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Douglas Middle School

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Douglas Middle School ranks 291 st of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

291^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 35% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Douglas Middle School serves 512 students in grades 6-8 in Douglas, Alabama, as part of the Marshall County school district. The school has a student-teacher ratio of 18.8 and currently holds a 2-star rating, ranking 289th out of 443 middle schools statewide.

The most impressive aspect of Douglas Middle is its exceptional attendance record. Only 2.9% of students are chronically absent—the lowest rate among all comparable schools in the area and dramatically better than the 12% state average. This represents an 81% reduction over three years, from 15.1% in 2021-2022. The school also shines in 8th-grade science, where 56.98% of students score proficient, exceeding both the district (45.68%) and state (54.12%) averages. This is a significant improvement from 44.71% just a few years ago and outperforms nearby schools like Sansom Middle (53.57%) and Albertville Middle (39.56%).

However, mathematics remains a persistent challenge. Proficiency rates across all grades hover between 14-17%, roughly half the state average. For example, only 16.77% of 6th graders are proficient in math compared to 35.22% statewide. The school also faces increasing economic challenges, with 67.19% of students now qualifying for free or reduced lunch—up from 52.96% just two years ago. While Douglas spends more per student ($9,674) than higher-performing neighbors like Arab Junior High ($7,922) and Oneonta Middle ($8,349), its academic outcomes lag behind these schools. The school's science program offers a promising model—its success suggests that effective instructional approaches exist within the building that could potentially be applied to mathematics and other subjects.

512

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,356

Per pupil spending ?

67.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Highway 75
Douglas, AL 35964

(256) 593-1240

District: Marshall County

Students who attend Douglas Middle School usually attend:

High:

Douglas High School

Feeder schools for Douglas Middle School:

Elementary:	Douglas Elementary School
	Robert D Sloman Primary

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.4%

Hispanic:

45.9%

African American:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (34% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg32%

Alabama avg44%

291^st of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Marshall County

97^th of 140Marshall County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	291 of 449	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.3	271 of 439	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	244 of 442	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	246 of 437	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	225 of 432	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	267 of 440	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	255 of 437	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	247 of 423	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.9	200 of 432	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.4	219 of 432	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.9	246 of 430	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.0	142 of 438	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	76.7	57 of 436	86.9%	★★★★☆
2012	76.0	77 of 436	82.3%	★★★★☆
2011	70.2	116 of 435	73.3%	★★★★☆
2010	55.3	207 of 435	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.8	195 of 425	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.7	229 of 417	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.3	255 of 412	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.9	209 of 409	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.3	258 of 415	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.6	276 of 407	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	93 of 103	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.3	73 of 117	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	59 of 106	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	34 of 94	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	31 of 81	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.4	56 of 70	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	262 of 427	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.0	238 of 415	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	262 of 426	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	267 of 417	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	254 of 423	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	275 of 415	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	245 of 399	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	226 of 392	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.9	174 of 380	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	53 of 82	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.3	102 of 173	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	82 of 164	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	91 of 166	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	84 of 157	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	97 of 154	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.5	52 of 124	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	46 of 113	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.0	44 of 108	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	68.6	4 of 20	80.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	271 of 438	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.6	227 of 428	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	246 of 437	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	214 of 410	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.7	205 of 421	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.5	254 of 415	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	198 of 396	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	197 of 396	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.8	121 of 349	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	289 of 426	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.7	274 of 422	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	227 of 428	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	203 of 419	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	193 of 427	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.9	242 of 418	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	198 of 399	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.6	229 of 397	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.9	186 of 380	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	118 of 146	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	32 of 66	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	31 of 69	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	33 of 61	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.8	25 of 65	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.0	49 of 56	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	228 of 269	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	257 of 271	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	229 of 281	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	244 of 281	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	236 of 256	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	229 of 274	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	180 of 254	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	136 of 223	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	18.4	182 of 195	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	259 of 359	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.4	275 of 377	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	276 of 373	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	268 of 370	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	271 of 376	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	280 of 369	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	273 of 343	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	255 of 331	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.4	148 of 247	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2024)80th percentile+35 vs school

Native American (2025)52nd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)39th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile~ school

Male (2026)32nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)19th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2026)15th percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)10th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science57%+3 vs state

English45%-12 vs state

Mathematics15%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)				Summative Assessment Science (2026)	Summative Assessment English (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Douglas Middle School	Public	6-8	Highway 75	Douglas	35964	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 593-1240	512	27	18.8	67.2%	258 (50.4%)	6 (1.2%)	235 (45.9%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	35.3	291^st of 449 public middle schools	35.2%		40.3	271^st of 439 public middle schools	38.3%	20		16.8	14.0	14.5	57.0		43.9	37.4	54.7	$13,356	$4,887	$8,437
Albertville Middle School	Public	7-8	600 E Alabama Ave	Albertville	35950	Marshall County	Albertville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 878-2341	849	43	19.7	66.2%	262 (30.9%)	45 (5.3%)	518 (61.0%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.0%)	36	288^th of 449 public middle schools	35.9%		37.9	283^rd of 439 public middle schools	35.5%	5			21.7	15.7	39.6			41.1	50.0	$10,015	$2,587	$7,428
Albertville Intermediate School	Public	5-6	901 W McKinney Ave	Albertville	35950	Marshall County	Albertville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 878-7698	843	42	20.0	67.6%	267 (31.7%)	46 (5.5%)	496 (58.8%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.1%)								(n/a)	31.0	39.1				62.9	54.4			$8,577	$1,550	$7,028
Boaz Middle School	Public	6-8	140 Newt Parker Dr	Boaz	35957	Marshall County	Boaz City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 593-0799	583	32	18.0	70.2%	296 (50.8%)	16 (2.7%)	242 (41.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.4%)	15 (2.6%)	54.7	194^th of 449 public middle schools	56.8%		56.5	169^th of 439 public middle schools	61.5%	25		53.9	16.0	16.4	51.9		63.5	56.4	52.4	$11,501	$3,009	$8,458
Sardis Middle School	Public	6-8	1415 Sardis Drive	Sardis City	35956	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 622-1120	381	20	19.2	54.1%	318 (83.5%)	6 (1.6%)	42 (11.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	56.6	180^th of 449 public middle schools	59.9%		52.6	186^th of 439 public middle schools	57.6%	6		31.9	16.1	24.4	57.9		64.3	54.2	62.7	$9,677	$2,521	$6,990
Guntersville Middle School	Public	6-8	901 Sunset Drive	Guntersville	35976	Marshall County	Guntersville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 582-5182	381	22	17.4	53.8%	264 (69.3%)	51 (13.4%)	45 (11.8%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.4%)	66.9	122^nd of 449 public middle schools	72.8%		68.2	106^th of 439 public middle schools	75.9%	16		44.7	30.5	19.1	54.8		64.0	76.2	61.1	$12,334	$2,311	$10,008
Arab Junior High School	Public	6-8	911 Old Cullman Rd	Arab	35016	Marshall County	Arab City	No	No	No	No	(256) 586-6074	563	35	16.2	43.2%	516 (91.7%)	4 (0.7%)	25 (4.4%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	92.5	27^th of 449 public middle schools	94.0%		94.5	21^st of 439 public middle schools	95.2%	6		75.6	65.9	59.7	77.0		82.4	70.2	72.8	$10,214	$1,564	$8,647
Holly Pond Middle School	Public	6-8	91 Buckner Road	Holly Pond	35083	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(256) 796-5898	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	66.8	123^rd of 449 public middle schools	72.6%					(n/a)		31.5	23.6	24.6	61.5		71.9	66.7	67.7
Etowah Middle School	Public	6-8	316 Jones Street	Attalla	35954	Etowah County	Attalla City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 538-3236	342	19	17.8	74.0%	229 (67.0%)	64 (18.7%)	29 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.7%)	36.6	286^th of 449 public middle schools	36.3%		38.8	278^th of 439 public middle schools	36.7%	8		29.6	8.6	15.8	48.5		39.8	41.9	59.4	$11,112	$2,083	$8,990
Sansom Middle School	Public	6-8	2210 W Meighan Blvd	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-4992	339	20	16.6	77.6%	128 (37.8%)	107 (31.6%)	86 (25.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	46.4	237^th of 449 public middle schools	47.2%		35	297^th of 439 public middle schools	32.3%	60		30.3	13.5	16.7	53.6		55.1	54.2	54.8	$10,613	$3,153	$7,448

Frequently Asked Questions about Douglas Middle School

What high school do graduates of Douglas Middle School attend?

Students who attend Douglas Middle School usually go on to attend Douglas High School

Is Douglas Middle School a good school?

Douglas Middle School ranks 291^st of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Douglas Middle School?

Students at Douglas Middle School are 50% White, 46% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What district is Douglas Middle School in?

Marshall County

How many students attend Douglas Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended Douglas Middle School.

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