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Glencoe Middle School

Q: Is Glencoe Middle School a good school?

Glencoe Middle School ranks 176 th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

176^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 61% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Glencoe Middle School in Glencoe, AL, serves 272 students in grades 5 through 8 and is part of the Etowah County district, holding a solid 3-star rating that places it above the state median.

This school has some standout strengths that really set it apart. First, 8th-grade science is exceptional—74% of students scored proficient, far outpacing both the district (64%) and state (54%) averages. Second, the school does remarkable work with students who often face extra challenges. Special education students rank in the 76th percentile statewide (a 4-star rating), and economically disadvantaged students have consistently earned 4-star ratings for three straight years. This tells parents that the school is effectively closing achievement gaps. Third, attendance is a major bright spot: only 7% of students are chronically absent, which is less than half the district rate (15%) and well below the state average (12%). When you compare Glencoe to nearby Hokes Bluff Middle School (ranked slightly higher overall), Glencoe actually outperforms in science and has a better track record with special education. And while Rainbow Middle School has higher overall test scores, Glencoe's chronic absenteeism rate (7%) is nearly half of Rainbow's (12.3%), suggesting a more engaged, present student body.

The main area needing attention is math. Proficiency rates in 5th, 6th, and 8th grade math all fall below state averages, with 6th grade being particularly concerning at just 16% proficient compared to the state's 35%. This "science vs. math" gap is unusual and worth asking about. There's also a gender gap—boys are performing notably better than girls this year. However, the overall picture is one of a school that delivers strong "value-add": it supports its most vulnerable students exceptionally well, keeps kids coming to school, and excels in science. For families prioritizing a positive, inclusive school climate with strong support for diverse learners, Glencoe is a compelling choice.

272

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,661

Per pupil spending ?

47.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

809 Lonesome Bend Rd
Glencoe, AL 35905

(256) 492-5627

District: Etowah County

Students who attend Glencoe Middle School usually attend:

High:

Glencoe High School

Feeder schools for Glencoe Middle School:

Elementary:

Glencoe Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.7%

Hispanic:

6.3%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Etowah County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg50%

Alabama avg47%

176^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Etowah County

60^th of 140Etowah 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	56.9	176 of 449	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.9	140 of 439	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	177 of 442	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	214 of 437	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	120 of 432	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.4	120 of 440	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	114 of 437	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	130 of 423	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.7	140 of 432	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.6	159 of 432	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	79.6	58 of 430	86.5%	★★★★☆
2014	79.1	55 of 438	87.4%	★★★★☆
2013	75.9	66 of 436	84.9%	★★★★☆
2012	64.6	143 of 436	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	81.0	46 of 435	89.4%	★★★★☆
2010	83.5	41 of 435	90.6%	★★★★★
2009	80.5	48 of 425	88.7%	★★★★☆
2008	73.8	73 of 417	82.5%	★★★★☆
2007	77.1	61 of 412	85.2%	★★★★☆
2006	82.6	42 of 409	89.7%	★★★★☆
2005	84.9	35 of 415	91.6%	★★★★★
2004	86.3	27 of 407	93.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	202 of 427	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.1	135 of 415	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	154 of 426	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	199 of 417	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.8	73 of 423	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	63.9	117 of 415	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	64.7	110 of 399	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	116 of 392	70.4%	★★★★☆
2017	64.6	107 of 380	71.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	129 of 438	70.5%	★★★★☆
2025	69.9	95 of 428	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	60.8	133 of 437	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	126 of 410	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	169 of 421	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.8	50 of 415	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	82 of 396	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	60 of 396	84.8%	★★★★☆
2017	53.6	138 of 349	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	147 of 426	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.4	143 of 422	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	186 of 428	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	214 of 419	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.7	154 of 427	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.2	124 of 418	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.9	95 of 399	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	115 of 397	71.0%	★★★★☆
2017	53.9	158 of 380	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	65 of 269	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	57.0	81 of 271	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	49.6	111 of 281	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	58 of 281	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	15.4	242 of 254	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	200 of 359	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.3	161 of 377	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	209 of 373	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	243 of 370	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.9	145 of 376	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.6	141 of 369	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	146 of 343	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.6	177 of 331	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)76th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)44th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science74%+20 vs state

English62%~ state avg

Mathematics24%-8 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 (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 (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 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th 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
Glencoe Middle School	Public	5-8	809 Lonesome Bend Rd	Glencoe	35905	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 492-5627	272	16	16.6	47.4%	233 (85.7%)	5 (1.8%)	17 (6.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	56.9	176^th of 449 public middle schools	60.8%		61.9	140^th of 439 public middle schools	68.1%	36	28.2	16.1	26.4	24.0	74.0	76.1	41.9	69.4	62.0	$6,661	$397	$6,262
Litchfield Middle School	Public	6-8	1109 Hoke St	Gadsden	35903	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 492-6793	252	16	16.2	80.2%	20 (7.9%)	151 (59.9%)	78 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	17.5	376^th of 449 public middle schools	16.3%		13.4	394^th of 439 public middle schools	10.3%	18		12.0	8.2	10.1	28.1		33.0	32.9	41.6	$14,976	$3,234	$11,723
Hokes Bluff Middle School	Public	6-8	3121 Appalachian Hwy	Hokes Bluff	35930	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 492-1963	253	16	16.2	46.6%	233 (92.1%)	3 (1.2%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	67.5	118^th of 449 public middle schools	73.7%		71.4	97^th of 439 public middle schools	77.9%	21		30.3	21.4	29.2	76.0		62.9	65.7	67.7	$8,192	$1,039	$7,137
Gadsden Middle School	Public	6-8	612 Tracy St	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 547-6341	438	24	18.5	63.9%	123 (28.1%)	215 (49.1%)	85 (19.4%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	51.7	210^th of 449 public middle schools	53.2%		55.1	179^th of 439 public middle schools	59.2%	31		24.3	40.4	21.6	40.5		46.5	64.8	56.0	$7,496	$1,000	$6,478
Sansom Middle School	Public	6-8	2210 W Meighan Blvd	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-4992	339	20	16.6	77.6%	128 (37.8%)	107 (31.6%)	86 (25.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	46.4	237^th of 449 public middle schools	47.2%		35	297^th of 439 public middle schools	32.3%	60		30.3	13.5	16.7	53.6		55.1	54.2	54.8	$10,000	$2,276	$7,706
Rainbow Middle School	Public	6-8	454 Lumbley Rd	Rainbow City	35906	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	No	(256) 442-1095	634	31	20.3	40.2%	501 (79.0%)	52 (8.2%)	33 (5.2%)	16 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.0%)	72.1	97^th of 449 public middle schools	78.4%		64.6	122^nd of 439 public middle schools	72.2%	25		37.6	29.5	19.6	64.6		74.2	73.2	72.0	$7,303	$720	$6,582
Etowah Middle School	Public	6-8	316 Jones Street	Attalla	35954	Etowah County	Attalla City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 538-3236	342	19	17.8	74.0%	229 (67.0%)	64 (18.7%)	29 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.7%)	36.6	286^th of 449 public middle schools	36.3%		38.8	278^th of 439 public middle schools	36.7%	8		29.6	8.6	15.8	48.5		39.8	41.9	59.4	$8,706	$1,586	$7,093
Alexandria Middle School	Public	5-8	80 Railroad Dr	Alexandria	36250	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-4500	503	27	18.6	51.7%	409 (81.3%)	54 (10.7%)	20 (4.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.2%)	65.8	126^th of 449 public middle schools	71.9%		65.9	116^th of 439 public middle schools	73.6%	10	50.4	57.8	17.0	27.9	65.8	75.0	69.9	50.4	63.1	$8,103	$842	$7,166
Sardis Middle School	Public	6-8	1415 Sardis Drive	Sardis City	35956	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 622-1120	381	20	19.2	54.1%	318 (83.5%)	6 (1.6%)	42 (11.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	56.6	180^th of 449 public middle schools	59.9%		52.6	186^th of 439 public middle schools	57.6%	6		31.9	16.1	24.4	57.9		64.3	54.2	62.7	$7,295	$1,217	$6,023
Piedmont Middle School	Public	6-8	401 N Main St	Piedmont	36272	Calhoun County	Piedmont City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 447-6165	223	14	15.5	59.2%	188 (84.3%)	18 (8.1%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	88.9	41^st of 449 public middle schools	90.9%		89.2	41^st of 439 public middle schools	90.7%			72.5	52.0	51.3	65.3		69.6	71.1	80.3	$7,714	$880	$6,829

Frequently Asked Questions about Glencoe Middle School

What high school do graduates of Glencoe Middle School attend?

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

What district is Glencoe Middle School in?

Etowah County

Is Glencoe Middle School a good school?

Glencoe Middle School ranks 176^th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Glencoe Middle School?

Students at Glencoe Middle School are 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Glencoe Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 272 students attended Glencoe Middle School.

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