Clay-Chalkville High School is a four-year public high school in the Birmingham, Alabama suburb of Clay. It is the second largest of the Jefferson County Board of Education's fourteen high schools. School colors are navy blue and silver, and the athletic teams are called the Cougars. CCHS competes in AHSAA Class 6A athletics.Student profileEnrollment in grades 9-12 for the 2013-14 school year is 1,333 students. Approximately 56% of students are African-American, 38% are white, 4% are Hispanic, and 2% Asian-American. Roughly 50% of students qualify for free or reduced price lunch.CCHS has a graduation rate of 86%. Approximately 84% of its students meet or exceed state proficiency standards in mathematics, and 81% meet or exceed standards in reading. The average ACT score for CCHS students is 21 and the average SAT Score is 1480.CampusThe CCHS campus was constructed in 1996 and is located on the border of Clay and Pinson. It consists of a one-level building with 53 classrooms, four computer labs, four science labs, a choral room, a band room, a media center, a fine arts room, a video production studio, a lunch room, practice and spectator gymnasiums, a 650-seat auditorium, and 766 spaces for parking. The school has fields for baseball, softball, football, and practice. Stadium seating was removed from the old Shades Valley High School and repaired for use at CCHS. The 9,880 sq. ft. media center is a focal point for the school and includes a time capsule placed by the Class of 2001. It overlooks an outdoor amphitheatre through a curved wall of windows. The auditorium has a fully complemented stage with fly tower and scene room.
