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Helena Intermediate School

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Helena Intermediate School ranks 104 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

104^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Helena Intermediate School is a high-performing public elementary school serving 932 students in grades 3-5 in Helena, Alabama. Part of the Shelby County School District, which is ranked 34th out of 135 districts in the state, Helena Intermediate School has consistently been ranked among the top 100-150 elementary schools in Alabama over the past decade, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is exceptional, with students consistently outperforming state and county averages on standardized tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, 83.18% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 65.34% statewide and 75.19% in Shelby County. The school also performs exceptionally well for certain student subgroups, ranking 39th out of 206 Alabama elementary schools for Hispanic students and 15th out of 97 for multi-racial students in terms of academic performance.

While the school's chronic absenteeism rate has increased in recent years, reaching 17.9% in 2022-2023, it remains lower than the state average and is on par with other high-performing schools in the region. When compared to nearby schools, such as Pelham Oaks and Greenwood Elementary School, Helena Intermediate School stands out as a high-performing institution, and there may be opportunities for the school to further improve and potentially reach the top 50 or even top 25 elementary schools in Alabama.

955

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,594

Per pupil spending ?

28.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3500 Hwy 52
Helena, AL 35080-0052

(205) 682-5520

District: Shelby County

Students who attend Helena Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Helena Middle
High:	Helena High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.3%

African American:

12.7%

Hispanic:

9.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (67% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Alabama elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg62%

Alabama avg52%

104^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Shelby County

34^th of 135Shelby 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
2025	81.4	104 of 680	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	92 of 684	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	105 of 680	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	96 of 687	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	103 of 692	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	140 of 681	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	137 of 680	79.9%	★★★★☆
2017	87.8	63 of 688	90.8%	★★★★★
2016	84.2	91 of 691	86.8%	★★★★☆
2015	80.9	98 of 691	85.8%	★★★★☆
2014	81.4	87 of 695	87.5%	★★★★☆
2013	71.1	154 of 696	77.9%	★★★★☆
2012	76.9	97 of 696	86.1%	★★★★☆
2011	81.5	55 of 709	92.2%	★★★★★
2010	77.9	88 of 704	87.5%	★★★★☆
2009	84.7	43 of 696	93.8%	★★★★★
2008	76.3	115 of 698	83.5%	★★★★☆
2007	77.9	109 of 698	84.4%	★★★★☆
2006	84.4	54 of 689	92.2%	★★★★★
2005	86.0	48 of 688	93.0%	★★★★★
2004	93.8	13 of 623	97.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	87 of 427	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	38 of 420	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	62.8	110 of 427	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	54 of 426	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	61 of 426	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	62 of 426	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	106 of 423	74.9%	★★★★☆
2017	74.3	50 of 336	85.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	75 of 142	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	73 of 131	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	62 of 123	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.3	21 of 110	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	39.9	56 of 100	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	116 of 649	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	97 of 650	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	112 of 645	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	105 of 656	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	107 of 656	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	149 of 646	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	121 of 640	81.1%	★★★★☆
2017	84.5	73 of 639	88.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	39 of 206	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	57 of 196	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	31 of 184	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	32 of 175	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	60.5	54 of 164	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	45 of 152	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	36 of 140	74.3%	★★★★☆
2017	79.6	16 of 130	87.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	114 of 660	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	81 of 670	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	66 of 623	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	133 of 651	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	84 of 653	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.7	234 of 649	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	261 of 651	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.7	93 of 567	83.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	92 of 651	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	96 of 655	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	98 of 649	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	88 of 669	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	94 of 669	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	124 of 650	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	138 of 650	78.8%	★★★★☆
2017	87.5	57 of 639	91.1%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	61.4	9 of 21	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	9 of 19	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	13 of 22	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	17 of 25	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	15 of 19	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	14 of 18	22.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	15 of 97	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	18 of 82	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	11 of 70	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	12 of 64	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	52.6	25 of 54	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	16 of 39	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	107 of 403	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	112 of 395	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	58.8	107 of 373	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	51.6	136 of 345	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	138 of 398	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	226 of 392	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	195 of 344	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	67.2	56 of 280	80.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	115 of 532	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	111 of 535	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	107 of 528	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	96 of 540	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	116 of 539	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	169 of 529	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	150 of 508	70.5%	★★★★☆
2017	78.6	68 of 369	81.6%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)86th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)85th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)80th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile-11 vs school

Military Connected (2024)57th percentile-29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English80%+15 vs state

Mathematics59%+17 vs state

Science55%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)			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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Helena Intermediate School	Public	3-5	3500 Hwy 52	Helena	35080	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5520	955	53	18.0	28.8%	690 (72.3%)	121 (12.7%)	95 (9.9%)	13 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.5%)	81.4	104^th of 680 public elementary schools	84.7%		83.6	92^nd of 684 public elementary schools	86.5%	12	59.0	54.5	63.5	54.8	83.2	72.9	82.7	$8,594	$704	$7,874
Helena Elementary School	Public	K-2	187 Third St	Helena	35080	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5540	778	45	17.2	30.1%	560 (72.0%)	99 (12.7%)	79 (10.2%)	21 (2.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.8%)								(n/a)								$9,244	$762	$8,463
South Shades Crest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	3770 South Shades Crest Rd	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-3000	534	36	15.0	18.2%	307 (57.5%)	95 (17.8%)	31 (5.8%)	79 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)								(n/a)								$14,768	$1,031	$13,736
Trace Crossings Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5454 Learning Lane	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 439-2700	769	54	14.3	37.5%	321 (41.7%)	223 (29.0%)	80 (10.4%)	83 (10.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.8%)	85.6	80^th of 680 public elementary schools	88.2%		83.6	94^th of 684 public elementary schools	86.3%	14	60.8	66.4	63.5	62.1	77.9	80.7	84.4	$12,555	$1,321	$11,233
Brocks Gap Intermediate School	Public	2-5	1730 Lake Cyrus Club Drive	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-1600	521	35	14.8	20.0%	276 (53.0%)	124 (23.8%)	33 (6.3%)	49 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)	92.6	34^th of 680 public elementary schools	95.0%		93.5	33^rd of 684 public elementary schools	95.2%	1	75.5	73.0	71.2	64.4	87.0	87.4	89.7	$14,065	$1,054	$13,011
Creek View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	8568 Highway 17	Maylene	35114	Shelby County	Alabaster City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 685-6100	958	65	14.7	48.7%	521 (54.4%)	172 (18.0%)	192 (20.0%)	7 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.5%)								(n/a)	68.0				83.2			$10,240	$1,165	$9,061
Pelham Oaks	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Highway 33	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Pelham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 624-3703	750	48	15.7	53.6%	336 (44.8%)	136 (18.1%)	213 (28.4%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.3%)	64.2	237^th of 680 public elementary schools	65.1%		67.1	207^th of 684 public elementary schools	69.7%	30	41.2	50.4	38.8	54.3	62.0	73.2	78.4	$10,228	$1,500	$8,726
Pelham Ridge	Public	PK, KG-5	251 Applegate Parkway	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Pelham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 624-3704	783	50	15.6	48.4%	291 (37.2%)	185 (23.6%)	243 (31.0%)	19 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.6%)	60.7	270^th of 680 public elementary schools	60.3%		60.9	259^th of 684 public elementary schools	62.1%	11	51.8	39.3	45.3	43.0	66.7	67.2	71.0	$9,196	$1,003	$8,192
Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5012 Roselyn Road Southeast	Bessemer	35022	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 432-3201	290	13	22.3	71.7%	11 (3.8%)	160 (55.2%)	111 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	13.8	599^th of 680 public elementary schools	11.9%		9	657^th of 684 public elementary schools	3.9%	58	14.6	15.7	9.8	17.7	33.3	39.6	56.5	$10,779	$1,968	$8,795
Deer Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4990 Ross Bridge Parkway	Hoover	35226	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-3300	735	54	13.7	15.4%	404 (55.0%)	138 (18.8%)	35 (4.8%)	98 (13.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.6%)	92.1	36^th of 680 public elementary schools	94.7%		95	23^rd of 684 public elementary schools	96.6%	13	69.5	79.0	64.3	75.2	82.8	84.2	94.4	$9,694	$573	$9,120

Frequently Asked Questions about Helena Intermediate School

What is the racial makeup of Helena Intermediate School?

Students at Helena Intermediate School are 72% White, 13% African American, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Helena Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 955 students attended Helena Intermediate School.

Is Helena Intermediate School a good school?

Helena Intermediate School ranks 104^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Helena Intermediate School in?

Shelby County

What schools do graduates of Helena Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Helena Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Helena Middle
High : Helena High School

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