Shades Valley High School

Public 9-12

 6100 Old Leeds Rd
       Irondale, AL  35210


(205) 379-5350

District: Jefferson County

SchoolDigger Rank:
59th of 371 Alabama High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,072 Help


Feeder schools for Shades Valley High School:

Elementary:    Grantswood Community School
    Irondale Community School
Middle:    Irondale Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  20.1 Help
Number of students:  1,200

Racial breakdown:

African American:
53.8%
White:
22.5%
Hispanic:
19.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  68% Help


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Compare Details Shades Valley High School ranks better than 84.1% of high schools in Alabama. It also ranks first among 13 ranked high schools in the Jefferson County School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.12. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Shades Valley High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (53.8%), White (22.5%), Hispanic (19.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 68% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Shades Valley High School is 20.1. 11 high schools in the Jefferson County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Shades Valley High School is $9,072. 9 high schools in the Jefferson County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Shades Valley High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Shades Valley High School 59th of 371 Alabama public high schools. (See Shades Valley High School in the ranking list.)

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White students:


Jefferson County:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson County 97th of 134 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Shades Valley High School

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Rank History for all students at Shades Valley High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 81.19 29th 357 91.9%
2005 80.15 30th 359 91.6%
2006 72.90 50th 357 86.0%
2007 67.96 109th 358 69.6%
2008 69.15 79th 359 78.0%
2009 66.12 93rd 357 73.9%
2010 62.52 131st 358 63.4%
2011 53.21 192nd 360 46.7%
2012 44.51 245th 358 31.6%
2013 54.77 190th 358 46.9%
2014 82.62 44th 358 87.7%
2015 85.10 36th 353 89.8%
2016 88.70 28th 351 92.0%
2017 91.31 25th 353 92.9%
2018 75.74 82nd 356 77.0%
2019 76.71 71st 366 80.6%
2021 79.96 57th 371 84.6%
2022 69.20 90th 367 75.5%
2023 80.12 59th 371 84.1%
See the entire list of Alabama High School Rankings!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Shades Valley High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.47 16th 22 27.3%
2021 26.71 20th 28 28.6%
2022 32.94 37th 39 5.1%
2023 28.08 23rd 43 46.5%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Shades Valley High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 60.29 22nd 83 73.5%
2018 43.88 70th 160 56.3%
2019 55.46 60th 171 64.9%
2021 26.38 150th 196 23.5%
2022 15.22 148th 169 12.4%
2023 30.10 125th 182 31.3%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Shades Valley High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 78.30 39th 315 87.6%
2018 63.32 117th 349 66.5%
2019 75.61 65th 358 81.8%
2021 78.28 51st 361 85.9%
2022 58.21 117th 361 67.6%
2023 67.88 91st 349 73.9%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Shades Valley High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 92.95 20th 343 94.2%
2018 74.88 75th 347 78.4%
2019 73.34 84th 354 76.3%
2021 78.63 56th 359 84.4%
2022 61.10 126th 367 65.7%
2023 75.28 76th 358 78.8%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Shades Valley High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 81.25 45th 339 86.7%
2018 71.47 83rd 350 76.3%
2019 76.29 70th 357 80.4%
2021 76.91 64th 366 82.5%
2022 75.06 71st 366 80.6%
2023 80.52 54th 358 84.9%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at Shades Valley High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 95.57 6th 189 96.8%
2018 88.09 17th 223 92.4%
2019 94.62 10th 224 95.5%
2021 87.43 21st 228 90.8%
2022 78.90 32nd 222 85.6%
2023 81.17 24th 224 89.3%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Shades Valley High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 74.20 21st 93 77.4%
2018 58.02 37th 95 61.1%
2019 45.61 46th 103 55.3%
2021 36.20 66th 113 41.6%
2022 39.76 61st 114 46.5%
2023 50.00 53rd 122 56.6%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for Native American students at Shades Valley High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 17.66 36th 40 10.0%
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Rank History for White students at Shades Valley High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 99.61 2nd 230 99.1%
2018 97.79 10th 300 96.7%
2019 81.40 51st 313 83.7%
2021 96.34 18th 319 94.4%
2022 86.71 31st 326 90.5%
2023 91.63 27th 317 91.5%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Tuesday, December 16, 2014

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Enrollment information for Shades Valley High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 1172 1172
1989 785 211 8 4 1 n/a n/a 0 1009
1990 699 187 14 6 0 n/a n/a 0 906
1991 809 205 15 4 1 n/a n/a 0 1034
1992 843 213 14 4 0 n/a n/a 0 1074
1993 853 239 18 2 1 n/a n/a 0 1113
1994 807 267 15 6 0 n/a n/a 0 1095
1995 780 340 19 4 0 n/a n/a 0 1143
1996 780 340 19 4 0 n/a n/a 0 1143
1997 846 356 26 4 1 n/a n/a 0 1233
1998 886 360 20 5 1 n/a n/a 0 1272
1999 916 376 14 4 0 n/a n/a 0 1310
2000 869 344 18 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1233
2001 810 319 14 5 3 n/a n/a 0 1151
2002 811 364 15 13 4 n/a n/a 0 1207
2003 811 364 15 13 4 n/a n/a 0 1207
2004 752 377 18 21 4 n/a n/a 1 1173
2005 705 423 18 26 1 n/a n/a 0 1173
2006 641 467 16 29 1 n/a n/a 2 1156
2007 584 548 25 40 1 n/a n/a 0 1198
2008 544 641 23 54 3 n/a n/a 0 1265
2009 511 672 25 56 3 n/a n/a 0 1267
2010 480 759 30 57 4 n/a n/a 18 1348
2011 448 832 36 65 4 0 4 0 1389
2012 428 842 32 57 4 0 4 0 1367
2013 394 842 40 67 5 1 6 0 1355
2014 394 825 35 79 5 1 9 0 1348
2015 392 815 32 94 1 0 18 0 1352
2016 366 795 32 119 2 0 1 0 1315
2017 343 784 29 140 1 0 5 0 1302
2018 332 798 31 170 1 0 6 0 1338
2019 289 758 28 179 1 1 14 0 1270
2020 282 747 24 183 2 3 18 0 1259
2021 300 677 23 192 2 3 14 0 1211
2022 281 643 16 207 3 3 21 0 1174
2023 270 645 12 238 2 0 33 0 1200

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Shades Valley High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1172 58.0 20.2 0
1989 1009 57.0 17.7 n/a
1990 906 48.0 18.8 0
1991 1034 52.0 19.8 n/a
1992 1074 53.0 20.2 n/a
1993 1113 55.0 20.2 n/a
1994 1095 62.0 17.7 n/a
1995 1143 59.7 19.1 n/a
1996 1143 59.7 19.1 n/a
1997 1233 82.4 15.0 5.7
1998 1272 69.3 18.4 5.5
1999 1310 69.0 19.0 9.6
2000 1233 85.0 14.5 9
2001 1151 72.0 16.0 8.3
2002 1207 73.0 16.5 12
2003 1207 73.0 16.5 12
2004 1173 72.0 16.3 14
2005 1173 72.0 16.3 15.9
2006 1156 72.0 16.0 20.2
2007 1198 90.7 13.2 24
2008 1265 87.6 14.4 27.4
2009 1267 82.9 15.1 23.4
2010 1348 87.3 15.4 36.7
2011 1389 94.3 14.7 46.9
2012 1367 85.6 15.9 48.9
2013 1355 89.8 15.0 48.8
2014 1348 84.1 16.0 50.2
2015 1352 83.0 16.2 46.2
2016 1315 78.0 16.8 45.1
2017 1302 74.5 17.4 54.2
2018 1338 71.5 18.7 46.4
2019 1270 74.5 17.0 51.2
2020 1259 70.5 17.8 56.8
2021 1211 69.5 17.4 57.2
2022 1174 57.5 20.4 42.8
2023 1200 59.5 20.1 68

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Shades Valley High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1172 58.0 20.2 0
1989 1009 57.0 17.7 n/a
1990 906 48.0 18.8 0
1991 1034 52.0 19.8 n/a
1992 1074 53.0 20.2 n/a
1993 1113 55.0 20.2 n/a
1994 1095 62.0 17.7 n/a
1995 1143 59.7 19.1 n/a
1996 1143 59.7 19.1 n/a
1997 1233 82.4 15.0 5.7
1998 1272 69.3 18.4 5.5
1999 1310 69.0 19.0 9.6
2000 1233 85.0 14.5 9
2001 1151 72.0 16.0 8.3
2002 1207 73.0 16.5 12
2003 1207 73.0 16.5 12
2004 1173 72.0 16.3 14
2005 1173 72.0 16.3 15.9
2006 1156 72.0 16.0 20.2
2007 1198 90.7 13.2 24
2008 1265 87.6 14.4 27.4
2009 1267 82.9 15.1 23.4
2010 1348 87.3 15.4 36.7
2011 1389 94.3 14.7 46.9
2012 1367 85.6 15.9 48.9
2013 1355 89.8 15.0 48.8
2014 1348 84.1 16.0 50.2
2015 1352 83.0 16.2 46.2
2016 1315 78.0 16.8 45.1
2017 1302 74.5 17.4 54.2
2018 1338 71.5 18.7 46.4
2019 1270 74.5 17.0 51.2
2020 1259 70.5 17.8 56.8
2021 1211 69.5 17.4 57.2
2022 1174 57.5 20.4 42.8
2023 1200 59.5 20.1 68

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Shades Valley High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $539 (5.9%) $8,510 (93.8%) $9,072

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Shades Valley High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 71st of 366 High schoolsRanks 59th of 371 High schools
 3.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Mathematics (Shades Valley High School)44.922.1
 22.7%
   End of Course Mathematics (Jefferson County)33.110.9
 22.2%
   End of Course Mathematics (Alabama)42.523.6
 19%
End of Course Science (Shades Valley High School)52.534.4
 18.1%
   End of Course Science (Jefferson County)36.220
 16.2%
   End of Course Science (Alabama)42.631.7
 10.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students12701200
 5.5%
African American758645
 14.9%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian2812
 57.1%
Hispanic179238
 33%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White289270
 6.6%
Two or More Races1433
 135.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients51.2%68%
 16.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Shades Valley High School

Shades Valley High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Grantswood Community School
Elementary : Irondale Community School
Middle : Irondale Middle School

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,200 students attended Shades Valley High School.

Students at Shades Valley High School are 54% African American, 23% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Shades Valley High School ranks 59th of 371 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education. Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.

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