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Mountain Brook High School

3650 Bethune Dr, Mountain Brook, AL 35223 · (205) 414-3800 · Jefferson County
GRADES 10–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL985 STUDENTS
Enrollment
985
High
DISTRICT 738 · STATE 682
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
98 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
28 students
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 58%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 1033434%
Grade 1132833%
Grade 1232333%
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
90892%
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
222%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Asian
121%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
434%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
49250%
Female
49350%

School pathway

Feeds from
Mountain Brook Junior High School07–09
Based on grade levels within Mountain Brook City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
71.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
84.2%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
80.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 →

Where Mountain Brook High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlabamaIn Jefferson County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
80.2%#2 of 305#1 of 32
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
84.2%#2 of 305#1 of 32
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
71.8%#5 of 305#1 of 32
Enrollment
ranked largest first
985#69 of 319#12 of 33
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.1:1#2 of 307#1 of 32
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
14.8%#276 of 307#29 of 32
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-6.3%#134 of 164#11 of 15
Ranked against other public high 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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
985
-66 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 12.2:1
% White
92%
was 96%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-2598597.510.1:13% (28)
2023-2497098.59.8:14% (34)
2022-239679510.2:13% (25)
2017-181,05186.412.2:10% (3)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountain Brook High School.

About Mountain Brook High School

Mountain Brook High School is a public high school run by Mountain Brook City in Mountain Brook, Alabama. The school counted 985 students in 2024-25, covering grades 10 through 12. The school is 44% above the average for high schools in Alabama.

Mountain Brook High School belongs to Mountain Brook City, a district of 6 schools and 4,425 students.

The share of White students at Mountain Brook High School is 92%. Other groups make up 4% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Jefferson County as a whole is about 48% White, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mountain Brook High School scores 15%.

Based on 97.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Mountain Brook High School has a ratio of 10.1:1. The average for high schools in Alabama, 17.2:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 3% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Jefferson County is 52%.

Test results at Mountain Brook High School are 1.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (80.2% actual, 81.8% predicted).

American Community Survey estimates for Jefferson County show that the median household earns about $66,388 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Jefferson County has 181 public schools with about 97,401 students, including Mountain Brook High School.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Brookwood Forest Elementary School, is about 0.9 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Mountain Brook High School places 6th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.

Mountain Brook High School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.

The school shrank from 1,051 students in 2017-18 to 985 in 2024-25. In 2017-18, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.1:1.

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Jefferson County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Mountain Brook High School
District
Mountain Brook City
Address
3650 Bethune Dr, Mountain Brook, AL 35223
Phone
(205) 414-3800
County
Jefferson County
Level
High
Grade range
10–12
Total enrollment
985
Teachers (FTE)
98
Student–teacher ratio
10.1:1
Free/Reduced lunch
28 (3%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
010249001056
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Mountain Brook High School
How many students attend Mountain Brook High School?
Mountain Brook High School enrolls approximately 985 students in grades 10-12.
Is Mountain Brook High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mountain Brook High School is a high school covering grades 10-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain Brook High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mountain Brook High School is approximately 10.1:1 (98 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mountain Brook High School?
At Mountain Brook High School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Mountain Brook High School public or private?
Mountain Brook High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mountain Brook City.
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