Mountain Brook High School

Mountain Brook High School serves 970 students in grades 10 through 12 in Mountain Brook, Alabama, earning recognition as the 6th-ranked high school statewide out of 1,360 schools. With an impressive student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1 supported by 98 full-time equivalent teachers, the school provides personalized attention that contributes to its exceptional academic performance. The school demonstrates strong academic achievement with 81% of students performing proficiently or above in mathematics and 69% meeting proficiency standards in English Language Arts and reading.

This outstanding performance has earned Mountain Brook High School a 9.0 out of 10 MySchoolScout rating and a remarkable academic score of 9.8 out of 10. Students benefit from the school's location in an affluent, highly educated community where 81% of residents hold bachelor's degrees or higher. The surrounding ZIP code 35223 reflects a stable, prosperous area with a median household income of $151,550 and median home values of $697,200, while maintaining a low poverty rate of just 6.7%.

Mountain Brook High School operates as a regular public school within Jefferson County, positioned in a large suburban setting that provides students with both educational excellence and access to the broader Birmingham metropolitan area's resources and opportunities.

With a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1, Mountain Brook High School offers a notably low ratio compared to the national average. This typically means smaller class sizes and more opportunities for one-on-one interaction between students and teachers.