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Pinson Valley High School

Public Grades 9-12

330^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 380 Alabama High Schools

Better than 13% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Pinson Valley High School in Pinson, AL, is a mid-sized public high school serving 1,025 students in grades 9-12 within the Jefferson County school district, located in the Birmingham metropolitan area.

Pinson Valley currently ranks in the bottom tier of Alabama high schools (13th percentile), with test scores significantly below district and state averages across all subjects. For example, only 8.15% of 11th graders are proficient in math, compared to 27.21% statewide. The school's most pressing challenge is chronic absenteeism: 30.1% of students are chronically absent, nearly double the district average and 2.5 times the state average. This pattern closely mirrors Clay-Chalkville High School (30.9% absenteeism, bottom 15% academically), while nearby Hewitt-Trussville High School—ranked 6th statewide—has just 7.8% chronic absenteeism. The connection is striking: attendance appears to be the single highest-leverage factor driving academic outcomes. Despite these challenges, Pinson Valley maintains a respectable 90.8% graduation rate, actually exceeding Mortimer Jordan High School (89.5%) and Clay-Chalkville (85.5%).

There are notable bright spots. Pinson Valley's Special Education program ranked 40th out of 197 schools statewide (80th percentile) in 2025-2026—a dramatic jump from the 11th percentile the prior year. This suggests the school has developed effective strategies that could potentially be adapted for other student groups. The school also spends less per student ($9,579) than lower-performing neighbors like Center Point High School ($12,293), indicating that challenges stem more from attendance and engagement than funding. For parents, the key takeaway is that Pinson Valley offers strong graduation support and an improving special education program, but families should be aware of the significant absenteeism challenge and consider how they can partner with the school to ensure consistent attendance.

1,025

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,579

Per pupil spending ?

66.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6895 Highway 75
Pinson, AL 35126

(205) 379-5100

District: Jefferson County

Feeder schools for Pinson Valley High School:

Elementary:	Kermit Johnson School
	Pinson Elementary School
Middle:	Rudd Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.7%

Hispanic:

31.2%

White:

13.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (12% vs 32% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 12% Alabama)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg20%

Alabama avg32%

330^th of 380

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	16.6	330 of 380	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	334 of 374	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	327 of 378	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	310 of 371	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	297 of 367	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	283 of 371	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	240 of 366	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	258 of 356	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.1	254 of 353	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.0	296 of 351	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.9	260 of 353	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.2	275 of 358	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.9	303 of 358	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.5	275 of 358	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.7	285 of 360	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.3	298 of 358	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.3	253 of 357	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.7	279 of 359	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.5	274 of 358	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.6	290 of 357	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	45.3	234 of 359	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	49.3	193 of 357	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	176 of 234	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.9	161 of 228	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	157 of 231	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	139 of 224	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	124 of 222	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.4	74 of 228	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	93 of 224	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	104 of 223	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	30.3	139 of 189	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	60 of 89	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.0	58 of 75	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	46 of 63	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	23 of 43	46.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	16 of 39	59.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.7	9 of 28	67.9%	★★★★☆
2018	33.5	13 of 22	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	311 of 372	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.5	333 of 359	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	339 of 366	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	314 of 358	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	304 of 367	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	269 of 359	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	234 of 354	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	219 of 347	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.9	239 of 343	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	51 of 69	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	129 of 142	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	101 of 139	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	107 of 122	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	89 of 114	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	91 of 113	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.8	41 of 103	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.8	71 of 95	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	83 of 93	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	315 of 377	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	325 of 367	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	313 of 375	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	289 of 349	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	286 of 361	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	252 of 361	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	232 of 358	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	219 of 349	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.8	210 of 315	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	329 of 375	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	314 of 363	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	293 of 368	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	286 of 358	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	279 of 366	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	268 of 366	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	216 of 357	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.8	278 of 350	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.0	261 of 339	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	13.6	118 of 122	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.4	64 of 66	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	40 of 197	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	21.6	172 of 194	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	136 of 198	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	137 of 182	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.5	71 of 169	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.4	128 of 196	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.3	44 of 171	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	54.2	54 of 160	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.2	46 of 83	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	179 of 316	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	9.7	310 of 325	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	317 of 325	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	303 of 317	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	290 of 326	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	276 of 319	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	192 of 313	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	153 of 300	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.9	101 of 230	56.1%	★★★☆☆

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)80th percentile+67 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)33rd percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)25th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)3rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science17%-19 vs state

English12%-22 vs state

Mathematics8%-19 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
Pinson Valley High School	Public	9-12	6895 Highway 75	Pinson	35126	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5100	1,025	63	16.4	66.5%	142 (13.9%)	540 (52.7%)	320 (31.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.0%)	16.6	330^th of 380 public high schools	13.2%		13.9	334^th of 374 public high schools	10.7%	4				8.2		16.7				11.8	$9,579	$741	$8,819
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
ClayChalkville High School	Public	9-12	6623 Roe Chandler Rd	Pinson	35126	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-3050	1,377	80	17.2	67.0%	97 (7.0%)	1,127 (81.8%)	127 (9.2%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (1.3%)	16.9	328^th of 380 public high schools	13.7%		11.2	357^th of 374 public high schools	4.5%	29				12.9		13.2				9.2	$8,897	$843	$8,036
HewittTrussville High School	Public	9-12	6450 Husky Parkway	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 228-4000	1,571	100	15.7	15.3%	1,185 (75.4%)	254 (16.2%)	52 (3.3%)	39 (2.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (2.3%)	99	6^th of 380 public high schools	98.4%		99.6	5^th of 374 public high schools	98.7%	1				60.8		65.7				69.5	$11,143	$826	$10,308
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
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
Mortimer Jordan High School	Public	9-12	1920 Blue Devil Road	Kimberly	35091	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-4850	886	49	18.1	34.9%	713 (80.5%)	98 (11.1%)	42 (4.7%)	7 (0.8%)	9 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	14 (1.6%)	61.6	118^th of 380 public high schools	68.9%		63.8	113^th of 374 public high schools	69.8%	5				22.7		41.3				33.8	$9,237	$830	$8,383
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
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
Shades Valley High School	Public	9-12	6100 Old Leeds Rd	Irondale	35210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5350	1,094	65	16.8	54.7%	200 (18.3%)	570 (52.1%)	280 (25.6%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.2%)	25.8	282^nd of 380 public high schools	25.8%		62.9	119^th of 374 public high schools	68.2%	163				10.6		26.5				14.0	$9,072	$539	$8,510

Frequently Asked Questions about Pinson Valley High School

What schools feed into Pinson Valley High School?

Pinson Valley High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Kermit Johnson School
Elementary : Pinson Elementary School
Middle : Rudd Middle School

How many students attend Pinson Valley High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,025 students attended Pinson Valley High School.

What is the racial makeup of Pinson Valley High School?

Students at Pinson Valley High School are 53% African American, 31% Hispanic, 14% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Pinson Valley High School a good school?

Pinson Valley High School ranks in the bottom 13.2% of Alabama high schools.

What district is Pinson Valley High School in?

Jefferson County

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