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Valley Junior High School

Q: Is Valley Junior High School a good school?

Valley Junior High School ranks 301 st of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

301^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Valley Junior High School in Jasper, AL, serves 602 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade and is part of the Walker County school district, which holds a 2-star rating statewide.

Valley Junior High has several standout strengths that make it an appealing choice for families. The school's science program is exceptional—75% of 4th graders scored proficient in science, a full 24.77 percentage points above the state average, and 8th grade science scores also exceed both district and state averages. The school also shines in supporting special education students, ranking in the 79th percentile statewide (4 stars) in 2025-2026, a dramatic improvement from just two years prior. Similarly, students from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform well above average, consistently earning 4-star ratings in recent years. Chronic absenteeism has plummeted from 24% in 2022-2023 to just 7.9% in 2024-2025—far better than the district and state averages—indicating successful efforts to get kids to school. English/Language Arts performance is solid, with 8th graders achieving 72.73% proficiency versus 58.53% statewide.

However, mathematics presents a significant challenge, particularly in 7th grade, where only 4.35% of students scored proficient—a 20-point gap from the state average. Interestingly, nearby Parrish ElementaryMiddle School shows the exact same 7th grade math proficiency rate, suggesting a district-wide issue at this grade level. When compared to Cold Springs Elementary School in Cullman County, Valley outperforms in 4th grade science (75% vs. 55.56%) but lags in math across all grades. The school's overall ranking has improved significantly from 420th in 2020-2021 to 301st in 2025-2026, and with a student-teacher ratio of 18.8, families should be aware that class sizes run slightly larger than nearby schools like Parrish (14.4) or Sumiton Elementary (15.3). Despite the math struggles, Valley Junior High is clearly a school on the rise, with strong science, excellent support for vulnerable student populations, and improving attendance.

602

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,801

Per pupil spending ?

55%

Free/discounted lunch ?

155 Valley School Rd
Jasper, AL 35504

(205) 483-9381

District: Walker County

Students who attend Valley Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Cordova High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.8%

Hispanic:

24.9%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2016 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Walker County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg48%

Alabama avg49%

Elementary school

301^st of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Alabama Elementary Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

223^rd of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Alabama Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Walker County

72^nd of 140Walker 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	301 of 686	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.3	244 of 680	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	247 of 684	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	323 of 680	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	356 of 687	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	420 of 692	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.5	309 of 681	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	397 of 680	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.1	295 of 688	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.5	260 of 691	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.8	272 of 691	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.1	260 of 695	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.2	115 of 696	83.5%	★★★★☆
2012	72.4	154 of 696	77.9%	★★★★☆
2011	69.2	198 of 709	72.1%	★★★★☆
2010	67.1	218 of 704	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.3	191 of 696	72.6%	★★★★☆
2008	63.4	244 of 698	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	77.3	116 of 698	83.4%	★★★★☆
2006	80.1	92 of 689	86.6%	★★★★☆
2005	74.1	130 of 688	81.1%	★★★★☆
2004	67.8	168 of 623	73.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	16.3	130 of 131	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	100 of 100	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	321 of 651	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.1	252 of 649	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	211 of 650	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	314 of 645	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	306 of 656	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.1	429 of 656	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	283 of 646	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.8	399 of 640	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.2	313 of 639	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	147 of 206	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	139 of 196	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	115 of 184	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	127 of 175	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	150 of 164	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	74 of 152	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	61.0	243 of 667	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.9	140 of 660	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	158 of 670	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	59.6	240 of 623	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	260 of 651	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.2	427 of 653	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.8	206 of 649	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	247 of 651	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.9	204 of 567	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	279 of 659	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.6	235 of 651	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	270 of 655	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	301 of 649	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	358 of 669	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	390 of 669	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	311 of 650	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	329 of 650	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	59.3	255 of 639	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	136 of 193	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	20 of 53	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	27 of 59	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	33 of 57	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	52 of 65	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	55 of 63	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	83 of 403	79.4%	★★★★☆
2025	70.5	67 of 403	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	36.5	248 of 395	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	182 of 373	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	109 of 398	72.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	273 of 501	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.5	210 of 532	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	212 of 535	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	294 of 528	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	311 of 540	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	408 of 539	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	350 of 529	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	409 of 508	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.2	208 of 369	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	223 of 449	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.7	231 of 439	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.3	141 of 442	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	173 of 437	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.0	97 of 432	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	62.4	140 of 440	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	174 of 437	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	179 of 423	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.6	102 of 432	76.4%	★★★★☆
2016	61.6	141 of 432	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.7	134 of 430	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.0	109 of 438	75.1%	★★★★☆
2013	83.4	28 of 436	93.6%	★★★★★
2012	77.3	65 of 436	85.1%	★★★★☆
2011	73.1	94 of 435	78.4%	★★★★☆
2010	71.6	107 of 435	75.4%	★★★★☆
2009	72.5	88 of 425	79.3%	★★★★☆
2008	81.5	41 of 417	90.2%	★★★★★
2007	87.9	21 of 412	94.9%	★★★★★
2006	85.1	35 of 409	91.4%	★★★★★
2005	77.2	58 of 415	86.0%	★★★★☆
2004	80.0	52 of 407	87.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	191 of 427	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.6	255 of 415	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.9	121 of 426	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	55.5	165 of 417	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.7	98 of 423	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	61.3	131 of 415	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.5	151 of 399	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	191 of 392	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.1	123 of 380	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	92 of 173	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	62 of 164	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	83 of 166	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	74 of 157	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	150 of 438	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.7	126 of 428	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	107 of 437	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	50.5	186 of 410	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.7	45 of 421	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	60 of 415	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	63.6	122 of 396	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	176 of 396	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.7	128 of 349	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	230 of 426	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.2	201 of 422	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	158 of 428	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	177 of 419	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.4	95 of 427	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	60.7	132 of 418	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	145 of 399	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	138 of 397	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.2	76 of 380	80.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	97 of 146	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	33 of 66	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	40 of 69	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	214 of 359	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.4	237 of 377	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.5	137 of 373	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	148 of 370	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	105 of 376	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	52.3	143 of 369	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.7	154 of 343	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	174 of 331	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2026)79th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile+7 vs school

Native American (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)58th percentile~ school

Female (2026)51st percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)30th percentile-27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile-35 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)1st percentile-63 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)55th percentile+5 vs school

Native American (2025)50th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile~ school

Male (2026)46th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)40th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)34th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science67%+14 vs state

English65%+4 vs state

Mathematics27%-9 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 (2025)	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 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th 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
Valley Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	155 Valley School Rd	Jasper	35504	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 483-9381	602	32	18.8	55.0%	408 (67.8%)	14 (2.3%)	150 (24.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.3%)	56.5	301^st of 686 public elementary schools	56.1%		63.3	244^th of 680 public elementary schools	64.1%	57	35.3	42.9	28.6	29.8	4.4	20.0	75.0	58.2	58.8	69.6	81.6	55.3	50.0	72.7	$9,801	$2,237	$7,561
Cordova Elementary School	Public	K-4	35 North St	Cordova	35550	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 483-7666	321	20	16.0	59.8%	278 (86.6%)	23 (7.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	67.5	218^th of 686 public elementary schools	68.2%		71.1	189^th of 680 public elementary schools	72.2%	29	41.1	49.1					68.4		74.0	66.7					$9,659	$2,156	$7,500
T R Simmons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	1001 Viking Dr	Jasper	35501	Walker County	Jasper City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 387-2535	507	29	17.4	51.7%	290 (57.2%)	66 (13.0%)	114 (22.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.3%)								(n/a)															$9,340	$1,069	$8,271
Memorial Park Elementary School	Public	2-3	800 10th Ave	Jasper	35501	Walker County	Jasper City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 384-6461	483	25	19.6	54.7%	285 (59.0%)	51 (10.6%)	120 (24.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)								(n/a)	57.3								70.0						$10,108	$1,031	$9,076
Sumiton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	71 1st Street North	Sumiton	35148	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 648-5656	720	47	15.3	62.9%	579 (80.4%)	73 (10.1%)	15 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.7%)	60.8	269^th of 686 public elementary schools	60.8%		57.4	299^th of 680 public elementary schools	56.0%	30	50.7	44.1					60.2		69.9	55.5					$8,903	$1,628	$7,271
Parrish ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	95 Engle St	Parrish	35580	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 686-5061	288	20	14.4	61.5%	231 (80.2%)	27 (9.4%)	19 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.5%)	61.2	268^th of 686 public elementary schools	60.9%		54.8	318^th of 680 public elementary schools	53.2%	50	57.6	33.3	54.6	47.8	4.4	13.0	40.7	43.5	63.6	70.4	72.7	56.5	39.1	52.2	$15,603	$3,787	$11,813
Curry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	85 Yellow Jacket Dr	Jasper	35503	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 387-7845	550	30	18.3	58.2%	504 (91.6%)	9 (1.6%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)	52.9	335^th of 686 public elementary schools	51.2%		47.4	367^th of 680 public elementary schools	46.0%	32	31.8	34.6					55.1		76.1	60.3					$9,492	$2,035	$7,454
Bagley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8581 Tate Mill Rd	Dora	35062	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-2500	550	29	18.9	32.4%	525 (95.5%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)	72	177^th of 686 public elementary schools	74.2%		68.7	209^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.3%	32	50.0	60.0					61.2		72.1	68.2					$8,971	$684	$8,264
West Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4880 Freewill Dr	Quinton	35130	Walker County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5550	111	7	15.8	65.8%	96 (86.5%)	5 (4.5%)	5 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	68.3	211^th of 686 public elementary schools	69.2%		43.2	400^th of 680 public elementary schools	41.2%	189	30.8	47.4	47.4				73.7		69.2	73.7	84.2				$11,153	$1,433	$9,667
Cold Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8999 County Road 109	Bremen	35033	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 287-1247	500	30	16.8	40.2%	470 (94.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	69.4	200^th of 686 public elementary schools	70.8%		75.4	149^th of 680 public elementary schools	78.1%	51	45.8	45.7	52.2	42.9	34.7	33.3	55.6	68.8	86.4	65.2	80.4	61.2	65.3	75.0	$7,344	$450	$6,868

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Valley Junior High School?

Students at Valley Junior High School are 68% White, 25% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Valley Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 602 students attended Valley Junior High School.

What district is Valley Junior High School in?

Walker County

Is Valley Junior High School a good school?

Valley Junior High School ranks 301^st of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Valley Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Valley Junior High School usually go on to attend:

High : Cordova High School

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.