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Jemison Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

343^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 22% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Jemison Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Jemison, Alabama, with 354 students. The school is part of the Chilton County School District, which is ranked 102 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jemison Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the Chilton County and Alabama state averages on standardized tests across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 7.74% of 7th graders were proficient in math, compared to 16.46% in Chilton County and 24.08% statewide. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.7% to 17.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Jemison Middle School has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 62.2% to 87.85%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Nearby schools like Clanton Middle School and Clanton Intermediate School, which are also part of the Chilton County School District, perform better academically and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. This suggests that the challenges faced by Jemison Middle School may be specific to the school itself, rather than the broader district. To address these issues, the school may benefit from targeted interventions to support economically disadvantaged students and improve overall school climate and engagement.

328

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,919

Per pupil spending ?

72.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25095 US Hwy 31
Jemison, AL 35085

(205) 280-4840

District: Chilton County

Students who attend Jemison Middle School usually attend:

High:	Chilton County High School
	Jemison High School

Feeder schools for Jemison Middle School:

Elementary:	Clanton Elementary School
	Jemison Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.3%

White:

44.2%

African American:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (23% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 51 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg29%

Alabama avg40%

343^rd of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 51 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Chilton County

102^nd of 135Chilton 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	22.3	343 of 439	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	307 of 442	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	348 of 437	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	327 of 432	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.8	284 of 440	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	305 of 437	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	294 of 423	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.3	305 of 432	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	51.1	198 of 432	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.3	116 of 430	73.0%	★★★★☆
2014	61.5	141 of 438	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.0	177 of 436	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.5	151 of 436	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.3	183 of 435	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.2	244 of 435	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.7	271 of 425	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.8	265 of 417	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.0	234 of 412	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.0	184 of 409	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	34.4	296 of 415	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.0	317 of 407	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	37.2	155 of 263	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.8	237 of 271	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	194 of 252	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	101 of 117	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	81 of 106	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	70 of 94	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	65 of 81	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	52 of 70	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	317 of 415	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.0	268 of 426	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	322 of 417	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	327 of 423	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	325 of 415	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	268 of 399	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	293 of 392	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.3	312 of 380	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	100 of 173	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	70 of 164	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.3	123 of 166	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	107 of 157	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	82 of 154	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	95 of 124	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	95 of 113	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.9	77 of 108	28.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	324 of 428	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.4	256 of 437	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	286 of 410	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	276 of 421	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.4	200 of 415	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.7	262 of 396	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	288 of 396	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.1	282 of 349	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	342 of 422	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	319 of 428	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	341 of 419	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	328 of 427	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.5	206 of 418	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.2	290 of 399	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	255 of 397	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.7	206 of 380	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	70 of 92	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	55 of 60	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	55 of 61	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	40 of 66	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	32 of 69	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.5	35 of 61	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	42 of 65	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	32 of 56	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	32 of 44	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	248 of 271	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	236 of 281	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	178 of 281	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	185 of 256	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	195 of 274	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.6	118 of 254	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	67 of 223	70.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	359 of 377	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	327 of 373	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	348 of 370	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	330 of 376	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	268 of 369	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	284 of 343	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	276 of 331	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.4	229 of 247	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)42nd percentile+20 vs school

African American (2023)41st percentile+21 vs school

Native American (2025)39th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English38%-17 vs state

Science20%-22 vs state

Mathematics10%-15 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 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
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%)	22.3	343^rd of 439 public middle schools	21.9%		32.9	307^th of 442 public middle schools	30.5%	36				7.7	11.7		19.8				42.2	34.6	$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)	18.8	15.1	23.9			32.7		48.5	53.3	50.7			$7,068	$1,387	$5,655
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
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)	37.1	25.0	27.6			40.4		56.9	60.3	52.8			$7,731	$1,364	$6,341
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%)	47.6	226^th of 439 public middle schools	48.5%		41.4	259^th of 442 public middle schools	41.4%	33				25.0	12.8		33.5				59.5	48.1	$8,429	$1,495	$6,908
Calera Middle	Public	6-8	9178 Highway 22	Montevallo	35115	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6140	767	46	16.8	62.5%	277 (36.1%)	330 (43.0%)	108 (14.1%)	12 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.6%)	41.1	267^th of 439 public middle schools	39.2%		51.8	198^th of 442 public middle schools	55.2%	69			23.6	16.7	15.5		37.1			45.4	52.5	51.9	$8,564	$701	$7,844
Columbiana Middle School	Public	6-8	222 Joinertown Road	Columbiana	35051	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6610	428	29	14.6	62.9%	322 (75.2%)	34 (7.9%)	57 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	51.1	203^rd of 439 public middle schools	53.8%		49.8	206^th of 442 public middle schools	53.4%	3			20.9	16.0	25.8		44.4			56.3	59.5	52.4	$10,167	$908	$9,238
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Jemison Middle School

How many students attend Jemison Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 328 students attended Jemison Middle School.

What district is Jemison Middle School in?

Chilton County

What high school do graduates of Jemison Middle School attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Jemison Middle School?

Students at Jemison Middle School are 47% Hispanic, 44% White, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Jemison Middle School a good school?

Jemison Middle School ranks in the bottom 21.9% of Alabama middle schools.

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