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What advice would you give to incoming students at Spain Park High School?
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Enrollment
1,472
High
DISTRICT 2,196 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOOVER CITY·NCES 010000701456
Spain Park High School
4700 Jaguar Drive, Hoover, AL 35242 · (205) 439-1400 · Shelby County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,472 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Alabama public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
15.0:1
98 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
459 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 376 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 377 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 352 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 367 | 25% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
47.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
49.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
49.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Spain Park High School
Spain Park High School's state test result (49.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain Park High School this school | 1,472 | 31.2% | 49.8% |
| Bob Jones High School Madison | 2,048 | 25.4% | 48.5% |
| Hoover High School Hoover | 2,919 | 29.6% | 47.3% |
| Oak Mountain High School Birmingham | 1,648 | 23.3% | 52.7% |
| Auburn High School Auburn | 2,227 | 29.1% | 46.3% |
| James Clemens High School Madison | 2,159 | 23.3% | 49.9% |
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 Spain Park High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #21 of 305 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #15 of 305 | #2 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #65 of 305 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,472 | #28 of 319 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #46 of 307 | #5 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.0% | #53 of 307 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.2% | #292 of 317 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #103 of 164 | N/A |
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
1,472
-162 (-10%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 1,508
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 1,472 | 98 | 15.0:1 | 31% (459) |
| 2023-24 | 1,502 | 94.5 | 15.9:1 | 31% (466) |
| 2022-23 | 1,503 | 99.3 | 15.1:1 | 28% (417) |
| 2020-21 | 1,634 | 109 | 15.0:1 | 20% (330) |
| 2017-18 | 1,626 | 112.8 | 14.4:1 | 14% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 1,661 | 115 | 14.4:1 | 19% (314) |
| 2010-11 | 1,508 | 111 | 13.6:1 | 14% (208) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spain Park High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,626 to 1,472); teachers down 13% (112.8 to 98).
About Spain Park High School
Spain Park High School is a large high school with its address in Hoover, Alabama. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 1,472 students. That compares with an average of about 682 students for high schools in Alabama.
Enrollment across the 16 schools in Hoover City totals 13,632 students.
About 59% of the student body at Spain Park High School is White. Smaller groups are 19% Black, 10% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 76% of Shelby County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spain Park High School is 15.0:1, based on 98 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Alabama, 17.2:1, is higher. Spain Park High School counts 31% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 42% for public schools in Shelby County.
Spain Park High School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 89% of Alabama public high schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Spain Park High School would be expected to post about 61.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 49.8%.
In Shelby County, the median household earns about $97,961 a year, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Shelby County, 48 public schools serve about 35,120 students.
The closest school to Spain Park High School is Berry Middle School, located about 0.3 miles away. Spain Park High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Spain Park High School ranks 9th of 9 nearby schools, at 49.8% versus a 69.1% average.
NCES assigns Spain Park High School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 1,634 (2020-21) to 1,472 (2024-25).
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Spain Park High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,211
Census ACS
Median income
$97,961
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
35,120 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hoover City
- Hoover High SchoolHigh · 2,919 students
- Robert F Bumpus Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,192 students
- Berry Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,058 students
- Ira F Simmons Middle SchoolMiddle · 860 students
- Trace Crossings Elementary SchoolElementary · 769 students
- Deer Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 735 students
Other schools in Hoover
- Hoover High SchoolHigh · 2,919 students
- Robert F Bumpus Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,192 students
- Berry Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,058 students
- Ira F Simmons Middle SchoolMiddle · 860 students
- Trace Crossings Elementary SchoolElementary · 769 students
- Deer Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 735 students
Nearby schools
- Berry Middle School0.3 mi · 1,058
- Oak Mountain Middle School1.8 mi · 1,168
- Oak Mountain High School1.8 mi · 1,648
- Oak Mountain Elementary School1.8 mi · 675
- Oak Mountain Intermediate School2.0 mi · 636
- Inverness Elementary School2.0 mi · 563
Frequently asked questions
About Spain Park High SchoolHow many students attend Spain Park High School?
Spain Park High School enrolls approximately 1,472 students in grades 09-12.
Is Spain Park High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Spain Park High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spain Park High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spain Park High School is approximately 15.0:1 (98 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spain Park High School?
At Spain Park High School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 10% Hispanic, 19% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Spain Park High School public or private?
Spain Park High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hoover City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.