Hoover Schools Rank Among Tops in Alabama in Recent Study

HOOVER, AL - In a recent study, public schools from Mountain Brook, Hoover, Homewood and Vestavia Hills all received national recognition, and some of Birmingham's private schools were highly touted as well.

In Niche.com's annual school rankings list, Mountain Brook City Schools took top honors in the state for best school system, with Vestavia Hills placing second, Madison City Schools third, Homewood ranked fourth and Hoover fifth.

Birmingham's Altamont School placed third on the list of best individual schools in the state, behind Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School in Montgomery, and the top-ranked Indian Springs School, also in the Birmingham metro. Rounding out the top five for individual schools were The Randolph School in Huntsville and Bob Jones High School in Madison.

LAMP and Bob Jones were the only public schools in the top five overall. Mountain Brook High School, Vestavia Hills High School and Hoover's Spain Park High School rounded out the top five for public schools in Alabama. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Birmingham Patch morning newsletter.)

Simmons Middle School was the 5th best middle school in the state, while Berry and Bumpus were also in the top 10 at 8th and 10th, respectively. .Hoover High School was the 8th best public high school in the state. Deer Valley was the 21st ranked elementary school in the state, with Bluff Park ranked 24th and Riverchase 26th. Gwin ranked 28th, and Greystone was 31st.