Brock's Gap Intermediate, 1730 Lake Cyrus Club Drive: grades 3 to 5, 521 students on the 2024-25 state report card, graded A with 100 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.

Brock’s Gap Intermediate, at 1730 Lake Cyrus Club Drive, is a Hoover City Schools intermediate school serving third through fifth grade. Alabama graded it an A, with 100 points, on its 2024-25 report card, and counted 521 students there.

It is Hoover City Schools’ only intermediate school. Its About Our School page says it has about 500 students in third through fifth grade, and its mascot is the buccaneer. Students come from the South Shades Crest Elementary zone, which covers kindergarten through second grade.

Who to call
Address 1730 Lake Cyrus Club Drive, Hoover, AL 35244
Phone 205-439-1600
Grades 3 to 5
County Jefferson County
District Hoover City Schools
State school code 158-0420

Principal

Principal Emily Dunleavy, according to the school’s administration page, which announces her as the school’s principal after three years as its assistant principal under Principal Scott Mitchell.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: 521 students on the 2024-25 Alabama state report card, up from 497 on the 2023-24 card.
  • Federal count: 521 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is a ratio of 14.89 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, 100 points. The 2023-24 card gave Brock’s Gap Intermediate an A with 99 points. 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
Progress in English language proficiency 80
Chronic absenteeism (lower is better) 2.24% 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 Brock’s Gap Intermediate zone feeds Bumpus Middle and then Hoover High. The intermediate school shares its zone with South Shades Crest Elementary, which serves kindergarten through second grade; the map labels it “South Shades Crest K-2 / Brocks Gap 3-5.”

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.

Calendar

Brock’s Gap Intermediate 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

More

Frequently asked questions

What grades does Brock’s Gap Intermediate serve?

Brock’s Gap Intermediate serves third through fifth grade.

What is Brock’s Gap Intermediate’s state report card grade?

Brock’s Gap Intermediate earned an A, with 100 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 Brock’s Gap Intermediate feed into?

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