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Teachers and Staff
Students Per Counselor
420:1
Student Diversity
Female
53.4%
Male
46.6%
Black
53.8%
White
22.5%
Hispanic
19.8%
Two or more races
2.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander
1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs
AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program
Colleges Students are Considering
Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of Alabama - Birmingham426 Students
The University of Alabama341 Students
Auburn University278 Students
Troy University204 Students
Alabama A&M University193 Students
University of South Alabama192 Students
Alabama State University181 Students
Jacksonville State University180 Students
Tuskegee University173 Students
The University of Alabama in Huntsville166 Students
What Students Want to Study
Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing114 Students
Business94 Students
Psychology82 Students
Biology79 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies49 Students
Computer Science47 Students
Marketing31 Students
Accounting31 Students
Physical Therapy27 Students
Communications26 Students
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
3.7321 Reviews
4.0Senior
9/22/2024
I enjoy the plays the Shades Valley theater perform for the school. There are lots of elective classes and opportunities for both Shades Valley and JCIB students. A major issue I have is the pacing for classes at Shades Valley. In elective classes they tend to be held back a lot by the majority of students the students not doing their work. For the few students that care to pass the class it feels like a waste of time, sitting there waiting for others to catch up.
3.0Senior
6/17/2024
The only issue is the disparity between the ib deparand shades valley so some resources they get we do not and vice versa. I have had good and bad times in the school but I do not regret attending the school or anything.
5.0Senior
11/23/2023
Good overall, but there needs to be more communication with parents and students with announcements and not to wait till the last minute for the announcements. The school has good programs and lots of options for career activities on what you are interested in.
Has the Best Principal and is coming back after five years Coming back up to where it was back in the past. This new Principal they've had the last five years is doing an awesome job improving. This campus is home to 13 Academies,the International Baccalaureate School and the High School. It has exp...
Scored # 15 in Newsweeks 2013 Best High Schools in the nation. The analysis included Graduation Rate, College Acceptance Rate, AP/IB/AICE Tests taken per student & SAT/ACT scores-----stuff that really matters. The score of a 4 seems pretty low for Greatschools. Parents you must use additional resear...
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