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Minor Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

416^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 5% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Minor Middle School is a public middle school located in Adamsville, Alabama, serving 687 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Jefferson County School District, which is ranked 101 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Minor Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alabama middle schools, with a ranking between 348 and 416 out of around 430-440 schools.

Academically, Minor Middle School performs significantly below the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in math ranged from 0.44% to 4.74%, compared to the state averages of 24.08% to 33.97%. The school's English language arts proficiency rates are also low, ranging from 23.56% to 34.76%, compared to the state averages of 54.48% to 56.81%. Additionally, the school's science proficiency rate for 8th grade in 2024-2025 was 13.1%, compared to the state average of 41.51%. The nearby Bragg Middle School and Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School significantly outperform Minor Middle School in academic achievement.

Minor Middle School also faces challenges in student demographics and resource allocation. The school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 87.77% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 17.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. While the school's per-student spending of $9,755 in 2018-2019 was slightly higher than the state average, it is unclear how these resources are being utilized to support student learning.

668

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,755

Per pupil spending ?

76.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Hillcrest Rd
Adamsville, AL 35005

(205) 379-2550

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Minor Middle School usually attend:

High:

Minor High School

Feeder schools for Minor Middle School:

Elementary:	Adamsville Elementary School
	Minor Community School
	UW Clemon Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

78.1%

Hispanic:

11.8%

White:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (21% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 12% Alabama)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg30%

Alabama avg42%

416^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 11Middle Schools in the Jefferson County

101^st of 135Jefferson 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
2025	9.9	416 of 439	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	387 of 442	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	391 of 437	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	370 of 432	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	398 of 440	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	381 of 437	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	382 of 423	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.4	365 of 432	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.2	363 of 432	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.9	348 of 430	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.7	353 of 438	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.8	358 of 436	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.3	313 of 436	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.7	277 of 435	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.9	328 of 435	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.0	307 of 425	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.0	305 of 417	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.0	333 of 412	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.8	348 of 409	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.3	285 of 415	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.8	298 of 407	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	222 of 259	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	190 of 269	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	213 of 263	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	193 of 271	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	219 of 266	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	185 of 252	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	190 of 247	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.0	157 of 205	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	107 of 117	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	65 of 106	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	47 of 94	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	19.3	81 of 81	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	377 of 415	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	382 of 426	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	371 of 417	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	352 of 423	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	379 of 415	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	348 of 399	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	347 of 392	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.5	327 of 380	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	166 of 173	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	112 of 164	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	97 of 166	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	108 of 157	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.7	143 of 154	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	71 of 124	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	65 of 113	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	405 of 428	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	373 of 437	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	367 of 410	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	358 of 421	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	378 of 415	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	328 of 396	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	348 of 396	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.3	311 of 349	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	403 of 422	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	361 of 428	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	382 of 419	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	373 of 427	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	380 of 418	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	359 of 399	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	360 of 397	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.7	336 of 380	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	240 of 271	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	174 of 281	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.7	255 of 281	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	221 of 256	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	253 of 274	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	231 of 254	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	174 of 223	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.7	150 of 195	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	371 of 377	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	367 of 373	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	354 of 370	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	334 of 376	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	357 of 369	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	328 of 343	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	330 of 331	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.9	244 of 247	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)14th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English28%-28 vs state

Mathematics17%-11 vs state

Science13%-28 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, August 10, 2014

The school administrator is extremely incompetent, highly unprofessional, lacks leadership skills, and does not possess good judgment capabilities. Based on the poor test scores, numerous student behavior issues, high teacher turnover rate, the lack of useful informative communication, etc., she has proven that she is not qualified for the position of school administrative. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)			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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th 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
Minor Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Hillcrest Rd	Adamsville	35005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-2550	668	37	18.0	76.3%	39 (5.8%)	522 (78.1%)	79 (11.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	22 (3.3%)	9.9	416^th of 439 public middle schools	5.2%		13.4	387^th of 442 public middle schools	12.4%	29	4.7	0.4	1.8	13.1	34.8	23.6	25.4	$9,755	$2,820	$6,914
Bush Hills STEAM Academy	Public	6-8	900 16th Street West	Birmingham	35208	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6370	370	18	20.5	85.4%	0 (0.0%)	327 (88.4%)	39 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	10.1	414^th of 439 public middle schools	5.7%		8.5	429^th of 442 public middle schools	2.9%	15	5.0	0.8	1.7	9.2	29.1	25.4	33.6	$19,712	$1,930	$17,781
Wilkerson Middle School	Public	6-8	116 11th Ct W	Birmingham	35204	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-2740	424	12	35.3	88.0%	3 (0.7%)	337 (79.5%)	75 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	7.8	429^th of 439 public middle schools	2.3%		11.7	401^st of 442 public middle schools	9.3%	28	3.7	1.4	0.0	15.2	16.4	24.8	19.6	$10,839	$1,819	$9,017
C J Donald Middle School	Public	6-8	715 Valley Rd	Fairfield	35064	Jefferson County	Fairfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 783-6823	316	15	21.0	87.0%	0 (0.0%)	301 (95.3%)	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.2	407^th of 439 public middle schools	7.3%		9.8	418^th of 442 public middle schools	5.4%	11	15.2	3.1	9.2	8.3	22.2	26.8	16.5	$11,750	$2,352	$9,279
Bragg Middle School	Public	6-8	840 Hazels Way	Gardendale	35071	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-2600	731	40	18.2	45.8%	402 (55.0%)	250 (34.2%)	60 (8.2%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	66	115^th of 439 public middle schools	73.8%		65.4	122^nd of 442 public middle schools	72.4%	7	34.1	20.4	31.9	57.8	62.1	61.9	61.0	$7,868	$1,083	$6,764
Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School	Public	6-8	805 7th Ave	Pleasant Grove	35127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5280	345	20	17.6	38.3%	143 (41.4%)	139 (40.3%)	50 (14.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	99.4	1^st of 439 public middle schools	99.8%		98.7	2^nd of 442 public middle schools	99.5%	1	74.6	86.0	82.8	94.6	97.6	98.1	100.0	$13,217	$835	$12,351
City Elementary	Public	7-8	901 9th Avenue North	Birmingham	35204	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 231-2288																			(n/a)
Legacy Prep Intermediate	Public, Charter	4-7	2900 S Park Dr SW	Birmingham	35211	Jefferson County	Legacy Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 573-0777	219	11	19.9	84.5%	0 (0.0%)	210 (95.9%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)
Green Acres Middle School	Public	6-8	1220 67th Street West	Birmingham	35228	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1370	309	14	22.0	84.5%	4 (1.3%)	266 (86.1%)	36 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	18.1	370^th of 439 public middle schools	15.7%		13.9	383^rd of 442 public middle schools	13.3%	13	10.0	13.2	1.0	7.7	40.8	43.5	30.2	$14,583	$5,618	$8,963
Jones Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	2000 31st Street SW	Birmingham	35221	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1040	465	22	21.6	85.8%	2 (0.4%)	386 (83.0%)	68 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	8	426^th of 439 public middle schools	3.0%		7.9	432^nd of 442 public middle schools	2.3%	6	5.2	2.3	1.4	2.1	27.2	24.8	22.5	$11,995	$2,095	$9,898

Frequently Asked Questions about Minor Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Minor Middle School?

Students at Minor Middle School are 78% African American, 12% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Minor Middle School in?

Jefferson County

How many students attend Minor Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 668 students attended Minor Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Minor Middle School attend?

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

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Minor Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.2% of Alabama middle schools.

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