Jefferson County schools ranked by test score
Latest ACAP year (2024-25). 153 schools in Jefferson County, Alabama with reported English Language Arts scores. Alabama state average: 53.0%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School Pleasant Grove · Jefferson County | Middle | 98.5% | +45.5pp |
| 2 | Crestline Elementary School Mountain Brook · Mountain Brook City | Elementary | 96.7% | +43.7pp |
| 3 | Cherokee Bend Elementary School Mountain Brook · Mountain Brook City | Elementary | 95.2% | +42.2pp |
| 4 | Mountain Brook Elementary School Mountain Brook · Mountain Brook City | Elementary | 95.1% | +42.1pp |
| 5 | Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park Vestavia Hills · Vestavia Hills City | Elementary | 93.7% | +40.7pp |
| 6 | Edgewood Elementary School Homewood · Homewood City | Elementary | 93.1% | +40.1pp |
| 7 | Vestavia Hills Elementary East Vestavia Hills · Vestavia Hills City | Elementary | 92.9% | +39.9pp |
| 8 | Brookwood Forest Elementary School Mountain Brook · Mountain Brook City | Elementary | 91.5% | +38.5pp |
| 9 | Pizitz Middle School Vestavia · Vestavia Hills City | Middle | 91.5% | +38.5pp |
| 10 | Princeton School Birmingham · Birmingham City | Elementary | 91.4% | +38.4pp |
| 11 | Cahaba Elementary School Trussville · Trussville City | Elementary | 90.8% | +37.8pp |
| 12 | Vestavia Hills Elementary West Vestavia Hills · Vestavia Hills City | Elementary | 90.5% | +37.5pp |
| 13 | Bluff Park Elementary School Hoover · Hoover City | Elementary | 90.3% | +37.3pp |
| 14 | Magnolia Elementary School Trussville · Trussville City | Elementary | 90.3% | +37.3pp |
| 15 | Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights Vestavia Hills · Vestavia Hills City | Elementary | 89.9% | +36.9pp |
| 16 | Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge Vestavia Hills · Vestavia Hills City | Elementary | 89.7% | +36.7pp |
| 17 | Shades Cahaba Elementary School Homewood · Homewood City | Elementary | 89.6% | +36.6pp |
| 18 | Brocks Gap Intermediate School Hoover · Hoover City | Elementary | 87.9% | +34.9pp |
| 19 | Mountain Brook Junior High School Mountain Brook · Mountain Brook City | Middle | 87.3% | +34.3pp |
| 20 | Deer Valley Elementary School Hoover · Hoover City | Elementary | 87.1% | +34.1pp |
| 21 | Paine Elementary School Trussville · Trussville City | Elementary | 86.6% | +33.6pp |
| 22 | Liberty Park Middle School Vestavia · Vestavia Hills City | Middle | 86.2% | +33.2pp |
| 23 | EPIC Alternative Elementary School Birmingham · Birmingham City | Elementary | 85.2% | +32.2pp |
| 24 | Shades Mountain Elementary School Hoover · Hoover City | Elementary | 83.3% | +30.3pp |
| 25 | Christian School Birmingham · Birmingham City | Elementary | 82.2% | +29.2pp |
| 26 | Homewood Middle School Homewood · Homewood City | Middle | 82.1% | +29.1pp |
| 27 | Trace Crossings Elementary School Hoover · Hoover City | Elementary | 80.8% | +27.8pp |
| 28 | Green Valley Elementary School Hoover · Hoover City | Elementary | 79.3% | +26.3pp |
| 29 | Phillips Academy Birmingham · Birmingham City | Elementary | 79.1% | +26.1pp |
| 30 | Gwin Elementary School Hoover · Hoover City | Elementary | 78.8% | +25.8pp |
| 31 | Hall Kent Elementary School Homewood · Homewood City | Elementary | 78.5% | +25.5pp |
| 32 | Bryan Elementary School Morris · Jefferson County | Elementary | 78.4% | +25.4pp |
| 33 | Rocky Ridge Elementary School Hoover · Hoover City | Elementary | 77.8% | +24.8pp |
| 34 | HewittTrussville Middle School Trussville · Trussville City | Middle | 77.3% | +24.3pp |
| 35 | Ira F Simmons Middle School Hoover · Hoover City | Middle | 75.9% | +22.9pp |
| 36 | Warrior Elementary School Warrior · Jefferson County | Elementary | 74.5% | +21.5pp |
| 37 | Snow Rogers Elementary School Gardendale · Jefferson County | Elementary | 72.6% | +19.6pp |
| 38 | Mountain Brook High School Mountain Brook · Mountain Brook City | High | 71.8% | +18.8pp |
| 39 | Vestavia Hills High School Vestavia Hills · Vestavia Hills City | High | 71.2% | +18.2pp |
| 40 | Gardendale Elementary School Gardendale · Jefferson County | Elementary | 71.0% | +18.0pp |
| 41 | Bagley Elementary School Dora · Jefferson County | Elementary | 70.1% | +17.1pp |
| 42 | HewittTrussville High School Trussville · Trussville City | High | 69.2% | +16.2pp |
| 43 | Ramsay High School Birmingham · Birmingham City | High | 69.0% | +16.0pp |
| 44 | Mount Olive Elementary School Mount Olive · Jefferson County | Elementary | 68.4% | +15.4pp |
| 45 | Leeds Elementary School Leeds · Leeds City | Elementary | 66.9% | +13.9pp |
| 46 | North Jefferson Middle School Kimberly · Jefferson County | Middle | 66.5% | +13.5pp |
| 47 | Homewood High School Homewood · Homewood City | High | 64.9% | +11.9pp |
| 48 | Lipscomb Elementary School Lipscomb · Jefferson County | Elementary | 64.7% | +11.7pp |
| 49 | Corner Middle School Warrior · Jefferson County | Middle | 62.7% | +9.7pp |
| 50 | McCalla Elementary School Bessemer · Jefferson County | Elementary | 62.4% | +9.4pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the ACAP % Proficient threshold on the latest available ACAP English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Jefferson County, Alabama with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the Alabama statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Alabama ranking.