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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Shelby County, Alabama

42 public schools in Shelby County, Alabama appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Calera High leads the list at 44.3%, against a median of 18.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Shelby County, Alabama

Top % Black

44.3%

Median % Black

18.3%

MOST BLACK · SHELBY COUNTY, ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Calera High	Calera, AL	Shelby County	1,018	451	44.3%
2	Calera Elementary	Calera, AL	Shelby County	766	333	43.5%
3	Calera Middle	Montevallo, AL	Shelby County	767	330	43.0%
4	Calera Intermediate School	Calera, AL	Shelby County	747	289	38.7%
5	Robert F Bumpus Middle School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	1,192	317	26.6%
6	Thompson High School	Alabaster, AL	Alabaster City	2,060	522	25.3%
7	Riverchase Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	562	142	25.3%
8	Pelham Ridge	Pelham, AL	Pelham City	783	185	23.6%
9	Vincent Middle High School	Vincent, AL	Shelby County	447	103	23.0%
10	Montevallo Elementary School	Montevallo, AL	Shelby County	758	174	23.0%
11	Thompson Middle School	Alabaster, AL	Alabaster City	1,444	329	22.8%
12	Montevallo High School	Montevallo, AL	Shelby County	485	110	22.7%
13	Thompson Intermediate School	Alabaster, AL	Alabaster City	901	201	22.3%
14	Vincent Elementary School	Vincent, AL	Shelby County	397	85	21.4%
15	Inverness Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	563	119	21.1%
16	Montevallo Middle School	Montevallo, AL	Shelby County	346	70	20.2%
17	Pelham High School	Pelham, AL	Pelham City	1,076	212	19.7%
18	Berry Middle School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	1,058	208	19.7%
19	Meadow View Elementary School	Alabaster, AL	Alabaster City	953	186	19.5%
20	Pelham Park Middle School	Pelham, AL	Pelham City	835	161	19.3%
21	Spain Park High School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	1,472	273	18.6%
22	Pelham Oaks	Pelham, AL	Pelham City	750	136	18.1%
23	Creek View Elementary School	Maylene, AL	Alabaster City	958	172	17.9%
24	Elvin Hill Elementary School	Columbiana, AL	Shelby County	534	91	17.0%
25	Helena High School	Helena, AL	Shelby County	1,383	228	16.5%
26	Chelsea Park Elementary School	Chelsea, AL	Shelby County	891	141	15.8%
27	Helena Middle	Helena, AL	Shelby County	957	147	15.4%
28	Shelby County High School	Columbiana, AL	Shelby County	572	73	12.8%
29	Helena Elementary School	Helena, AL	Shelby County	778	99	12.7%
30	Helena Intermediate School	Helena, AL	Shelby County	955	121	12.7%
31	Greystone Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	438	54	12.3%
32	Oak Mountain Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	1,168	140	12.0%
33	Oak Mountain Intermediate School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	636	74	11.6%
34	Chelsea High School	Chelsea, AL	Shelby County	1,235	136	11.0%
35	Chelsea Middle School	Chelsea, AL	Shelby County	831	90	10.8%
36	Oak Mountain High School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	1,648	172	10.4%
37	Mt Laurel Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	498	44	8.8%
38	Columbiana Middle School	Columbiana, AL	Shelby County	428	34	7.9%
39	Oak Mountain Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	675	53	7.8%
40	Forest Oaks Elementary School	Chelsea, AL	Shelby County	606	47	7.8%
41	Shelby Elementary School	Shelby, AL	Shelby County	242	11	4.5%
42	Wilsonville Elementary School	Wilsonville, AL	Shelby County	229	10	4.4%

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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