Summary:
Tuscumbia City, Alabama is home to a single middle school, Deshler Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. As the sole representative of middle school education in the city, Deshler Middle School's performance and metrics directly reflect the middle school experience for students in Tuscumbia.
Deshler Middle School has a statewide ranking that has fluctuated between 165th and 213th out of 437-442 Alabama middle schools over the past three school years, indicating its performance is generally below the state average. The school's proficiency rates on standardized tests in math, science, and English language arts range from around 18% to 66% across different grade levels and subjects, which is also below the state average. Additionally, the school has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 14.8% for the 2023-2024 school year.
Deshler Middle School serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 70.43% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $8,663, which could be compared to state or national averages to provide more context. While the school's student-teacher ratio of 17.2 is within a typical range, the combination of academic performance, attendance, and socioeconomic factors suggests that Deshler Middle School may face challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, and could benefit from targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.
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