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Shades Valley High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

6100 Old Leeds Rd, Irondale, AL 35210 · (205) 379-5350 · Part of Jefferson County School District

Irondale’s School Grade C better than 31% of Alabama school districts

Directions
Students
1,094
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Shades Valley High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 61% of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 9.7% since 2020–21

On the path

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

6–8Irondale Middle School430 students
9–12Shades Valley High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency29%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts39%
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 ↗

6100 Old Leeds Rd, Irondale

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9280
Grade 10238
Grade 11272
Grade 12304
Enrollment over time
1,211’20
1,174’21
1,200’22
1,122’23
1,094’24

Down 9.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 52%Hispanic 26%White 18%Two or more races 3%Asian <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 Shades Valley High School from Irondale families.

Other schools in Jefferson County School District

The district →
Fultondale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fultondale
C
889 students20:1
Chalkville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Birmingham
D
818 students18:1
Pinson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Pinson
753 students17:1
McCalla Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bessemer
C+
752 students19:1
Bryant Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Birmingham
C+
707 students17:1
Gardendale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gardendale
B+
700 students19:1

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; Irondale’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.