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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Jefferson County, Alabama

Across Jefferson County, Alabama, 151 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School leads the list at 98.5%, against a median of 44.7% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

151

Jefferson County, Alabama

Top % Proficient (Reading)

98.5%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

44.7%

BEST IN READING · JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School	Pleasant Grove, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	345	98.5%
2	Crestline Elementary School	Mountain Brook, AL	Mountain Brook City	Elementary	743	96.7%
3	Cherokee Bend Elementary School	Mountain Brook, AL	Mountain Brook City	Elementary	562	95.2%
4	Mountain Brook Elementary School	Mountain Brook, AL	Mountain Brook City	Elementary	551	95.1%
5	Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park	Vestavia Hills, AL	Vestavia Hills City	Elementary	546	93.7%
6	Edgewood Elementary School	Homewood, AL	Homewood City	Elementary	935	93.1%
7	Vestavia Hills Elementary East	Vestavia Hills, AL	Vestavia Hills City	Elementary	771	92.9%
8	Brookwood Forest Elementary School	Mountain Brook, AL	Mountain Brook City	Elementary	579	91.5%
9	Pizitz Middle School	Vestavia, AL	Vestavia Hills City	Middle	1,131	91.5%
10	Princeton School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	195	91.4%
11	Cahaba Elementary School	Trussville, AL	Trussville City	Elementary	542	90.8%
12	Vestavia Hills Elementary West	Vestavia Hills, AL	Vestavia Hills City	Elementary	691	90.5%
13	Bluff Park Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Elementary	658	90.3%
14	Magnolia Elementary School	Trussville, AL	Trussville City	Elementary	391	90.3%
15	Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights	Vestavia Hills, AL	Vestavia Hills City	Elementary	451	89.9%
16	Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge	Vestavia Hills, AL	Vestavia Hills City	Elementary	657	89.7%
17	Shades Cahaba Elementary School	Homewood, AL	Homewood City	Elementary	507	89.6%
18	Brocks Gap Intermediate School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Elementary	521	87.9%
19	Mountain Brook Junior High School	Mountain Brook, AL	Mountain Brook City	Middle	1,005	87.3%
20	Deer Valley Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Elementary	735	87.1%
21	Paine Elementary School	Trussville, AL	Trussville City	Elementary	1,338	86.6%
22	Liberty Park Middle School	Vestavia, AL	Vestavia Hills City	Middle	514	86.2%
23	EPIC Alternative Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	232	85.2%
24	Shades Mountain Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Elementary	328	83.3%
25	Christian School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	574	82.2%
26	Homewood Middle School	Homewood, AL	Homewood City	Middle	1,000	82.1%
27	Trace Crossings Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Elementary	769	80.8%
28	Green Valley Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Elementary	501	79.3%
29	Phillips Academy	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	609	79.1%
30	Gwin Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Elementary	508	78.8%
31	Hall Kent Elementary School	Homewood, AL	Homewood City	Elementary	717	78.5%
32	Bryan Elementary School	Morris, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	697	78.4%
33	Rocky Ridge Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Elementary	577	77.8%
34	HewittTrussville Middle School	Trussville, AL	Trussville City	Middle	1,163	77.3%
35	Ira F Simmons Middle School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Middle	860	75.9%
36	Warrior Elementary School	Warrior, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	612	74.5%
37	Snow Rogers Elementary School	Gardendale, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	389	72.6%
38	Mountain Brook High School	Mountain Brook, AL	Mountain Brook City	High	985	71.8%
39	Vestavia Hills High School	Vestavia Hills, AL	Vestavia Hills City	High	1,625	71.2%
40	Gardendale Elementary School	Gardendale, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	700	71.0%
41	Bagley Elementary School	Dora, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	550	70.1%
42	HewittTrussville High School	Trussville, AL	Trussville City	High	1,571	69.2%
43	Ramsay High School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	762	69.0%
44	Mount Olive Elementary School	Mount Olive, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	286	68.4%
45	Leeds Elementary School	Leeds, AL	Leeds City	Elementary	678	66.9%
46	North Jefferson Middle School	Kimberly, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	669	66.5%
47	Homewood High School	Homewood, AL	Homewood City	High	1,333	64.9%
48	Lipscomb Elementary School	Lipscomb, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	221	64.7%
49	Corner Middle School	Warrior, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	437	62.7%
50	McCalla Elementary School	Bessemer, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	752	62.4%

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