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Central Junior High School of Clay County

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Central Junior High School of Clay County ranks 276 th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

276^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 39% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Central Junior High School of Clay County in Lineville, AL, serves 282 students in grades 7-8 and is part of the Clay County district, which ranks in the 56th percentile statewide.

This school presents a mixed picture for parents to consider. The most significant challenge is mathematics: only 17.4% of 7th graders and 10.4% of 8th graders scored proficient in math in 2025-2026, compared to state averages of 24.5% and 26.4%. The 8th grade math gap is particularly wide—a 16-percentage-point deficit that has persisted for years. English language arts also lags, with 8th grade proficiency at 40.9% versus the state's 58.5%, though this has been steadily improving. On the positive side, 8th grade science is a genuine strength, with 58.9% of students proficient—exceeding the state average of 54.1% and showing remarkable growth from 30.8% just three years ago. The school has also made extraordinary progress reducing chronic absenteeism, dropping from a 21.5% peak in 2021-2022 to just 10.6% in 2024-2025, now below both district and state averages.

Compared to Munford Middle School, which serves a similar demographic profile just 18.6 miles away, Central Junior High trails significantly in 8th grade math (10.4% vs. 27.3% proficiency) and English (40.9% vs. 65.9%). However, Central matches Munford in science and has a better student-teacher ratio (17.2:1 vs. 22:1). The school's special education outcomes have been volatile, collapsing from the 79th percentile statewide in 2023-2024 to the 1st percentile in 2025-2026—a trend that warrants immediate attention from parents of students receiving special education services. With 59.2% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the school serves a community with significant economic need, yet its science success and attendance improvements demonstrate that targeted interventions can work.

282

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,771

Per pupil spending ?

59.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1 Bob Riley Drive
Lineville, AL 36266

(256) 396-1401

District: Clay County

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.2%

African American:

17.0%

Two or more races:

11.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (35% vs 44% meeting standards)

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

!English scores 12 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

Alabama avg44%

276^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

59^th of 140Clay 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	38.9	276 of 449	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.3	266 of 439	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	280 of 442	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	288 of 437	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	257 of 432	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.4	222 of 440	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	272 of 437	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	286 of 423	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.5	309 of 432	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.1	295 of 432	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.7	220 of 430	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.0	251 of 438	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	174 of 269	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.5	168 of 259	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	230 of 269	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	223 of 263	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	181 of 271	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	174 of 266	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	197 of 252	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	200 of 247	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.1	201 of 205	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	251 of 427	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.0	200 of 415	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	254 of 426	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	282 of 417	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	228 of 423	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.6	198 of 415	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.4	294 of 399	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	317 of 392	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.2	235 of 380	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	30.7	115 of 164	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.9	39 of 154	74.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	275 of 438	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.1	277 of 428	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	278 of 437	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	247 of 410	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	216 of 421	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	198 of 415	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.2	214 of 396	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	255 of 396	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.6	248 of 349	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	35.9	276 of 426	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.7	290 of 422	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	281 of 428	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	268 of 419	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	279 of 427	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	221 of 418	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	214 of 399	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	206 of 397	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.5	292 of 380	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	99 of 146	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.0	74 of 92	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	66 of 78	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	267 of 269	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	33.9	178 of 271	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.5	58 of 281	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	20 of 281	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	42.0	133 of 256	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.0	257 of 274	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	246 of 254	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.1	184 of 195	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	267 of 359	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.0	231 of 377	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	254 of 373	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	271 of 370	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	267 of 376	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.3	189 of 369	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	260 of 343	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	270 of 331	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.1	225 of 247	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)41st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile~ school

African American (2026)35th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)32nd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2024)30th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science59%+5 vs state

English45%-12 vs state

Mathematics14%-12 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 (2023)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Central Junior High School of Clay County	Public	7-8	1 Bob Riley Drive	Lineville	36266	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	No	(256) 396-1401	282	16	17.2	59.2%	184 (65.2%)	48 (17.0%)	16 (5.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.0%)	38.9	276^th of 449 public middle schools	38.5%		41.3	266^th of 439 public middle schools	39.4%	10				17.4	10.4		58.9				48.7	40.9	$8,771	$977	$7,794
Munford Middle School	Public	6-8	360 Cedars Road	Munford	36268	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5235	308	14	22.0	54.5%	226 (73.4%)	63 (20.5%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	49.3	226^th of 449 public middle schools	49.7%		38.3	280^th of 439 public middle schools	36.2%	54			23.6	9.1	27.3		60.2			53.8	47.5	65.9	$9,669	$1,308	$8,346
Evelyn D Houston Elementary School	Public	4-6	1310 Ashland Hwy	Talladega	35160	Talladega County	Talladega City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5808	302	18	16.7	84.4%	55 (18.2%)	212 (70.2%)	20 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)								(n/a)	19.8	20.0	10.5			19.0		29.3	44.7	36.1			$14,005	$4,980	$8,957

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Junior High School of Clay County

Is Central Junior High School of Clay County a good school?

Central Junior High School of Clay County ranks 276^th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Central Junior High School of Clay County?

In the 2024-25 school year, 282 students attended Central Junior High School of Clay County.

What district is Central Junior High School of Clay County in?

Clay County

What is the racial makeup of Central Junior High School of Clay County?

Students at Central Junior High School of Clay County are 65% White, 17% African American, 11% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

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