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Helena High School
B+

Helena High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1310 Hillsboro Parkway, Helena, AL 35080 · (205) 682-3650 · Part of Shelby County School District

Helena’s School Grade B− better than 53% of Alabama school districts

Directions
Photo: Austin Roberts · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,383
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Helena High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 71% of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state

On the path

Where Helena kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Helena Middle957 students
9–12Helena High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency38%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts41%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1310 Hillsboro Parkway, Helena

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9345
Grade 10352
Grade 11350
Grade 12336
Enrollment over time
1,373’20
1,397’21
1,418’22
1,419’23
1,383’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 69%Black 16%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Helena High School from Helena families.

Other schools in Shelby County School District

The district →
Oak Mountain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Birmingham
A
675 students16:1
Inverness Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Birmingham
A
563 students16:1
Vincent Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Vincent
B+
397 students16:1
Shelby Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shelby
A−
242 students13:1
Wilsonville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wilsonville
A−
229 students14:1
Linda Nolen Learning Center
Other · Grades PK–12 · Pelham
D
78 students5:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Helena’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.