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Mountain Brook Junior High School

Public Grades 7-9

4^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 443 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 99% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Mountain Brook Junior High School serves 1,005 students in grades 7 through 9 in the affluent Birmingham suburb of Mountain Brook, AL, and is part of the top-ranked Mountain Brook City district.

This school is an academic powerhouse, consistently ranking in the top 5 middle schools in Alabama for over a decade and currently holding a #4 state ranking. Test scores are roughly 2.5 times the state average in math and 1.5 times the state average in English and science. For example, 8th grade math proficiency is nearly 67% compared to about 26% statewide. The school also boasts an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 4.3%, far below the state average of 12%, and maintains a favorable 12.1:1 student-teacher ratio that allows for more personalized instruction. Perhaps the most remarkable differentiator is the school's #1 ranking in Alabama for Special Education students for three consecutive years, a rare achievement that points to a highly effective and inclusive support system. The school also performs at elite levels for male, female, and multi-racial students.

While Pizitz Middle School in the nearby Vestavia Hills City district edges out Mountain Brook for the #2 spot, Mountain Brook's advantage lies in its lower student-teacher ratio and near-perfect attendance. The contrast with schools just a few miles away in the Birmingham City district is stark—for instance, Irondale Middle School and Wilkerson Middle School have 8th grade math proficiency rates below 6%, compared to Mountain Brook's 67%. This disparity reflects differences in community resources and district funding rather than student potential. For parents, Mountain Brook Junior High offers a stable, consistently excellent educational environment with strong support for all learners, making it one of the most reliable top-tier choices in the state.

1,005

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,244

Per pupil spending ?

3.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

205 Overbrook Dr
Mountain Brook, AL 35213

(205) 871-3516

District: Mountain Brook City

Students who attend Mountain Brook Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Mountain Brook High School

Feeder schools for Mountain Brook Junior High School:

Elementary:	Brookwood Forest Elementary School
	Cherokee Bend Elementary School
	Crestline Elementary School
	Mountain Brook Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.0%

Two or more races:

3.2%

Hispanic:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (79% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Alabama middle schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school79%

District avg79%

Alabama avg44%

4^th of 443

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 139Mountain Brook 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	98.3	4 of 443	99.1%	★★★★★
2025	98.5	4 of 439	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	3 of 442	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	1 of 437	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	3 of 432	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	99.1	3 of 440	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	2 of 437	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	1 of 423	99.8%	★★★★★
2017	99.6	2 of 432	99.5%	★★★★★
2016	99.7	1 of 432	99.8%	★★★★★
2015	99.6	2 of 430	99.5%	★★★★★
2014	98.5	2 of 438	99.5%	★★★★★
2013	91.2	1 of 436	99.8%	★★★★★
2012	93.1	1 of 436	99.8%	★★★★★
2011	94.2	1 of 435	99.8%	★★★★★
2010	95.2	1 of 435	99.8%	★★★★★
2009	97.4	1 of 425	99.8%	★★★★★
2008	98.0	1 of 417	99.8%	★★★★★
2007	97.6	1 of 412	99.8%	★★★★★
2006	98.2	1 of 409	99.8%	★★★★★
2005	98.0	3 of 415	99.3%	★★★★★
2004	98.1	3 of 407	99.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	97.4	4 of 422	99.1%	★★★★★
2025	97.5	4 of 415	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	4 of 426	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	3 of 417	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	3 of 423	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	3 of 415	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	1 of 399	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	1 of 392	99.7%	★★★★★
2017	99.1	2 of 380	99.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	82.3	48 of 437	89.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	98.2	4 of 421	99.0%	★★★★★
2025	98.7	2 of 422	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	3 of 428	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	1 of 419	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	3 of 427	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	99.2	3 of 418	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.9	2 of 399	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	99.6	1 of 397	99.7%	★★★★★
2017	99.5	1 of 380	99.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	1 of 92	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.1	1 of 60	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	1 of 61	98.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	99.4	1 of 266	99.6%	★★★★★
2025	99.9	1 of 271	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	1 of 281	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	1 of 281	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	4 of 256	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	2 of 274	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	3 of 254	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	100.0	1 of 223	99.6%	★★★★★
2017	99.9	1 of 195	99.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	95.1	10 of 355	97.2%	★★★★★
2025	96.9	7 of 377	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	10 of 373	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	4 of 370	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	3 of 376	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.7	5 of 369	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	7 of 343	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	98.4	7 of 331	97.9%	★★★★★
2017	98.0	7 of 247	97.2%	★★★★★

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)100th percentile~ school

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2026)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)89th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science93%+39 vs state

English88%+31 vs state

Mathematics64%+39 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 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
Mountain Brook Junior High School	Public	7-9	205 Overbrook Dr	Mountain Brook	35213	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-3516	1,005	83	12.1	3.3%	945 (94.0%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.5%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.2%)	98.3	4^th of 443 public middle schools	99.1%		98.5	4^th of 439 public middle schools	99.1%			61.2	67.0	92.9		84.5	91.4	$12,244	$113	$12,131
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 443 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
WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet	Public, Magnet	6-8	1757 Montclair Rd	Birmingham	35210	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-8680	184	17	10.8	84.2%	4 (2.2%)	170 (92.4%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	8.2	423^rd of 443 public middle schools	4.5%		9.2	420^th of 439 public middle schools	4.3%	3	1.5	1.6	3.2	11.1	19.1	27.4	34.9	$13,151	$2,135	$11,015
City Elementary	Public	7-8	901 9th Avenue North	Birmingham	35204	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 231-2288																			(n/a)
Liberty Park Middle School	Public	6-8	17035 Liberty Pkwy	Vestavia	35242	Shelby County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5450	514	42	12.3	9.7%	408 (79.4%)	19 (3.7%)	23 (4.5%)	37 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	96.5	8^th of 443 public middle schools	98.2%		97.4	7^th of 439 public middle schools	98.4%	1	76.9	51.7	61.8	92.4	78.3	82.4	93.0	$14,344	$07	$14,335
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	417^th of 443 public middle schools	5.9%		7.8	429^th of 439 public middle schools	2.3%	12	5.6	2.7	2.8	29.0	20.6	22.5	29.7	$10,839	$1,819	$9,017
i3 Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-9	7901 1st Avenue North	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	i3 Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(205) 403-5777	400	17	23.5	73.0%	12 (3.0%)	365 (91.3%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	26.9	332^nd of 443 public middle schools	25.1%		21.4	348^th of 439 public middle schools	20.7%	16	21.9	13.5	11.4	31.8	47.9	39.3	42.1
Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School	Public	6-8	501 81st Street South	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-9400	330	15	22.0	87.9%	5 (1.5%)	270 (81.8%)	50 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	7.2	433^rd of 443 public middle schools	2.3%		14.2	386^th of 439 public middle schools	12.1%	47	4.9	0.0	0.0	23.3	10.8	19.5	31.0	$11,618	$2,367	$9,249
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 443 public middle schools	99.5%		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
Irondale Middle School	Public	6-8	6200 Old Leeds Road	Irondale	35210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3800	430	27	15.9	74.7%	37 (8.6%)	227 (52.8%)	150 (34.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	17.3	371^st of 443 public middle schools	16.3%		17.6	372^nd of 439 public middle schools	15.3%	1	8.5	2.5	5.8	31.4	40.2	38.1	39.9	$9,209	$1,936	$7,250

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain Brook Junior High School

Is Mountain Brook Junior High School a good school?

Yes! Mountain Brook Junior High School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 4^th of 443 Alabama middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Mountain Brook Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Mountain Brook Junior High School usually go on to attend Mountain Brook High School

How many students attend Mountain Brook Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,005 students attended Mountain Brook Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Mountain Brook Junior High School?

Students at Mountain Brook Junior High School are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is Mountain Brook Junior High School in?

Mountain Brook City

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2025–26 Summative Assessment scoresNewAug 14, 2026

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2021–22 through 2023–24 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 2, 2024

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.

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