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Jemison Intermediate School

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Jemison Intermediate School is a public middle school serving grades 4-6 in Jemison, Alabama, with 455 students. It 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.

Despite being in the same district, Jemison Intermediate School performs significantly worse than nearby schools like Clanton Intermediate School and Jemison Middle School on key metrics. The school has consistently low test scores, with only 18.79% of 4th graders proficient or better in math, compared to 32.7% for Chilton County and 41.76% for the state. Jemison Intermediate also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.4% to 17.9%, significantly higher than the state average.

Further, Jemison Intermediate School has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 61.93% to 85.93%, much higher than the surrounding schools. The school's spending per student, at $7,068, is also lower than the surrounding schools, which range from $7,731 to $12,938 per student. Additionally, Jemison Intermediate has a higher student-teacher ratio, ranging from 22 to 23.4, compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 16.4 to 20.7. These factors suggest that the school may not be receiving adequate resources to support student learning and well-being, which could be contributing to the consistently low performance.

468

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,068

Per pupil spending ?

67.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1491 County Road 44
Jemison, AL 35085

(205) 280-4840

District: Chilton County

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.9%

Hispanic:

40.6%

African American:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2019 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (35% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg40%

Alabama avg49%

486^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 17 pts since 2019

From bottom 46% (2019) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	28.4	486 of 680	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	466 of 684	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	485 of 680	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	461 of 687	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	464 of 692	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	369 of 681	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	316 of 427	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	353 of 420	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	315 of 427	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	282 of 426	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	292 of 426	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	99 of 142	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	64 of 131	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	65 of 123	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	48 of 110	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.6	48 of 100	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.5	36 of 74	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	458 of 649	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	414 of 650	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	440 of 645	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	429 of 656	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	456 of 656	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	367 of 646	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	144 of 206	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	102 of 196	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	96 of 184	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	83 of 175	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	86 of 164	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.7	33 of 152	78.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	463 of 660	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	434 of 670	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	393 of 623	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	375 of 651	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	363 of 653	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.8	253 of 649	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	483 of 651	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	472 of 655	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	471 of 649	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	458 of 669	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	437 of 669	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	342 of 650	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	38.9	55 of 82	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	61 of 70	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	53 of 64	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	48 of 54	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	30 of 53	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	21 of 59	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	28 of 57	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	24 of 65	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.2	27 of 63	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	18 of 58	69.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	296 of 403	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	298 of 395	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	281 of 373	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	287 of 345	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.6	160 of 398	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.4	249 of 392	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	481 of 532	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	467 of 535	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	481 of 528	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	497 of 540	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	472 of 539	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	378 of 529	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2025)43rd percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)33rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile~ school

African American (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English51%-11 vs state

Science33%-10 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 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 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
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
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
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
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
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 Intermediate School

What is the racial makeup of Jemison Intermediate School?

Students at Jemison Intermediate School are 48% White, 41% Hispanic, 8% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Jemison Intermediate School in?

Chilton County

How many students attend Jemison Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 468 students attended Jemison Intermediate School.

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