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Enrollment
1,025
High
DISTRICT 958 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 010192000734
Pinson Valley High School
6895 Highway 75, Pinson, AL 35126 · (205) 379-5100 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,025 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of Alabama public high schools
- DTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
682 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 265 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 252 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 258 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 250 | 24% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
8.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
3.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
7.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-28.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Pinson Valley High School
Pinson Valley High School's state test result (7.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinson Valley High School this school | 1,025 | 66.5% | 7.6% |
| Fultondale High School Birmingham | 848 | 71.6% | 21.7% |
| Columbia High School Huntsville | 916 | 57.5% | 10.6% |
| Gadsden City High School Gadsden | 1,361 | 68.9% | 17.5% |
| Hueytown High School Hueytown | 1,200 | 66.0% | 12.4% |
| Austin Junior High School Decatur | 664 | 64.6% | 31.9% |
Matched among Alabama high 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 Pinson Valley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.6% | #285 of 305 | #23 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.6% | #278 of 305 | #21 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.2% | #282 of 305 | #24 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,025 | #65 of 319 | #11 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #104 of 307 | #11 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #50 of 307 | #5 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.5% | #90 of 317 | #15 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #110 of 130 | #12 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. 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
1,025
-11 (-1%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 866
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 1,025 | 62.5 | 16.4:1 | 67% (682) |
| 2023-24 | 1,021 | 60 | 17.0:1 | 81% (827) |
| 2022-23 | 1,029 | 57.5 | 17.9:1 | 81% (834) |
| 2020-21 | 1,036 | 55 | 18.8:1 | 69% (714) |
| 2017-18 | 995 | 54.5 | 18.3:1 | 58% (581) |
| 2015-16 | 1,072 | 52 | 20.6:1 | 50% (538) |
| 2010-11 | 974 | 66 | 14.8:1 | 42% (408) |
| 2000-01 | 965 | 53 | 18.2:1 | 14% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 866 | 50 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pinson Valley High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (995 to 1,025); teachers up 15% (54.5 to 62.5).
About Pinson Valley High School
Pinson Valley High School is a large high school in Jefferson County, located in Pinson, Alabama. Enrollment is 1,025 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. Against the 682-student average for high schools in Alabama, enrollment here is 50% higher.
Jefferson County runs Pinson Valley High School along with 54 other schools, enrolling 35,444 students in total.
Pinson Valley High School is 53% Black by enrollment. The remaining students are 31% Hispanic, 14% White, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Jefferson County, the Black share is about 42%. Pinson Valley High School's diversity index is 61%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 62.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.4:1. On average, high schools in Alabama have 17.2:1, compared with 16.4:1 here. Around 67% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 52% average among public schools in Jefferson County.
allk12 grades Pinson Valley High School an F. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Pinson Valley High School is a bottom-10% school in Alabama on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 7.6% against a predicted 35.6%.
Among Jefferson County residents, the median household income is $66,388, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Besides Pinson Valley High School, Jefferson County has 180 other public schools.
Rudd Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 24.1%, higher than Pinson Valley High School's 7.6%.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 1,036 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 1,025. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.8:1 to 16.4:1.
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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 Jefferson County
- ClayChalkville High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- McAdory High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Hueytown High SchoolHigh · 1,200 students
- Shades Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,094 students
- Gardendale High SchoolHigh · 1,076 students
- Minor High SchoolHigh · 978 students
Other schools in Pinson
- ClayChalkville High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- Pinson Elementary SchoolElementary · 753 students
- Rudd Middle SchoolMiddle · 648 students
- Kermit Johnson SchoolElementary · 646 students
Nearby schools
- Rudd Middle School0.6 mi · 648
- Pinson Elementary School1.2 mi · 753
- Kermit Johnson School3.4 mi · 646
- Center Point High School3.6 mi · 685
- Bryant Park Elementary3.7 mi · 707
- ClayChalkville High School3.9 mi · 1,377
Frequently asked questions
About Pinson Valley High SchoolHow many students attend Pinson Valley High School?
Pinson Valley High School enrolls approximately 1,025 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Pinson Valley High School serve?
Pinson Valley High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pinson Valley High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pinson Valley High School is approximately 16.4:1 (63 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pinson Valley High School?
Student demographics at Pinson Valley High School are roughly 14% White, 31% Hispanic, 53% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Pinson Valley High School in?
Pinson Valley High School is part of Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.