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Best Schools in Hoover

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Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Vestavia

One of the most important things for families looking to buy is to determine the best schools in an area.  Most people looking to buy in Hoover know that the school system is very strong.  In fact, when we moved to the area several years ago looking for the best schools, people told us that you really couldn't go wrong with any of them which I think is probably the case.

 Greystone Elementary

Having said that, I have put together one way of determining the best schools in Hoover, which I think is pretty objective and independent and as good as any.  I used the results of the SAT in each grade at each school for each curriculum (reading, math, language, etc...) for the year 2008-2009 and did a simple average to come up with a ranking.  This results-oriented approach is only one way of looking at it and there are certainly other factors (e.g., quality of facility and staff) that determine the quality of a school but you can't argue with results.

at right, a photo of Greystone Elementary ---> 

 

 

Take a look at the chart below and you can see that the top-performing elementary schools in Hoover are Greystone, Riverchase, Deer Valley and Bluff Park.  All four of these outperform the average for the Hoover system overall.

 Hoover Elementary SATs

Before anyone starts to conclude that the schools at the lower end of the list are "bad" schools, keep in mind how all of these schools stack up against national and state averages.  As noted in the chart explanation, the national average NPR is 50%.  The Alabama state average, for example, is 58% NPR for 5th grade reading and 54% for 7th grade math.  ALL OF THE SCHOOLS LISTED AT LEFT ARE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THE STATE AND NAIONAL AVERAGES!

Now onto to the three middle schools in the Hoover City Schools System.  As shown in the chart below, of the three, the top performer USING THE SAT COMPOSITE CRITERIA I DEVELOPED is Berry Middle School.

Hoover Middle SATs

 Bumpus Middle

 

 

 

 

 

Above: Photo of Bumpus Middle

 

I encourage you to get as much information on your own at alabama schools to make your own determination about test results and to visit hoover city schools to gather more information about the system and each individual schools.  Paying them a visit is also a great idea.

 

So where do you buy if you want to get into one of the best schools in Hoover?  Contact me at sold@markcrain.com and I'll be happy to provide you listings according to your criteria.  Keep in mind though, if you are set on Hoover, you really can't go wrong with any of the schools!

 

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