Pleasant Grove High School (Alabama)

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Pleasant Grove High School
Address
Pleasant Grove High School (Alabama)
100 Spartan Drive

35127

United States
Coordinates 33°29′51″N86°59′50″W / 33.4976°N 86.9973°W / 33.4976; -86.9973
Information
Type Public
Established1970(55 years ago) (1970)
School district Jefferson County Board of Education
CEEB code 012207
PrincipalJarvis Watkins
Teaching staff45.80 (FTE) [1]
Grades 7-12
Enrollment691 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio15.09 [1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Purple and gold
  
Athletics AHSAA Class 4A
Nickname Spartans
Feeder schoolsPleasant Grove Elementary School
Website www.jefcoed.com/pleasantgrovehs

Pleasant Grove High School (PGHS) is a combined middle school and high school in the Birmingham, Alabama suburb of Pleasant Grove. It is one of fourteen high schools in the Jefferson County School System. School colors are purple and gold, and the athletic teams are called the Spartans. PGHS competes in AHSAA Class 4A athletics. [2]

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Student profile

Enrollment in grades 9-12 for the 2013-14 school year is 548 students. Approximately 74% of students are African-American, 25% are white, and 1% are Hispanic. Roughly 46% of students qualify for free or reduced price lunch. [3]

PGHS has a graduation rate of 95%. Approximately 92% of its students meet or exceed state proficiency standards in both mathematics and reading. The average ACT score for PGHS students is 22. [4]

Campus

Athletics

PGHS competes in AHSAA Class 4A athletics and fields teams in the following sports: [7]

PGHS won the AHSAA state championship in baseball in 1993, 1994, and 1996. Its football team won regional championships in 1984, 1988, 2006, and 2010. They also advanced to the 2014 5A state championship game before losing to St. Paul's. [8]

On the football field, Pleasant Grove's two most common rivals have been Fairfield High School whom they have played 33 times with a record of 19-14 and Mortimer Jordan High School (29 times) with a record of 13-16. [9] [ full citation needed ]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pleasant Grove High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  2. "AHSAA Classification 2014-16" (PDF).
  3. "Pleasant Grove High School". SchoolDigger. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  4. "Pleasant Grove High School in Pleasant Grove, AL - Niche". K-12 School Rankings and Reviews at Niche.com. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  5. "Athletic facilities for new Pleasant Grove High School approved". October 28, 2009. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  6. "Community likes what it sees at open house for new Pleasant Grove High School". August 16, 2010. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  7. "Pleasant Grove High -". Pleasant Grove High. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  8. "Pleasant Grove Football History AHSAA".
  9. Alabama High School Football Historical Society
  10. Jefferson County election results, 2006
  11. Carol Robinson, AL.com October 9, 2017, Birmingham Real Time News