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Leeds Middle School

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Leeds Middle School ranks 220 th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

220^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 51% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Leeds Middle School serves 452 students in grades 6-8 in the Leeds, AL area, operating within the Leeds City district, which holds a 3-star rating and ranks 50th out of 139 districts statewide.

Leeds Middle School stands out as a strong academic performer given its student demographics, with about 51% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. The school's 8th grade students show remarkable academic acceleration—8th grade math proficiency (35%) nearly triples the 7th grade rate (12.74%), and 8th grade English proficiency (61.7%) exceeds the state average. This pattern suggests effective intervention programs or a particularly strong 8th grade teaching team. The school also excels in English Language Arts, with consistent year-over-year improvement in 6th grade reading scores. Chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 26.5% to 11.8% over three years, now better than the state average. When compared to nearby Birmingham City schools like Huffman Middle School or WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet, Leeds achieves proficiency rates 7 to 11 times higher despite similar poverty levels. Even compared to Moody Junior High School, a demographically similar school, Leeds outperforms in 8th grade math (35% vs. 19.79%) and 8th grade English (61.7% vs. 52.94%).

At $10,345 per student, Leeds spends significantly less than wealthier nearby schools like Liberty Park Middle School ($14,344 per student), yet its 8th grade English proficiency approaches Liberty Park's rate more closely than the poverty gap would predict. The school maintains a favorable 16.7:1 student-teacher ratio. However, the school faces equity challenges—performance among low-income students, English Language Learners, and some minority subgroups has declined in recent years, even as overall school performance remains solid. For parents, Leeds Middle School offers a proven track record of academic growth, particularly by 8th grade, and represents a compelling option compared to other schools in the immediate area.

452

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,001

Per pupil spending ?

50.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1771 Whitmire Street
Leeds, AL 35094

(205) 699-4505

District: Leeds City

Students who attend Leeds Middle School usually attend:

High:

Leeds High School

Feeder schools for Leeds Middle School:

Elementary:	Leeds Elementary School
	Leeds Primary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.6%

African American:

25.0%

Hispanic:

17.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2016 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

Alabama avg44%

220^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

49^th of 140Leeds 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
2026	50.1	220 of 449	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.8	194 of 439	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	204 of 442	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	187 of 437	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	206 of 432	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	196 of 440	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	204 of 437	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.0	273 of 423	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.0	247 of 432	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.6	178 of 432	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.1	126 of 430	70.7%	★★★★☆
2014	63.3	130 of 438	70.3%	★★★★☆
2013	62.2	160 of 436	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	47.5	270 of 436	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.1	250 of 435	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.1	287 of 435	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.6	342 of 425	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	52.3	202 of 417	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	21.2	352 of 412	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.7	271 of 409	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.3	251 of 415	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.0	291 of 407	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	157 of 269	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.5	135 of 259	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	103 of 269	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	115 of 263	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.4	143 of 271	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	142 of 266	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.8	125 of 252	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.1	170 of 247	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.4	129 of 205	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	83 of 117	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	70 of 106	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	33 of 94	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	39 of 81	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.1	28 of 70	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	226 of 427	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.6	215 of 415	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.7	187 of 426	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	142 of 417	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	194 of 423	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.4	180 of 415	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	169 of 399	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.7	259 of 392	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.9	237 of 380	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	51 of 82	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.1	117 of 173	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	87 of 164	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	95 of 166	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	73 of 157	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.1	74 of 154	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.0	89 of 124	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	89 of 113	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.5	88 of 108	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	57.8	4 of 12	66.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	297 of 438	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.4	269 of 428	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	266 of 437	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	218 of 410	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	219 of 421	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	203 of 415	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	245 of 396	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	293 of 396	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.3	238 of 349	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	194 of 426	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.6	172 of 422	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	200 of 428	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	226 of 419	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	220 of 427	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.9	202 of 418	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	210 of 399	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	250 of 397	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.8	218 of 380	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	156 of 269	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.8	113 of 271	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.3	248 of 281	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	196 of 281	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	216 of 256	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.9	162 of 274	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	116 of 254	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	89 of 223	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.0	70 of 195	64.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	52.8	150 of 359	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.6	166 of 377	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	199 of 373	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	171 of 370	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	188 of 376	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.0	162 of 369	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	159 of 343	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.3	211 of 331	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.0	137 of 247	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2021)67th percentile+11 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)54th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)47th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)42nd percentile-9 vs school

African American (2026)42nd percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English55%~ state avg

Science51%-3 vs state

Mathematics25%-4 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th 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
Leeds Middle School	Public	6-8	1771 Whitmire Street	Leeds	35094	Jefferson County	Leeds City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 699-4505	452	27	16.7	50.9%	256 (56.6%)	113 (25.0%)	77 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	50.1	220^th of 449 public middle schools	51.0%		51.8	194^th of 439 public middle schools	55.8%	26			26.8	12.7	35.0		51.4			51.5	50.3	61.7	$13,001	$1,547	$11,453
Moody Intermediate School	Public	4-6	696 High School Drive	Moody	35004	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	No	(205) 640-2190	573	24	23.8	46.8%	401 (70.0%)	64 (11.2%)	60 (10.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.3%)								(n/a)	36.4	43.0	42.5			49.5		63.1	77.8	59.7			$9,121	$1,267	$7,758
Moody Junior High School	Public	7-8	600 High School Drive	Moody	35004	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	No	(205) 640-2040	373	19	20.0	45.3%	260 (69.7%)	48 (12.9%)	37 (9.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.2%)	48.1	232^nd of 449 public middle schools	48.3%		46.2	234^th of 439 public middle schools	46.7%	2				19.6	19.8		54.0				51.8	52.9	$9,452	$572	$8,868
Irondale Middle School	Public	6-8	6200 Old Leeds Road	Irondale	35210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3800	430	27	15.9	74.7%	37 (8.6%)	227 (52.8%)	150 (34.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	17.3	377^th of 449 public middle schools	16.0%		17.6	372^nd of 439 public middle schools	15.3%	5			8.5	2.5	5.8		31.4			40.2	38.1	39.9	$15,885	$3,290	$9,727
HewittTrussville Middle School	Public	6-8	5275 Trussville Clay Road	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 228-3700	1,163	65	18.0	16.4%	854 (73.4%)	184 (15.8%)	54 (4.6%)	38 (3.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.6%)	90.8	35^th of 449 public middle schools	92.2%		92.7	26^th of 439 public middle schools	94.1%	9			54.1	49.9	47.4		80.0			77.1	76.5	77.0	$10,833	$1,135	$9,679
Liberty Park Middle School	Public	6-8	17035 Liberty Pkwy	Vestavia	35242	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5450	514	42	12.3	9.7%	408 (79.4%)	19 (3.7%)	23 (4.5%)	37 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	96.6	8^th of 449 public middle schools	98.2%		97.4	7^th of 439 public middle schools	98.4%	1			76.9	51.7	61.8		92.4			78.3	82.4	93.0	$17,224	$170	$17,051
Huffman Middle School	Public	6-8	517 Huffman Rd	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-5370	384	16	24.0	79.4%	7 (1.8%)	332 (86.5%)	43 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8.8	425^th of 449 public middle schools	5.3%		10.1	413^th of 439 public middle schools	5.9%	12			5.6	4.7	0.8		8.6			30.0	28.7	25.6	$18,934	$3,982	$14,948
WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet	Public, Magnet	6-8	1757 Montclair Rd	Birmingham	35210	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-8680	184	17	10.8	84.2%	4 (2.2%)	170 (92.4%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	8.2	429^th of 449 public middle schools	4.5%		9.2	420^th of 439 public middle schools	4.3%	9			1.5	1.6	3.2		11.1			19.1	27.4	34.9	$25,676	$6,133	$19,538
Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	1124 Five Mile Rd	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-5675	336	16	21.0	86.3%	5 (1.5%)	281 (83.6%)	39 (11.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	11.5	413^th of 449 public middle schools	8.0%		8.3	423^rd of 439 public middle schools	3.6%	10			1.9	0.9	4.4		21.3			27.4	34.6	39.1	$13,286	$4,286	$8,995
Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School	Public	6-8	501 81st Street South	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-9400	330	15	22.0	87.9%	5 (1.5%)	270 (81.8%)	50 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	7.2	440^th of 449 public middle schools	2.0%		14.2	386^th of 439 public middle schools	12.1%	54			4.9	0.0	0.0		23.3			10.8	19.5	31.0	$20,263	$6,034	$14,225

Frequently Asked Questions about Leeds Middle School

Is Leeds Middle School a good school?

Leeds Middle School ranks 220^th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Leeds Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 452 students attended Leeds Middle School.

What district is Leeds Middle School in?

Leeds City

What is the racial makeup of Leeds Middle School?

Students at Leeds Middle School are 57% White, 25% African American, 17% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Leeds Middle School attend?

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

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