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

Across Shelby County, Alabama, 40 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Mt Laurel Elementary School leads the list at 95.1%, against a median of 68.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Shelby County, Alabama

Top % Proficient (Reading)

95.1%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

68.7%

BEST IN READING · SHELBY COUNTY, ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Mt Laurel Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	498	95.1%
2	Greystone Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Elementary	438	93.8%
3	Oak Mountain Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	675	88.2%
4	Robert F Bumpus Middle School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Middle	1,192	85.3%
5	Oak Mountain Intermediate School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	636	85.2%
6	Creek View Elementary School	Maylene, AL	Alabaster City	Elementary	958	83.2%
7	Berry Middle School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Middle	1,058	82.8%
8	Shelby Elementary School	Shelby, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	242	80.2%
9	Helena Intermediate School	Helena, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	955	79.7%
10	Wilsonville Elementary School	Wilsonville, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	229	78.8%
11	Inverness Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	563	78.2%
12	Forest Oaks Elementary School	Chelsea, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	606	78.0%
13	Chelsea Park Elementary School	Chelsea, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	891	77.8%
14	Meadow View Elementary School	Alabaster, AL	Alabaster City	Elementary	953	77.6%
15	Oak Mountain Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	Middle	1,168	77.5%
16	Riverchase Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Elementary	562	75.0%
17	Chelsea Middle School	Chelsea, AL	Shelby County	Middle	831	73.7%
18	Thompson Intermediate School	Alabaster, AL	Alabaster City	Elementary	901	72.0%
19	Pelham Oaks	Pelham, AL	Pelham City	Elementary	750	70.5%
20	Helena Middle	Helena, AL	Shelby County	Middle	957	69.1%
21	Pelham Ridge	Pelham, AL	Pelham City	Elementary	783	68.3%
22	Thompson Middle School	Alabaster, AL	Alabaster City	Middle	1,444	68.2%
23	Montevallo Elementary School	Montevallo, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	758	64.5%
24	Pelham Park Middle School	Pelham, AL	Pelham City	Middle	835	61.9%
25	Elvin Hill Elementary School	Columbiana, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	534	60.5%
26	Vincent Elementary School	Vincent, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	397	58.2%
27	Calera Intermediate School	Calera, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	747	56.3%
28	Columbiana Middle School	Columbiana, AL	Shelby County	Middle	428	56.2%
29	Chelsea High School	Chelsea, AL	Shelby County	High	1,235	51.8%
30	Vincent Middle High School	Vincent, AL	Shelby County	High	447	51.0%
31	Calera Middle	Montevallo, AL	Shelby County	Middle	767	49.9%
32	Oak Mountain High School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	High	1,648	49.6%
33	Montevallo Middle School	Montevallo, AL	Shelby County	Middle	346	48.0%
34	Spain Park High School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	High	1,472	47.3%
35	Helena High School	Helena, AL	Shelby County	High	1,383	40.4%
36	Pelham High School	Pelham, AL	Pelham City	High	1,076	38.3%
37	Thompson High School	Alabaster, AL	Alabaster City	High	2,060	32.4%
38	Shelby County High School	Columbiana, AL	Shelby County	High	572	29.5%
39	Calera High	Calera, AL	Shelby County	High	1,018	25.5%
40	Montevallo High School	Montevallo, AL	Shelby County	High	485	21.5%

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