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

32 public high schools in Jefferson County, Alabama appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Mountain Brook High School leads the list at 71.8%, against a median of 22.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Jefferson County, Alabama

Top % Proficient (Reading)

71.8%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

22.3%

BEST IN READING · JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Mountain Brook High School	Mountain Brook, AL	Mountain Brook City	High	985	71.8%
2	Vestavia Hills High School	Vestavia Hills, AL	Vestavia Hills City	High	1,625	71.2%
3	HewittTrussville High School	Trussville, AL	Trussville City	High	1,571	69.2%
4	Ramsay High School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	762	69.0%
5	Homewood High School	Homewood, AL	Homewood City	High	1,333	64.9%
6	Magic City Acceptance Academy	Birmingham, AL	Magic City Acceptance Academy	High	345	55.1%
7	Hoover High School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	High	2,919	46.9%
8	Oak Grove High School	Bessemer, AL	Jefferson County	High	777	44.7%
9	Corner High School	Dora, AL	Jefferson County	High	492	37.5%
10	Alabama Aerospace and Aviation High School	Bessemer, AL	Alabama Aerospace and Aviation	High	161	36.7%
11	Fultondale High School	Birmingham, AL	Jefferson County	High	848	32.7%
12	Pleasant Grove High School	Pleasant Grove, AL	Jefferson County	High	752	31.5%
13	Leeds High School	Leeds, AL	Leeds City	High	624	29.6%
14	Mortimer Jordan High School	Kimberly, AL	Jefferson County	High	886	29.4%
15	Shades Valley High School	Irondale, AL	Jefferson County	High	1,094	28.9%
16	Gardendale High School	Gardendale, AL	Jefferson County	High	1,076	23.1%
17	Tarrant High School	Tarrant, AL	Tarrant City	High	597	21.5%
18	Hueytown High School	Hueytown, AL	Jefferson County	High	1,200	15.0%
19	Parker High School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	942	13.9%
20	George Washington Carver High School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	570	12.8%
21	Wenonah High School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	670	12.1%
22	JacksonOlin High School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	713	9.6%
23	Huffman High SchoolMagnet	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	1,094	9.4%
24	Pinson Valley High School	Pinson, AL	Jefferson County	High	1,025	8.2%
25	Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	750	8.0%
26	Minor High School	Adamsville, AL	Jefferson County	High	978	7.7%
27	ClayChalkville High School	Pinson, AL	Jefferson County	High	1,377	6.6%
28	McAdory High School	McCalla, AL	Jefferson County	High	1,259	5.1%
29	Center Point High School	Center Point, AL	Jefferson County	High	685	4.5%
30	Bessemer City High School	Bessemer, AL	Bessemer City	High	760	4.1%
31	Midfield High School	Midfield, AL	Midfield City	High	327	3.2%
32	Fairfield High Preparatory School	Fairfield, AL	Fairfield City	High	519	1.6%

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