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Escambia County Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
389th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 439 Alabama Middle Schools
Better than 11% of Alabama middle schools
Summary

Escambia County Middle School is a public middle school in Atmore, Alabama, serving 393 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Escambia County School District, which is ranked 86 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of the Escambia County school system, Escambia County Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of Alabama middle schools over the past 10 years, indicating significant room for improvement. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, with African American, special education, and low-socioeconomic status students all ranking in the bottom 15-30% of middle schools statewide. Proficiency rates in mathematics, science, and English language arts are also significantly lower than the Escambia County and Alabama state averages.

In comparison, the nearest comparable school, Bay Minette Middle School in Baldwin County, consistently outperforms Escambia County Middle School in terms of state rankings, test scores, and other key metrics. This suggests that Escambia County Middle School may have opportunities to learn from its higher-performing neighbor and implement strategies to improve its own performance, particularly in addressing the persistent equity issues it faces.

278
Students ?
17.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,212
Per pupil spending ?
89.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1565 Highway 21
       Atmore, AL  36502

(251) 368-9105

District: Escambia County


Students who attend Escambia County Middle School usually attend:

High:    Escambia County High School

Feeder schools for Escambia County Middle School:

Elementary:    Huxford Elementary School
    Rachel Patterson Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
80.9%
White:
12.2%
Two or more races:
4.7%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Alabama average (16% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 12% Alabama)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school16%
District avg32%
Alabama avg42%
389th of 439
Alabama public middle schools ?
Bottom 11%▼ down 2 pts since 2015
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2Middle Schools in the Escambia County
86th of 135Escambia 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202314.6581 of 68014.6%★☆☆☆☆
202213.9593 of 68713.7%★☆☆☆☆
202122.1534 of 69222.8%★☆☆☆☆
201930.5485 of 68128.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202326.2338 of 42720.8%★☆☆☆☆
202227.8323 of 42624.2%★☆☆☆☆
202136.6259 of 42639.2%★★☆☆☆
201947.4194 of 42654.5%★★★☆☆
201842.5245 of 42342.1%★★☆☆☆
201727.4265 of 33621.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202313.2578 of 64510.4%★☆☆☆☆
202216.9554 of 65615.5%★☆☆☆☆
202121.5518 of 65621.0%★☆☆☆☆
201928.5485 of 64624.9%★☆☆☆☆
201828.0491 of 64023.3%★☆☆☆☆
201715.1571 of 63910.6%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202314.1571 of 6238.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.3580 of 65110.9%★☆☆☆☆
202127.4480 of 65326.5%★☆☆☆☆
201943.4382 of 64941.1%★★☆☆☆
201834.5456 of 65130.0%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202319.5522 of 64919.6%★☆☆☆☆
202212.8603 of 6699.9%★☆☆☆☆
202123.9498 of 66925.6%★☆☆☆☆
201932.7455 of 65030.0%★★☆☆☆
201821.7521 of 65019.8%★☆☆☆☆
201719.0537 of 63916.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202333.6263 of 37329.5%★☆☆☆☆
202220.0314 of 3459.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202120.9361 of 3989.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201948.7179 of 39254.3%★★★☆☆
201834.8226 of 34434.3%★★☆☆☆
201736.9172 of 28038.6%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202324.4432 of 52818.2%★☆☆☆☆
202210.9515 of 5404.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202130.9391 of 53927.5%★☆☆☆☆
201940.9330 of 52937.6%★★☆☆☆
201825.7419 of 50817.5%★☆☆☆☆
201732.0264 of 36928.5%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202513.8389 of 43911.4%★☆☆☆☆
202423.0346 of 44221.7%★☆☆☆☆
202314.3382 of 43712.6%★☆☆☆☆
202217.4359 of 43216.9%★☆☆☆☆
202128.3322 of 44026.8%★☆☆☆☆
201926.4326 of 43725.4%★☆☆☆☆
201824.9331 of 42321.7%★☆☆☆☆
201721.8342 of 43220.8%★☆☆☆☆
201613.9368 of 43214.8%★☆☆☆☆
201514.5372 of 43013.5%★☆☆☆☆
201411.1405 of 4387.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201312.8411 of 4365.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201241.9296 of 43632.1%★★☆☆☆
201131.2325 of 43525.3%★☆☆☆☆
201048.2243 of 43544.1%★★☆☆☆
200939.2286 of 42532.7%★★☆☆☆
200843.8257 of 41738.4%★★☆☆☆
200754.3191 of 41253.6%★★★☆☆
200629.0321 of 40921.5%★☆☆☆☆
200517.6367 of 41511.6%★☆☆☆☆
200419.9350 of 40714.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202523.2221 of 25914.7%★☆☆☆☆
202436.2160 of 26940.5%★★☆☆☆
202324.9219 of 26316.7%★☆☆☆☆
202234.7172 of 27136.5%★★☆☆☆
202145.5112 of 26657.9%★★★☆☆
201945.2123 of 25251.2%★★★☆☆
201847.1110 of 24755.5%★★★☆☆
201738.1124 of 20539.5%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202513.9371 of 41510.6%★☆☆☆☆
202427.7317 of 42625.6%★☆☆☆☆
202312.4379 of 4179.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.7350 of 42317.3%★☆☆☆☆
202124.2332 of 41520.0%★☆☆☆☆
201923.7318 of 39920.3%★☆☆☆☆
201822.4312 of 39220.4%★☆☆☆☆
201717.0320 of 38015.8%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202518.0375 of 42812.4%★☆☆☆☆
202428.5325 of 43725.6%★☆☆☆☆
202321.5346 of 41015.6%★☆☆☆☆
202223.0345 of 42118.1%★☆☆☆☆
202136.9266 of 41535.9%★★☆☆☆
201937.3270 of 39631.8%★★☆☆☆
201835.4268 of 39632.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202515.4367 of 42213.0%★☆☆☆☆
202420.3348 of 42818.7%★☆☆☆☆
202317.7351 of 41916.2%★☆☆☆☆
202217.8363 of 42715.0%★☆☆☆☆
202134.7280 of 41833.0%★★☆☆☆
201929.2292 of 39926.8%★☆☆☆☆
201827.7306 of 39722.9%★☆☆☆☆
201726.4294 of 38022.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202522.4249 of 2718.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202434.8189 of 28132.7%★★☆☆☆
202325.1240 of 28114.6%★☆☆☆☆
202224.8230 of 25610.2%★☆☆☆☆
202122.9246 of 27410.2%★☆☆☆☆
201953.590 of 25464.6%★★★☆☆
201841.4128 of 22342.6%★★☆☆☆
201747.686 of 19555.9%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202448.7167 of 37355.2%★★★☆☆
202326.3297 of 37019.7%★☆☆☆☆
202220.6324 of 37613.8%★☆☆☆☆
202138.3223 of 36939.6%★★☆☆☆
201940.6198 of 34342.3%★★☆☆☆
201826.1264 of 33120.2%★☆☆☆☆
201738.9133 of 24746.2%★★☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Special Education (2023)29th percentile+15 vs school
African American (2023)21st percentile+6 vs school
Male (2023)20th percentile+5 vs school
White (2023)18th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2023)10th percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2023)8th percentile-6 vs school
Middle school
White (2024)55th percentile+34 vs school
African American (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)13th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school
Female (2025)11th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?
English24%-32 vs state
Science12%-30 vs state
Mathematics9%-18 vs state

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Sunday, February 11, 2018

Open Quote The new administration is doing an outstanding job Turning this school around. I have seen firsthand how hard they work and how much they love the students. Close Quote




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Frequently Asked Questions about Escambia County Middle School

Students at Escambia County Middle School are 81% African American, 12% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

Students who attend Escambia County Middle School usually go on to attend Escambia County High School

Escambia County Middle School ranks in the bottom 11.4% of Alabama middle schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 278 students attended Escambia County Middle School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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