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Discovery Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

35^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 92% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Discovery Middle School is a public middle school located in Madison, Alabama, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,069 students. The school is part of the Madison City School District, which is ranked 11th out of 135 districts in Alabama and is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. Discovery Middle School has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in Alabama, with a current ranking of 35th out of 439 middle schools in the state for the 2024-2025 school year.

Discovery Middle School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in academic assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 62.61% of 6th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 57.96% for the Madison City district and 33.97% for the state of Alabama. The school also demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, ranking highly in the state for female students, Asian students, and students with special education needs. While the school has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, the rates are still lower than the state average and have shown improvement in more recent years.

When compared to other middle schools in the Madison City district and surrounding areas, Discovery Middle School consistently outperforms its peers in academic assessments and student subgroup performance. However, the school's relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch suggests that it may not be as socioeconomically diverse as some of the surrounding schools, such as Sparkman Middle School and Ronald McNair 78, which have much higher rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

1,054

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,621

Per pupil spending ?

26.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1304 Hughes Rd
Madison, AL 35758

(256) 837-3735

District: Madison City

Students who attend Discovery Middle School usually attend:

High:

Bob Jones High School

Feeder schools for Discovery Middle School:

Elementary:	Horizon Elementary School
	Rainbow Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.7%

African American:

16.6%

Hispanic:

9.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (64% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Alabama middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg63%

Alabama avg42%

35^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Madison City

11^th of 135Madison City 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
2025	90.5	35 of 439	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	29 of 442	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	23 of 437	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	15 of 432	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	16 of 440	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	17 of 437	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	15 of 423	96.5%	★★★★★
2017	98.3	8 of 432	98.1%	★★★★★
2016	98.9	4 of 432	99.1%	★★★★★
2015	97.7	11 of 430	97.4%	★★★★★
2014	94.5	15 of 438	96.6%	★★★★★
2013	83.5	26 of 436	94.0%	★★★★★
2012	87.7	19 of 436	95.6%	★★★★★
2011	86.9	23 of 435	94.7%	★★★★★
2010	90.3	14 of 435	96.8%	★★★★★
2009	90.3	21 of 425	95.1%	★★★★★
2008	88.9	19 of 417	95.4%	★★★★★
2007	89.6	19 of 412	95.4%	★★★★★
2006	95.0	11 of 409	97.3%	★★★★★
2005	94.5	12 of 415	97.1%	★★★★★
2004	97.3	5 of 407	98.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	45 of 259	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	25 of 269	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	83.9	24 of 263	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	84.4	26 of 271	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	14 of 266	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	13 of 252	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	19 of 247	92.3%	★★★★★
2017	94.6	7 of 205	96.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	7 of 20	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.8	5 of 20	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	5 of 15	66.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	6 of 18	66.7%	★★★★☆
2021	57.7	12 of 22	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	10 of 19	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.1	7 of 18	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	76.8	4 of 14	71.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	17 of 117	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	8 of 106	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	66.7	18 of 94	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	6 of 81	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	37.1	48 of 70	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	93.4	1 of 31	96.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	31 of 415	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	30 of 426	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	27 of 417	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	22 of 423	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	17 of 415	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	12 of 399	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	9 of 392	97.7%	★★★★★
2017	98.1	5 of 380	98.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	28 of 173	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	21 of 164	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	21 of 166	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	96.1	3 of 157	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	11 of 154	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	5 of 124	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	2 of 113	98.2%	★★★★★
2017	99.2	1 of 108	99.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	62 of 428	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	59 of 437	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	95 of 410	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	84 of 421	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	31 of 415	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.3	21 of 396	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	83.2	30 of 396	92.4%	★★★★★
2017	82.3	32 of 349	90.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	40 of 422	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	25 of 428	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	22 of 419	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	12 of 427	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	14 of 418	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	17 of 399	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	17 of 397	95.7%	★★★★★
2017	97.3	11 of 380	97.1%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	11 of 43	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	5 of 32	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	6 of 29	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	7 of 19	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.7	5 of 18	72.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	10 of 92	89.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	4 of 78	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	81.7	9 of 72	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	4 of 60	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	80.3	6 of 61	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	77.0	9 of 46	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	63.8	14 of 30	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	84.5	3 of 21	85.7%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	93.4	3 of 56	94.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	9 of 271	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	8 of 281	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	3 of 281	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	5 of 256	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	86.7	9 of 274	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	87.5	10 of 254	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	8 of 223	96.4%	★★★★★
2017	96.2	3 of 195	98.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	31 of 377	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	26 of 373	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	21 of 370	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	16 of 376	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.1	12 of 369	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	18 of 343	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	17 of 331	94.9%	★★★★★
2017	96.7	10 of 247	96.0%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)97th percentile+5 vs school

Native American (2021)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)85th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)83rd percentile-9 vs school

Military Connected (2025)74th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)65th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English76%+20 vs state

Science56%+14 vs state

Mathematics56%+28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th 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
Discovery Middle School	Public	6-8	1304 Hughes Rd	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 837-3735	1,054	68	15.6	26.4%	619 (58.7%)	175 (16.6%)	96 (9.1%)	71 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (8.4%)	90.5	35^th of 439 public middle schools	92.0%		92.7	29^th of 442 public middle schools	93.4%	6	62.6	52.5	51.8	55.7	74.1	78.0	74.5	$8,621	$642	$7,950
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	281 Dock Murphy Dr	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 430-0001	1,103	69	15.9	22.6%	591 (53.6%)	208 (18.9%)	100 (9.1%)	122 (11.1%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	74 (6.7%)	91.2	31^st of 439 public middle schools	92.9%		94.2	20^th of 442 public middle schools	95.5%	11	58.2	53.9	47.1	59.8	76.3	80.7	75.3	$8,077	$669	$7,379
Monrovia Middle School	Public	6-8	1216 Jeff Rd	Huntsville	35806	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4580	988	47	21.0	31.8%	473 (47.9%)	302 (30.6%)	93 (9.4%)	20 (2.0%)	30 (3.0%)	6 (0.6%)	64 (6.5%)	75.8	81^st of 439 public middle schools	81.5%		78.9	68^th of 442 public middle schools	84.6%	13	38.8	29.3	28.9	51.6	70.6	75.7	70.9	$8,013	$687	$7,287
Journey Middle School	Public	6-8	217 Celtic Drive	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 464-8370	903	48	19.0	26.7%	424 (47.0%)	206 (22.8%)	90 (10.0%)	91 (10.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (9.6%)	86.8	46^th of 439 public middle schools	89.5%					(n/a)	52.6	43.4	41.6	59.6	74.6	70.3	74.2
Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School	Public	6-8	4800 Sparkman Drive NE	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7600	270	20	13.8	43.7%	69 (25.6%)	145 (53.7%)	21 (7.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (10.7%)	63.5	131^st of 439 public middle schools	70.2%		61.6	146^th of 442 public middle schools	67.0%	15	29.9	15.4	32.1	44.9	69.0	57.1	75.3
Morris Middle School	Public	6-8	4801 Bob Wallace Avenue	Huntsville	35805	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7340	397	25	15.8	74.1%	40 (10.1%)	134 (33.8%)	202 (50.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.8%)	20.9	351^st of 439 public middle schools	20.0%		14	382^nd of 442 public middle schools	13.6%	31	21.5	6.1	2.3	17.3	41.4	42.3	36.0
Williams Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Barren Fork Blvd SW	Huntsville	35824	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7330	659	30	21.9	49.9%	106 (16.1%)	397 (60.2%)	84 (12.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.4%)	57 (8.6%)	36.9	289^th of 439 public middle schools	34.2%		34.9	296^th of 442 public middle schools	33.0%	7	24.2	14.3	13.5	28.7	50.7	50.4	47.2	$7,969	$169	$7,799
Academy For Science Foreign Language Middle School	Public	6-8	3221 Mastin Lake Road	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7000	194	13	14.9	47.9%	36 (18.6%)	109 (56.2%)	19 (9.8%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (12.9%)	79.9	65^th of 439 public middle schools	85.2%		76.6	74^th of 442 public middle schools	83.3%	9	58.7	30.0	23.5	49.0	71.4	81.7	80.4
Ronald McNair 78	Public	7-8	5000 Pulaski Pike	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7660	390	20	19.5	77.4%	15 (3.8%)	260 (66.7%)	97 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	13.3	395^th of 439 public middle schools	10.0%		13.7	385^th of 442 public middle schools	12.9%	10		5.3	4.8	13.9		33.5	26.2	$8,772	$1,662	$7,108
Sparkman Middle School	Public	6-8	2697 Carters Gin Rd	Toney	35773	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-4610	723	40	18.0	59.3%	257 (35.5%)	283 (39.1%)	92 (12.7%)	6 (0.8%)	27 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (7.7%)	44.7	246^th of 439 public middle schools	44.0%		49.4	208^th of 442 public middle schools	52.9%	38	23.8	9.6	17.2	48.1	46.7	51.1	59.7	$8,275	$1,782	$6,454

Frequently Asked Questions about Discovery Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Discovery Middle School?

Students at Discovery Middle School are 59% White, 17% African American, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Discovery Middle School attend?

Students who attend Discovery Middle School usually go on to attend Bob Jones High School

What district is Discovery Middle School in?

Madison City

How many students attend Discovery Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,054 students attended Discovery Middle School.

Is Discovery Middle School a good school?

Yes. Discovery Middle School ranks in the top 8.0% of Alabama middle schools.

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