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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Jefferson County, Alabama, drawn from 89 qualifying public elementary schools. Crestline Elementary School leads the list at 96.7%, against a median of 50.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Jefferson County, Alabama

Top % Proficient (Reading)

96.7%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

50.9%

BEST IN READING · JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Crestline Elementary School	Mountain Brook, AL	Mountain Brook City	Elementary	743	96.7%
2	Cherokee Bend Elementary School	Mountain Brook, AL	Mountain Brook City	Elementary	562	95.2%
3	Mountain Brook Elementary School	Mountain Brook, AL	Mountain Brook City	Elementary	551	95.1%
4	Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park	Vestavia Hills, AL	Vestavia Hills City	Elementary	546	93.7%
5	Edgewood Elementary School	Homewood, AL	Homewood City	Elementary	935	93.1%
6	Vestavia Hills Elementary East	Vestavia Hills, AL	Vestavia Hills City	Elementary	771	92.9%
7	Brookwood Forest Elementary School	Mountain Brook, AL	Mountain Brook City	Elementary	579	91.5%
8	Princeton School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	195	91.4%
9	Cahaba Elementary School	Trussville, AL	Trussville City	Elementary	542	90.8%
10	Vestavia Hills Elementary West	Vestavia Hills, AL	Vestavia Hills City	Elementary	691	90.5%
11	Bluff Park Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Elementary	658	90.3%
12	Magnolia Elementary School	Trussville, AL	Trussville City	Elementary	391	90.3%
13	Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights	Vestavia Hills, AL	Vestavia Hills City	Elementary	451	89.9%
14	Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge	Vestavia Hills, AL	Vestavia Hills City	Elementary	657	89.7%
15	Shades Cahaba Elementary School	Homewood, AL	Homewood City	Elementary	507	89.6%
16	Brocks Gap Intermediate School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Elementary	521	87.9%
17	Deer Valley Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Elementary	735	87.1%
18	Paine Elementary School	Trussville, AL	Trussville City	Elementary	1,338	86.6%
19	EPIC Alternative Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	232	85.2%
20	Shades Mountain Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Elementary	328	83.3%
21	Christian School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	574	82.2%
22	Trace Crossings Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Elementary	769	80.8%
23	Green Valley Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Elementary	501	79.3%
24	Phillips Academy	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	609	79.1%
25	Gwin Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Elementary	508	78.8%
26	Hall Kent Elementary School	Homewood, AL	Homewood City	Elementary	717	78.5%
27	Bryan Elementary School	Morris, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	697	78.4%
28	Rocky Ridge Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Elementary	577	77.8%
29	Warrior Elementary School	Warrior, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	612	74.5%
30	Snow Rogers Elementary School	Gardendale, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	389	72.6%
31	Gardendale Elementary School	Gardendale, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	700	71.0%
32	Bagley Elementary School	Dora, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	550	70.1%
33	Mount Olive Elementary School	Mount Olive, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	286	68.4%
34	Leeds Elementary School	Leeds, AL	Leeds City	Elementary	678	66.9%
35	Lipscomb Elementary School	Lipscomb, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	221	64.7%
36	McCalla Elementary School	Bessemer, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	752	62.4%
37	Grantswood Community School	Birmingham, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	394	61.7%
38	Concord Elementary School	Bessemer, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	400	61.1%
39	Oak Grove Elementary School	Bessemer, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	576	60.4%
40	McAdory Elementary School	McCalla, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	617	57.6%
41	Clay Elementary School	Clay, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	606	57.0%
42	West Jefferson Elementary School	Quinton, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	111	56.6%
43	Bryant Park Elementary	Birmingham, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	707	56.4%
44	Avondale Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	339	56.3%
45	Charles A Brown Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	296	50.9%
46	Central Park Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	386	50.9%
47	Hueytown Intermediate School	Hueytown, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	527	50.6%
48	South Hampton K8	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	511	49.5%
49	Kermit Johnson School	Pinson, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	646	49.3%
50	Irondale Community School	Irondale, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	435	48.9%

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