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Hale County Middle School

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Hale County Middle School ranks 183 rd of 443 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

183^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 443 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 59% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Hale County Middle School in Moundville, AL, serves 243 students in grades 6-8 within the Hale County district, and it has become a standout success story in recent years.

The school has climbed from the 29th percentile statewide in 2022-2023 to the 59th percentile in 2025-2026—a remarkable 30-point jump in just three years. This upward trajectory is especially impressive given that the surrounding district ranks in the 20th percentile, meaning the school is significantly outperforming its district context. The most striking academic achievement is in 6th grade math, where proficiency skyrocketed from 25% to 55.1% in a single year, now well above both district (32.9%) and state (35.2%) averages. The school also maintains strong 8th grade English scores at 57.9% proficiency, nearly matching the state average. When compared to nearby schools, Hale County Middle outperforms Davis-Emerson Middle School, Eastwood Middle School, Westlawn Middle School, and Hillcrest Middle School—all while spending less per student ($8,124) than most of its peers. The school also excels with its African American students, ranking in the 73rd percentile statewide, and has closed a significant gender gap, with female students jumping 24 percentile points in two years.

However, there are areas needing attention. Seventh grade math remains a weakness at 18.1% proficiency, well below the state average of 24.5%, suggesting a potential curriculum alignment issue between grade levels. Special education services are a critical concern, with students ranking in the 4th percentile statewide. Chronic absenteeism has risen to 14.0%, though it remains close to the state average. On the positive side, poverty rates are declining (free/reduced lunch down from 62.1% to 53.5%), and the school effectively serves its economically disadvantaged students. With consistent year-over-year growth, Hale County Middle School is on a strong upward path that could place it among the region's top performers within two years.

243

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,124

Per pupil spending ?

53.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

120 Wildcat Way
Moundville, AL 35474

(205) 371-7000

District: Hale County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.1%

White:

39.5%

Hispanic:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2016 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Alabama median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg37%

Alabama avg44%

183^rd of 443

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Hale County

111^th of 139Hale 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	56.2	183 of 443	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.5	221 of 439	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	217 of 442	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.6	312 of 437	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	306 of 432	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	292 of 440	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	286 of 437	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	313 of 423	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.5	288 of 432	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.7	238 of 432	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	72 of 266	72.9%	★★★★☆
2025	56.3	77 of 259	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	77 of 269	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	46.8	108 of 263	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	103 of 271	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.5	144 of 266	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	159 of 252	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	120 of 247	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.5	104 of 205	49.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	175 of 422	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.1	213 of 415	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	277 of 426	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	305 of 417	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	292 of 423	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	249 of 415	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	267 of 399	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	245 of 392	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.6	193 of 380	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	53.8	173 of 432	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.7	192 of 428	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	152 of 437	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	251 of 410	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	229 of 421	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	236 of 415	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	283 of 396	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	269 of 396	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.7	246 of 349	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	166 of 421	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.2	205 of 422	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	161 of 428	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.9	291 of 419	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	301 of 427	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	305 of 418	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	265 of 399	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	312 of 397	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.1	295 of 380	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	256 of 266	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	115 of 355	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.9	99 of 377	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	47.4	171 of 373	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.0	286 of 370	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	305 of 376	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	239 of 369	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	196 of 343	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.6	280 of 331	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.7	166 of 247	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)73rd percentile+14 vs school

White (2026)68th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)61st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile~ school

Female (2026)59th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English56%~ state avg

Science50%-4 vs state

Mathematics32%+4 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	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
Hale County Middle School	Public	6-8	120 Wildcat Way	Moundville	35474	Hale County	Hale County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 371-7000	243	13	18.6	53.5%	96 (39.5%)	134 (55.1%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	56.2	183^rd of 443 public middle schools	58.7%		48.5	221^st of 439 public middle schools	49.7%	38		55.1	18.1	24.1	50.0		61.5	48.6	58.0	$8,124	$992	$7,108
Hillcrest Middle School	Public	6-8	401 Hillcrest School Rd	Tuscaloosa	35405	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2820	542	28	19.3	58.7%	80 (14.8%)	424 (78.2%)	24 (4.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	23	343^rd of 443 public middle schools	22.6%		22.6	342^nd of 439 public middle schools	22.1%	1		5.4	14.3	11.4	27.9		34.3	44.8	46.6	$8,185	$843	$7,319
Duncanville Middle School	Public	6-8	11205 Eagle Parkway	Duncanville	35456	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2830	460	21	21.9	48.9%	238 (51.7%)	176 (38.3%)	34 (7.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	50.2	217^th of 443 public middle schools	51.0%		49.7	210^th of 439 public middle schools	52.2%	7		31.3	17.6	25.4	51.5		52.5	55.8	55.8	$8,738	$1,009	$7,706
Westlawn Middle School	Public	6-8	1715 Martin L King Jr Blvd	Tuscaloosa	35401	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3673	568	38	14.9	87.9%	7 (1.2%)	488 (85.9%)	61 (10.7%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	14.1	393^rd of 443 public middle schools	11.3%		14.7	382^nd of 439 public middle schools	13.0%	11		16.0	4.4	9.9	28.6		25.0	25.7	35.2	$13,988	$3,689	$10,279
Eastwood Middle School	Public	6-8	6314 Mary Harmon Bryant Drive	Cottondale	35453	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3613	711	38	18.9	71.4%	36 (5.1%)	590 (83.0%)	60 (8.4%)	9 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.7%)	22.9	344^th of 443 public middle schools	22.3%		16.4	377^th of 439 public middle schools	14.1%	33		16.1	12.0	9.4	36.8		40.0	36.3	41.7	$10,557	$1,768	$8,769
Sipsey Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	15817 Romulus Rd	Buhl	35446	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2870	575	28	20.3	46.4%	393 (68.3%)	101 (17.6%)	70 (12.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.4%)	60.5	148^th of 443 public middle schools	66.6%		53.3	183^rd of 439 public middle schools	58.3%	35	38.0	34.7	21.8	26.7	63.6	76.6	62.1	46.8	70.5	$10,233	$632	$7,231
CollinsRiverside Middle School	Public	5-6	1400 3rd St	Northport	35476	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2680	318	18	17.4	74.5%	75 (23.6%)	156 (49.1%)	80 (25.2%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)	21.3	23.8				67.7	47.6			$8,444	$849	$7,571
Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	315 Mcfarland Blvd E	Tuscaloosa	35404	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	Yes	No	No	(205) 759-3653	173	11	16.4	30.1%	66 (38.2%)	89 (51.4%)	4 (2.3%)	12 (6.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	98	5^th of 443 public middle schools	98.9%		96.6	9^th of 439 public middle schools	97.9%	4		80.0	50.0	66.1	89.8		90.0	89.7	94.9	$12,744	$57	$12,668
Echols Middle School	Public	7-8	2701 Echols Ave	Northport	35476	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2884	738	42	17.5	55.1%	350 (47.4%)	212 (28.7%)	151 (20.5%)	9 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	59	159^th of 443 public middle schools	64.1%		51.5	199^th of 439 public middle schools	54.7%	40			24.2	23.1	54.4			60.3	60.4	$6,871	$719	$6,063
DavisEmerson Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Bulldog Blvd	Cottondale	35453	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2750	397	21	18.9	79.3%	87 (21.9%)	165 (41.6%)	137 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	14.2	391^st of 443 public middle schools	11.7%		19.2	361^st of 439 public middle schools	17.8%	30		14.9	6.0	5.7	25.4		33.0	23.3	38.5	$9,532	$2,028	$7,480

Frequently Asked Questions about Hale County Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Hale County Middle School?

Students at Hale County Middle School are 55% African American, 40% White, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Hale County Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 243 students attended Hale County Middle School.

What district is Hale County Middle School in?

Hale County

Is Hale County Middle School a good school?

Hale County Middle School ranks 183^rd of 443 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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