Shades Valley High School
6100 Old Leeds Rd Birmingham AL, 35210, Jefferson County Phone: 205-379-5350 Ranking:  (130 out of 359, top 36%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Jefferson County School District Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 84 | 90 | 86 | 94 | 87 | 83 | 88 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,348 | 1,355 | 1,367 | 1,389 | 1,348 | 1,267 | 1,265 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 350 | 26.0% | 362 | 26.7% | 362 | 26.5% | 400 | 28.8% | 390 | 28.9% | 353 | 27.9% | 367 | 29.0% |
| Grade 10: | 361 | 26.8% | 348 | 25.7% | 362 | 26.5% | 380 | 27.4% | 361 | 26.8% | 340 | 26.8% | 349 | 27.6% |
| Grade 11: | 313 | 23.2% | 322 | 23.8% | 328 | 24.0% | 309 | 22.2% | 303 | 22.5% | 303 | 23.9% | 271 | 21.4% |
| Grade 12: | 324 | 24.0% | 323 | 23.8% | 315 | 23.0% | 300 | 21.6% | 294 | 21.8% | 271 | 21.4% | 278 | 22.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 637 | 47.3% | 642 | 47.4% | 656 | 48.0% | 665 | 47.9% | 652 | 48.4% | 628 | 49.6% | 636 | 50.3% |
| Female: | 711 | 52.7% | 713 | 52.6% | 711 | 52.0% | 724 | 52.1% | 670 | 49.7% | 631 | 49.8% | 625 | 49.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 35 | 2.6% | 40 | 3.0% | 32 | 2.3% | 36 | 2.6% | 30 | 2.2% | 25 | 2.0% | 23 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 79 | 5.9% | 67 | 4.9% | 57 | 4.2% | 65 | 4.7% | 57 | 4.2% | 56 | 4.4% | 54 | 4.3% |
| Black: | 825 | 61.2% | 842 | 62.1% | 842 | 61.6% | 832 | 59.9% | 759 | 56.3% | 672 | 53.0% | 641 | 50.7% |
| White: | 394 | 29.2% | 394 | 29.1% | 428 | 31.3% | 448 | 32.3% | 480 | 35.6% | 511 | 40.3% | 544 | 43.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 9 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 567 | 42.1% | 543 | 40.1% | 575 | 42.1% | 531 | 38.2% | 380 | 28.2% | 229 | 18.1% | 255 | 20.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 110 | 8.2% | 118 | 8.7% | 93 | 6.8% | 121 | 8.7% | 108 | 8.0% | 68 | 5.4% | 92 | 7.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.02 | 15.08 | 15.96 | 14.73 | 15.44 | 15.10 | 14.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 51.7% | 46.9% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 48.2% | 44.8% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 50.9% | 49% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 45.95% | 46.76% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.47% | 43.98% | 42.56% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 66% | 65% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 60.5% | 64.3% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 66.4% | 69% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 60.61% | 64.91% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.71% | 74.32% | 76.43% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 64.6% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 60.1% | 56.8% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 63.9% | 63.6% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.21% | 61.16% | 61.3% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.11% | 61.36% | 61.43% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 59.5% | 56.7% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 56.5% | 54.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 60.5% | 59.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.14% | 60.31% | 59.53% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.43% | 58.68% | 57.81% |
| AHSGE | ||||||
| 2008 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 71.16% | 72.59% |
| 2009 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.89% | 85.66% | 87.59% |
| 2010 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.62% | 91.59% | 93.34% |
| 2011 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.02% | 94.19% | 94.47% |
| 2012 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 94.89% | 95.24% |
| 2004 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 83.1% | 81% |
| 2005 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 81.2% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 77.7% | 82.2% |
| 2007 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.45% | 78.48% | 80.01% |
| 2008 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.21% | 73.17% | 76.95% |
| 2009 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.97% | 79.16% | 81.82% |
| 2010 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.56% | 74.46% | 78.46% |
| 2011 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 79% | 75.25% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.85% | 71.46% | 75.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 79.1% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 77.6% | 78.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 79.9% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.62% | 80.64% | 83.74% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.88% | 78.84% | 84.02% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.58% | 82.32% | 85.56% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.95% | 78.84% | 84.32% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82.49% | 85.39% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.23% | 79.75% | 85.03% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 88.8% | 86.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 86.5% | 85.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 84.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.24% | 83.09% | 82.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.91% | 78.91% | 81.17% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.64% | 78.25% | 81.63% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.59% | 79.69% | 81.82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.62% | 81.84% | 83.29% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.27% | 82.85% | 82.92% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 83.9% | 82.1% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 81.1% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 81.6% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.86% | 80.6% | 82.09% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.62% | 76.23% | 81.22% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 85% | 70.78% | 75.76% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 73.5% | 74.2% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 71.8% | 76% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 69% | 77.1% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.31% | 65.97% | 73.9% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.01% | 65.79% | 72.58% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.37% | 73.37% | 78.86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.85% | 65.88% | 73.05% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 66.37% | 71.38% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.77% | 65.15% | 71.26% |
| 2010 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.57% | 92.47% | 94.02% |
| 2011 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.97% | 97.81% | 98.1% |
| 2012 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.67% | 98.37% | 98.49% |
| 2004 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 95.3% | 95.4% |
| 2005 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 94.6% | 94.5% |
| 2006 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 93.3% | 94.7% |
| 2007 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.48% | 88.1% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.25% | 92.81% | 94.49% |
| 2009 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 90.75% | 92.8% |
| 2010 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.11% | 88.58% | 91.1% |
| 2011 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.78% | 89.75% | 91.4% |
| 2012 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.03% | 88.11% | 90.39% |
| 2004 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 94.2% | 95.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 93.7% | 94.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 93.6% | 95.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.35% | 89.24% | 90.48% |
| 2008 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.94% | 92.71% | 95.45% |
| 2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.67% | 93.24% | 95.36% |
| 2010 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.99% | 92.56% | 94.73% |
| 2011 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.53% | 93.81% | 94.82% |
| 2012 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.04% | 92.68% | 94.83% |
| 2004 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 96.6% | 96.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 95.9% | 95.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 94.5% | 95.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.66% | 90.09% | 90.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 94% | 95.01% |
| 2009 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.92% | 92.81% | 94.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 92.23% | 93.57% |
| 2011 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.47% | 93.02% | 93.78% |
| 2012 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.03% | 92.92% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 95% | 95.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 95.3% | 95.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 94.1% | 95.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.92% | 89.54% | 90.62% |
| 2008 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 93.94% | 95.24% |
| 2009 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.06% | 92.01% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90.5% | 92.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 94% | 92% | 93.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 89.8% | 93.7% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.87% | 83.91% | 88.74% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 89.47% | 92.95% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.02% | 87.31% | 91.58% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.04% | 87.44% | 90.45% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 82.47% | 82.45% | 87.99% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 85.38% | 87.14% | 89.74% |
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* Shades Valley High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.