Midfield High School vs. Mountain Brook High School
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Midfield High School is a Birmingham, AL high school serving grades 9–12 with an enrollment of 335 students and a student–teacher ratio of 20:1.
The school's overall state ranking declined from #1159 in 2012 to #1244 in 2023, placing it in the bottom 50% of Alabama public schools.
Math proficiency was 5% in 2023, lower than the state average of 30%, while reading proficiency was 10%, also lower than the state average of 47%; science proficiency remained at 10%, below the state average of 38%.
Enrollment remained steady around 330–340 students over recent years, with 80% of students eligible for free lunch, reflecting a high level of socioeconomic need in the student body.
The graduation rate ranged from 80% to 94% in the past decade, consistently below the Alabama state average of approximately 88%.
Serving 970 students in grades 10-12, Mountain Brook High School ranks in the top 5% of all schools in Alabama for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 1%, and reading proficiency is top 1%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 83% (which is higher than the Alabama state average of 30%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 69% (which is higher than the Alabama state average of 47%).
The student-teacher ratio of 10:1 is lower than the Alabama state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 7% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Alabama state average of 49% (majority Black).
Grades Offered
9-12
10-12
Total Students
335 students
970 students
% Male | % Female
57% | 43%
52% | 48%
Total Classroom Teachers
17 teachers
99 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
20:1
10:1
<Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class="so-dt-title">Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#1244 out of 1275 schools in AL (Bottom 50%)
#59 out of 1275 schools in AL (Top 5%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤5%
(Bottom 50% in AL)
83%
(Top 1% in AL)
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤10%
(Bottom 50% in AL)(21-22 School Year Data)
69%
(Top 20% in AL)(21-22 School Year Data)
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤10%
(Bottom 50% in AL)(21-22 School Year Data)
75%
(Top 5% in AL)(21-22 School Year Data)
Graduation Rate
80-84%
(Bottom 50% in AL)
97%
(Top 5% in AL)
<Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class="so-dt-title">Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Grade 9 Students
79
-
Grade 10 Students
98
328
Grade 11 Students
86
318
Grade 12 Students
72
324
<Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class="so-dt-title">Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
6%
2%
% Black
93%
n/a
% White
n/a
93%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
4%
Diversity Score
0.13
0.13
<Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class="so-dt-title">Additional Information
