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Rainbow Middle School

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Rainbow Middle School ranks 97 th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

97^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 78% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Rainbow Middle School in Rainbow City, AL, serves 634 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Etowah County district, and it has earned a 4-star rating every year for the past decade, currently ranking 97th out of 443 Alabama middle schools (78th percentile).

This school is a standout for English Language Arts, with proficiency rates between 72% and 74% across all grade levels—roughly 15-18 percentage points above the state average. Science is also a strength, with 8th graders hitting 64.55% proficiency, up from just 37.69% two years ago. What really sets Rainbow apart is how well it serves all students: it ranks in the 82nd percentile for African American students, the 83rd percentile for low-income students, and the 71st percentile for special education students statewide. Chronic absenteeism sits at 12.3%, which is better than the district average of 15% and shows the school keeps kids engaged. Within Etowah County, Rainbow is the clear top performer, outpacing Sardis Middle School (rank 178), Hokes Bluff Middle School (rank 118), and Glencoe Middle School (rank 174).

The one area to watch is math. While 6th graders exceed state averages (37.64% vs. 35.22%), proficiency drops sharply by 8th grade to 19.58%—below the state's 26.36%. This pattern is common across the region, suggesting a broader challenge in middle school math rather than a school-specific issue. On the positive side, Rainbow achieves these results efficiently, spending about $7,303 per student and maintaining a 20.3:1 student-teacher ratio. It also stands in stark contrast to nearby Gadsden City schools like Litchfield Middle School (rank 370) and Sansom Middle School (rank 235), where English proficiency is less than half of Rainbow's. For families seeking a consistently strong, stable middle school option in the area, Rainbow delivers—especially in reading and science—with a proven track record of lifting up students from all backgrounds.

634

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,303

Per pupil spending ?

40.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

454 Lumbley Rd
Rainbow City, AL 35906-9015

(256) 442-1095

District: Etowah County

Students who attend Rainbow Middle School usually attend:

High:

Southside High School

Feeder schools for Rainbow Middle School:

Elementary:	John S Jones Elementary School
	Southside Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.0%

African American:

8.2%

Hispanic:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (53% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Alabama middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg47%

Alabama avg44%

97^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to top 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	72.1	97 of 449	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	64.6	122 of 439	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	129 of 442	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	99 of 437	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	95 of 432	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	94 of 440	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	71 of 437	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	70 of 423	83.5%	★★★★☆
2017	64.2	131 of 432	69.7%	★★★★☆
2016	64.7	123 of 432	71.5%	★★★★☆
2015	67.8	92 of 430	78.6%	★★★★☆
2014	79.0	56 of 438	87.2%	★★★★☆
2013	70.5	102 of 436	76.6%	★★★★☆
2012	65.1	141 of 436	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.7	111 of 435	74.5%	★★★★☆
2010	75.4	84 of 435	80.7%	★★★★☆
2009	74.0	78 of 425	81.6%	★★★★☆
2008	75.8	65 of 417	84.4%	★★★★☆
2007	69.1	109 of 412	73.5%	★★★★☆
2006	68.7	96 of 409	76.5%	★★★★☆
2005	67.9	92 of 415	77.8%	★★★★☆
2004	73.7	82 of 407	79.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	68.3	49 of 269	81.8%	★★★★☆
2025	59.7	69 of 259	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	40.6	137 of 269	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.0	102 of 263	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	98 of 271	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.4	70 of 266	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	44.1	119 of 247	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	20.2	185 of 205	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	106 of 427	75.2%	★★★★☆
2025	59.5	152 of 415	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	130 of 426	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	103 of 417	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.7	116 of 423	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	62.3	125 of 415	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	64 of 399	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	60 of 392	84.7%	★★★★☆
2017	53.5	165 of 380	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	38 of 173	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	22 of 157	86.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	75.2	74 of 438	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	61.6	127 of 428	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	116 of 437	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	94 of 410	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	36 of 421	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	68.5	89 of 415	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	80 of 396	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	83 of 396	79.0%	★★★★☆
2017	58.0	118 of 349	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	87 of 426	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	66.0	110 of 422	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	125 of 428	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	86 of 419	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	86 of 427	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.2	78 of 418	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	66 of 399	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	87 of 397	78.1%	★★★★☆
2017	69.4	86 of 380	77.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	53 of 146	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.0	31 of 92	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	33 of 78	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	31 of 60	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	76 of 269	71.7%	★★★★☆
2025	51.3	103 of 271	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	77 of 281	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	56 of 281	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	66 of 256	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	45.1	126 of 274	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.0	23 of 254	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	59.2	65 of 223	70.9%	★★★★☆
2017	46.7	90 of 195	53.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	118 of 359	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.8	145 of 377	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	146 of 373	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	104 of 370	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	119 of 376	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	121 of 369	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	80 of 343	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	58.7	104 of 331	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.5	127 of 247	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)82nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)80th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)75th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)72nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)67th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)64th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English73%+16 vs state

Science65%+10 vs state

Mathematics29%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Ashville Middle School	Public	5-8	33221 Highway 231	Ashville	35953	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 594-7044	371	19	20.0	54.7%	288 (77.6%)	17 (4.6%)	47 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.9%)	57.6	172^nd of 449 public middle schools	61.7%		59.1	160^th of 439 public middle schools	63.6%	12	27.2	42.0	30.8	38.8	48.0	64.1	53.8	52.9	49.0	$6,938	$1,128	$5,799
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Rainbow Middle School

What district is Rainbow Middle School in?

Etowah County

Is Rainbow Middle School a good school?

Rainbow Middle School ranks 97^th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Rainbow Middle School attend?

Students who attend Rainbow Middle School usually go on to attend Southside High School

What is the racial makeup of Rainbow Middle School?

Students at Rainbow Middle School are 79% White, 8% African American, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Rainbow Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 634 students attended Rainbow Middle School.

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