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By MACKENZEE SIMMS | Staff Writer

Several elementary and middle schools in Shelby County ranked amongst the best in the state according to the Niche.com school rankings.

In Shelby County, there are 17 elementary schools ranked in the top 150 in the state and nine middle schools ranked in the top 150 in Alabama.

Niche.com ranks schools based on several criteria, including Academics, Diversity and Teachers. Niche evaluates schools based on these categories and assigns grades in each category.

With the top score for elementary schools in the county, Riverchase Elementary School is ranked No. 15 in Best Public Elementary Schools in the state.

With an overall Niche grade of A, RES scored an A in Academics, an A in Diversity and an A in Teachers. At RES, 603 students attend pre-K through fifth grade with a student-teacher ratio of 14 to 1. According to Niche.com, state test scores indicate that 66 percent of students are proficient in math and 75 percent are proficient in reading.

Greystone Elementary School is the second best elementary school in the county and occupies the No. 17 spot in Best Public Elementary Schools in Alabama.

GES scored an overall Niche grade of A with an A in Academics, a B-plus in Diversity and an A in Teachers. With 424 students attending pre-K through fifth grade and a 13 to 1 student-teacher ratio, Niche.com reported that 76 percent of students are proficient in math and 81 percent are proficient in reading.

Alabaster City Schools’ Meadow View Elementary is the third best elementary school in the county and is ranked No. 27 in Best Public Elementary Schools in Alabama.

MVES scored an overall Niche grade of A due to an A in Academics, an A in Diversity and an A-plus in Teachers. At MVES, 944 students attend pre-K through third grade with a student-teacher ratio of 16 to 1.

As for middle schools, Niche.com ranked Robert F. Bumpus Middle School as the best middle school in Shelby County and ranked it No. 3 in Best Public Middle Schools in Alabama.

With an overall Niche grade of A-plus, with an A in Academics, an A in Diversity and an A in Teachers. With 1,128 students enrolled in sixth through eighth grade, Bumpus has a student-teacher ratio of 15 to 1. According to Niche.com, state test scores indicate that 54 percent of students are proficient in math and 76 percent are proficient in reading.

Berry Middle School is the second highest ranked middle school in Shelby County, ranked in the No. 6 spot in the Best Public Middle Schools in Alabama.

BMS earned an overall Niche grade of A, with an A in Academics, an A in Diversity and an A in Teachers. At BMS, 1,113 students are in enrolled in sixth through eighth grade with a student-teacher ratio of 15 to 1. Niche.com reports that 45 percent of students are proficient in math and 74 percent are proficient in reading.

Oak Mountain Middle School is the third ranking middle school in Shelby County and ranks No. 27 in Best Public Middle Schools in Alabama.

With an overall Niche grade of A, OMMS earned an A in Academics, a B-plus in Diversity and an A in Teachers. With 1,175 students in sixth through eighth grade, the school has a student-teacher ratio of 21 to 1. According to Niche.com, state test scores indicate that 42 percent of students are proficient in math and 74 percent are proficient in reading.

As the fifth best middle school in Shelby County, Pelham Park Middle School is ranked as the No. 38 in the Best Public Middle Schools in Alabama.

With an overall Niche grade of A-minus, Pelham scored an A-minus in Academics, an A in Diversity and an A in Teachers. With 810 students in sixth through eighth grade, PPMS has a student-teacher ratio of 16 to 1. According to Niche.com, state test scores indicate that 24 percent of students are proficient in math and 60 percent are proficient in reading.

 

The following Shelby County elementary schools are in the top 150 Public Elementary Schools in Alabama:

-No. 15, Riverchase Elementary School, HCS

-No. 17, Greystone Elementary School, HCS

-No. 27, Meadow View Elementary School, ACS

-No. 35, Calera Elementary School, SCS

-No. 45, Creek View Elementary School, ACS

-No. 51, Oak Mountain Elementary School, SCS

-No. 55, Inverness Elementary School, SCS

-No. 57, Oak Mountain Intermediate School, SCS

-No. 63, Mt. Laurel Elementary School, SCS

-No. 87, Thompson Intermediate School, ACS

-No. 89, Chelsea Park Elementary School, SCS

-No. 104, Forest Oaks Elementary School, SCS

-No. 118, Shelby Elementary School, SCS

-No. 119, Pelham Oaks Elementary, PCS

-No. 130, Wilsonville Elementary School, SCS

-No. 139, Pelham Ridge Elementary School, PCS

-No. 144, Helena Intermediate School, SCS

 

The following Shelby County middle schools are in the top 150 Public Schools in Alabama:

-No. 3, Robert F. Bumpus Middle School, HCS

-No. 6, Berry Middle School, HCS

-No. 27, Oak Mountain Middle School, SCS

-No. 32, Thompson Middle School, ACS

-No. 38, Pelham Park Middle School, PCS

-No. 39, Chelsea Middle School, SCS

-No. 69, Helena Middle School, SCS

-No. 128, Montevallo Middle School, SCS

-No. 136, Columbiana Middle School, SCS