📍 2250 Sumpter St, Hoover, Jefferson County, 35226
Shades Mountain Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hoover, Jefferson County. The school has 330 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hoover City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
Shades Mountain Elementary School enrolls 330 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 17% Black or African American and 9.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 187 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 9.7% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 9.4% |
| Asian | 24 | 7.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
157 of the school's 330 students (48%) 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.
Shades Mountain Elementary 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.
Shades Mountain Elementary 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 330 students, Shades Mountain Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 757 students per school.
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