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Guntersville Middle School

Q: Is Guntersville Middle School a good school?

Guntersville Middle School ranks 122 nd of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

122^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 73% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Guntersville Middle School serves 381 students in grades 6 through 8 in Guntersville, AL, and is part of the highly rated Guntersville City district, which holds a 4-star rating and ranks in the top 25% of districts statewide.

This school is a consistent, above-average performer, maintaining a 4-star rating for the past decade. Its greatest strength is English Language Arts, where students in every grade significantly outperform the state average—7th graders, for example, hit a 76% proficiency rate compared to the state's 55%. The school also stands out for its exceptional support of homeless students, ranking 2nd in the state for this subgroup, and for its low chronic absenteeism rate of just 8.9%, far better than the district and state averages. When compared to nearby schools like Crossville Middle School and Albertville Middle School, Guntersville students post much higher proficiency rates in both reading and math, making it a clear academic leader in its immediate area.

However, there are areas that need attention. While 6th-grade math is strong, proficiency drops sharply in 7th and 8th grades, with only 19% of 8th graders meeting state standards—a figure below the state average. The school's overall state ranking has also slipped in recent years, from the 80s to the 120s, and it trails significantly behind the nearby Arab Junior High School, a 5-star school where 8th-grade math proficiency is nearly 60%. Despite spending more per student ($8,940) than most neighbors, Guntersville's math outcomes suggest there may be room to optimize resources. Still, for families prioritizing strong reading skills, a supportive environment, and a school that excels at helping its most vulnerable students, Guntersville Middle School is a solid choice.

381

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,334

Per pupil spending ?

53.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

901 Sunset Drive
Guntersville, AL 35976

(256) 582-5182

District: Guntersville City

Students who attend Guntersville Middle School usually attend:

High:

Guntersville High School

Feeder schools for Guntersville Middle School:

Elementary:	Cherokee Elementary School
	Guntersville Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.3%

African American:

13.4%

Hispanic:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (50% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Above the Alabama median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

Alabama avg44%

122^nd of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 140Guntersville 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	66.9	122 of 449	72.8%	★★★★☆
2025	68.2	106 of 439	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	111 of 442	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	110 of 437	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	89 of 432	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.5	86 of 440	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	122 of 437	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	103 of 423	75.7%	★★★★☆
2017	73.6	80 of 432	81.5%	★★★★☆
2016	79.4	61 of 432	85.9%	★★★★☆
2015	89.3	39 of 430	90.9%	★★★★★
2014	87.2	37 of 438	91.6%	★★★★★
2013	81.5	34 of 436	92.2%	★★★★★
2012	81.8	42 of 436	90.4%	★★★★★
2011	81.5	42 of 435	90.3%	★★★★★
2010	83.5	38 of 435	91.3%	★★★★★
2009	79.5	53 of 425	87.5%	★★★★☆
2008	80.1	45 of 417	89.2%	★★★★☆
2007	74.7	72 of 412	82.5%	★★★★☆
2006	75.9	63 of 409	84.6%	★★★★☆
2005	79.2	53 of 415	87.2%	★★★★☆
2004	89.2	19 of 407	95.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	104 of 269	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.3	136 of 259	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	147 of 269	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	87 of 263	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	65 of 271	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	44 of 266	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	32.3	166 of 247	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.1	95 of 205	53.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	33 of 117	71.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	90 of 427	78.9%	★★★★☆
2025	65.6	118 of 415	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	118 of 426	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	100 of 417	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	86 of 423	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	94 of 415	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.3	122 of 399	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	106 of 392	73.0%	★★★★☆
2017	75.2	67 of 380	82.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	84 of 173	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	60 of 164	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.1	103 of 166	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	75 of 157	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.2	54 of 154	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.8	94 of 124	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	59.0	33 of 108	69.4%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	93.3	2 of 20	90.0%	★★★★★
2025	43.2	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.5	2 of 15	86.7%	★★★★★
2021	69.2	2 of 12	83.3%	★★★★★
2019	49.2	12 of 25	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	148 of 438	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.1	116 of 428	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	129 of 437	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.5	134 of 410	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	124 of 421	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	62.8	124 of 415	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	51.4	192 of 396	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	137 of 396	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.0	120 of 349	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	151 of 426	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.4	107 of 422	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	113 of 428	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	107 of 419	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	96 of 427	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	86 of 418	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	99 of 399	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	86 of 397	78.3%	★★★★☆
2017	67.5	95 of 380	75.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	80 of 146	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	96 of 271	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	143 of 281	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.4	57 of 281	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.2	47 of 274	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	37.1	164 of 254	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	84 of 223	62.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	126 of 359	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.4	97 of 377	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	102 of 373	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	112 of 370	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	118 of 376	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	117 of 369	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	134 of 343	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	85 of 331	74.3%	★★★★☆
2017	59.3	76 of 247	69.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2026)90th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)79th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)65th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2026)61st percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)45th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English67%+10 vs state

Science55%~ state avg

Mathematics31%+3 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, April 27, 2018

The principal at Guntersville Middle School is very retaliatory towards students of parents who question her obsession with power. Abuse of Power we will call it.
Ignores the request of parents who need to discuss their child's progress and issues concerning classwork/homework. Blocks all means of communication via email between the parents and their child's teachers. They are unable to access certain websites like Google Classroom, etc. Abuse of Power has prevented a 40 year career where each job or title was only kept for 3 years or less. What is the reasoning behind the constant job changes? Secret ballot resulted in a re-vote to make it legal at her last job. Socially excluding and intimidating certain students because she doesn't like their parents is very unprofessional and damaging to the students' emotional well being. When she is easily angered once confronted about certain situations being swept under the rug, then what triggers her outbursts and threatening letters? Something from her past? Whatever is it, she seems very troubled by it. My family and I will put you on the church prayer list. Close Quote

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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
Guntersville Middle School	Public	6-8	901 Sunset Drive	Guntersville	35976	Marshall County	Guntersville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 582-5182	381	22	17.4	53.8%	264 (69.3%)	51 (13.4%)	45 (11.8%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.4%)	66.9	122^nd of 449 public middle schools	72.8%		68.2	106^th of 439 public middle schools	75.9%	16			44.7	30.5	19.1		54.8			64.0	76.2	61.1	$12,334	$2,311	$10,008
Albertville Intermediate School	Public	5-6	901 W McKinney Ave	Albertville	35950	Marshall County	Albertville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 878-7698	843	42	20.0	67.6%	267 (31.7%)	46 (5.5%)	496 (58.8%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.1%)								(n/a)		31.0	39.1						62.9	54.4			$8,577	$1,550	$7,028
Albertville Middle School	Public	7-8	600 E Alabama Ave	Albertville	35950	Marshall County	Albertville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 878-2341	849	43	19.7	66.2%	262 (30.9%)	45 (5.3%)	518 (61.0%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.0%)	36	288^th of 449 public middle schools	35.9%		37.9	283^rd of 439 public middle schools	35.5%	5				21.7	15.7		39.6				41.1	50.0	$10,015	$2,587	$7,428
Arab Junior High School	Public	6-8	911 Old Cullman Rd	Arab	35016	Marshall County	Arab City	No	No	No	No	(256) 586-6074	563	35	16.2	43.2%	516 (91.7%)	4 (0.7%)	25 (4.4%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	92.5	27^th of 449 public middle schools	94.0%		94.5	21^st of 439 public middle schools	95.2%	6			75.6	65.9	59.7		77.0			82.4	70.2	72.8	$10,214	$1,564	$8,647
Douglas Middle School	Public	6-8	Highway 75	Douglas	35964	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 593-1240	512	27	18.8	67.2%	258 (50.4%)	6 (1.2%)	235 (45.9%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	35.3	291^st of 449 public middle schools	35.2%		40.3	271^st of 439 public middle schools	38.3%	20			16.8	14.0	14.5		57.0			43.9	37.4	54.7	$13,356	$4,887	$8,437
Kate D Smith DAR Middle	Public	6-8	6077 Main St	Grant	35747	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 728-5950	376	21	17.8	35.1%	331 (88.0%)	4 (1.1%)	21 (5.6%)	4 (1.1%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	59.2	160^th of 449 public middle schools	64.4%		59.2	159^th of 439 public middle schools	63.8%	1			36.7	14.0	26.1		58.0			61.2	52.3	74.7	$11,022	$1,832	$9,157
Boaz Middle School	Public	6-8	140 Newt Parker Dr	Boaz	35957	Marshall County	Boaz City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 593-0799	583	32	18.0	70.2%	296 (50.8%)	16 (2.7%)	242 (41.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.4%)	15 (2.6%)	54.7	194^th of 449 public middle schools	56.8%		56.5	169^th of 439 public middle schools	61.5%	25			53.9	16.0	16.4		51.9			63.5	56.4	52.4	$11,501	$3,009	$8,458
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	$9,677	$2,521	$6,990
Crossville Middle School	Public	4-8	63 Justice Street	Crossville	35962	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 528-7859	770	45	17.2	82.9%	135 (17.5%)	5 (0.6%)	615 (79.9%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	10.6	419^th of 449 public middle schools	6.7%		13.4	393^rd of 439 public middle schools	10.5%	26	19.8	11.5	17.3	4.8	1.4	25.8	15.9	32.5	30.5	29.3	27.1	20.7	$11,336	$3,446	$7,736

Frequently Asked Questions about Guntersville Middle School

Is Guntersville Middle School a good school?

Guntersville Middle School ranks 122^nd of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Guntersville Middle School in?

Guntersville City

How many students attend Guntersville Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 381 students attended Guntersville Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Guntersville Middle School attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Guntersville Middle School?

Students at Guntersville Middle School are 69% White, 13% African American, 12% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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