Middle Schools in Morgan County

The Morgan County school district in Alabama is home to 3 middle schools: West Morgan Middle School, Priceville Junior High School, and Danville Middle School. Based on the available data, Priceville Junior High School stands out as the top performer in the group, consistently ranking among the top 23-48 middle schools in the state over the past 3 years and earning 4-5 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

Priceville Junior High School has significantly higher proficiency rates than the Morgan County and state averages across most subject areas and grade levels, particularly in math and English. The school also has a lower percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch (42.94%) compared to the other two schools. In contrast, Danville Middle School appears to be the weakest performer, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Alabama middle schools and having significantly lower proficiency rates than the county and state averages.

The data also reveals some interesting findings, such as an inverse relationship between spending per student and academic performance, with Danville Middle School spending the most per student but having the lowest performance, while Priceville Junior High School spends less per student but achieves the highest performance. Additionally, all three schools have the same chronic absenteeism rate of 14.8%, suggesting a systemic issue in the district or region that needs to be addressed.