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West Blocton Middle School

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West Blocton Middle School ranks 233 rd of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

233^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 47% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

West Blocton Middle School is a public middle school serving 382 students in grades 5-8 in the Bibb County School District in West Blocton, Alabama. According to the data, the school has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of Alabama middle schools, typically ranking between 200-300 out of around 440 schools, and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other schools in the state.

West Blocton Middle School faces several challenges, including lower-than-average test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 14.8% to 22.8%, and a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 50.51% to 70.16%. The school's student-teacher ratio has also been higher than some nearby schools, ranging from 16.3 to 19.3 over the past few years. When compared to nearby schools like Centreville Middle School and Helena Middle, which are both in the same Bibb County district, West Blocton Middle School generally performs worse on key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism.

However, the school's Hispanic students have performed relatively well, ranking 54th out of 173 Alabama middle schools in 2024-2025. Unfortunately, the school's African American and special education students have struggled, ranking in the bottom half of the state. Additionally, West Blocton Middle School's per-student spending of $8,361 in 2018-2019 is lower than some of the nearby schools, which may contribute to the school's challenges. Overall, the data suggests that West Blocton Middle School needs to address these issues to better serve its students and community.

387

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,361

Per pupil spending ?

55.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4721 Truman Aldrich Pkwy
West Blocton, AL 35184

(205) 938-2451

District: Bibb County

Students who attend West Blocton Middle School usually attend:

High:

West Blocton High School

Feeder schools for West Blocton Middle School:

Elementary:	West Blocton Elementary School
	Woodstock Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.7%

Hispanic:

10.1%

African American:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 54th percentile in 2022 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (38% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 54th-percentile peak (2022) to 47th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg34%

Alabama avg44%

233^rd of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Bibb County

85^th of 135Bibb 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
2025	46.2	233 of 439	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	225 of 442	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	220 of 437	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	200 of 432	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.8	258 of 440	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	257 of 437	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	228 of 423	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.7	235 of 432	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.4	215 of 432	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	37.6	274 of 430	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.4	166 of 438	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.4	242 of 436	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	63.6	150 of 436	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.0	167 of 435	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.6	172 of 435	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.2	265 of 425	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.5	185 of 417	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.8	216 of 412	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.2	318 of 409	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	42.0	259 of 415	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	43.3	242 of 407	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	38.7	150 of 271	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	199 of 266	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	218 of 415	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.5	169 of 426	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	242 of 417	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.7	168 of 423	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.1	285 of 415	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	222 of 399	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.4	162 of 392	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.6	194 of 380	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	54 of 173	68.8%	★★★★☆
2022	32.1	106 of 157	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	183 of 428	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	201 of 437	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.4	98 of 410	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	87 of 421	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	59.5	142 of 415	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	171 of 396	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	156 of 396	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.2	214 of 349	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	237 of 422	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	267 of 428	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	195 of 419	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	229 of 427	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	210 of 418	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.1	244 of 399	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	248 of 397	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.5	243 of 380	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	165 of 271	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	235 of 281	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	251 of 281	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.3	131 of 274	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.3	176 of 254	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.7	192 of 223	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.7	156 of 195	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	261 of 377	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	234 of 373	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	232 of 370	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	210 of 376	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	263 of 369	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	271 of 343	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	274 of 331	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.4	204 of 247	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

African American (2022)45th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English57%~ state avg

Science37%-4 vs state

Mathematics20%-10 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 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
West Blocton Middle School	Public	5-8	4721 Truman Aldrich Pkwy	West Blocton	35184	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 938-2451	387	21	18.4	55.6%	316 (81.7%)	20 (5.2%)	39 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	46.2	233^rd of 439 public middle schools	46.9%		47.8	225^th of 442 public middle schools	49.1%	8	19.8	35.4	13.6	12.9	37.1	63.3	67.0	51.3	44.7	$8,361	$1,458	$6,887
Brookwood Middle School	Public	6-8	17021 Brookwood Parkway	Vance	35490	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2748	738	37	19.9	48.8%	530 (71.8%)	118 (16.0%)	70 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.6%)	27.1	323^rd of 439 public middle schools	26.4%		25.5	337^th of 442 public middle schools	23.8%	14		15.4	9.2	10.3	25.3		38.9	45.8	47.3	$6,930	$795	$6,111
Centreville Middle School	Public	5-8	1621 Montgomery Hwy	Centreville	35042	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 926-9861	440	24	18.3	60.9%	247 (56.1%)	154 (35.0%)	29 (6.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	31.7	309^th of 439 public middle schools	29.6%		35.1	294^th of 442 public middle schools	33.5%	15	17.5	27.1	19.4	17.8	21.2	36.1	51.8	37.1	29.7	$7,885	$1,414	$6,454
Montevallo Middle School	Public	6-8	235 Samford St	Montevallo	35115	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6410	346	31	11.3	78.6%	139 (40.2%)	70 (20.2%)	128 (37.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	43.3	253^rd of 439 public middle schools	42.4%		51.6	200^th of 442 public middle schools	54.8%	53		20.4	18.1	21.1	45.0		39.8	50.0	54.1	$12,938	$1,065	$11,850
McAdory Middle School	Public	6-8	5450 Yellow Jacket Boulevard	Mc Calla	35111	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-4730	841	49	17.3	58.3%	122 (14.5%)	526 (62.5%)	171 (20.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.1%)	25.2	332^nd of 439 public middle schools	24.4%		30.9	318^th of 442 public middle schools	28.1%	14		13.0	6.5	3.6	23.4		49.1	40.1	48.2	$8,010	$1,145	$6,851
Helena Middle	Public	6-8	1299 Hillsboro Parkway	Helena	35080	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5300	957	53	18.2	27.5%	667 (69.7%)	147 (15.4%)	100 (10.4%)	13 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (2.8%)	81.8	57^th of 439 public middle schools	87.0%		73.1	88^th of 442 public middle schools	80.1%	31		47.9	44.9	38.2	52.0		70.6	73.0	64.2	$8,076	$681	$7,376
Thompson Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Warrior Drive	Alabaster	35007	Shelby County	Alabaster City	No	No	No	No	(205) 685-8100	1,444	84	17.2	52.6%	734 (50.8%)	329 (22.8%)	335 (23.2%)	15 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (1.9%)	80.6	61^st of 439 public middle schools	86.1%		75.9	78^th of 442 public middle schools	82.4%	17		54.3	35.5	33.6	56.8		72.3	66.1	66.3	$10,052	$1,307	$8,732
Empower Community School Upper Campus	Public, Charter	4-8	751A Academy Drive	Bessemer	35022	Jefferson County	Empower Schools of Alabama	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 413-8600	211			76.3%	1 (0.5%)	164 (77.7%)	43 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)
Eastwood Middle School	Public	6-8	6314 Mary Harmon Bryant Drive	Cottondale	35453	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3613	711	38	18.9	71.4%	36 (5.1%)	590 (83.0%)	60 (8.4%)	9 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.7%)	16.4	377^th of 439 public middle schools	14.1%		17.6	366^th of 442 public middle schools	17.2%	11		14.5	5.3	4.8	19.7		34.5	30.4	36.4	$10,557	$1,768	$8,769
DavisEmerson Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Bulldog Blvd	Cottondale	35453	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2750	397	21	18.9	79.3%	87 (21.9%)	165 (41.6%)	137 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	19.2	361^st of 439 public middle schools	17.8%		24.8	338^th of 442 public middle schools	23.5%	23		13.5	7.1	7.6	21.5		28.8	38.4	40.6	$9,532	$2,028	$7,480

Frequently Asked Questions about West Blocton Middle School

What is the racial makeup of West Blocton Middle School?

Students at West Blocton Middle School are 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of West Blocton Middle School attend?

Students who attend West Blocton Middle School usually go on to attend West Blocton High School

Is West Blocton Middle School a good school?

West Blocton Middle School ranks 233^rd of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend West Blocton Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended West Blocton Middle School.

What district is West Blocton Middle School in?

Bibb County

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