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Arab Junior High School

Public Grades 6-8

27^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 443 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 94% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Arab Junior High School in Arab, AL, serves 563 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the highly rated Arab City district, which ranks in the top 5% of districts statewide.

This school is a clear academic leader in its region. On state assessments, Arab Junior High's proficiency rates are roughly double to triple the state average across all subjects and grade levels. For example, 8th-grade math proficiency sits at 59.69% compared to the state's 26.36%, and 6th-grade English proficiency is 82.44% versus the state's 56.77%. The school's state ranking (27th out of 443 middle schools) places it in the 94th percentile, far ahead of nearby schools. In 7th-grade math, Arab's proficiency rate of 65.88% is more than three times higher than Guntersville Middle School (30.48%) and over four times higher than Albertville Middle School (21.66%) and Douglas Middle School (14.04%).

What truly sets Arab Junior High apart is its success with all student groups. The school ranks in the 98th percentile for Special Education students and the 95th percentile for students from low socio-economic backgrounds, demonstrating that it effectively supports every learner. Chronic absenteeism is just 6.1%, roughly half the state average and far below Albertville Intermediate School's 14.1%. The school also achieves these results efficiently, spending $7,922 per student—less than Douglas Middle School ($9,674) and Guntersville Middle School ($8,940). With consistent year-over-year growth—8th-grade science proficiency jumped from 57.28% to 76.96% in three years—Arab Junior High is a standout example of both excellence and equity in education.

563

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,922

Per pupil spending ?

43.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

911 Old Cullman Rd
Arab, AL 35016

(256) 586-6074

District: Arab City

Students who attend Arab Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Arab High School

Feeder schools for Arab Junior High School:

Elementary:	Arab Elementary School
	Arab Primary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.7%

Hispanic:

4.4%

Asian:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (72% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Alabama middle schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg72%

Alabama avg44%

27^th of 443

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 139Arab 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	92.5	27 of 443	93.9%	★★★★★
2025	94.5	21 of 439	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	27 of 442	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	27 of 437	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	82.7	49 of 432	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	89.2	27 of 440	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	26 of 437	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	27 of 423	93.6%	★★★★★
2017	90.3	29 of 432	93.3%	★★★★★
2016	89.8	34 of 432	92.1%	★★★★★
2015	92.5	26 of 430	94.0%	★★★★★
2014	90.2	28 of 438	93.6%	★★★★★
2013	86.6	14 of 436	96.8%	★★★★★
2012	90.0	11 of 436	97.5%	★★★★★
2011	88.7	16 of 435	96.3%	★★★★★
2010	88.4	20 of 435	95.4%	★★★★★
2009	90.9	17 of 425	96.0%	★★★★★
2008	92.5	11 of 417	97.4%	★★★★★
2007	90.4	15 of 412	96.4%	★★★★★
2006	89.7	21 of 409	94.9%	★★★★★
2005	89.2	25 of 415	94.0%	★★★★★
2004	79.1	58 of 407	85.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	92.0	22 of 422	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	94.7	12 of 415	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	21 of 426	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	26 of 417	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.1	41 of 423	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	22 of 415	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	27 of 399	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	25 of 392	93.6%	★★★★★
2017	88.9	26 of 380	93.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	8 of 173	95.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	90.2	21 of 432	95.1%	★★★★★
2025	93.8	13 of 428	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	15 of 437	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	10 of 410	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	74.3	52 of 421	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	81.7	26 of 415	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.8	18 of 396	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.6	24 of 396	93.9%	★★★★★
2017	76.3	47 of 349	86.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	91.6	30 of 421	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	92.2	27 of 422	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	31 of 428	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	28 of 419	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	75.6	68 of 427	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	83.8	39 of 418	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	28 of 399	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	23 of 397	94.2%	★★★★★
2017	88.8	26 of 380	93.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	94.8	5 of 266	98.1%	★★★★★
2025	92.3	7 of 271	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	5 of 281	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	71.2	40 of 281	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	23 of 256	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.2	7 of 274	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	9 of 254	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	5 of 223	97.8%	★★★★★
2017	73.2	23 of 195	88.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	85.3	39 of 355	89.0%	★★★★☆
2025	89.9	28 of 377	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	38 of 373	89.8%	★★★★★
2023	85.7	40 of 370	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	83 of 376	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	50 of 369	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	41 of 343	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	40 of 331	87.9%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)98th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile~ school

Female (2026)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)93rd percentile~ school

White (2026)89th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science77%+23 vs state

English75%+18 vs state

Mathematics67%+38 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 (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 (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
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 443 public middle schools	93.9%		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	$7,922	$794	$7,122
Fairview Middle School	Public	6-8	841 Welcome Rd	Cullman	35058	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 796-0883	291	14	20.3	50.5%	226 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	64.8	128^th of 443 public middle schools	71.1%		71.2	98^th of 439 public middle schools	77.7%	30		45.7	18.0	29.0	55.9		64.1	60.0	67.7	$7,405	$1,112	$6,266
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%)	66.8	122^nd of 443 public middle schools	72.5%		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	$8,940	$1,343	$7,544
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	289^th of 443 public middle schools	34.8%		40.3	271^st of 439 public middle schools	38.3%	18		16.8	14.0	14.5	57.0		43.9	37.4	54.7	$9,674	$3,199	$6,463
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			$6,876	$1,257	$5,602
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%)	35.9	286^th of 443 public middle schools	35.4%		37.9	283^rd of 439 public middle schools	35.5%	3			21.7	15.7	39.6			41.1	50.0	$8,100	$1,469	$6,615

Frequently Asked Questions about Arab Junior High School

What district is Arab Junior High School in?

Arab City

How many students attend Arab Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 563 students attended Arab Junior High School.

Is Arab Junior High School a good school?

Yes. Arab Junior High School ranks in the top 6.1% of Alabama middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Arab Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Arab Junior High School usually go on to attend Arab High School

What is the racial makeup of Arab Junior High School?

Students at Arab Junior High School are 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

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