Middle Schools in Brewton City

Brewton City is home to a single middle school, Brewton Middle School, which serves grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 319 students within the Brewton City district.

For parents, the standout takeaway is that Brewton Middle School is a strong performer in English Language Arts (ELA) and science, while math presents a mixed picture. In the most recent school year, the school beat the state average in ELA at every grade level, with 8th graders posting a 73.97% proficiency rate—nearly 16 points above the state. Science is another clear strength: 8th-grade proficiency hit 68.49%, well ahead of the state’s 54.12%. In math, 7th and 8th graders slightly outperformed state averages, but 5th graders lagged by nearly 7 points. The most alarming trend is a sharp year-over-year drop in 5th-grade math proficiency, falling from 71.05% to 32.26%—a decline of almost 39 points. This suggests a possible curriculum shift or a change in the incoming cohort that warrants attention.

Despite these math concerns, the school maintains a 4-star rating and ranks in the top 20% of Alabama middle schools, though its state ranking has slipped from 37th to 90th over two years. The school also benefits from a favorable 15:1 student-teacher ratio and a chronic absenteeism rate of 10.0%, which is below the state average of 12.0%. With 54.55% of students receiving free or reduced lunch, the school serves a moderately economically disadvantaged population yet still achieves above-average results in most subjects. Overall, Brewton Middle School offers solid literacy and science instruction, but the recent math decline—especially in 5th grade—is the key area for parents to monitor and for the school to address.