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

30 public middle schools in Jefferson County, Alabama appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in science, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School leads the list at 94.6%, against a median of 21.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Jefferson County, Alabama

Top % Proficient (Science)

94.6%

Median % Proficient (Science)

21.3%

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 Junior High School	Mountain Brook, AL	Mountain Brook City	Middle	1,005	84.8%
3	Pizitz Middle School	Vestavia, AL	Vestavia Hills City	Middle	1,131	83.9%
4	Liberty Park Middle School	Vestavia, AL	Vestavia Hills City	Middle	514	79.4%
5	Homewood Middle School	Homewood, AL	Homewood City	Middle	1,000	73.4%
6	HewittTrussville Middle School	Trussville, AL	Trussville City	Middle	1,163	73.0%
7	Ira F Simmons Middle School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Middle	860	63.2%
8	Corner Middle School	Warrior, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	437	60.8%
9	Bragg Middle School	Gardendale, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	731	57.8%
10	North Jefferson Middle School	Kimberly, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	669	50.7%
11	Leeds Middle School	Leeds, AL	Leeds City	Middle	452	49.7%
12	Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	330	28.6%
13	McAdory Middle School	McCalla, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	841	23.4%
14	i3 Academy Phase 2	Birmingham, AL	i3 Academy	Middle	400	21.8%
15	Hueytown Middle School	Hueytown, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	755	21.7%
16	Rudd Middle School	Pinson, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	648	20.9%
17	Irondale Middle School	Irondale, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	430	20.0%
18	Huffman Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	384	17.8%
19	Rutledge School	Midfield, AL	Midfield City	Middle	288	16.2%
20	Wilkerson Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	424	15.2%
21	ClayChalkville Middle School	Trussville, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	952	13.7%
22	Minor Middle School	Adamsville, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	668	13.1%
23	Erwin Middle School	Center Point, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	585	10.7%
24	Bush Hills STEAM Academy	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	370	9.2%
25	C J Donald Middle School	Fairfield, AL	Fairfield City	Middle	316	8.3%
26	Smith Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	336	8.0%
27	Green Acres Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	309	7.7%
28	Bessemer City Middle School	Bessemer, AL	Bessemer City	Middle	616	7.0%
29	WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	184	6.3%
30	Jones Valley Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	465	2.1%

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