Bluff Park Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 658 students
Shades Mountain Elementary School
2250 Sumpter St, Hoover, AL 35226
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
328
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Hoover City
Jefferson County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 623 Alabama elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Alabama elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Shades Mountain Elementary School
Shades Mountain Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hoover, Alabama, serving grades K–5. It is part of Hoover City. The school is located in a large suburb in Jefferson County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 328 students were enrolled, with about 12.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Alabama elementary school (16.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 623 Alabama elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 328 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Hoover City
- County
- Jefferson County
- NCES school ID
- 010000701743
Schools near Shades Mountain Elementary School
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Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 717 students
Green Valley Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 501 students
Vestavia Hills Elementary East
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 771 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.