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Clanton Middle School

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Clanton Middle School ranks 191 st of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 57% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Clanton Middle School serves 401 students in grades 7 and 8 in Clanton, AL, as part of the Chilton County school district, and has recently earned its highest state ranking in years.

Clanton Middle School is on a strong upward trajectory. After a few challenging years, the school jumped from the 35th percentile statewide to the 57th percentile, earning a 3-star rating. This improvement is driven by remarkable gains in specific areas. For example, 8th-grade science proficiency (61.54%) now outpaces both the district (43.04%) and the state (54.12%) averages. Similarly, 8th-grade English proficiency (64.29%) beats the district and state averages. The school has also made huge strides in reducing chronic absenteeism, dropping from 18.2% to just 6.2%—less than half the state average. Perhaps most notably, the school has seen dramatic academic growth among student subgroups that were previously underperforming, including significant jumps in proficiency for African American students, Special Education students, and students from low socio-economic backgrounds. This focus on equity appears to be a key driver of the school's overall success.

When compared to its direct counterpart, Jemison Middle School, Clanton is outperforming it by a wide margin in every subject and grade level tested. Clanton also holds its own against Marbury Middle School in the neighboring Autauga County district, particularly with its standout science program. One area to watch is math, where proficiency remains a challenge, especially in 7th grade. Interestingly, there is a notable drop-off in math proficiency between Clanton Intermediate School (grades 4-6) and Clanton Middle, suggesting the transition to middle school may be an area for continued focus. Overall, Clanton Middle School is a rising school that is showing what targeted support and a focus on student engagement can accomplish.

401

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,429

Per pupil spending ?

55.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

835 Temple Road
Clanton, AL 35045

(205) 280-2750

District: Chilton County

Students who attend Clanton Middle School usually attend:

High:	Chilton County High School
	Jemison High School

Feeder schools for Clanton Middle School:

Elementary:	Clanton Elementary School
	Jemison Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.6%

Hispanic:

18.5%

African American:

17.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 53rd percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg35%

Alabama avg44%

191^st of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to top 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Chilton County

96^th of 140Chilton 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	55.1	191 of 449	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.6	226 of 439	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	259 of 442	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	286 of 437	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	232 of 432	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	298 of 440	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.4	165 of 437	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	174 of 423	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.7	238 of 432	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.2	205 of 432	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.1	142 of 430	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.1	133 of 438	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.1	167 of 436	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.1	157 of 436	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.8	239 of 435	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.3	250 of 435	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.5	257 of 425	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.8	284 of 417	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.5	187 of 412	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	43.2	248 of 409	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	23.9	342 of 415	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.1	332 of 407	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	61.1	70 of 269	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	32.2	177 of 259	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	194 of 269	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	216 of 263	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	247 of 271	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	194 of 266	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	196 of 252	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	178 of 247	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.7	171 of 205	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	37 of 103	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.2	74 of 117	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.9	18 of 106	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	45.1	38 of 94	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.5	77 of 81	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	68 of 70	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	24 of 31	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	155 of 427	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.3	175 of 415	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	270 of 426	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	268 of 417	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	238 of 423	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	295 of 415	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.4	207 of 399	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.1	171 of 392	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.9	232 of 380	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	70 of 173	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	80 of 164	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.3	102 of 166	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	109 of 157	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.9	131 of 154	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.4	54 of 124	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	62 of 113	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.3	90 of 108	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	166 of 438	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.5	207 of 428	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.1	269 of 437	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	274 of 410	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	227 of 421	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	289 of 415	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	156 of 396	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	195 of 396	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	32.3	251 of 349	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	206 of 426	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.0	251 of 422	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	239 of 428	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	281 of 419	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	225 of 427	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	278 of 418	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	159 of 399	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	174 of 397	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.7	208 of 380	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	71 of 146	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.1	57 of 92	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	51 of 78	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	55 of 72	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	51 of 60	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	58 of 61	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	26 of 66	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	102 of 269	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.2	174 of 271	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	205 of 281	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	269 of 281	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	44.1	120 of 256	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.3	147 of 274	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	150 of 254	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	154 of 223	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.6	179 of 195	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	215 of 359	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.9	201 of 377	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	226 of 373	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	283 of 370	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.6	182 of 376	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.8	258 of 369	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	158 of 343	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	162 of 331	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	32.7	167 of 247	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)74th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)64th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)64th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile+5 vs school

Native American (2025)61st percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)52nd percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)51st percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)40th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science62%+7 vs state

English57%~ state avg

Mathematics20%-9 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 (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 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
Clanton Middle School	Public	7-8	835 Temple Road	Clanton	35045	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-2750	401	25	16.0	55.9%	235 (58.6%)	69 (17.2%)	74 (18.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.7%)	55.1	191^st of 449 public middle schools	57.5%		47.6	226^th of 439 public middle schools	48.5%	35				19.3	20.9		61.5				49.4	64.3	$8,429	$1,495	$6,908
Clanton Intermediate School	Public	4-6	825 Temple Road	Clanton	35045	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-2790	630	31	20.3	60.0%	374 (59.4%)	96 (15.2%)	103 (16.3%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.7%)								(n/a)	39.9	22.6	21.7			50.8		54.6	64.9	58.6			$7,731	$1,364	$6,341
Marbury Middle School	Public	6-8	210 County Road 20 East	Marbury	36051	Autauga County	Autauga County	No	No	No	No	(334) 365-3522	422	24	17.5	40.3%	340 (80.6%)	58 (13.7%)	12 (2.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	61	149^th of 449 public middle schools	66.8%		55.7	175^th of 439 public middle schools	60.1%	26			37.1	27.1	21.7		52.7			60.7	55.7	70.5	$7,989	$1,049	$6,936
Jemison Middle School	Public	7-8	25095 US Hwy 31	Jemison	35085	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-4840	328	20	16.4	72.3%	145 (44.2%)	19 (5.8%)	155 (47.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	26.8	335^th of 449 public middle schools	25.4%		22.3	343^rd of 439 public middle schools	21.9%	8				7.9	20.1		33.3				40.2	43.1	$7,919	$544	$7,348
Jemison Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1491 County Road 44	Jemison	35085	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-4840	468	20	23.4	67.3%	224 (47.9%)	39 (8.3%)	190 (40.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)								(n/a)	16.9	13.8	18.1			33.7		39.2	62.3	53.5			$7,068	$1,387	$5,655

Frequently Asked Questions about Clanton Middle School

What district is Clanton Middle School in?

Chilton County

What high school do graduates of Clanton Middle School attend?

Students who attend Clanton Middle School usually go on to attend Chilton County High School

Is Clanton Middle School a good school?

Clanton Middle School ranks 191^st of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Clanton Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 401 students attended Clanton Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Clanton Middle School?

Students at Clanton Middle School are 59% White, 18% Hispanic, 17% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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