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Southlawn Middle School

Q: Is Southlawn Middle School a good school?

Southlawn Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.4% of Alabama middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Southlawn Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Southlawn Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Southlawn Middle School?

Students at Southlawn Middle School are 73% African American, 24% Hispanic, 2% White.

Q: What high school do graduates of Southlawn Middle School attend?

Students who attend Southlawn Middle School usually go on to attend Carver Senior High School

Public Grades 6-8

433^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Southlawn Middle School is a public middle school located in Montgomery, Alabama, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 485 students. The school is part of the Montgomery County School District, which is ranked 109 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Southlawn Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Alabama middle schools over the past several years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southlawn Middle School significantly underperforms compared to the state and county averages in academic assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 1.8% of 6th-grade students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 14.83% in Montgomery County and 33.97% statewide. The school's performance in English language arts and science assessments is also well below the county and state levels. Additionally, Southlawn Middle School has alarmingly high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 45.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and county averages.

When comparing Southlawn Middle School to other nearby middle schools in the Montgomery County district, the performance gap is quite stark. For example, Carr Middle School and Brewbaker Middle School significantly outperform Southlawn Middle School in academic assessments, with proficiency rates that are 2-3 times higher. The data also reveals a stark contrast between Southlawn Middle School and the two magnet schools in the area, Baldwin Art and Academics Magnet and Floyd Middle School, which consistently rank in the top 15% of Alabama middle schools and have significantly higher academic proficiency rates.

494

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,399

Per pupil spending ?

86%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5333 Mobile Hwy
Montgomery, AL 36108

(334) 284-8086

District: Montgomery County

Students who attend Southlawn Middle School usually attend:

High:

Carver Senior High School

Feeder schools for Southlawn Middle School:

Elementary:	Carver Elementary School
	Catoma Elementary School
	King Elementary
	Morris Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.9%

Hispanic:

23.7%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (28% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 12% Alabama)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg23%

Alabama avg42%

433^rd of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Middle Schools in the Montgomery County

109^th of 135Montgomery 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	7.0	433 of 439	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	434 of 442	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	424 of 437	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	422 of 432	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	419 of 440	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	419 of 437	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	391 of 423	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.7	423 of 432	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.7	422 of 432	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.3	414 of 430	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.0	433 of 438	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.7	425 of 436	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.4	433 of 436	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.7	420 of 435	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.4	432 of 435	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.7	420 of 425	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.2	398 of 417	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.6	401 of 412	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.9	400 of 409	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.1	409 of 415	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.2	395 of 407	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	253 of 259	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	258 of 269	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	246 of 263	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	256 of 271	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	246 of 266	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	239 of 252	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	202 of 247	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.5	200 of 205	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	104 of 117	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	73 of 106	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	53 of 94	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	38 of 81	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.5	47 of 70	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	406 of 415	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	418 of 426	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	412 of 417	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	410 of 423	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	402 of 415	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	385 of 399	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	371 of 392	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.7	375 of 380	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	172 of 173	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	158 of 164	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	161 of 166	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	152 of 157	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	142 of 154	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	87 of 124	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.6	96 of 113	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.1	99 of 108	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	422 of 428	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	428 of 437	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	396 of 410	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	408 of 421	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	392 of 415	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	376 of 396	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	365 of 396	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.4	344 of 349	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	417 of 422	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	421 of 428	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	392 of 419	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	414 of 427	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	390 of 418	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	373 of 399	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	361 of 397	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.8	364 of 380	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	62 of 66	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	65 of 69	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	58 of 61	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	30 of 44	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	244 of 271	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	253 of 281	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	253 of 281	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	249 of 256	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	247 of 274	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	210 of 254	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	221 of 223	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	191 of 195	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	377 of 377	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	373 of 373	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	366 of 370	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	373 of 376	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	360 of 369	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile+9 vs school

Native American (2025)6th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics44%+16 vs state

English19%-37 vs state

Science9%-33 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
Southlawn Middle School	Public	6-8	5333 Mobile Hwy	Montgomery	36108	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 284-8086	494	34	14.5	86.0%	10 (2.0%)	360 (72.9%)	117 (23.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	7	433^rd of 439 public middle schools	1.4%		7.6	434^th of 442 public middle schools	1.8%	1		1.8	2.0	1.3	8.9		15.2	17.8	23.4	$10,399	$2,284	$8,064
Bellingrath Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3350 S Court St	Montgomery	36105	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(334) 269-3623	583	31	18.8	87.5%	10 (1.7%)	464 (79.6%)	98 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	6.1	436^th of 439 public middle schools	0.7%		7	437^th of 442 public middle schools	1.1%	1		2.7	2.2	0.5	5.4		17.1	17.1	12.0	$11,220	$3,574	$7,595
Floyd Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3444 Lebron Rd	Montgomery	36111	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 284-7130	525	26	20.1	48.4%	52 (9.9%)	409 (77.9%)	32 (6.1%)	23 (4.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	79.5	66^th of 439 public middle schools	85.0%		87.7	40^th of 442 public middle schools	91.0%	26		41.0	28.4	29.8	72.8		71.6	71.0	76.6	$7,969	$644	$7,274
Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet	Public, Magnet	6-8	410 S McDonough St	Montgomery	36104	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 269-3870	478	29	16.4	29.1%	96 (20.1%)	248 (51.9%)	15 (3.1%)	110 (23.0%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	91.8	27^th of 439 public middle schools	93.8%		93.2	25^th of 442 public middle schools	94.3%	2		53.9	39.6	52.6	69.2		74.0	86.1	85.3	$8,212	$568	$7,594
McKee Middle School	Public	6-8	4017 McInnis Road	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 284-7528	520	29	17.9	85.4%	2 (0.4%)	482 (92.7%)	32 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	11.5	405^th of 439 public middle schools	7.7%		12.8	392^nd of 442 public middle schools	11.3%	13		7.1	5.2	6.3	9.4		20.1	32.6	29.5	$11,093	$3,546	$7,496
Capitol Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	116 Federal Dr	Montgomery	36107	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1000	593	30	19.7	85.3%	12 (2.0%)	355 (59.9%)	213 (35.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.3%)	7.4	432^nd of 439 public middle schools	1.6%		6.4	440^th of 442 public middle schools	0.5%	8		1.5	1.6	1.5	11.9		16.2	26.0	18.1	$9,595	$2,023	$7,521
Brewbaker Middle School	Public	6-8	4425 Brewbaker Dr	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 284-8008	806	45	17.9	79.8%	7 (0.9%)	622 (77.2%)	162 (20.1%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.9%)	10.8	408^th of 439 public middle schools	7.1%		9.7	420^th of 442 public middle schools	5.0%	12		8.6	2.0	3.5	16.1		26.8	20.2	30.4	$8,965	$1,833	$7,081
Goodwyn Middle School	Public	6-8	209 Perry Hill Rd	Montgomery	36109	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1021	717	37	19.3	82.1%	32 (4.5%)	595 (83.0%)	84 (11.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	8.1	424^th of 439 public middle schools	3.4%		7.8	433^rd of 442 public middle schools	2.0%	9		6.9	3.1	1.3	12.7		19.5	22.1	16.2	$7,971	$1,400	$6,520
Prattville Intermediate School	Public	5-6	1020 Honeysuckle Dr	Prattville	36067	Autauga County	Autauga County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 361-3880	518	29	17.8	47.7%	282 (54.4%)	161 (31.1%)	31 (6.0%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.8%)								(n/a)	32.2	35.6				78.9	71.8			$7,395	$1,411	$5,980
Carr Middle School	Public	6-8	1610 Ray Thorington Road	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 244-4005	774	42	18.4	62.3%	36 (4.7%)	641 (82.8%)	29 (3.7%)	49 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	28.7	316^th of 439 public middle schools	28.0%		24.5	341^st of 442 public middle schools	22.9%	25		17.1	11.4	10.7	24.0		47.8	45.9	42.4	$7,914	$1,089	$6,774

Frequently Asked Questions about Southlawn Middle School

What district is Southlawn Middle School in?

Montgomery County

Is Southlawn Middle School a good school?

Southlawn Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.4% of Alabama middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Southlawn Middle School?

Students at Southlawn Middle School are 73% African American, 24% Hispanic, 2% White.

What high school do graduates of Southlawn Middle School attend?

Students who attend Southlawn Middle School usually go on to attend Carver Senior High School

How many students attend Southlawn Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Southlawn Middle School.

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