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Schools in Dunnavant

Dunnavant’s public schools

Shelby County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dunnavant. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?17/23schools above Alabama’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Alabama’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 4% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.4
AL 17.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
18,222 students on the public path
In brief

Dunnavant’s schools, in brief

School by school

17 of Dunnavant’s 23 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s 1,249 public schools. Mt Laurel Elementary School places highest (better than 100%); Calera High lowest (28%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

12 elementary schools serve Dunnavant, graded from B+ to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then seven middle schools and seven high schools: Oak Mountain High School, Helena High School, Chelsea High School, Calera High, Shelby County High School, Montevallo High School and Vincent Middle High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Dunnavant, with each school’s own grade.

12 schools teach K in Dunnavant’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from B+ to A+, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
K–512 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A+
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Shelby County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading60%
State average 47.3% · 11059 students tested
Math38%
State average 27.2% · 11117 students tested

Dunnavant vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Dunnavant’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dunnavant—Shelby County
LeedsC+Leeds City
HooverA+Hoover City
BirminghamDBirmingham City

Every school in Dunnavant

25 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Dunnavantin other towns
Oak Mountain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Birmingham
A
675 students16:1Rate it →
Inverness Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Birmingham
A
563 students16:1Rate it →
Vincent Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Vincent
B+
397 students16:1Rate it →
Shelby Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shelby
A−
242 students13:1Rate it →
Wilsonville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wilsonville
A−
229 students14:1Rate it →
Chelsea Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chelsea
A
891 students16:1Rate it →
Helena Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Helena
778 students17:1Rate it →
Calera Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Calera
766 students18:1Rate it →
Montevallo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Montevallo
B+
758 students15:1Rate it →
Forest Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chelsea
A
606 students17:1Rate it →
Elvin Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Columbiana
B+
534 students17:1Rate it →
Mt Laurel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Birmingham
A+
498 students16:1Rate it →
Oak Mountain Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Birmingham
A
1,168 students19:1Rate it →
Helena Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Helena
B+
957 students18:1Rate it →
Chelsea Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chelsea
A−
831 students18:1Rate it →
Calera Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Montevallo
C+
767 students17:1Rate it →
Vincent Middle High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Vincent
C+
447 students11:1Rate it →
Columbiana Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Columbiana
B−
428 students15:1Rate it →
Montevallo Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Montevallo
C+
346 students11:1Rate it →
Oak Mountain High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Birmingham
A
1,648 students19:1Rate it →
Helena High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Helena
B+
1,383 students18:1Rate it →
Chelsea High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Chelsea
A−
1,235 students17:1Rate it →
Calera High
High · Grades 9–12 · Calera
C
1,018 students18:1Rate it →
Shelby County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Columbiana
B−
572 students14:1Rate it →
Montevallo High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Montevallo
C
485 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Dunnavant’s schools

Are Dunnavant’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dunnavant. Shelby County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dunnavant. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 17 of its 23 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dunnavant in?

Shelby County School District.

Where do Dunnavant kids go to high school?

One of seven high schools, depending on your address: Oak Mountain High School, Helena High School, Chelsea High School, Calera High, Shelby County High School, Montevallo High School and Vincent Middle High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.