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Bragg Middle School

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Bragg Middle School ranks 115 th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

115^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 74% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Bragg Middle School is a public middle school located in Gardendale, Alabama, serving 780 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, but Bragg Middle School has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing better than the district average.

Bragg Middle School stands out for its strong academic performance, consistently outperforming the Jefferson County and Alabama state averages in proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Bragg's 6th-grade students scored 34.1% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 18.43% for Jefferson County and 33.97% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, such as African American and English Language Learner students, who rank among the top middle schools in Alabama. Additionally, Bragg Middle School has lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools, Bragg Middle School stands out as a higher-performing institution. For instance, Rudd Middle School, North Jefferson Middle School, and schools in the Birmingham City district all have lower academic proficiency rates and lower overall rankings compared to Bragg. While Bragg Middle School is a strong-performing school, there may be opportunities to further improve support for students with special needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

731

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,868

Per pupil spending ?

45.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

840 Hazels Way
Gardendale, AL 35071

(205) 379-2600

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Bragg Middle School usually attend:

High:

Gardendale High School

Feeder schools for Bragg Middle School:

Elementary:	Brookville Elementary School
	Gardendale Elementary School
	Mount Olive Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.0%

African American:

34.2%

Hispanic:

8.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 74th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (47% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the Alabama median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg30%

Alabama avg42%

115^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 26%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	115 of 439	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	122 of 442	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	115 of 437	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	122 of 432	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	53.0	193 of 440	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.8	120 of 437	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	118 of 423	72.1%	★★★★☆
2017	67.5	109 of 432	74.8%	★★★★☆
2016	70.7	93 of 432	78.5%	★★★★☆
2015	64.7	113 of 430	73.7%	★★★★☆
2014	69.3	96 of 438	78.1%	★★★★☆
2013	62.8	155 of 436	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.5	78 of 436	82.1%	★★★★☆
2011	78.6	60 of 435	86.2%	★★★★☆
2010	76.3	79 of 435	81.8%	★★★★☆
2009	74.8	72 of 425	83.1%	★★★★☆
2008	76.9	61 of 417	85.4%	★★★★☆
2007	69.8	103 of 412	75.0%	★★★★☆
2006	73.1	74 of 409	81.9%	★★★★☆
2005	76.6	61 of 415	85.3%	★★★★☆
2004	69.0	105 of 407	74.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	57 of 259	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	57.9	80 of 269	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	79 of 263	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	55 of 271	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	46.5	105 of 266	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	69 of 252	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	69 of 247	72.1%	★★★★☆
2017	57.7	58 of 205	71.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	22 of 117	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	20 of 106	81.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	120 of 415	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	119 of 426	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	94 of 417	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	119 of 423	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	52.8	185 of 415	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.8	98 of 399	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	81 of 392	79.3%	★★★★☆
2017	69.1	83 of 380	78.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	59 of 173	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	61 of 164	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	45 of 166	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	43.2	86 of 157	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.1	137 of 154	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	63 of 124	49.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	147 of 428	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	160 of 437	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	125 of 410	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	185 of 421	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.0	252 of 415	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	224 of 396	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	230 of 396	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.1	204 of 349	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	117 of 422	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.6	129 of 428	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	130 of 419	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	136 of 427	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.8	185 of 418	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	144 of 399	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	122 of 397	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.5	118 of 380	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2018	6.3	17 of 18	5.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	97 of 271	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	79 of 281	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	80 of 281	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.8	75 of 256	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	49.6	106 of 274	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.6	119 of 254	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.5	119 of 223	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.5	105 of 195	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	92 of 377	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	89 of 373	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	89 of 370	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	117 of 376	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.8	153 of 369	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	95 of 343	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.4	75 of 331	77.3%	★★★★☆
2017	59.8	75 of 247	69.6%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)78th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile-10 vs school

Military Connected (2018)6th percentile-67 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English62%+6 vs state

Science58%+16 vs state

Mathematics29%~ state avg

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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
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
Erwin Middle School	Public	6-8	532 23rd Avenue NW	Center Point	35215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3430	585	32	18.2	82.1%	3 (0.5%)	504 (86.2%)	64 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	9.4	418^th of 439 public middle schools	4.8%		9.4	422^nd of 442 public middle schools	4.5%	4	1.7	2.8	1.0	10.7	18.8	35.8	24.6	$10,618	$3,193	$7,403
Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	1124 Five Mile Rd	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-5675	336	16	21.0	86.3%	5 (1.5%)	281 (83.6%)	39 (11.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	8.3	423^rd of 439 public middle schools	3.6%		7.1	436^th of 442 public middle schools	1.4%	13	2.7	1.9	0.9	8.0	32.1	26.7	13.6	$8,907	$1,501	$7,404
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
i3 Academy Phase 2	Public, Charter	6-9	7901 1st Avenue North	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	i3 Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(205) 403-5777	400	17	23.5	73.0%	12 (3.0%)	365 (91.3%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	21.4	348^th of 439 public middle schools	20.7%		29	324^th of 442 public middle schools	26.7%	24	7.7	11.7	7.9	21.8	36.3	42.7	38.6
Huffman Middle School	Public	6-8	517 Huffman Rd	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-5370	384	16	24.0	79.4%	7 (1.8%)	332 (86.5%)	43 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10.1	413^th of 439 public middle schools	5.9%		11.9	400^th of 442 public middle schools	9.5%	13	5.4	0.8	1.7	17.8	25.2	20.0	31.1	$10,777	$2,147	$8,628
Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School	Public	6-8	501 81st Street South	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-9400	330	15	22.0	87.9%	5 (1.5%)	270 (81.8%)	50 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	14.2	386^th of 439 public middle schools	12.1%		10.2	415^th of 442 public middle schools	6.1%	29	3.5	0.0	1.3	28.6	19.4	25.0	41.3	$11,618	$2,367	$9,249
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
Rudd Middle School	Public	6-8	4526 Rudd School Rd	Pinson	35126	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-5309	648	36	18.0	71.3%	93 (14.4%)	320 (49.4%)	222 (34.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	20	353^rd of 439 public middle schools	19.6%		22.7	349^th of 442 public middle schools	21.0%	4	6.9	8.1	10.5	20.9	41.3	35.4	38.3	$8,337	$1,284	$7,033
City Elementary	Public	7-8	901 9th Avenue North	Birmingham	35204	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 231-2288																			(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Bragg Middle School

What district is Bragg Middle School in?

Jefferson County

What high school do graduates of Bragg Middle School attend?

Students who attend Bragg Middle School usually go on to attend Gardendale High School

How many students attend Bragg Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 731 students attended Bragg Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Bragg Middle School?

Students at Bragg Middle School are 55% White, 34% African American, 8% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Is Bragg Middle School a good school?

Bragg Middle School ranks 115^th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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