Jones Valley Middle School

Summary:

Jones Valley Middle School is a public middle school in Birmingham, Alabama, serving 502 students in grades 6-8. The school has a predominantly African American student population and has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing middle schools in the state.

Academically, Jones Valley Middle School significantly underperforms compared to the Birmingham City and Alabama state averages on standardized assessments. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 2.22% of 6th graders, 0.72% of 7th graders, and 1.26% of 8th graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 11.75%, 7.95%, and 8.06% in Birmingham City and 31.56%, 23.6%, and 22.06% statewide. The school also struggles in English Language Arts, with only 14.07% of 6th graders, 24.44% of 7th graders, and 14.65% of 8th graders proficient or better. Additionally, Jones Valley Middle School has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 92.63% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, higher than the surrounding Birmingham City schools.

While the performance of Jones Valley Middle School is concerning, the data suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement. The school's student-teacher ratio has fluctuated, and a more stable and manageable ratio could potentially lead to better student outcomes. Additionally, targeted interventions and support programs focused on addressing the specific needs of the student population may help to improve academic achievement. Some nearby schools, such as Wilkerson Middle School and Bush Hills STEAM Academy, also struggle academically, indicating that the challenges faced by Jones Valley Middle School may be reflective of broader systemic issues within the Birmingham City school district.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2000 31st Street SW
       Birmingham, AL  35221-1717


(205) 231-1040

District: Birmingham City

SchoolDigger Rank:
432nd of 442 Alabama Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,995 Help


Students who attend Jones Valley Middle School usually attend:

High:    Wenonah High School

Feeder schools for Jones Valley Middle School:

Elementary:    Oxmoor K5
    West End Academy

Student/teacher ratio:  19.4 Help
Number of students:  447

Racial breakdown:

African American:
87.9%
Hispanic:
10.1%
White:
1.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  92.6% Help


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Compare Details Jones Valley Middle School ranks worse than 97.7% of middle schools in Alabama. It also ranks 7th among 8 ranked middle schools in the Birmingham City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.92. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Jones Valley Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Birmingham City School District. Racial makeup is: African American (87.9%), Hispanic (10.1%), White (1.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 92.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jones Valley Middle School is 19.4, which is the 2nd best among 8 middle schools in the Birmingham City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jones Valley Middle School is $11,995, which is the 4th highest among 8 middle schools in the Birmingham City School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jones Valley Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Jones Valley Middle School 432nd of 442 Alabama public middle schools. (See Jones Valley Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Birmingham City:

SchoolDigger ranks Birmingham City 117th of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Jones Valley Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Jones Valley Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 33.83 316th 435 27.4%
2011 24.42 356th 435 18.2%
2012 25.30 351st 436 19.5%
2013 23.85 367th 436 15.8%
2014 7.58 426th 438 2.7%
2015 6.26 424th 430 1.4%
2016 3.47 431st 432 0.2%
2017 5.26 425th 432 1.6%
2018 7.29 398th 423 5.9%
2019 4.77 429th 437 1.8%
2021 9.71 429th 440 2.5%
2022 9.37 412th 432 4.6%
2023 7.81 425th 437 2.7%
2024 7.92 432nd 442 2.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Jones Valley Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 21.06 178th 195 8.7%
2018 19.79 203rd 223 9.0%
2019 11.54 249th 254 2.0%
2021 16.64 266th 274 2.9%
2022 34.34 176th 256 31.3%
2023 18.67 271st 281 3.6%
2024 21.53 261st 281 7.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jones Valley Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 5.61 346th 349 0.9%
2018 9.17 375th 396 5.3%
2019 6.77 387th 396 2.3%
2021 13.01 400th 415 3.6%
2022 12.50 400th 421 5.0%
2023 11.79 392nd 410 4.4%
2024 9.69 426th 437 2.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Jones Valley Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 4.73 373rd 380 1.8%
2018 8.03 370th 392 5.6%
2019 5.36 388th 399 2.8%
2021 10.27 403rd 415 2.9%
2022 11.66 393rd 423 7.1%
2023 8.21 406th 417 2.6%
2024 9.59 407th 426 4.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Jones Valley Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 6.72 375th 380 1.3%
2018 8.15 379th 397 4.5%
2019 5.31 393rd 399 1.5%
2021 9.98 410th 418 1.9%
2022 9.41 413th 427 3.3%
2023 8.56 408th 419 2.6%
2024 7.87 422nd 428 1.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Jones Valley Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.62 213th 247 13.8%
2019 14.23 242nd 252 4.0%
2021 18.75 250th 266 6.0%
2022 20.12 245th 271 9.6%
2023 17.36 249th 263 5.3%
2024 18.87 251st 269 6.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jones Valley Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 18.42 148th 166 10.8%
2024 9.14 164th 164 0.0%
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Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Jones Valley Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 891 891
1989 1 928 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 929
1990 1 628 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 629
1991 2 627 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 629
1992 3 613 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 616
1993 2 593 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 595
1994 1 553 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 554
1995 1 576 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 577
1996 1 576 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 577
1997 1 585 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 586
1998 0 588 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 588
1999 0 593 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 593
2000 1 565 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 566
2001 3 515 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 518
2002 0 482 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 482
2003 0 482 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 482
2004 2 434 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 436
2005 0 392 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 392
2006 0 323 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 323
2007 1 315 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 316
2008 0 311 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 311
2009 2 298 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 300
2010 3 734 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 738
2011 0 680 0 0 0 0 0 0 680
2012 2 847 0 0 0 0 0 0 849
2013 2 899 0 5 1 1 0 0 908
2014 4 420 0 1 0 0 0 0 425
2015 2 342 0 2 0 0 1 0 347
2016 4 341 1 3 0 0 5 0 354
2017 3 359 0 3 1 1 2 0 369
2018 2 364 0 5 0 1 1 0 373
2019 1 333 0 10 0 0 2 0 346
2020 4 514 0 18 2 1 4 0 543
2021 8 473 0 19 2 0 4 0 506
2022 7 467 0 25 2 0 8 0 509
2023 7 454 0 32 1 0 8 0 502
2024 5 393 0 45 1 0 3 0 447

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Jones Valley Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 891 42.0 21.2 0
1989 929 43.0 21.6 n/a
1990 629 34.0 18.5 0
1991 629 39.0 16.1 n/a
1992 616 41.0 15.0 n/a
1993 595 42.0 14.2 n/a
1994 554 36.9 15.0 n/a
1995 577 36.3 15.9 n/a
1996 577 36.3 15.9 n/a
1997 586 38.3 15.3 87
1998 588 38.6 15.2 84.9
1999 593 39.0 15.2 92.2
2000 566 38.0 14.9 81.8
2001 518 36.0 14.4 67.6
2002 482 35.0 13.8 95.4
2003 482 35.0 13.8 95.4
2004 436 35.0 12.5 88.8
2005 392 32.0 12.3 91.6
2006 323 28.0 11.5 90.4
2007 316 24.5 12.9 93.4
2008 311 20.5 15.2 94.5
2009 300 20.5 14.5 94
2010 738 43.3 17.0 94.2
2011 680 47.0 14.4 92.5
2012 849 51.0 16.6 96.9
2013 908 53.0 17.1 94.1
2014 425 24.0 17.7 92.7
2015 347 16.0 21.6 68
2016 354 15.0 23.6 72.9
2017 369 15.0 24.6 75.1
2018 373 18.0 20.7 92.5
2019 346 16.0 21.6 92.5
2020 543 19.0 28.5 92.4
2021 506 23.2 21.7 92.5
2022 509 16.0 31.8 92.5
2023 502 26.0 19.3 92.6
2024 447 23.0 19.4 92.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Jones Valley Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 891 42.0 21.2 0
1989 929 43.0 21.6 n/a
1990 629 34.0 18.5 0
1991 629 39.0 16.1 n/a
1992 616 41.0 15.0 n/a
1993 595 42.0 14.2 n/a
1994 554 36.9 15.0 n/a
1995 577 36.3 15.9 n/a
1996 577 36.3 15.9 n/a
1997 586 38.3 15.3 87
1998 588 38.6 15.2 84.9
1999 593 39.0 15.2 92.2
2000 566 38.0 14.9 81.8
2001 518 36.0 14.4 67.6
2002 482 35.0 13.8 95.4
2003 482 35.0 13.8 95.4
2004 436 35.0 12.5 88.8
2005 392 32.0 12.3 91.6
2006 323 28.0 11.5 90.4
2007 316 24.5 12.9 93.4
2008 311 20.5 15.2 94.5
2009 300 20.5 14.5 94
2010 738 43.3 17.0 94.2
2011 680 47.0 14.4 92.5
2012 849 51.0 16.6 96.9
2013 908 53.0 17.1 94.1
2014 425 24.0 17.7 92.7
2015 347 16.0 21.6 68
2016 354 15.0 23.6 72.9
2017 369 15.0 24.6 75.1
2018 373 18.0 20.7 92.5
2019 346 16.0 21.6 92.5
2020 543 19.0 28.5 92.4
2021 506 23.2 21.7 92.5
2022 509 16.0 31.8 92.5
2023 502 26.0 19.3 92.6
2024 447 23.0 19.4 92.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Jones Valley Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,095 (17.5%) $9,898 (82.5%) $11,995

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Jones Valley Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 429th of 437 Middle schoolsRanks 425th of 437 Middle schools
 0.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Jones Valley Middle School)5.20
 5.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Birmingham City)21.312.7
 8.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)45.330.8
 14.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Jones Valley Middle School)4.60
 4.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Birmingham City)16.511.6
 4.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)43.121
 22.1%
8th Grade Mathematics (Jones Valley Middle School)2.82.9
 0.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Birmingham City)16.57
 9.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.721.1
 23.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students346502
 45.1%
African American333454
 36.3%
American Indian01
Asian00
Hispanic1032
 220%
Pacific Islander00
White17
 600%
Two or More Races28
 300%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients92.5%92.6%
 0.1%


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Jones Valley Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.3% of Alabama middle schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 447 students attended Jones Valley Middle School.

Students who attend Jones Valley Middle School usually go on to attend Wenonah High School

Students at Jones Valley Middle School are 88% African American, 10% Hispanic, 1% White.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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