Riverchase Elementary News Today

Chelsea Bayko will be principal at Rocky Ridge Elementary, and Carl Berryhill will be principal at Trace Crossings Elementary.

Twelve Hoover schools saw their state report card scores increase for 2023.

Allison Dolan is a librarian at Bluff Park Elementary, and Gerri Kimble is a business and marketing teacher at Hoover High.

Ten Hoover schools saw their state report card scores increase for 2023.

The 91-acre Riverwalk Village is expected to have a $2.5 billion economic impact over 10 years.

But Hoover students still lag behind the neighboring school districts of Mountain Brook, Vestavia Hills, Homewood and Trussville in the percentage of students who are proficient in English, math and science.

As the summer break comes to a close and students head back to Hoover public schools on Aug. 10, they’ll see some new faces in leadership positions and find some changes to their physical surroundings.

The Class of 2023 held its graduation Tuesday at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham — The Wynfrey Hotel.

The percentage of K-8 students on grade level has increased 3 percentage points in math and 2 percentage points in English since the beginning of the year.

Spainn Park HIghs Zahra Bardai and Hoover Highs Zach Hamley each received a $2,000 scholarship.