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Ashville Middle School

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Ashville Middle School ranks 160 th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

160^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 64% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Ashville Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in Ashville, Alabama, part of the St Clair County school district. With 357 students, the school has consistently received 3-star or 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Ashville Middle School stands out for its strong academic performance, consistently outperforming the St Clair County and Alabama state averages in both math and English/language arts assessments across all grade levels. The school also demonstrates success in supporting its special education and low-income student populations, ranking 32nd and 76th, respectively, out of Alabama middle schools in these categories in 2022-2023. Additionally, Ashville Middle School maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio compared to some nearby schools.

While Ashville Middle School is a solid-performing school, it faces some challenges, including decreasing chronic absenteeism rates and performance gaps between male and female students, as well as between white and non-white students. When compared to other nearby schools, Ashville Middle School generally outperforms Moody Middle School, Moody Junior High School, and Odenville Middle School, but lags behind the higher-performing Springville Middle School and Oneonta Middle School.

371

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,938

Per pupil spending ?

54.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

33221 Highway 231
Ashville, AL 35953

(205) 594-7044

District: St Clair County

Students who attend Ashville Middle School usually attend:

High:

Ashville High School

Feeder schools for Ashville Middle School:

Elementary:

Ashville Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.6%

Hispanic:

12.7%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg43%

Alabama avg44%

160^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the St Clair County

62^nd of 135St Clair 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	59.1	160 of 439	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	166 of 442	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	125 of 437	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	137 of 432	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.3	111 of 440	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	58.9	167 of 437	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	146 of 423	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.5	141 of 432	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	76.3	71 of 432	83.6%	★★★★☆
2015	63.8	118 of 430	72.6%	★★★★☆
2014	60.6	146 of 438	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.9	188 of 436	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.5	229 of 436	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.5	205 of 435	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.0	189 of 435	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.3	126 of 425	70.4%	★★★★☆
2008	52.8	198 of 417	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.6	186 of 412	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.0	125 of 409	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.6	170 of 415	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	59.6	151 of 407	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	123 of 415	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	127 of 426	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	93 of 417	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	132 of 423	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.2	126 of 415	69.6%	★★★★☆
2019	57.9	154 of 399	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	118 of 392	69.9%	★★★★☆
2017	47.1	207 of 380	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	190 of 428	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	158 of 437	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.3	76 of 410	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	94 of 421	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	92 of 415	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	58.9	142 of 396	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	183 of 396	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.2	131 of 349	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	188 of 422	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	212 of 428	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	168 of 419	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	145 of 427	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	109 of 418	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.8	139 of 399	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	142 of 397	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.0	80 of 380	78.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	217 of 271	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.3	126 of 281	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.3	32 of 281	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	37 of 256	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	38 of 274	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	57 of 254	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	37 of 223	83.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	193 of 377	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	206 of 373	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	144 of 370	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	171 of 376	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	130 of 369	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	175 of 343	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	157 of 331	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.9	130 of 247	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)70th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English56%-3 vs state

Mathematics41%+10 vs state

Science34%-7 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
Ashville Middle School	Public	5-8	33221 Highway 231	Ashville	35953	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 594-7044	371	19	20.0	54.7%	288 (77.6%)	17 (4.6%)	47 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.9%)	59.1	160^th of 439 public middle schools	63.6%		56.5	166^th of 442 public middle schools	62.4%	6	50.6	43.5	28.1	40.7	34.4	64.6	55.3	51.0	51.7	$6,938	$1,128	$5,799
Springville Middle School	Public	5-8	6691 U S Highway 11	Springville	35146	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	No	(205) 467-2740	723	35	20.9	28.4%	625 (86.4%)	53 (7.3%)	22 (3.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	72.5	92^nd of 439 public middle schools	79.0%		80.1	64^th of 442 public middle schools	85.5%	28	54.6	46.4	36.4	32.1	37.4	65.1	72.5	69.0	57.5	$8,767	$1,830	$6,926
Odenville Middle School	Public	6-8	100 First Avenue	Odenville	35120	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 413-1407	534	24	21.8	53.7%	355 (66.5%)	113 (21.2%)	39 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.3%)	30.7	311^th of 439 public middle schools	29.2%		34.1	299^th of 442 public middle schools	32.4%	12		13.8	7.1	6.2	29.4		47.7	57.7	42.1	$7,776	$888	$6,877
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
Oneonta Middle School	Public	6-8	27605 State Highway 75	Oneonta	35121	Blount County	Oneonta City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 543-5203	316	20	15.5	46.8%	194 (61.4%)	21 (6.6%)	82 (25.9%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	85	51^st of 439 public middle schools	88.4%		84.1	54^th of 442 public middle schools	87.8%	3		33.6	39.8	44.1	74.5		75.2	74.2	79.2	$8,349	$875	$7,439
Charles R Drew Middle School	Public	6-8	78975 Al Hwy 77	Lincoln	35096	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5280	448	23	19.2	58.3%	294 (65.6%)	128 (28.6%)	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	77.9	72^nd of 439 public middle schools	83.6%		73.7	84^th of 442 public middle schools	81.0%	12		49.6	36.9	30.7	49.3		70.0	75.0	61.3	$7,557	$679	$6,847
Duran Junior High School	Public	7-8	309 Williamson Drive	Pell City	35125	St. Clair County	Pell City	No	No	No	No	(205) 338-2825	601	32	18.7	58.9%	445 (74.0%)	89 (14.8%)	30 (5.0%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.5%)	46.4	232^nd of 439 public middle schools	47.2%		48.4	218^th of 442 public middle schools	50.7%	14			17.7	18.1	36.5			51.6	54.0	$9,403	$973	$8,421
Williams Intermediate School	Public	4-7	2000 Hardwick Road	Pell City	35128	St. Clair County	Pell City	No	No	No	No	(205) 338-4949	598	31	19.2	62.0%	459 (76.8%)	90 (15.1%)	20 (3.3%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)								(n/a)	35.3	36.7				71.2	54.3			$7,959	$996	$6,953
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ashville Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Ashville Middle School?

Students at Ashville Middle School are 78% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American.

What high school do graduates of Ashville Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend Ashville Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended Ashville Middle School.

What district is Ashville Middle School in?

St Clair County

Is Ashville Middle School a good school?

Ashville Middle School ranks 160^th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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