By GRAHAM BROOKS / Staff Writer

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama State Department of Education has released its annual Alabama State Report Card letter grades for each school system in the state, and Shelby County Schools fared well in the latest report detailing the 2017-18 school year statistics.

The ALSDE has released the Accountability System Section of the Alabama Unified Report that includes the A-F report card that provides a letter grade for each school within each school system in the state.

The AUR will be a collection of numerous components of state and federal data including the Alabama State Report Card. The AUR will combine required federal and state public data, and will place them collectively on the ALSDE’s website for public consumption, transparency, and analysis.

As of Dec. 31, overall letter grades are the only data available for each school/school system, as the full AUR will be available on the ALSDE website at a later date.

The full report will include the Alabama state report card, federal data, state report card archives, accountability report archives, federal business rules, demographics and a glossary.

State Superintendent of Education, Dr. Eric Mackey, said the compilation of this data is not only in keeping with federal and state guidelines, but just as importantly, provides a window into our state’s public education system’s standings for all stakeholders to view.

“Overall, we are pleased with the academic growth that we see across the state,” Mackey said in an ALSDE release. “It is a testament to the dedication of our teachers, principals, and all those who support their work that student performance continues to rise. As state superintendent, I am grateful for these hardworking individuals in our local schools who improve the trajectory of children’s lives every day. We believe that our best days and highest levels of achievement lie ahead of us, not behind, and we look forward to working with our state policymakers and lawmakers in 2019 to make sure that we are providing ever better resources and supports for our schools.”

The full breakdown of the Alabama state report card will contain an array of information providing unique characteristics of Alabama schools and systems, including but not limited to:

–Academic achievement

–Academic growth

–Graduation rates

–College and career ready data

–Chronic absenteeism

–Enrollment by student subgroup

The three city school systems serving portions of Shelby County performed well on the most recent school report cards.

Alabaster City Schools

Alabaster City Schools maintained its overall grade of B on the report card, and its score fell slightly from an 87 to an 85 from the 2016-2017 school year to the 2017-2018 school year, according to the state.

Creek View Elementary School posted a score of 90 on the most recent report card, which was up from last year’s number of 79. Meadow View Elementary School saw its score rise from an 81 to an 88.

Thompson Intermediate School scored a 78, which was slightly down from last year’s 81, and Thompson Sixth Grade Center saw its number drop slightly from 85 to 84.

Thompson Middle School earned an overall grade of 81, down slightly from last year’s 85, and Thompson High School saw its number rise from an 84 to an 89.

Hoover City Schools

Hoover City Schools, which serves portions of Shelby County, earned an overall grade of A, and its score fell slightly from a 92 to 90 from last year’s number.

For the Hoover schools in Shelby County, Spain Park High School saw its grade rise from 87 to a 92, and Berry Middle School saw its grade drop slightly from 95 to 93.

Greystone Elementary School scored a 99, which was up from last year’s score of 97, and Riverchase Elementary School’s grade rose from 93 to 95.

Pelham City Schools

Pelham City Schools earned an overall grade of 87, which was down one point from last year’s score of 88.

Pelham High school saw its grade rise from an 85 to 88, and Pelham Park Middle School earned an 83, which was up from 81 last year.

Pelham Ridge Elementary School’s rose from an 84 to an 86, and Pelham Oaks Elementary School’s score rose from an 85 to an 89.

The county school system representing Shelby County performed well as several schools saw bumps in its report card score from 2016-17 to 2017-18.

Shelby County Schools

Shelby County Schools maintained its overall grade of B on the report card, maintaining its score of an 88 from the 2016-17 school year to the 2017-18 school year, according to the state.

Calera High School posted a score of 82 on the most recent report card, which was the same overall grade it received from last year’s report.

Calera Intermediate School saw its number rise from a 78 to an 80, while Calera Elementary School received a 79 after not receiving a grade for the 2016-17 school year.

Calera Middle School saw its score rise slightly from an 80 to an 81.

Forest Oak Elementary School earned an overall grade of 91, up slightly from last year’s 90.

Chelsea Park Elementary School earned an overall grade of 89, down slightly from last year’s 91.

Chelsea Middle School earned an overall grade of 90, up slightly from last year’s 88, and Chelsea High School saw its number rise from an 84 to an 89.

Elvin Hill Elementary School earned an overall grade of 80, up slightly from last year’s 77.

Columbiana Middle School earned an overall grade 85, up significantly from last year’s 78, and Shelby County High School saw its number rise from a 74 to an 82.

Helena Elementary School posted a score of 89 after not receiving a grade for the 2016-17 school year.

Helena Intermediate school also earned a score of 89, down slightly from last year’s 90.

Helena Middle School earned an overall grade of 88, which matched last year’s score, and Helena High School saw its number rise from an 87 to a 93.

Inverness Elementary School saw a solid increase in its score, going from an 84 to a 94 on this year’s report card.

Mt Laurel Elementary School earned an overall grade of 98, up slightly from last year’s 97, and Montevallo Elementary School saw its number drop slightly from an 86 to an 85.

Montevallo Middle School earned an overall grade 82, which matched last year’s score, and Montevallo High School saw its number rise from a 74 to a 78.

Oak Mountain Elementary School earned an overall grade of 97, up significantly from last year’s score of 89.

Oak Mountain Intermediate School earned an overall grade of 95, which matched last year’s score.

Oak Mountain Middle School earned an overall grade 93, down slightly from last year’s score of 94, and Oak Mountain High School saw its number rise from a 90 to a 93.

Shelby Elementary School earned an overall grade of 84, which matched last year’s score.

Wilsonville Elementary School raised its overall grade significantly from a year ago, going from a 79 to a 91.

Vincent Elementary School earned an overall grade 83, up slightly from last year’s score of 82, and Vincent Middle High School saw its number rise from a 78 to an 82.

To view the Alabama state report card grades, visit Alsde.edu/Pages/home.aspx.

Managing Editor Neal Wagner contributed to this report.