Middle Schools in Leeds City

Leeds City is home to a single middle school, Leeds Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 452 students in the Leeds City district, a system ranked in the 64th percentile of Alabama districts with a 3-star rating.

For parents, the most striking story at Leeds Middle School is the dramatic rebound in 8th grade. While 7th grade math proficiency sits at just 12.74%—less than half the state average of 24.46%—8th grade math jumps to 35%, which is nearly 9 points above the state average. This pattern repeats in English, where 8th grade proficiency (61.7%) exceeds the state (58.53%) despite 6th and 7th grade scores lagging slightly behind. The school also shows strong year-over-year gains in 6th grade English (+8.95 points) and 8th grade math (+5.75 points), suggesting targeted interventions may be working as students advance. However, the 7th grade dip across both subjects is a clear concern, and the 8th grade English score dropped notably from 69.18% to 61.7% this year, which warrants monitoring.

Beyond academics, the school posts a chronic absenteeism rate of 11.8%, better than both the district (13.6%) and state (12.0%). With over half of students (50.88%) receiving free or reduced lunch, the school still manages near-state-average performance in 8th grade science (51.43% vs. 54.12% state). The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.7:1, and per-student spending is $10,345. The school’s state ranking has improved from 204th to 194th over recent years, though it dipped to 218th most recently. Overall, Leeds Middle School shows real strengths in 8th grade and clear challenges in 7th grade math, making it a school of contrasts where success in later grades suggests potential for improvement in earlier ones.