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Enrollment
465
Middle
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRMINGHAM CITY·NCES 010039000191
Jones Valley Middle School
2000 31st Street SW, Birmingham, AL 35221 · (205) 231-1040 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of Alabama public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public middle schools
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
399 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 164 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 144 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 157 | 34% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
24.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
3.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
11.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Jones Valley Middle School
Jones Valley Middle School's state test result (11.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Valley Middle School this school | 465 | 85.8% | 11.6% |
| Wilkerson Middle School Birmingham | 424 | 88.0% | 11.8% |
| Bellingrath Middle School Montgomery | 583 | 87.5% | 8.0% |
| Bush Hills STEAM Academy Birmingham | 370 | 85.4% | 14.6% |
| Westlawn Middle School Tuscaloosa | 568 | 87.9% | 19.4% |
| Erwin Middle School Center Point | 585 | 82.1% | 13.4% |
Matched among Alabama middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Jones Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.6% | #256 of 260 | #30 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.0% | #246 of 260 | #23 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #247 of 260 | #26 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #126 of 265 | #16 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #228 of 244 | #25 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.9% | #199 of 246 | #19 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.8% | #27 of 264 | #6 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.7% | #19 of 79 | #2 of 12 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
465
-41 (-8%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 629
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 22.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 465 | 21.5 | 21.6:1 | 86% (399) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 23 | 19.4:1 | 93% (414) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 26 | 19.3:1 | 93% (465) |
| 2020-21 | 506 | 23 | 22.0:1 | 92% (468) |
| 2017-18 | 373 | 18 | 20.7:1 | 92% (345) |
| 2015-16 | 354 | 15 | 23.6:1 | 73% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 680 | 47 | 14.5:1 | 93% (629) |
| 2000-01 | 518 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 68% (350) |
| 1990-91 | 629 | 39 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jones Valley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (373 to 465); teachers up 19% (18 to 21.5).
About Jones Valley Middle School
Jones Valley Middle School is a middle school in Birmingham, Alabama, according to federal school records. It educates 465 students in grades 6 through 8.
Jones Valley Middle School is part of a district of 43 schools: Birmingham City, with 20,954 students.
The large majority of students at Jones Valley Middle School, 83%, are Black. The rest of enrollment is 15% Hispanic. Among all residents of Jefferson County, the Black share is about 42%. By the diversity index, Jones Valley Middle School comes in at 29%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 21.6:1, with 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Alabama is 17.9:1, lower than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 86% of enrollment. Public schools in Jefferson County average 52%.
allk12 grades Jones Valley Middle School an F. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Alabama schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Jones Valley Middle School's results are 10.1 points below predicted: 11.6% against 21.6%.
Jefferson County has about 667,755 residents, and median household income is about $66,388, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Jefferson County number 181 and enroll about 97,401.
The closest other public school is Wenonah High School, about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Jones Valley Middle School is 7th of 8 on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Jones Valley Middle School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 506 to 465.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
667,755
Census ACS
Median income
$66,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
181
97,401 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Birmingham City
- Huffman High SchoolMagnetHigh · 1,094 students
- Parker High SchoolHigh · 942 students
- Glen Iris Elementary SchoolElementary · 827 students
- Huffman AcademyElementary · 779 students
- Ramsay High SchoolHigh · 762 students
- Woodlawn High SchoolMagnetHigh · 750 students
Other schools in Birmingham
- Oak Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Oak Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,168 students
- Huffman High SchoolMagnetHigh · 1,094 students
- Parker High SchoolHigh · 942 students
- Fultondale High SchoolHigh · 848 students
- Glen Iris Elementary SchoolElementary · 827 students
Nearby schools
- Wenonah High School0.7 mi · 670
- Richard Arrington Elementary0.9 mi · 341
- Green Acres Middle School1.0 mi · 309
- Legacy Prep Intermediate1.2 mi · 219
- Central Park Elementary School1.4 mi · 386
- West End Academy1.6 mi · 492
Frequently asked questions
About Jones Valley Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jones Valley Middle School?
Jones Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 465 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Jones Valley Middle School serve?
Jones Valley Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jones Valley Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jones Valley Middle School is approximately 21.6:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Jones Valley Middle School?
Student demographics at Jones Valley Middle School are roughly 0% White, 15% Hispanic, 83% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Jones Valley Middle School public or private?
Jones Valley Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Birmingham City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.