Top 100 Best STEM High Schools –  Mountain Brook High School – US News & World Report – 34/100

Top 100 Best STEM High Schools – Mountain Brook High School – US News & World Report – 34/100


Top 100 Best STEM High Schools –  Mountain Brook High School – US News & World Report – 34/100

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Mountain Brook High School
3650 BETHUNE DR
MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL 35223

Phone: (205) 414-3800

District: Mountain Brook City

Overview

Mountain Brook High School is ranked 2nd within Alabama. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Mountain Brook High School is 53 percent. The student body makeup is 51 percent male and 49 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 2 percent. Mountain Brook High School is the only high school in the Mountain Brook City.

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Rankings / Awards

This details how this school compares to others based on U.S. News ranking criteria.

Medal Awarded Gold
National Rank
#378
State Rank
#2
STEM Rank
#34
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Students / Teachers

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government.

Total Enrollment 1,013
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 2%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 0%
Full-Time Teachers 86
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Test Scores

U.S. News calculates these values based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level course work (AP®/IB exams).

Proficient in English 99%
Proficient in Math 100%
College Readiness Index 50.7
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School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

Grades Served 10 – 12
Setting Large Suburb
Charter School No
Magnet School No
Receives Title I Funding No
District

This information relates to high schools run by this school’s state operating agency. Many districts contain only one high school.

Total Schools 1
Total Students 1,013
Proficient in English (district average) 99%
Proficient in Math (district average) 100%
College Readiness (district average) 50.7

Total Enrollment 1,013
9th Grade N/A
10th Grade 342 Students
11th Grade 328 Students
12th Grade 343 Students
Student Diversity

This is the breakdown of ethnicity and gender of a school’s student body, based on data reported to the government.

Ethnicity/Race

Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 2%
American Indian/Alaskan Native Enrollment (% of total) 0.2%
Asian Enrollment (% of total) 0.3%
Black Enrollment (% of total) 0.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander (% of total) 0%
Hispanic Enrollment (% of total) 1%
White Enrollment (% of total) 98%
Two or More Races Enrollment (% of total) 0.1%
Gender

Male (% of total) 51%
Female (% of total) 49%
Economically Disadvantaged Students

These are the percentages of the school’s students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, based on data reported to the government.

Free Lunch Program (% of total) 0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program (% of total) 0%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 0%

English Proficiency Distribution

English proficiency is determined by student results on the school’s Alabama High School Graduation Exam.

Total Students Tested 322
Does Not Meet or Partially Meets Academic Content Standards 1%
Meets Academic Content Standards 49%
Exceeds Academic Content Standards 50%
Math Proficiency Distribution

Math proficiency is determined by student results on the school’s Alabama High School Graduation Exam.

Total Students Tested 322
Does Not Meet or Partially Meets Academic Content Standards 0.3%
Meets Academic Content Standards 17%
Exceeds Academic Content Standards 83%
Overall Student Performance

This measures overall student performance on state exams. The calculations by U.S. News were the first of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

State Test Performance Index 131.0
Risk-Adjusted Performance Index 18.7
Disadvantaged Student Performance

This measures the proficiency on state exams among typically underperforming subgroups. The calculations by U.S. News were the second of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

Percentage of Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient N/A
Percentage of Non-Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient N/A
Gap Between Disadvantaged and Non-Disadvantaged Students N/A
Gap Between School and State Among Disadvantaged Students N/A
College-Ready Student Performance

High school students take AP® and IB exams to earn college credit and demonstrate success at college-level course work. U.S. News calculated a College Readiness Index based on exam participation rates and percentages of students passing at least one exam. The Index determined which types of medals (gold, silver or bronze) were awarded to top-performing schools.

College Readiness Index 50.7
Exam Used for Index AP®
Advanced Placement® (AP®) Student Performance

Many U.S. higher educational institutions grant credits or advanced placement based on student performance on AP® exams. This shows this school’s student participation and performance on these exams if data were available. (N/A means no students participated.)

Participation Rate 53%
Participant Passing Rate 93%
Exams Per Test Taker 4.7
Exam Pass Rate 88%
Quality-Adjusted Participation Rate 50%
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker 4.4

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