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DavisEmerson Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

361^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 18% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

DavisEmerson Middle School is a public middle school located in Cottondale, Alabama, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 360 students. The school is part of the Tuscaloosa County School District, which is ranked 84 out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

DavisEmerson Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Alabama middle schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years. The school struggles across various student subgroups, with rankings for female, male, White, and low socioeconomic status students all in the bottom quarter of Alabama middle schools. However, the school performs slightly better for African American and Hispanic students, ranking in the middle third of schools for these subgroups. Additionally, DavisEmerson Middle School has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 18.0% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing DavisEmerson Middle School to other middle schools in the Tuscaloosa area, it consistently underperforms. For example, Northport Intermediate School, Brookwood Middle School, and Duncanville Middle School all have higher academic achievement, lower chronic absenteeism, and better overall performance than DavisEmerson. Additionally, DavisEmerson Middle School's per-student spending of $9,532 in 2018-2019 is lower than the spending at some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Westlawn Middle School ($13,988) and Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle ($12,744), suggesting the school may be underfunded compared to its peers.

397

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,532

Per pupil spending ?

79.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 Bulldog Blvd
Cottondale, AL 35453

(205) 342-2750

District: Tuscaloosa County

Students who attend DavisEmerson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Holt High School

Feeder schools for DavisEmerson Middle School:

Elementary:	Cottondale Elementary School
	Holt Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.6%

Hispanic:

34.5%

White:

21.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (22% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Science scores 20 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg34%

Alabama avg42%

361^st of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Middle Schools in the Tuscaloosa County

84^th of 135Tuscaloosa 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	19.2	361 of 439	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	338 of 442	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	334 of 437	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	343 of 432	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	325 of 440	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	361 of 437	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	345 of 423	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.7	339 of 432	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.5	350 of 432	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.6	349 of 430	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.4	334 of 438	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.5	380 of 436	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.6	406 of 436	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.4	406 of 435	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.1	395 of 435	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	27.4	344 of 425	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.9	337 of 417	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.0	357 of 412	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.2	345 of 409	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.3	383 of 415	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	20.8	344 of 407	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	183 of 259	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	183 of 269	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	173 of 263	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	165 of 271	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	152 of 266	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	176 of 252	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	163 of 247	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.4	145 of 205	29.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	94 of 117	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	69 of 106	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.7	26 of 94	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	30.7	64 of 81	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.1	22 of 70	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	328 of 415	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	318 of 426	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	308 of 417	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	345 of 423	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	328 of 415	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	344 of 399	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	330 of 392	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.8	300 of 380	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	119 of 173	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	63 of 164	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	72 of 166	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.1	101 of 157	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	102 of 154	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	66 of 124	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	85 of 113	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	48.6	47 of 108	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	334 of 428	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	313 of 437	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	294 of 410	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	333 of 421	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	264 of 415	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.6	344 of 396	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	336 of 396	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.3	241 of 349	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	363 of 422	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	339 of 428	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	331 of 419	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	336 of 427	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	303 of 418	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	320 of 399	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	327 of 397	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.4	308 of 380	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	52 of 66	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.3	35 of 69	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	25 of 61	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.9	40 of 65	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	37 of 56	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	169 of 271	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.9	264 of 281	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	213 of 281	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	245 of 256	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	193 of 274	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	156 of 254	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	155 of 223	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	17.6	189 of 195	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	319 of 377	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	283 of 373	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	265 of 370	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	331 of 376	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	256 of 369	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.0	319 of 343	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	321 of 331	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.6	220 of 247	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)38th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Native American (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile~ school

White (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English36%-20 vs state

Science21%-20 vs state

Mathematics9%-18 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
DavisEmerson Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Bulldog Blvd	Cottondale	35453	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2750	397	21	18.9	79.3%	87 (21.9%)	165 (41.6%)	137 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	19.2	361^st of 439 public middle schools	17.8%		24.8	338^th of 442 public middle schools	23.5%	23		13.5	7.1	7.6	21.5		28.8	38.4	40.6	$9,532	$2,028	$7,480
Eastwood Middle School	Public	6-8	6314 Mary Harmon Bryant Drive	Cottondale	35453	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3613	711	38	18.9	71.4%	36 (5.1%)	590 (83.0%)	60 (8.4%)	9 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.7%)	16.4	377^th of 439 public middle schools	14.1%		17.6	366^th of 442 public middle schools	17.2%	11		14.5	5.3	4.8	19.7		34.5	30.4	36.4	$10,557	$1,768	$8,769
Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	315 Mcfarland Blvd E	Tuscaloosa	35404	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	Yes	No	No	(205) 759-3653	173	11	16.4	30.1%	66 (38.2%)	89 (51.4%)	4 (2.3%)	12 (6.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	96.6	9^th of 439 public middle schools	97.9%		98.3	4^th of 442 public middle schools	99.1%	5		60.3	60.0	52.8	69.8		87.9	95.0	90.6	$12,744	$57	$12,668
Northridge Middle School	Public	6-8	3811 Northridge Road	Tuscaloosa	35406	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	No	(205) 759-3578	775	49	15.8	39.1%	381 (49.2%)	281 (36.3%)	67 (8.6%)	28 (3.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.9%)	72.1	95^th of 439 public middle schools	78.4%		73.3	87^th of 442 public middle schools	80.3%	8		38.5	37.9	38.4	58.0		55.7	56.9	66.8	$9,554	$693	$8,841
Hillcrest Middle School	Public	6-8	401 Hillcrest School Rd	Tuscaloosa	35405	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2820	542	28	19.3	58.7%	80 (14.8%)	424 (78.2%)	24 (4.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	22.6	342^nd of 439 public middle schools	22.1%		26.4	334^th of 442 public middle schools	24.4%	8		12.4	12.2	8.9	20.1		40.5	41.8	37.6	$8,185	$843	$7,319
CollinsRiverside Middle School	Public	5-6	1400 3rd St	Northport	35476	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2680	318	18	17.4	74.5%	75 (23.6%)	156 (49.1%)	80 (25.2%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)	23.9	23.1				50.0	40.0			$8,444	$849	$7,571
Westlawn Middle School	Public	6-8	1715 Martin L King Jr Blvd	Tuscaloosa	35401	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3673	568	38	14.9	87.9%	7 (1.2%)	488 (85.9%)	61 (10.7%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	14.7	382^nd of 439 public middle schools	13.0%		12.8	391^st of 442 public middle schools	11.5%	9		8.5	5.6	5.1	20.5		28.2	35.2	31.9	$13,988	$3,689	$10,279
Duncanville Middle School	Public	6-8	11205 Eagle Parkway	Duncanville	35456	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2830	460	21	21.9	48.9%	238 (51.7%)	176 (38.3%)	34 (7.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	49.7	210^th of 439 public middle schools	52.2%		54.5	181^st of 442 public middle schools	59.0%	29		26.7	21.1	22.6	42.3		50.3	54.9	52.9	$8,738	$1,009	$7,706
Echols Middle School	Public	7-8	2701 Echols Ave	Northport	35476	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2884	738	42	17.5	55.1%	350 (47.4%)	212 (28.7%)	151 (20.5%)	9 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	51.5	199^th of 439 public middle schools	54.7%		46.2	230^th of 442 public middle schools	48.0%	31			20.2	18.3	39.1			58.9	52.3	$6,871	$719	$6,063
Brookwood Middle School	Public	6-8	17021 Brookwood Parkway	Vance	35490	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2748	738	37	19.9	48.8%	530 (71.8%)	118 (16.0%)	70 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.6%)	27.1	323^rd of 439 public middle schools	26.4%		25.5	337^th of 442 public middle schools	23.8%	14		15.4	9.2	10.3	25.3		38.9	45.8	47.3	$6,930	$795	$6,111

Frequently Asked Questions about DavisEmerson Middle School

What district is DavisEmerson Middle School in?

Tuscaloosa County

How many students attend DavisEmerson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended DavisEmerson Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of DavisEmerson Middle School?

Students at DavisEmerson Middle School are 42% African American, 35% Hispanic, 22% White, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of DavisEmerson Middle School attend?

Students who attend DavisEmerson Middle School usually go on to attend Holt High School

Is DavisEmerson Middle School a good school?

DavisEmerson Middle School ranks in the bottom 17.8% of Alabama middle schools.

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