Gardendale High School Overview

Overview

At Gardendale High School, students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Gardendale High School is 40 percent. The student body makeup is 47 percent male and 53 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 25 percent. Gardendale High School is 1 of 13 high schools in the Jefferson County School District.

Rankings / Awards

This details how this school compares to others based on U.S. News ranking criteria.

Medal Awarded	None
National Rank
Unranked

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Students / Teachers

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government.

Total Enrollment	1,071
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total)	25%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total)	27%
Full-Time Teachers	64

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Test Scores

U.S. News calculates these values based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level course work (AP®/IB exams).

Proficient in English	90%
Proficient in Math	86%
College Readiness Index	18.0

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School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

Grades Served	09 – 12
Setting	Large Suburb
Charter School	No
Magnet School	No
Receives Title I Funding	No

District

This information relates to high schools run by this school's state operating agency. Many districts contain only one high school.

Total Schools	13
Total Students	12,239
Proficient in English (district average)	81%
Proficient in Math (district average)	83%
College Readiness (district average)	13.7