Summary:
Monroeville, Alabama is served by a single middle school, Monroeville Middle School, which educates students in grades 5 through 8 within the Monroe County school district.
For parents considering this school, the most important takeaway is that Monroeville Middle School is a low-performing institution relative to state averages, though it shows some areas of relative strength. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 21% of Alabama middle schools over the past three years, with its ranking fluctuating between the 12th and 21st percentile. Academically, the school's strongest subject is English Language Arts, where 5th graders achieved a 50.88% proficiency rate in the most recent school year—the highest score in any subject. However, mathematics is a major concern, particularly for 7th and 8th graders, where proficiency rates were just 5.71% and 5.45%, respectively, compared to state averages of 24.46% and 26.36%. Science proficiency for 8th graders (37.04%) is a relative bright spot compared to math, though still well below the district (50.72%) and state (54.12%) averages.
Operationally, the school has some positive attributes. With a student-teacher ratio of 13.8, class sizes are relatively small, which could be an asset for targeted interventions. The chronic absenteeism rate of 13.5% is better than the district average of 16.9% but slightly above the state average of 12.0%. The school serves a high-poverty population, with 80.68% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, and per-student spending is $9,118. The most critical area for improvement is mathematics, where proficiency rates have been alarmingly low and unstable across grade levels over the past two years. While the school faces significant challenges, the small class sizes and relatively better performance in English provide a foundation that could be leveraged to improve overall outcomes.
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