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Austin Middle School

Q: Is Austin Middle School a good school?

Austin Middle School ranks 264 th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Austin Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 727 students attended Austin Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Austin Middle School?

Students at Austin Middle School are 39% Hispanic, 28% African American, 21% White, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Austin Middle School attend?

Students who attend Austin Middle School usually go on to attend Austin High School

Public Grades 6-7

264^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 41% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Austin Middle School in Decatur, AL, serves 727 students in grades 6 and 7 as part of the Decatur City school district. The school currently holds a 2-star rating, ranking 262nd out of 443 Alabama middle schools, a notable decline from its 4-star status a decade ago. With 64.79% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, the school serves a community with significant economic need, though it maintains a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.

One of the school's standout strengths is its work with African American students, ranking in the 71st percentile statewide for this group—well above its overall 41st percentile performance. The school also showed dramatic improvement with multi-racial students, jumping from the 33rd to 77th percentile in just one year. Perhaps most impressive is the school's success in reducing chronic absenteeism from 18.7% in 2021-2022 to just 5.3% in 2024-2025, now well below both the state average of 12.0% and the district average of 6.0%. This suggests effective attendance initiatives and strong student engagement efforts that could serve as a model for other schools.

However, there are areas of concern. Most striking is the dramatic drop in mathematics proficiency between 6th and 7th grade—while 6th graders achieve 34.91% proficiency (near the state average), 7th graders plummet to just 14.85%, far below the state's 24.46%. This 20-point decline warrants investigation into curriculum transitions or cohort effects. English Language Arts performance is comparatively stronger, with 7th grade reaching 49.3% proficiency. When compared to nearby Hartselle Junior High School (a 5-star school with 54.62% 7th grade math proficiency), the gap is significant, though Hartselle serves a much less economically disadvantaged population. The school also outperforms Decatur Middle School in 6th grade math but lags in 7th grade. While spending per student ($10,392) is higher than many nearby schools, outcomes suggest room for improvement in resource allocation, particularly in mathematics instruction.

727

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,969

Per pupil spending ?

64.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2715 Danville Rd SW
Decatur, AL 35603-4265

(256) 552-4622

District: Decatur City

Students who attend Austin Middle School usually attend:

High:

Austin High School

Feeder schools for Austin Middle School:

Elementary:	Austinville Elementary School
	Chestnut Grove Elementary School
	Julian Harris Elementary School
	West Decatur Elementary School
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	Woodmeade Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.9%

African American:

27.6%

White:

21.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (36% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg35%

Alabama avg43%

264^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 34 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Decatur City

87^th of 140Decatur City 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	41.7	264 of 449	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.6	240 of 439	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	274 of 442	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	260 of 437	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	249 of 432	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.5	205 of 440	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	146 of 437	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.0	101 of 423	76.1%	★★★★☆
2017	71.5	90 of 432	79.2%	★★★★☆
2016	67.4	108 of 432	75.0%	★★★★☆
2015	58.2	153 of 430	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.1	132 of 438	69.9%	★★★★☆
2013	68.7	112 of 436	74.3%	★★★★☆
2012	76.4	71 of 436	83.7%	★★★★☆
2011	77.9	66 of 435	84.8%	★★★★☆
2010	77.7	72 of 435	83.4%	★★★★☆
2009	79.5	52 of 425	87.8%	★★★★☆
2008	83.1	37 of 417	91.1%	★★★★★
2007	74.9	71 of 412	82.8%	★★★★☆
2006	86.3	29 of 409	92.9%	★★★★★
2005	80.8	51 of 415	87.7%	★★★★☆
2004	79.4	55 of 407	86.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	76 of 269	71.7%	★★★★☆
2025	72.7	42 of 259	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	48.4	110 of 269	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	106 of 263	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	126 of 271	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	78 of 266	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	51 of 252	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	57.5	84 of 247	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.1	82 of 205	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2018	12.7	18 of 18	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	70 of 103	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.0	53 of 117	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	48 of 106	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	60 of 94	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	66 of 81	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	46 of 70	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	13 of 31	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	237 of 427	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.8	183 of 415	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	241 of 426	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	237 of 417	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	230 of 423	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	209 of 415	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	140 of 399	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.1	70 of 392	82.1%	★★★★☆
2017	71.5	77 of 380	79.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	38 of 82	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.8	95 of 173	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	93 of 164	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	90 of 166	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	95 of 157	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	72 of 154	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.5	64 of 124	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	32 of 113	71.7%	★★★★☆
2017	68.9	26 of 108	75.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	252 of 438	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.6	220 of 428	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	229 of 437	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	221 of 410	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	226 of 421	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.7	183 of 415	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	126 of 396	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	133 of 396	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.9	165 of 349	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	267 of 426	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.5	267 of 422	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	283 of 428	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	259 of 419	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	266 of 427	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.0	189 of 418	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.2	136 of 399	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	110 of 397	72.3%	★★★★☆
2017	68.4	91 of 380	76.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	34 of 146	76.7%	★★★★☆
2025	34.6	62 of 92	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	50 of 78	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	35 of 72	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	29 of 60	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.9	50 of 61	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	41 of 46	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	152 of 269	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.4	196 of 271	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	144 of 281	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.4	85 of 281	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	46.2	108 of 256	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.8	137 of 274	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	98 of 254	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	44 of 223	80.3%	★★★★☆
2017	55.2	52 of 195	73.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	198 of 359	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.4	274 of 377	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	259 of 373	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	251 of 370	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	237 of 376	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.4	149 of 369	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.9	92 of 343	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	87.7	31 of 331	90.6%	★★★★★
2017	81.2	32 of 247	87.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)77th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2026)72nd percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile+12 vs school

White (2026)45th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)43rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)37th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)32nd percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2018)<1st percentile-76 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English48%-8 vs state

Mathematics25%-5 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/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
Austin Middle School	Public	6-7	2715 Danville Rd SW	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-4622	727	49	14.7	64.8%	156 (21.5%)	201 (27.6%)	283 (38.9%)	16 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	66 (9.1%)	41.7	264^th of 449 public middle schools	41.2%		45.6	240^th of 439 public middle schools	45.3%	24			34.9	14.9						45.9	49.3		$14,969	$1,710	$13,254
Decatur Middle School	Public	6-8	1011 Prospect Drive SE	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3035	818	51	16.0	63.6%	263 (32.2%)	195 (23.8%)	308 (37.7%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.4%)	40.5	269^th of 449 public middle schools	40.1%		40.9	268^th of 439 public middle schools	39.0%	1			27.6	18.9	19.2		51.3			41.3	49.6	49.1	$15,785	$1,586	$14,193
West Morgan Middle School	Public	4-8	261 South Greenway Drive	Trinity	35673	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 353-5214	561	29	19.6	75.0%	287 (51.2%)	36 (6.4%)	225 (40.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	58.9	162^nd of 449 public middle schools	63.9%		46.8	230^th of 439 public middle schools	47.6%	68	20.3	48.7	31.9	21.0	31.0	26.3	56.6	41.5	66.1	64.9	58.0	54.9	$8,763	$871	$7,858
Priceville Junior High School	Public	5-8	311 Highway 67 South	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 355-5104	483	26	18.5	38.9%	422 (87.4%)	6 (1.2%)	33 (6.8%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	90.9	34^th of 449 public middle schools	92.4%		93.1	23^rd of 439 public middle schools	94.8%	11		45.7	49.6	45.6	72.3		80.9		88.2	77.4	77.8	76.6	$8,934	$1,110	$7,791
East Lawrence Middle School	Public	5-8	99 County Road 370	Trinity	35673	Morgan County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 905-2420	409	20	20.2	68.2%	316 (77.3%)	49 (12.0%)	26 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	23.5	344^th of 449 public middle schools	23.4%		25.9	325^th of 439 public middle schools	26.0%	19		23.4	10.6	11.3	5.5		40.0		60.8	41.2	43.0	41.8	$10,264	$1,929	$8,320
Hartselle Junior High School	Public	7-8	904 Sparkman Street	Hartselle	35640	Morgan County	Hartselle City	No	No	No	No	(256) 773-5426	553	37	15.0	35.1%	478 (86.4%)	23 (4.2%)	33 (6.0%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	94.7	19^th of 449 public middle schools	95.8%		93	25^th of 439 public middle schools	94.3%	6				54.6	60.5		83.0				81.9	75.6	$14,358	$1,585	$12,746
Hartselle Intermediate School	Public	5-6	130 Petain Street SW	Hartselle	35640	Morgan County	Hartselle City	No	No	No	No	(256) 773-6094	522	34	15.2	34.9%	453 (86.8%)	33 (6.3%)	20 (3.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)								(n/a)		65.1	60.4						90.0	75.2			$10,577	$1,625	$8,925
Danville Middle School	Public	5-8	5933 Highway 36 W	Danville	35619	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 773-7723	372	19	20.1	57.3%	312 (83.9%)	13 (3.5%)	34 (9.1%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	46.7	236^th of 449 public middle schools	47.4%		47.5	227^th of 439 public middle schools	48.3%	9		59.3	10.5	17.2	26.4		57.1		73.5	46.3	55.2	60.4	$10,425	$1,517	$8,874
Moulton Middle School	Public	5-8	660 College St	Moulton	35650	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 905-2460	505	25	20.2	53.5%	410 (81.2%)	37 (7.3%)	32 (6.3%)	4 (0.8%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34.9	294^th of 449 public middle schools	34.5%		36.1	292^nd of 439 public middle schools	33.5%	2		26.6	27.9	7.3	16.8		46.2		67.3	53.2	35.5	51.3	$10,029	$1,796	$8,219
Athens Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Hwy 31 North	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	No	No	(256) 233-6620	935	48	19.4	59.3%	438 (46.8%)	195 (20.9%)	229 (24.5%)	12 (1.3%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	52 (5.6%)	40.6	268^th of 449 public middle schools	40.3%		49.5	214^th of 439 public middle schools	51.3%	54			36.9	12.6	17.8		47.2			57.1	46.8	40.0	$9,081	$1,264	$7,802

Frequently Asked Questions about Austin Middle School

How many students attend Austin Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 727 students attended Austin Middle School.

What district is Austin Middle School in?

Decatur City

What high school do graduates of Austin Middle School attend?

Students who attend Austin Middle School usually go on to attend Austin High School

Is Austin Middle School a good school?

Austin Middle School ranks 264^th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Austin Middle School?

Students at Austin Middle School are 39% Hispanic, 28% African American, 21% White, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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