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By NOAH WORTHAM | Managing Editor

Shelby County Schools announced that Mt Laurel Elementary School and Oak Mountain Intermediate School ranked highly on U.S. News and World Report’s Best Elementary Schools and Best Middle Schools lists.

U.S. News & World Report ranked schools based on their performance on state-required tests, graduation rate and how well they prepare students for their next level of education.

Mt Laurel Elementary School received an overall score of 99.55 out of 100 and was ranked at No. 4 in Alabama Elementary Schools. At Mt Laurel Elementary, 81 percent of students scored at or above the proficient levels for math and 86 percent scored at or above the level for reading. The school received a reading proficiency rank of No. 11 and a math proficiency rank of No. 3 with its reading performance somewhat above expectations and its math performance well above expectations. Mt Laurel Elementary School was ranked at No. 1 for Shelby County Elementary Schools.

Oak Mountain intermediate School received an overall score of 99.3 out of 100 and was ranked at No. 4 in Alabama Middle Schools. At OMIS, 63 percent of students scored at or above the proficient level for math and 76 percent scored at or above the level for reading. OMIS receive a reading proficiency rank of No. 12 and a math proficiency rank of No. 3 with its reading performance somewhat above expectations and its math performance well above expectations. Oak Mountain Intermediate School was ranked at No. 1 for Shelby County Middle Schools.