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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in science in Jefferson County, Alabama, drawn from 149 qualifying public schools. Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School leads the list at 94.6%, against a median of 23.5% 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

149

Jefferson County, Alabama

Top % Proficient (Science)

94.6%

Median % Proficient (Science)

23.5%

BEST IN SCIENCE · JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School	Pleasant Grove, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	345	94.6%
2	Mountain Brook Elementary School	Mountain Brook, AL	Mountain Brook City	Elementary	551	88.1%
3	Mountain Brook Junior High School	Mountain Brook, AL	Mountain Brook City	Middle	1,005	84.8%
4	Mountain Brook High School	Mountain Brook, AL	Mountain Brook City	High	985	84.5%
5	Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park	Vestavia Hills, AL	Vestavia Hills City	Elementary	546	84.4%
6	Edgewood Elementary School	Homewood, AL	Homewood City	Elementary	935	84.0%
7	Vestavia Hills Elementary East	Vestavia Hills, AL	Vestavia Hills City	Elementary	771	84.0%
8	Pizitz Middle School	Vestavia, AL	Vestavia Hills City	Middle	1,131	83.9%
9	Crestline Elementary School	Mountain Brook, AL	Mountain Brook City	Elementary	743	83.3%
10	Shades Cahaba Elementary School	Homewood, AL	Homewood City	Elementary	507	82.4%
11	Cherokee Bend Elementary School	Mountain Brook, AL	Mountain Brook City	Elementary	562	80.5%
12	Liberty Park Middle School	Vestavia, AL	Vestavia Hills City	Middle	514	79.4%
13	Brookwood Forest Elementary School	Mountain Brook, AL	Mountain Brook City	Elementary	579	79.1%
14	Vestavia Hills Elementary West	Vestavia Hills, AL	Vestavia Hills City	Elementary	691	78.1%
15	Magnolia Elementary School	Trussville, AL	Trussville City	Elementary	391	76.7%
16	Vestavia Hills High School	Vestavia Hills, AL	Vestavia Hills City	High	1,625	76.6%
17	Deer Valley Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Elementary	735	75.2%
18	Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights	Vestavia Hills, AL	Vestavia Hills City	Elementary	451	73.5%
19	Homewood Middle School	Homewood, AL	Homewood City	Middle	1,000	73.4%
20	HewittTrussville Middle School	Trussville, AL	Trussville City	Middle	1,163	73.0%
21	Bluff Park Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Elementary	658	72.2%
22	Bryan Elementary School	Morris, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	697	70.7%
23	West Jefferson Elementary School	Quinton, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	111	70.6%
24	Paine Elementary School	Trussville, AL	Trussville City	Elementary	1,338	70.4%
25	Cahaba Elementary School	Trussville, AL	Trussville City	Elementary	542	70.0%
26	HewittTrussville High School	Trussville, AL	Trussville City	High	1,571	68.5%
27	Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge	Vestavia Hills, AL	Vestavia Hills City	Elementary	657	67.8%
28	Shades Mountain Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Elementary	328	66.0%
29	Homewood High School	Homewood, AL	Homewood City	High	1,333	65.7%
30	Brocks Gap Intermediate School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Elementary	521	64.4%
31	Ira F Simmons Middle School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Middle	860	63.2%
32	Trace Crossings Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Elementary	769	62.1%
33	Corner Middle School	Warrior, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	437	60.8%
34	Bragg Middle School	Gardendale, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	731	57.8%
35	Warrior Elementary School	Warrior, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	612	55.1%
36	Princeton School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	195	54.8%
37	Hall Kent Elementary School	Homewood, AL	Homewood City	Elementary	717	53.6%
38	Snow Rogers Elementary School	Gardendale, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	389	50.9%
39	Rocky Ridge Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Elementary	577	50.7%
40	North Jefferson Middle School	Kimberly, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	669	50.7%
41	Hoover High School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	High	2,919	50.1%
42	Leeds Middle School	Leeds, AL	Leeds City	Middle	452	49.7%
43	Ramsay High School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	762	48.7%
44	Green Valley Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Elementary	501	48.4%
45	Grantswood Community School	Birmingham, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	394	46.6%
46	Gwin Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Elementary	508	45.8%
47	Christian School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	574	45.7%
48	Gardendale Elementary School	Gardendale, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	700	45.2%
49	Bagley Elementary School	Dora, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	550	44.3%
50	Mount Olive Elementary School	Mount Olive, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	286	42.9%

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