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Headland Middle School

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Headland Middle School ranks 77 th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-9

77^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 83% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Headland Middle School in Headland, AL, serves 580 students in grades 6 through 9 and has earned a solid 4-star rating, ranking 77th out of 443 Alabama middle schools for the 2025-2026 school year. This school is a standout performer within the Henry County district, and its story is one of remarkable, sustained improvement—climbing from a 3-star rating a decade ago to its current above-average status.

The most impressive thing about Headland Middle is its exceptional science program. In 8th-grade science, a whopping 80.71% of students are proficient—that’s nearly 27 percentage points above the state average and significantly higher than nearby schools like Rehobeth Middle School, which posts a 64.29% proficiency rate. Math is another clear strength, with proficiency rates outpacing both the state and district at every grade level. For example, 8th-grade math proficiency sits at 42.86%, compared to just 26.36% statewide. The school also boasts an incredibly low chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.6%, versus a 12% state average—a powerful sign of a positive, engaging school culture. This success extends across all student groups, with strong rankings for African American students and those from low socio-economic backgrounds.

What makes this achievement even more notable is how efficiently the school operates. Headland Middle achieves these results while spending less per student ($7,772) than many comparable schools, such as D A Smith Middle School ($9,193) or Dothan 6th Grade Center ($9,510). The contrast with nearby urban schools is stark—Dothan Preparatory Academy has a chronic absenteeism rate of 23.7% and math proficiency in the single digits, despite being less than 11 miles away. For parents, Headland Middle School offers a clear academic identity built on STEM strengths, a supportive environment, and a track record of getting great results with the resources it has.

580

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,368

Per pupil spending ?

43.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Martin Luther King Dr
Headland, AL 36345-0324

(334) 585-7083

District: Henry County

Students who attend Headland Middle School usually attend:

High:

Headland High School

Feeder schools for Headland Middle School:

Elementary:

Headland Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.5%

African American:

21.7%

Hispanic:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (56% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Alabama middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg49%

Alabama avg44%

77^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

88^th of 140Henry 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	77.3	77 of 449	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	77.3	75 of 439	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	39 of 442	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	79.6	60 of 437	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	83 of 432	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	87 of 440	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	51.5	215 of 437	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	202 of 423	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.3	188 of 432	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.8	137 of 432	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.3	123 of 430	71.4%	★★★★☆
2014	49.9	212 of 438	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.9	200 of 436	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.9	232 of 436	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.0	244 of 435	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.3	272 of 435	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.2	178 of 425	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	43.0	263 of 417	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.2	297 of 412	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	60.0	148 of 409	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.3	235 of 415	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.4	300 of 407	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	65 of 269	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	58.6	71 of 259	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	49 of 269	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	65 of 263	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	53.9	88 of 271	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.4	89 of 266	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.2	200 of 252	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	160 of 247	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.3	122 of 205	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	79.7	65 of 427	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	77.4	67 of 415	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	40 of 426	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	79.0	64 of 417	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	83 of 423	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	95 of 415	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	45.3	237 of 399	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	208 of 392	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.9	173 of 380	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	94 of 438	78.5%	★★★★☆
2025	71.3	88 of 428	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	46 of 437	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	72 of 410	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.9	136 of 421	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.8	162 of 415	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.0	260 of 396	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	239 of 396	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.9	229 of 349	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	71.2	93 of 426	78.2%	★★★★☆
2025	73.4	79 of 422	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	48 of 428	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	65 of 419	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	90 of 427	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	80 of 418	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	56.0	167 of 399	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	164 of 397	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.6	166 of 380	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	88 of 269	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.8	56 of 271	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	41 of 281	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	43.4	126 of 281	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	85 of 256	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.6	28 of 274	89.8%	★★★★★
2019	50.2	107 of 254	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	73 of 223	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.6	41 of 195	79.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	71.2	76 of 359	78.8%	★★★★☆
2025	75.7	68 of 377	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	36 of 373	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	77.1	59 of 370	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	87 of 376	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	85 of 369	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	49.9	144 of 343	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	187 of 331	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.2	131 of 247	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

White (2026)79th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)76th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)67th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science81%+27 vs state

English66%+9 vs state

Mathematics38%+9 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 (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/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 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
Headland Middle School	Public	6-9	1 Martin Luther King Dr	Headland	36345	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 585-7083	580	32	18.4	43.8%	432 (74.5%)	126 (21.7%)	11 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	77.3	77^th of 449 public middle schools	82.9%		77.3	75^th of 439 public middle schools	82.9%	2			39.2	31.7	42.9		80.7			62.2	62.6	73.6	$10,368	$2,558	$7,795
Dothan 6th Grade Center	Public	6	600 Girard Ave	Dothan	36303	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 794-1426	449	23	19.5	78.6%	77 (17.1%)	306 (68.2%)	47 (10.5%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)								(n/a)			5.9							36.2			$15,669	$5,440	$10,048
Dothan Preparatory Academy	Public	7-8	1236 South Oates Street	Dothan	36031	Macon County	Dothan City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 794-1400	1,034	56	18.4	71.3%	256 (24.8%)	641 (62.0%)	96 (9.3%)	15 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	20 (1.9%)	31.3	312^th of 449 public middle schools	30.5%		27.6	320^th of 439 public middle schools	27.1%	8				10.6	10.1		43.6				45.8	48.3	$11,526	$2,959	$8,568
South Dale Middle School	Public	5-8	309 Randolph Street	Pinckard	36371	Dale County	Dale County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 983-3077	412	19	22.2	69.7%	214 (51.9%)	139 (33.7%)	21 (5.1%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.5%)	53.6	200^th of 449 public middle schools	55.5%		52.3	188^th of 439 public middle schools	57.2%	12		50.0	42.5	24.6	34.4		62.5		67.1	44.4	47.3	46.9	$10,671	$2,586	$8,020
Ashford Middle School	Public	6-8	607 Church St	Ashford	36312	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 899-5411	316	17	18.5	62.7%	200 (63.3%)	76 (24.1%)	22 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	68.2	116^th of 449 public middle schools	74.2%		76.1	79^th of 439 public middle schools	82.0%	37			34.7	40.4	38.7		60.6			59.4	62.0	56.4	$10,690	$1,942	$8,742
Rehobeth Elementary School	Public	4-6	5631 County Road 203	Rehobeth	36301	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 677-3838	590	26	22.6	53.2%	426 (72.2%)	54 (9.2%)	84 (14.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)								(n/a)	66.2	66.7	56.9			57.0		68.0	81.0	65.3			$8,554	$1,396	$7,150
Rehobeth Middle School	Public	7-8	5631 County Road 203	Rehobeth	36301	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(334) 677-5153	408	23	17.7	54.9%	278 (68.1%)	60 (14.7%)	50 (12.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	85.7	48^th of 449 public middle schools	89.3%		72.7	91^st of 439 public middle schools	79.3%	43				56.3	40.6		64.3				78.8	68.5	$9,594	$1,131	$8,457
D A Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	994 Andrews Ave	Ozark	36360	Dale County	Ozark City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 774-4913	388	27	14.3	69.6%	117 (30.2%)	213 (54.9%)	27 (7.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.2%)	32	307^th of 449 public middle schools	31.6%		35.1	295^th of 439 public middle schools	32.8%	12			25.0	11.7	5.3		38.9			49.0	54.2	41.9	$11,719	$2,756	$8,894

Frequently Asked Questions about Headland Middle School

What high school do graduates of Headland Middle School attend?

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

Is Headland Middle School a good school?

Headland Middle School ranks 77^th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Headland Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 580 students attended Headland Middle School.

What district is Headland Middle School in?

Henry County

What is the racial makeup of Headland Middle School?

Students at Headland Middle School are 74% White, 22% African American, 2% Hispanic.

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