Photo: Robert Donovan from Franklin, TN, USA · CC BY 2.0Mountain Brook’s public schools outscore almost every Alabama district
77% of students in Mountain Brook’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Alabama average (27%). The grade covers the public school district serving Mountain Brook, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Alabama, not nationally.
From Alabama state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Mountain Brook’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 84% and math 77% in spring 2022, against 47% and 27% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $18,391 per student, against $13,926 across Alabama (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 7 the district’s path is Mountain Brook Junior High School, then Mountain Brook High School. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Highlands School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Mountain Brook’s grade
A+: better than 99% of Alabama school districts, #1 of 187 Alabama towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Alabama average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Mountain Brook, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Mountain Brook
Mountain Brook Junior High School
Grades 7–9 · 1,005 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Mountain Brook
Mountain Brook Junior High School
Grades 7–9 · 1,005 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Mountain Brook
Mountain Brook Junior High School
Grades 7–9 · 1,005 students · 12:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Mountain Brook
Mountain Brook High School
Grades 10–12 · 985 students · 10:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Mountain Brook
Mountain Brook High School
Grades 10–12 · 985 students · 10:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Mountain Brook
Mountain Brook High School
Grades 10–12 · 985 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Mountain Brook’s public schools are run by Mountain Brook City School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Mountain Brook vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Mountain Brook’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain Brook | A+ | Mountain Brook City |
| Vestavia Hills | A+ | Vestavia Hills City |
| Birmingham | D | Birmingham City |
| Irondale | C | Jefferson County |
| Homewood | A+ | Homewood City |
Every school in Mountain Brook
7 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).
Questions about Mountain Brook’s schools
Are Mountain Brook’s schools good?
By Alabama’s own tests, yes: the public schools Mountain Brook children attend outscore 99% of Alabama’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #1 of 187 Alabama towns. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Mountain Brook in?
Mountain Brook City School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,425 students in 6 schools (2024–25).
Where do Mountain Brook kids go to high school?
Mountain Brook High School, with 985 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Mountain Brook’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Mountain Brook City School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama.
How much does Mountain Brook spend per student?
$18,391 in Mountain Brook City School District (FY2024), against $13,926 across Alabama. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Mountain Brook?
Yes: Highlands School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 324 students).
Parents talk
What Mountain Brook families are saying about 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Alabama. Stars are from neighbors.