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Pinson Valley High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

6895 Highway 75, Pinson, AL 35126 · (205) 379-5100 · Part of Jefferson County School District

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

Directions
Students
1,025
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Pinson Valley High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state

On the path

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

6–8Rudd Middle School648 students
9–12Pinson Valley High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency6%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 45.4%

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

Location

Directions ↗

6895 Highway 75, Pinson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9265
Grade 10252
Grade 11258
Grade 12250
Enrollment over time
1,036’20
1,064’21
1,029’22
1,021’23
1,025’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 53%Hispanic 31%White 14%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pinson Valley High School from Pinson 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; Pinson’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.