Deer Valley Elementary, 4990 Ross Bridge Parkway: grades K to 5, 715 students on the 2024-25 state report card, which graded it an A with 99 points.

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Sources: the school’s website; Hoover City Schools’ School Zones page, School Locator Map and 2026-27 calendar (PDF); the Alabama State Department of Education’s state report card for 2024-25 and 2023-24; the federal NCES school directory for 2024-25.

Deer Valley Elementary, at 4990 Ross Bridge Parkway, is a Hoover City Schools elementary school serving kindergarten through fifth grade. Alabama graded it an A, with 99 points, on its 2024-25 report card, and counted 715 students there.

Its website lists a First Class Pre-K program page among its About pages; First Class is Alabama’s state pre-K program.

Who to call
Address 4990 Ross Bridge Parkway, Hoover, AL 35226
Phone 205-439-3300
Grades K to 5 (the federal directory also lists pre-K)
School hours 7:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
County Jefferson County
District Hoover City Schools
State school code 158-0380

Principal

Principal Leah Colley, according to the school’s principal page.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: 715 students on the 2024-25 Alabama state report card, down from 734 on the 2023-24 card.
  • Federal count: 735 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 53.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is a ratio of 13.71 students per teacher.

State report card

Alabama grades every public school from A to F each year. The grade comes from a 100-point score built from students’ achievement and growth on state tests in English language arts and math, chronic absenteeism (the share of students who missed 18 or more days) and progress in English language proficiency, according to the Alabama State Department of Education’s report card rules.

2024-25 grade: A, 99 points. The 2023-24 card gave Deer Valley Elementary an A with the same score. Hoover City Schools as a whole earned an A, with 95 points.

Indicator 2024-25 score
Academic achievement (ELA and math tests) 100
Academic growth 100
Chronic absenteeism (lower is better) 3.61% of students

The full report card, with results by student group, teachers and spending, is on the state’s report card site.

Attendance zone

On the district’s School Locator Map, last updated Dec. 2, 2025, the Deer Valley Elementary zone feeds Bumpus Middle and then Hoover High.

The district says the map is for information only and is not legally binding. Apartment and multifamily addresses are in a separate apartment zone guide (PDF). Students who want a Hoover school other than their zoned one apply in the district’s yearly transfer window.

Bell times

The school’s School Hours page gives hours of 7:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., with the late bell at 7:45. Students may arrive no earlier than 7 a.m. and must be picked up by 3:10 p.m. unless they are in a scheduled after-school activity.

Calendar

Deer Valley Elementary follows the Hoover City Schools 2026-27 calendar (PDF). Coming dates:

  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, schools closed
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Friday, Dec. 18: early dismissal, end of the second nine weeks
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; students return Tuesday, Jan. 5
  • March 22-26, 2027: spring break
  • Thursday, May 27, 2027: last day for students

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Deer Valley Elementary serve?

Deer Valley Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade, and the federal school directory also lists pre-K classes there.

What is Deer Valley Elementary’s state report card grade?

Deer Valley Elementary earned an A, with 99 points, on Alabama’s 2024-25 state report card, after an A with 99 points on the 2023-24 card.

Which middle and high school does Deer Valley Elementary feed into?

Bumpus Middle and then Hoover High, according to the district’s school zone map.

What time does Deer Valley Elementary start?

School hours are 7:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., and students may arrive from 7 a.m., according to the school’s website.