Mountain Brook High School

Mountain Brook High School (MBHS) is a three-year public high school in the city of Mountain Brook, Alabama. It is the only high school in the Mountain Brook City School System. School colors are green and gold, and the athletic teams are called the Spartans. MBHS competes in AHSAA Class 7A athletics.[3]

Mountain Brook High School
The front entrance to MBHS in 2010
Address
3650 Bethune Drive

Mountain Brook
,
Alabama
35223

United States
Information
School typePublic
Founded1966
School districtMountain Brook School System
PrincipalPhilip Holley
Faculty86.38 FTE[1]
Grades10-12
Enrollment1,059 (2018-2019) [2]
Student to teacher ratio12.17[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Green & Gold         
AthleticsAHSAA Class 7A
MascotSpartan
Team nameSpartans
NewspaperSword and Shield
YearbookOlympian
Feeder schoolsMountain Brook Junior High School
Websitehttp://www.mtnbrook.k12.al.us/mbhs

Recognition

MBHS is consistently recognized as one of the best high schools in Alabama:

  • MBHS was ranked 4th among the 12 Alabama schools included in the Washington Post's 2015 list of America's Most Challenging High Schools.[4]
  • MBHS was included among the top 150 high schools in the U.S. by the Daily Beast.[5]
  • SchoolDigger ranks MBHS 2nd among 357 high schools in the state of Alabama and 1st among high schools in the Birmingham-Hoover metropolitan area.[6]
  • Niche ranks MBHS 2nd in the state of Alabama and 2nd among high schools in the Birmingham-Hoover metropolitan area.[7]
  • The U.S. Department of Education has recognized MBHS as a National Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor awarded by the department.[8][9]

Athletics
The MBHS football team in a 2010 playoff contest against Gadsden City

The Mountain Brook Spartans compete in Class 7A, Alabama's largest classification. The school holds 122 state championships, the most in Alabama.

The boys' basketball team won state championships in 2013, 2014, 2017,[10] 2018[11] and 2019. They also reached the Final Four in 2001 and were the runner-ups in 2015 and 2020.

The girls' cross country team won 12 state championships in a row,[12] since 2003, and the boys won the previous three state championships. The girls' cross country team had a 14-year state championship winning streak.

The boys tennis teams have won 23 state championships, the most in the state. The girls teams also hold the record for most state championships in the state with 23 wins.

Spartan football won state championships in 1975 and 1976.

Accomplishments
A view of the football field, track and outdoor mall area
  • United States Department of Education Blue Ribbon School; 1983–84, 1992-93.
  • United States Department of Education Secondary Schools Recognition Program.
  • Selected by Redbook magazine as one of 155 schools honored for "overall excellence"
  • Recognized by Newsweek magazine as one of the nation's top 100 high schools.
  • Honored by College Board for academic excellence and outstanding support and participation in Advanced Placement Program.
  • Mountain Brook has graduated three Rhodes Scholars.
  • Mountain Brook has won more state athletic championships (119) than any other public school in the state of Alabama.
  • In October 2006, Mountain Brook High School's drama department, under the direction of Pat Yates, combined with Fairfield High Preparatory School to present Christopher Sergel's dramatization of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. The joint production received local and eventually national attention, and was featured on NBC's Today Show and NBC Nightly News. Even Harper Lee herself took notice, as the normally private author agreed to meet with the cast.[13]
  • Mountain Brook was named the top athletic program in Alabama for the 2006-2007 season by Sports Illustrated.[14]

In 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018 the Mountain Brook High School basketball team, led by coach Bucky McMillan, reached the state finals in Alabama's highest classification winning state championships in 2013, 2014,2017, and 2018.

Notable graduates

References
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  7. "Best Public High Schools in Alabama - Niche". K-12 School Rankings and Reviews at Niche.com. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  8. Ray, Tiffany (2008-09-09). "Spain Park High School named national Blue Ribbon School". The Birmingham News.
  9. "No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools Program - 2008 Schools", U.S. Department of Education
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  12. "AHSAA > Sports > Cross Country > Cross Country Past State Champions Girls". www.ahsaa.com. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
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