjects. Gardendale's graduation rate of 95.6% also exceeds the state average of 91.5% and far surpasses schools like Woodlawn High School (75.6%) and Huffman High School (86.9%).

One of the school's most impressive strengths is its support for Special Education students, who ranked in the 93rd percentile statewide—a remarkable achievement. The school also shows strong momentum, with significant improvements in rankings for African American students and low-income students over the past two years. However, there are areas of concern. Chronic absenteeism affects 27.2% of students, more than double the state average, and there is a notable gender gap, with female students ranking in the 73rd percentile compared to males at the 47th percentile. Despite these challenges, Gardendale remains the clear "school of choice" in the region, offering the highest test scores, highest graduation rate, and lowest poverty rate among its peers.

1,076

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,268

Per pupil spending ?

38.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Main St
Gardendale, AL 35071

(205) 379-3600

District: Jefferson County

Feeder schools for Gardendale High School:

Elementary:	Brookville Elementary School
	Gardendale Elementary School
	Mount Olive Elementary School
Middle:	Bragg Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.2%

African American:

29.6%

Hispanic:

9.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2016 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (92%)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Jefferson County

✓Above the Alabama median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 12% Alabama)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg20%

Alabama avg32%

139^th of 380

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 13High Schools in the Jefferson County

101^st of 139Jefferson County 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	139 of 380	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.2	187 of 374	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	156 of 378	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	135 of 371	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	129 of 367	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.0	122 of 371	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.5	124 of 366	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	87 of 356	75.6%	★★★★☆
2017	54.8	133 of 353	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.0	144 of 351	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.3	129 of 353	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.0	100 of 358	72.1%	★★★★☆
2013	66.2	76 of 358	78.8%	★★★★☆
2012	63.0	130 of 358	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.4	158 of 360	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	42.7	241 of 358	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.3	166 of 357	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.9	181 of 359	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.3	215 of 358	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.8	157 of 357	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.6	214 of 359	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	60.2	139 of 357	61.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	57 of 234	75.6%	★★★★☆
2025	55.3	66 of 228	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	34.4	146 of 231	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	83 of 224	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	43 of 222	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	51.2	75 of 228	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	69 of 224	69.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	64 of 223	71.3%	★★★★☆
2017	27.6	146 of 189	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	50 of 89	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.7	43 of 75	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	25 of 63	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	65.3	102 of 372	72.6%	★★★★☆
2025	39.4	201 of 359	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	194 of 366	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.6	144 of 358	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	116 of 367	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.2	134 of 359	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	133 of 354	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.6	92 of 347	73.5%	★★★★☆
2017	54.8	127 of 343	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	130 of 142	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	120 of 139	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.2	55 of 122	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	11.4	111 of 114	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	68 of 113	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	80 of 103	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	130 of 377	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.4	246 of 367	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	294 of 375	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	259 of 349	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.6	216 of 361	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	253 of 361	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	222 of 358	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	202 of 349	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.5	238 of 315	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	197 of 375	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.8	172 of 363	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	133 of 368	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	138 of 358	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	177 of 366	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.5	121 of 366	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	124 of 357	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	94 of 350	73.1%	★★★★☆
2017	50.8	141 of 339	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	80 of 122	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.9	42 of 66	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	88.3	13 of 197	93.4%	★★★★★
2025	54.8	72 of 194	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.1	130 of 198	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.4	54 of 182	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	54.5	64 of 169	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.3	145 of 196	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	148 of 171	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	71.1	32 of 160	80.0%	★★★★☆
2017	41.0	50 of 83	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	118 of 316	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.8	177 of 325	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	131 of 325	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	135 of 317	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	133 of 326	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	91 of 319	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	61.0	102 of 313	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.8	82 of 300	72.7%	★★★★☆
2017	47.8	97 of 230	57.8%	★★★☆☆

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)93rd percentile+30 vs school

African American (2026)76th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)73rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile~ school

White (2026)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)47th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)44th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)34th percentile-29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science38%~ state avg

English32%~ state avg

Mathematics23%-4 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 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gardendale High School	Public	9-12	800 Main St	Gardendale	35071	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-3600	1,076	59	18.3	38.6%	616 (57.2%)	318 (29.6%)	97 (9.0%)	22 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.8%)	57.5	139^th of 380 public high schools	63.4%		45.2	187^th of 374 public high schools	50.0%	48				23.0		37.7				31.6	$9,268	$941	$8,304
Fultondale High School	Public	6-12	2023 Wildcat Parkway	Birmingham	35217	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-3500	848	49	17.4	71.6%	121 (14.3%)	422 (49.8%)	290 (34.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	21.5	302^nd of 380 public high schools	20.5%		19.6	299^th of 374 public high schools	20.1%	3	7.0	12.1	11.7	14.1	42.3	22.4	33.9	44.4	42.3	5.0	$9,557	$903	$8,631
Tarrant High School	Public	7-12	91 Black Creek Road	Tarrant	35217	Jefferson County	Tarrant City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 849-0172	597	37	16.1	78.7%	14 (2.3%)	305 (51.1%)	251 (42.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.7%)	9.6	360^th of 380 public high schools	5.3%		11.4	355^th of 374 public high schools	5.1%	5		1.4	2.4	1.7	14.3	11.9		26.4	27.4	7.0	$11,985	$2,197	$9,781
George Washington Carver High School	Public	9-12	3900 24th St N	Birmingham	35207	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-3900	570	39	14.6	81.6%	2 (0.4%)	418 (73.3%)	144 (25.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	6.6	374^th of 380 public high schools	1.6%		14.9	328^th of 374 public high schools	12.3%	46				1.0		1.9				6.3	$14,794	$2,268	$12,524
Center Point High School	Public	9-12	1000 Eagle Drive	Center Point	35215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3400	685	46	14.8	80.7%	7 (1.0%)	612 (89.3%)	55 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	7.9	369^th of 380 public high schools	2.9%		10.1	363^rd of 374 public high schools	2.9%	6				3.0		7.9				3.7	$12,293	$1,996	$10,274
Dupuy Alternative School	Public	9-12	4500 14th Ave N	Birmingham	35212	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 231-3250																			(n/a)
Huffman High SchoolMagnet	Public, Magnet	9-12	900 Springville Rd	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-5000	1,094	59	18.5	79.8%	12 (1.1%)	950 (86.8%)	111 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.8%)	19.2	314^th of 380 public high schools	17.4%		14.5	330^th of 374 public high schools	11.8%	16				19.3		7.1				7.5	$12,100	$1,892	$10,205
Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet	Public, Magnet	9-12	5620 First Ave N	Birmingham	35212	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-8000	750	32	23.4	83.7%	12 (1.6%)	624 (83.2%)	106 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	8.7	364^th of 380 public high schools	4.2%		12.9	344^th of 374 public high schools	8.0%	20				2.5		4.4				9.5	$12,324	$1,430	$10,891
Minor High School	Public	9-12	2285 Minor Pkwy	Adamsville	35005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-4750	978	59	16.5	72.7%	37 (3.8%)	825 (84.4%)	93 (9.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	18 (1.8%)	17.1	326^th of 380 public high schools	14.2%		15.6	324^th of 374 public high schools	13.4%	2				6.3		20.1				10.6	$9,563	$1,565	$7,980
Homebound High School	Public	7-12	2015 Park Place N	Birmingham	35203	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 231-4777																			(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Gardendale High School

What district is Gardendale High School in?

Jefferson County

How many students attend Gardendale High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,076 students attended Gardendale High School.

What schools feed into Gardendale High School?

Gardendale High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brookville Elementary School
Elementary : Gardendale Elementary School
Elementary : Mount Olive Elementary School
Middle : Bragg Middle School

Is Gardendale High School a good school?

Gardendale High School ranks 139^th of 380 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Gardendale High School?

Students at Gardendale High School are 57% White, 30% African American, 9% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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