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The highest-poverty public schools in Shelby County, Alabama

42 public schools in Shelby County, Alabama appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Montevallo Elementary School leads the list at 81.7%, against a median of 47.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Shelby County, Alabama

Top % FRL

81.7%

Median % FRL

47.3%

HIGHEST POVERTY · SHELBY COUNTY, ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Montevallo Elementary School	Montevallo, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	758	81.7%
2	Montevallo Middle School	Montevallo, AL	Shelby County	Middle	346	78.6%
3	Montevallo High School	Montevallo, AL	Shelby County	High	485	77.7%
4	Vincent Elementary School	Vincent, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	397	71.0%
5	Vincent Middle High School	Vincent, AL	Shelby County	High	447	70.0%
6	Calera Intermediate School	Calera, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	747	67.9%
7	Elvin Hill Elementary School	Columbiana, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	534	67.0%
8	Calera Elementary	Calera, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	766	64.8%
9	Columbiana Middle School	Columbiana, AL	Shelby County	Middle	428	62.9%
10	Calera Middle	Montevallo, AL	Shelby County	Middle	767	62.5%
11	Shelby Elementary School	Shelby, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	242	58.7%
12	Thompson Intermediate School	Alabaster, AL	Alabaster City	Elementary	901	57.5%
13	Shelby County High School	Columbiana, AL	Shelby County	High	572	57.0%
14	Calera High	Calera, AL	Shelby County	High	1,018	56.9%
15	Wilsonville Elementary School	Wilsonville, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	229	55.5%
16	Pelham Oaks	Pelham, AL	Pelham City	Elementary	750	53.6%
17	Meadow View Elementary School	Alabaster, AL	Alabaster City	Elementary	953	53.2%
18	Thompson Middle School	Alabaster, AL	Alabaster City	Middle	1,444	52.6%
19	Thompson High School	Alabaster, AL	Alabaster City	High	2,060	49.9%
20	Creek View Elementary School	Maylene, AL	Alabaster City	Elementary	958	48.7%
21	Pelham Ridge	Pelham, AL	Pelham City	Elementary	783	48.4%
22	Pelham Park Middle School	Pelham, AL	Pelham City	Middle	835	46.1%
23	Pelham High School	Pelham, AL	Pelham City	High	1,076	43.2%
24	Riverchase Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Elementary	562	39.3%
25	Inverness Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	563	34.8%
26	Spain Park High School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	High	1,472	31.2%
27	Chelsea Park Elementary School	Chelsea, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	891	30.1%
28	Helena Elementary School	Helena, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	778	30.1%
29	Berry Middle School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Middle	1,058	30.1%
30	Forest Oaks Elementary School	Chelsea, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	606	29.2%
31	Chelsea Middle School	Chelsea, AL	Shelby County	Middle	831	29.0%
32	Helena Intermediate School	Helena, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	955	28.8%
33	Oak Mountain Intermediate School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	636	28.3%
34	Helena Middle	Helena, AL	Shelby County	Middle	957	27.5%
35	Helena High School	Helena, AL	Shelby County	High	1,383	26.4%
36	Oak Mountain Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	Middle	1,168	25.5%
37	Chelsea High School	Chelsea, AL	Shelby County	High	1,235	23.5%
38	Oak Mountain High School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	High	1,648	23.3%
39	Robert F Bumpus Middle School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Middle	1,192	22.6%
40	Oak Mountain Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	675	22.2%
41	Mt Laurel Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	498	19.9%
42	Greystone Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Elementary	438	15.5%

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