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Hokes Bluff Middle School

Q: Is Hokes Bluff Middle School a good school?

Hokes Bluff Middle School ranks 97 th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

97^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 78% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Hokes Bluff Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Hokes Bluff, Alabama, with 279 students. The school is part of the Etowah County School District, which is ranked 53 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hokes Bluff Middle School has seen a fluctuating statewide ranking over the past 10 years, ranging from 97th to 275th out of Alabama's middle schools. In the most recent year, the school ranked 97th and received a 4-star rating. The school performs well compared to other Alabama middle schools for female, male, and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top quarter for these subgroups. However, the school's performance for white and special education students is more average, ranking in the middle third of Alabama middle schools. Hokes Bluff Middle School outperforms the Etowah County and Alabama state averages in English/Language Arts proficiency across all grade levels, but its 7th and 8th grade math proficiency lags behind the county and state.

Compared to nearby schools, Hokes Bluff Middle School generally outperforms Sardis Middle School and Glencoe Middle School on test scores and statewide rankings. However, the higher-performing Piedmont Middle School and Rainbow Middle School, which are in different districts, achieve stronger results across the board. Hokes Bluff Middle School spends $8,192 per student, which is higher than the spending at nearby schools, but its student-teacher ratio of 18.0 is still higher than the 15.3 ratio at Piedmont Middle School.

253

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,192

Per pupil spending ?

46.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3121 Appalachian Hwy
Hokes Bluff, AL 35930-4737

(256) 492-1963

District: Etowah County

Students who attend Hokes Bluff Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hokes Bluff High School

Feeder schools for Hokes Bluff Middle School:

Elementary:

Hokes Bluff Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.1%

Two or more races:

3.6%

Hispanic:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (50% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Alabama middle schools

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg44%

Alabama avg42%

97^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Etowah County

53^rd of 135Etowah County 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	71.4	97 of 439	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	56.1	170 of 442	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	171 of 437	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	183 of 432	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.3	132 of 440	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	40.4	275 of 437	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	246 of 423	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.1	237 of 432	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.7	239 of 432	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	63.8	117 of 430	72.8%	★★★★☆
2014	67.2	107 of 438	75.6%	★★★★☆
2013	64.7	139 of 436	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.7	138 of 436	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.7	152 of 435	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.7	110 of 435	74.7%	★★★★☆
2009	57.4	171 of 425	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.7	138 of 417	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.3	112 of 412	72.8%	★★★★☆
2006	71.1	87 of 409	78.7%	★★★★☆
2005	60.3	144 of 415	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.5	148 of 407	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	112 of 415	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	56.6	163 of 426	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	171 of 417	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	186 of 423	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.1	173 of 415	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	239 of 399	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	240 of 392	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.3	242 of 380	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	96 of 428	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.0	162 of 437	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	127 of 410	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	133 of 421	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.2	136 of 415	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	232 of 396	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	250 of 396	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.7	234 of 349	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	90 of 422	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	52.8	175 of 428	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	156 of 419	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	175 of 427	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.5	93 of 418	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	35.6	270 of 399	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	213 of 397	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.6	192 of 380	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	89 of 271	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.0	263 of 281	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	217 of 281	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.3	132 of 256	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	164 of 274	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.2	222 of 254	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.9	92 of 223	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.1	45 of 195	76.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	135 of 377	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.0	211 of 373	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	216 of 370	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	234 of 376	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	163 of 369	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.9	287 of 343	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	279 of 331	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)73rd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English63%+8 vs state

Science58%+17 vs state

Mathematics33%+6 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 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th 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
Hokes Bluff Middle School	Public	6-8	3121 Appalachian Hwy	Hokes Bluff	35930	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 492-1963	253	16	16.2	46.6%	233 (92.1%)	3 (1.2%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	71.4	97^th of 439 public middle schools	77.9%		56.1	170^th of 442 public middle schools	61.5%	73		38.4	30.1	31.1	58.1		68.5	57.0	64.9	$8,192	$1,039	$7,137
Glencoe Middle School	Public	5-8	809 Lonesome Bend Rd	Glencoe	35905	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 492-5627	272	16	16.6	47.4%	233 (85.7%)	5 (1.8%)	17 (6.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	61.9	140^th of 439 public middle schools	68.1%		55	177^th of 442 public middle schools	60.0%	37	29.2	25.7	19.2	8.7	60.9	73.6	77.1	63.5	66.7	$6,661	$397	$6,262
Litchfield Middle School	Public	6-8	1109 Hoke St	Gadsden	35903	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 492-6793	252	16	16.2	80.2%	20 (7.9%)	151 (59.9%)	78 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	13.4	394^th of 439 public middle schools	10.3%		17.6	365^th of 442 public middle schools	17.4%	29		7.7	4.6	6.2	13.6		32.5	37.2	24.7	$14,976	$3,234	$11,723
Gadsden Middle School	Public	6-8	612 Tracy St	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 547-6341	438	24	18.5	63.9%	123 (28.1%)	215 (49.1%)	85 (19.4%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	55.1	179^th of 439 public middle schools	59.2%		47.5	226^th of 442 public middle schools	48.9%	47		41.2	24.7	28.2	32.1		58.1	52.1	52.6	$7,496	$1,000	$6,478
Sansom Middle School	Public	6-8	2210 W Meighan Blvd	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-4992	339	20	16.6	77.6%	128 (37.8%)	107 (31.6%)	86 (25.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	35	297^th of 439 public middle schools	32.3%		38.8	275^th of 442 public middle schools	37.8%	22		32.0	10.1	6.7	27.8		55.6	53.9	33.8	$10,000	$2,276	$7,706
Rainbow Middle School	Public	6-8	454 Lumbley Rd	Rainbow City	35906	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	No	(256) 442-1095	634	31	20.3	40.2%	501 (79.0%)	52 (8.2%)	33 (5.2%)	16 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.0%)	64.6	122^nd of 439 public middle schools	72.2%		64.3	129^th of 442 public middle schools	70.8%	7		36.0	18.0	25.1	44.3		68.5	59.6	75.5	$7,303	$720	$6,582
Etowah Middle School	Public	6-8	316 Jones Street	Attalla	35954	Etowah County	Attalla City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 538-3236	342	19	17.8	74.0%	229 (67.0%)	64 (18.7%)	29 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.7%)	38.8	278^th of 439 public middle schools	36.7%		45.1	233^rd of 442 public middle schools	47.3%	45		15.0	14.3	22.7	33.0		42.1	52.7	52.6	$8,706	$1,586	$7,093
Alexandria Middle School	Public	5-8	80 Railroad Dr	Alexandria	36250	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-4500	503	27	18.6	51.7%	409 (81.3%)	54 (10.7%)	20 (4.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.2%)	65.9	116^th of 439 public middle schools	73.6%		58.3	156^th of 442 public middle schools	64.7%	40	38.5	43.2	16.7	25.9	54.3	76.9	64.4	60.5	64.9	$8,103	$842	$7,166
Piedmont Middle School	Public	6-8	401 N Main St	Piedmont	36272	Calhoun County	Piedmont City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 447-6165	223	14	15.5	59.2%	188 (84.3%)	18 (8.1%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	89.2	41^st of 439 public middle schools	90.7%		92.7	30^th of 442 public middle schools	93.2%	11		67.1	44.6	54.1	50.8		72.2	78.3	75.8	$7,714	$880	$6,829
Centre Middle School	Public	5-8	1920 East Main Street	Centre	35960	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 927-5656	450	22	20.9	56.0%	381 (84.7%)	28 (6.2%)	23 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)	63.4	133^rd of 439 public middle schools	69.7%		59	154^th of 442 public middle schools	65.2%	21	54.2	36.4	25.6	26.7	49.5	72.9	60.6	58.1	60.0	$8,835	$1,485	$7,298

Frequently Asked Questions about Hokes Bluff Middle School

Is Hokes Bluff Middle School a good school?

Hokes Bluff Middle School ranks 97^th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hokes Bluff Middle School?

Students at Hokes Bluff Middle School are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What district is Hokes Bluff Middle School in?

Etowah County

How many students attend Hokes Bluff Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 253 students attended Hokes Bluff Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Hokes Bluff Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hokes Bluff Middle School usually go on to attend Hokes Bluff High School

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