Pinson Valley High School (PVHS) is a four-year public high school in the Birmingham, Alabama suburb of Pinson. It is the fifth largest of the Jefferson County Board of Education's fourteen high schools. School colors are garnet and gold, and the athletic teams are called the Indians. PVHS competes in AHSAA Class 6A athletics.
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Student profile
Enrollment in grades 9–12 for the 2013–14 school year is 1,028 students. Approximately 51% of students are white, 37% are African-American, 10% are Hispanic, and 2% are Asian-American. Roughly 42% of students qualify for free or reduced price lunch.
PVHS has a graduation rate of 83%. Approximately 75% of its students meet or exceed state proficiency standards in mathematics, and 78% meet or exceed standards in reading. The average ACT score for PVHS students is 22.
Notable alumni
Marcus Brimage, mixed martial artist
Coty Clarke, basketball player
Zach Cunningham, football player
Terry Hoeppner, football coach
Desmond Jennings, baseball player
Tez Johnson, football player
Colby Jones, basketball player
Terry Jones, baseball player
Kool-Aid McKinstry, football player
TJ Metcalf, football player
Bo Nix, football player
Zach Pyron, football player
Shay Shelnutt, Alabama State Senator
Amare Thomas, football player
Melinda Toole Gunter, former Miss Alabama
Phil Sims, Texas Governor's Ombudsman