📍 1575 Patton Chapel Road, Hoover, Jefferson County, 35226
Ira F Simmons Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hoover, Jefferson County. The school has 882 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hoover City school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
Ira F Simmons Middle School enrolls 882 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 68 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 26% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 468 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 228 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 120 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 28 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
404 of the school's 882 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ira F Simmons Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-70.
Ira F Simmons Middle School is one of 18 schools in Hoover City, based in Hoover, Alabama. The district serves 13,632 students district-wide and employs 949 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 882 students, Ira F Simmons Middle School is larger than the district average of about 757 students per school.
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