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Shades Valley High School

6100 Old Leeds Rd

Tel: (205)379-5350

Shades Valley High School serves 1,352 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is lower than the AL average of 18:1.
Minority enrollment is 71% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 44%.
Shades Valley High School operates within the Jefferson County School District.
Jefferson County School District's 70% graduation rate is lower than the AL state average of 74%.

The student population of 1352 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 83 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.54 is more than the state average of 0.32. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(AL) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	16:1	18:1

Asian	2%	1%

Hispanic	7%	6%

Black	61%	33%

White	29%	56%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	1%	2%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.54	0.32

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	38%	47%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	7%	5%

Jefferson County School District's student population of 36,003 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 70% has decreased from 97% over five years.
The revenue/student of $9,508 in this district is less than the state average of $9,721. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $9,950 is less than the state average of $10,229. The district spending/student has declined by 22% over four years.

School District Name	Jefferson County School District
Number of Schools Managed	60	6
Number of Students Managed	36,003	2,879

Graduation Rate	70%	74%

District Total Revenue	$344 MM	$28 MM

District Spending	$360 MM	$29 MM

District Revenue / Student	$9,508	$9,721

District Spending / Student	$9,950	$10,229

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores

Source: 2015 (latest year available) NCES, AL Dept. of Education

Shades Valley High School is a high school located in Irondale, Alabama. The school was established in 1948. The Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School is located on the same campus. Dabbs Technical Academy is located several miles away on a different campus. The school's academies include business, theater, and technical. Because of the draw from the county, SVHS/JCIB serves a diverse student body population. SVHS/JCIB serves grades 9-12. The administration is comprised of a principal and four assistant principals, one who primarily serves at JCIB. SVHS/JCIB colors are maroon and black, and the athletic teams are called the "Mounties". SVHS/JCIB has a variety of clubs which meet on alternate Tuesdays during Club Day. Sports include football, girls and boys basketball, girls and boys tennis and golf, girls volleyball, track, boys soccer, baseball and girls softball. The soccer team won the state championship in 2006. The SVHS/JCIB drama department is noted nationally as being one of the primier programs for drama. There have been many successful graduates of SVHS/JCIB including politicians and government officials, professionals in law, education, business, and medicine.