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HewittTrussville Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

26^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 94% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

HewittTrussville Middle School is a public middle school in Trussville, Alabama, serving 1,139 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the highly-ranked Trussville City School District, which is ranked 4th out of 135 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

HewittTrussville Middle School is a standout institution, consistently ranking among the top 5% of middle schools in Alabama. The school's academic performance is exceptional, with proficiency rates significantly exceeding state averages in mathematics, science, and English language arts. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's mathematics proficiency rate was 52.7% to 55.83%, compared to the state average of 24.08% to 33.97%. Similarly, the school's English language arts proficiency rate was 76.69% to 77.89%, compared to the state average of 54.48% to 56.81%.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Irondale Middle School, Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School, and ClayChalkville Middle School, HewittTrussville Middle School stands out as a top-performing institution, with significantly higher proficiency rates across multiple subject areas. Additionally, the school maintains a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate and a diverse student population, with a lower percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients compared to some nearby schools.

1,163

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,729

Per pupil spending ?

16.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5275 Trussville Clay Road
Trussville, AL 35173-1510

(205) 228-3700

District: Trussville City

Students who attend HewittTrussville Middle School usually attend:

High:

HewittTrussville High School

Feeder schools for HewittTrussville Middle School:

Elementary:	Cahaba Elementary School
	Magnolia Elementary School
	Paine Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.4%

African American:

15.8%

Hispanic:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 89th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (67% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Alabama middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg67%

Alabama avg42%

26^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 135Trussville City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	26 of 439	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	23 of 442	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	22 of 437	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	22 of 432	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	18 of 440	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	18 of 437	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	17 of 423	96.0%	★★★★★
2017	92.8	24 of 432	94.4%	★★★★★
2016	91.7	30 of 432	93.1%	★★★★★
2015	85.6	47 of 430	89.1%	★★★★☆
2014	82.4	49 of 438	88.8%	★★★★☆
2013	81.3	35 of 436	92.0%	★★★★★
2012	84.1	34 of 436	92.2%	★★★★★
2011	82.1	38 of 435	91.3%	★★★★★
2010	83.5	40 of 435	90.8%	★★★★★
2009	86.7	34 of 425	92.0%	★★★★★
2008	91.4	13 of 417	96.9%	★★★★★
2007	90.8	14 of 412	96.6%	★★★★★
2005	90.2	20 of 415	95.2%	★★★★★
2004	87.5	22 of 407	94.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	7 of 259	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	10 of 269	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	11 of 263	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	7 of 271	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.6	5 of 266	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	16 of 252	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	9 of 247	96.4%	★★★★★
2017	85.3	15 of 205	92.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	13 of 20	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	14 of 20	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.8	11 of 22	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	23 of 415	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	22 of 426	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	20 of 417	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	17 of 423	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	19 of 415	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	17 of 399	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	17 of 392	95.7%	★★★★★
2017	90.5	22 of 380	94.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	12 of 173	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	9 of 164	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	16 of 166	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.9	12 of 157	92.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	32 of 428	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	36 of 437	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	75.6	59 of 410	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	52.2	190 of 421	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	91.0	10 of 415	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	8 of 396	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	14 of 396	96.5%	★★★★★
2017	74.0	53 of 349	84.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	29 of 422	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	29 of 428	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	25 of 419	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	27 of 427	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	18 of 418	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	15 of 399	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	18 of 397	95.5%	★★★★★
2017	90.9	24 of 380	93.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	32 of 92	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.1	15 of 78	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	21 of 72	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	17 of 60	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	14 of 61	77.0%	★★★★☆
2017	87.1	1 of 21	95.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	15 of 271	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	6 of 281	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	79.6	18 of 281	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	78.2	22 of 256	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	67.5	36 of 274	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	17 of 254	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	81.0	21 of 223	90.6%	★★★★★
2017	79.9	13 of 195	93.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	33 of 377	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	29 of 373	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	26 of 370	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	30 of 376	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	26 of 369	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	21 of 343	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	24 of 331	92.7%	★★★★★
2017	84.3	27 of 247	89.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)65th percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2025)35th percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English77%+21 vs state

Science73%+32 vs state

Mathematics55%+27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)					Summative Assessment Science (2025)		Summative Assessment English (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
HewittTrussville Middle School	Public	6-8	5275 Trussville Clay Road	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 228-3700	1,163	65	18.0	16.4%	854 (73.4%)	184 (15.8%)	54 (4.6%)	38 (3.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.6%)	92.7	26^th of 439 public middle schools	94.1%		93.3	23^rd of 442 public middle schools	94.8%	3			55.2	55.8	52.7		73.0			77.2	76.7	77.9	$8,729	$744	$7,613
ClayChalkville Middle School	Public	6-8	6700 TrussvilleClay Rd	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3100	952	59	16.1	72.5%	72 (7.6%)	750 (78.8%)	95 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.4%)	12.3	401^st of 439 public middle schools	8.7%		15	377^th of 442 public middle schools	14.7%	24			3.5	8.5	2.4		13.7			26.1	35.8	27.5	$8,115	$1,388	$6,712
Rudd Middle School	Public	6-8	4526 Rudd School Rd	Pinson	35126	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-5309	648	36	18.0	71.3%	93 (14.4%)	320 (49.4%)	222 (34.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	20	353^rd of 439 public middle schools	19.6%		22.7	349^th of 442 public middle schools	21.0%	4			6.9	8.1	10.5		20.9			41.3	35.4	38.3	$8,337	$1,284	$7,033
Erwin Middle School	Public	6-8	532 23rd Avenue NW	Center Point	35215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3430	585	32	18.2	82.1%	3 (0.5%)	504 (86.2%)	64 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	9.4	418^th of 439 public middle schools	4.8%		9.4	422^nd of 442 public middle schools	4.5%	4			1.7	2.8	1.0		10.7			18.8	35.8	24.6	$10,618	$3,193	$7,403
Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	1124 Five Mile Rd	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-5675	336	16	21.0	86.3%	5 (1.5%)	281 (83.6%)	39 (11.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	8.3	423^rd of 439 public middle schools	3.6%		7.1	436^th of 442 public middle schools	1.4%	13			2.7	1.9	0.9		8.0			32.1	26.7	13.6	$8,907	$1,501	$7,404
Huffman Middle School	Public	6-8	517 Huffman Rd	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-5370	384	16	24.0	79.4%	7 (1.8%)	332 (86.5%)	43 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10.1	413^th of 439 public middle schools	5.9%		11.9	400^th of 442 public middle schools	9.5%	13			5.4	0.8	1.7		17.8			25.2	20.0	31.1	$10,777	$2,147	$8,628
Leeds Middle School	Public	6-8	1771 Whitmire Street	Leeds	35094	Jefferson County	Leeds City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 699-4505	452	27	16.7	50.9%	256 (56.6%)	113 (25.0%)	77 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	51.8	194^th of 439 public middle schools	55.8%		50.6	204^th of 442 public middle schools	53.8%	10			23.2	14.5	29.3		49.7			42.6	52.0	69.2	$10,345	$1,367	$8,979
Moody Middle School	Public	4-6	696 High School Drive	Moody	35004	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	No	(205) 640-2190	573	24	23.8	46.8%	401 (70.0%)	64 (11.2%)	60 (10.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.3%)								(n/a)	49.7	23.6	44.6			46.4		69.4	68.5	66.7			$7,756	$1,659	$6,086
Moody Junior High School	Public	7-8	600 High School Drive	Moody	35004	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	No	(205) 640-2040	373	19	20.0	45.3%	260 (69.7%)	48 (12.9%)	37 (9.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.2%)	46.2	234^th of 439 public middle schools	46.7%		52.2	196^th of 442 public middle schools	55.7%	38				22.2	14.3		36.9				50.5	52.7	$7,058	$54	$6,993
Irondale Middle School	Public	6-8	6200 Old Leeds Road	Irondale	35210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3800	430	27	15.9	74.7%	37 (8.6%)	227 (52.8%)	150 (34.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	17.6	372^nd of 439 public middle schools	15.3%		14.7	378^th of 442 public middle schools	14.5%	6			7.1	2.6	1.3		20.0			42.2	39.3	38.3	$9,209	$1,936	$7,250

Frequently Asked Questions about HewittTrussville Middle School

What is the racial makeup of HewittTrussville Middle School?

Students at HewittTrussville Middle School are 73% White, 16% African American, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend HewittTrussville Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,163 students attended HewittTrussville Middle School.

What district is HewittTrussville Middle School in?

Trussville City

Is HewittTrussville Middle School a good school?

Yes. HewittTrussville Middle School ranks in the top 5.9% of Alabama middle schools.

What high school do graduates of HewittTrussville Middle School attend?

Students who attend HewittTrussville Middle School usually go on to attend HewittTrussville High School

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