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Oak Mountain High School

Public Grades 9-12

14^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 386 Alabama High Schools

Better than 96% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Oak Mountain High School is a large, high-performing public high school in Birmingham, AL, serving 1,648 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Shelby County district.

Oak Mountain is a consistent academic powerhouse, earning a 5-star rating every year for the past decade and ranking in the top 4% of all Alabama high schools. Its proficiency rates in math (58%), science (66%), and English (58%) are roughly double the state average and significantly higher than nearby schools like Pelham High School and Chelsea High School. However, it trails the elite city districts—Mountain Brook High School (87% math proficiency) and Vestavia Hills High School (74%)—placing Oak Mountain in a strong second tier. What makes this impressive is the efficiency: Oak Mountain spends just $9,326 per student, far less than Mountain Brook ($16,839) or Homewood High School ($14,426), yet still delivers excellent results. Its closest rival, Spain Park High School (just 1.8 miles away), actually posted slightly higher science and English scores in the most recent year, making for a tight, competitive local dynamic.

Two areas deserve attention. First, chronic absenteeism has risen from 12.6% to 16.3% over two years—now well above the state average (12%) and much higher than peers like Hoover High School (9.8%) and Mountain Brook (6%). Second, while the school excels across most student subgroups (ranking in the 90th percentile or higher for African American, White, Special Education, and low-income students), its Asian student population ranks in only the 31st percentile statewide—a significant gap worth investigating. Overall, Oak Mountain offers outstanding academics at exceptional value, with a strong commitment to equity, though families should watch the absenteeism trend and the school's response to it.

1,648

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,893

Per pupil spending ?

23.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

5476 Caldwell Mill Rd
Birmingham, AL 35242

(205) 682-5200

District: Shelby County

Feeder schools for Oak Mountain High School:

Elementary:	Inverness Elementary School
	Oak Mountain Elementary School
	Oak Mountain Intermediate School
Middle:	Oak Mountain Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.6%

African American:

10.4%

Hispanic:

9.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (61% vs 32% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Alabama high schools

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

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg46%

Alabama avg32%

14^th of 386

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7High Schools in the Shelby County

29^th of 140Shelby 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	97.9	14 of 386	96.4%	★★★★★
2025	96.2	11 of 374	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	8 of 378	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	13 of 371	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	8 of 367	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.7	7 of 371	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	15 of 366	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	6 of 356	98.3%	★★★★★
2017	99.6	3 of 353	99.2%	★★★★★
2016	99.6	3 of 351	99.1%	★★★★★
2015	97.8	7 of 353	98.0%	★★★★★
2014	98.3	6 of 358	98.3%	★★★★★
2013	75.8	17 of 358	95.3%	★★★★★
2012	87.8	10 of 358	97.2%	★★★★★
2011	87.2	10 of 360	97.2%	★★★★★
2010	84.9	15 of 358	95.8%	★★★★★
2009	89.1	9 of 357	97.5%	★★★★★
2008	88.8	8 of 359	97.8%	★★★★★
2007	89.7	11 of 358	96.9%	★★★★★
2006	90.2	7 of 357	98.0%	★★★★★
2005	88.6	9 of 359	97.5%	★★★★★
2004	88.6	9 of 357	97.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	82.6	20 of 238	91.6%	★★★★★
2025	91.8	10 of 228	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	7 of 231	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	80.8	26 of 224	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.0	18 of 222	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	58.9	56 of 228	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	28 of 224	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	27 of 223	87.9%	★★★★☆
2017	82.9	18 of 189	90.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	11 of 16	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.6	15 of 18	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.8	11 of 17	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	9 of 15	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.2	5 of 16	68.8%	★★★★☆
2021	3.2	18 of 18	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.0	11 of 18	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	77.0	4 of 18	77.8%	★★★★☆
2017	54.3	10 of 17	41.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	37 of 90	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.6	30 of 75	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	17 of 63	73.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	97.2	12 of 377	96.8%	★★★★★
2025	95.9	12 of 359	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	7 of 366	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	21 of 358	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	10 of 367	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	96.6	13 of 359	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	20 of 354	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	7 of 347	98.0%	★★★★★
2017	98.9	5 of 343	98.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	27 of 142	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	33 of 139	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	29 of 122	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	57.5	39 of 114	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.5	29 of 113	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	29 of 103	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	95.6	5 of 95	94.7%	★★★★★
2017	95.8	3 of 93	96.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	92.2	19 of 383	95.0%	★★★★★
2025	87.1	32 of 367	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	20 of 375	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.8	34 of 349	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	18 of 361	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	72.5	67 of 361	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	52.9	162 of 358	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.5	58 of 349	83.4%	★★★★☆
2017	77.8	40 of 315	87.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	97.5	11 of 380	97.1%	★★★★★
2025	93.9	20 of 363	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	12 of 368	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	13 of 358	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	8 of 366	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	99.0	6 of 366	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	12 of 357	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	8 of 350	97.7%	★★★★★
2017	99.7	3 of 339	99.1%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	13 of 28	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	79.0	7 of 29	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	97.8	1 of 24	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	2 of 27	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	64.6	11 of 26	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.6	6 of 18	66.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	30 of 123	75.6%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	32 of 57	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	74.8	7 of 45	84.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	89.6	12 of 197	93.9%	★★★★★
2025	79.0	20 of 194	89.7%	★★★★★
2024	76.4	25 of 198	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	96.3	4 of 182	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	9 of 169	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	99.9	1 of 196	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	5 of 171	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	78.1	24 of 160	85.0%	★★★★☆
2017	88.9	5 of 83	94.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	96.5	14 of 320	95.6%	★★★★★
2025	94.7	13 of 325	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	17 of 325	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	17 of 317	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	16 of 326	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	98.3	9 of 319	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	18 of 313	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	11 of 300	96.3%	★★★★★
2017	98.9	4 of 230	98.3%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

White (2026)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)94th percentile~ school

African American (2026)92nd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)76th percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)59th percentile-37 vs school

Military Connected (2026)54th percentile-43 vs school

Native American (2025)44th percentile-53 vs school

Asian (2026)31st percentile-65 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science66%+30 vs state

English58%+25 vs state

Mathematics58%+31 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 (2023)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oak Mountain High School	Public	9-12	5476 Caldwell Mill Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5200	1,648	89	18.5	23.3%	1,197 (72.6%)	172 (10.4%)	161 (9.8%)	90 (5.5%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	21 (1.3%)	97.9	14^th of 386 public high schools	96.4%		96.2	11^th of 374 public high schools	97.1%	3	58.3	66.2	58.3	$11,893	$824	$10,952
Spain Park High School	Public	9-12	4700 Jaguar Drive	Hoover	35242	Shelby County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-1400	1,472	98	15.0	31.2%	867 (58.9%)	273 (18.5%)	153 (10.4%)	110 (7.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	65 (4.4%)	98.6	8^th of 386 public high schools	97.9%		94.4	20^th of 374 public high schools	94.7%	12	59.0	69.5	61.2	$16,562	$1,023	$15,528
Chelsea High School	Public	9-12	10510 Highway 11	Chelsea	35043	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-7200	1,235	73	17.0	23.5%	968 (78.4%)	136 (11.0%)	77 (6.2%)	26 (2.1%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (1.8%)	93.6	21^st of 386 public high schools	94.6%		94.6	18^th of 374 public high schools	95.2%	3	51.1	56.1	50.0	$10,557	$607	$9,924
Vestavia Hills High School	Public	10-12	2235 Lime Rock Rd	Vestavia Hills	35216	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5250	1,625	117	13.8	9.8%	1,328 (81.7%)	72 (4.4%)	70 (4.3%)	112 (6.9%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (2.4%)	99.9	5^th of 386 public high schools	98.7%		99.9	3^rd of 374 public high schools	99.2%	2	74.2	77.8	82.5	$16,444	$1,045	$15,395
Riverchase Career Connection Center	Public	10-12	853 Willow Oak Drive	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-1900				—															(n/a)
Hoover High School	Public	9-12	1000 Buccaneer Drive	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-1200	2,919	185	15.7	29.6%	1,469 (50.3%)	778 (26.7%)	316 (10.8%)	235 (8.1%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.1%)	115 (3.9%)	98.2	12^th of 386 public high schools	96.9%		93	24^th of 374 public high schools	93.6%	12	60.4	65.3	59.7	$14,096	$1,063	$13,021
Pelham High School	Public	9-12	2500 Panther Cir	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Pelham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 624-3701	1,076	73	14.8	43.2%	469 (43.6%)	212 (19.7%)	320 (29.7%)	30 (2.8%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (3.7%)	80.4	60^th of 386 public high schools	84.5%		76	82^nd of 374 public high schools	78.1%	22	39.9	42.8	41.7	$14,662	$1,206	$13,398
Crossroads School	Public	6-12	1085 Buccaneer Drive	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-1800				—															(n/a)
Homewood High School	Public	9-12	1901 S Lakeshore Dr	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-9663	1,333	111	12.0	27.9%	864 (64.8%)	210 (15.8%)	183 (13.7%)	29 (2.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.2%)	99	6^th of 386 public high schools	98.4%		99.5	7^th of 374 public high schools	98.1%	1	63.4	64.0	73.0	$18,192	$1,577	$16,593
Mountain Brook High School	Public	10-12	3650 Bethune Dr	Mountain Brook	35223	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 414-3800	985	98	10.1	2.8%	908 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.2%)	12 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.4%)	99.9	4^th of 386 public high schools	99.0%		99.9	2^nd of 374 public high schools	99.5%	2	87.5	83.3	78.2	$24,368	$805	$23,500

Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Mountain High School

What district is Oak Mountain High School in?

Shelby County

What is the racial makeup of Oak Mountain High School?

Students at Oak Mountain High School are 73% White, 10% African American, 10% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Oak Mountain High School?

Oak Mountain High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Inverness Elementary School
Elementary : Oak Mountain Elementary School
Elementary : Oak Mountain Intermediate School
Middle : Oak Mountain Middle School

Is Oak Mountain High School a good school?

Yes! Oak Mountain High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 14^th of 386 Alabama high schools.

How many students attend Oak Mountain High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,648 students attended Oak Mountain High School.

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