Ira F Simmons Middle School

Regular School · Hoover, AL

Ira F Simmons Middle School is a regular school school in Hoover, Alabama, serving grades 06–08 with 860 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.9:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

860

Teachers (FTE)

62.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	448	52%
Black or African American	226	26%
Hispanic/Latino	120	14%
Two or more races	35	4%
Asian	29	3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	860	433M / 427F

English Language Learners: 91 (11% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	33.0% +8.9pp	24.1%	1,028
Reading Proficiency	59.0% +12.7pp	46.3%	1,022
Science Proficiency	56.0%	—	326

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.25 grade levels

Math

-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

4.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	860	100%

Contact & Location

1575 Patton Chapel Road

Hoover, AL 35226

Phone: (205)439-2100

http://www.hoovercityschools.net/simmons

District

Hoover City

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,545

District enrollment: 13,557

Other Schools in District

Bluff Park Elementary School Elementary
Brocks Gap Intermediate School Elementary
Deer Valley Elementary School Elementary
Green Valley Elementary School Elementary
Greystone Elementary School Elementary
Gwin Elementary School Elementary
Riverchase Elementary School Elementary
Rocky Ridge Elementary School Elementary

View all 17 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 35226) → CensusDepth.com
Alabama population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alabama teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

010000701741

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD