Pelham Schools Receive Good Grade From State

MONTGOMERY, AL - The Alabama Department of Education released kits grades for all of the public school systems in the state last week, and while many of the Birmingham metro area's systems received high marks, some were not as well-regarded. Of Alabama’s 137 school systems, 76 percent received either an A, B, or C; 73 percent of the schools without a Grade 12 received either an A, B, or C; and 77 percent of schools with a Grade 12 received an A, B, or C. No school system received an F, but 95 schools without a Grade 12 and nine schools with a Grade 12 did receive F’s.

Birmingham City Schools, Bessemer Schools and Tarrant City Schools received a D from the state, while Mountain Brook, Homewood, Hoover, Vestavia Hills and Trussville received A's. Pelham received a high B rating, as did Alabaster City Schools, while Shelby County Schools received a C. Grades for specific school can be found here.

Here is how school systems in the Birmingham metro area fared:

Alabaster City: B (87)
Bessemer City: D (64)
Birmingham City: D (66)
Homewood City: A (94)
Hoover City: A (92)
Jefferson County: C (77)
Leeds City: B (80)
Midfield City: D (64)
Mountain Brook City: A (98)
Oneonta City: A (91)
Pelham City: B (88)
Pell City: B (81)
Shelby County: B (88)
St Clair County: B (84)
Tarrant City: D (65)
Trussville City: A (93)
Vestavia Hills City: A (96)
Walker County: C (79)

Photo from Pelham High School