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Rudd Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

353^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 20% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Rudd Middle School is a public middle school located in Pinson, Alabama, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 675 students. 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. Rudd Middle School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Alabama middle schools, ranking between 349-372 out of 432-442 schools over the past several years, and has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rudd Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the state and Jefferson County averages on standardized assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics ranged from 6.88% to 10.45%, significantly lower than the state (24.08% to 33.97%) and Jefferson County (11.27% to 18.43%) averages. The school's English Language Arts proficiency rates, while higher than Math, still lag behind the state and district, ranging from 35.41% to 41.27% compared to the state's 54.48% to 56.81% and Jefferson County's 43.81% to 46.55%. Additionally, Rudd Middle School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 19.1% over the past few years, which is higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing Rudd Middle School to other nearby schools in the Jefferson County district, it performs significantly worse than higher-performing schools like Bragg Middle School and North Jefferson Middle School, which rank in the top 25% and top 20% of Alabama middle schools, respectively. These schools have significantly higher proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts, as well as lower chronic absenteeism rates.

648

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,337

Per pupil spending ?

71.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4526 Rudd School Rd
Pinson, AL 35126

(205) 379-5309

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Rudd Middle School usually attend:

High:

Pinson Valley High School

Feeder schools for Rudd Middle School:

Elementary:	Kermit Johnson School
	Pinson Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.4%

Hispanic:

34.3%

White:

14.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (21% vs 12% Alabama)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg30%

Alabama avg42%

353^rd of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	20.0	353 of 439	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	349 of 442	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	360 of 437	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	349 of 432	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	372 of 440	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	359 of 437	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	310 of 423	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.2	301 of 432	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.3	250 of 432	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.3	250 of 430	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.8	274 of 438	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.4	258 of 436	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.6	255 of 436	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.9	223 of 435	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.6	314 of 435	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.9	270 of 425	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.7	230 of 417	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.0	208 of 412	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.3	144 of 409	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.7	118 of 415	71.6%	★★★★☆
2004	68.4	106 of 407	74.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	167 of 259	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	134 of 269	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.1	169 of 263	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	180 of 271	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	209 of 266	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	147 of 252	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	93 of 247	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.1	76 of 205	62.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	88 of 117	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	67 of 106	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	37 of 94	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	45 of 81	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	45 of 70	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	14 of 31	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	12 of 25	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	345 of 415	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	330 of 426	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	340 of 417	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	340 of 423	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	359 of 415	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	336 of 399	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	291 of 392	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.3	272 of 380	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	122 of 173	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	95 of 164	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	104 of 166	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	122 of 157	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	132 of 154	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	111 of 124	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	78 of 113	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.4	67 of 108	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	341 of 428	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	346 of 437	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	358 of 410	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	321 of 421	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	347 of 415	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	339 of 396	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	270 of 396	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.6	258 of 349	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	340 of 422	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	342 of 428	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	349 of 419	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	355 of 427	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	347 of 418	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	341 of 399	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	289 of 397	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.8	267 of 380	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	16.7	71 of 78	9.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	252 of 271	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	193 of 281	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.9	78 of 281	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	34.9	172 of 256	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	215 of 274	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	214 of 254	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	135 of 223	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.0	126 of 195	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	346 of 377	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	341 of 373	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	344 of 370	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	352 of 376	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	355 of 369	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	335 of 343	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	213 of 331	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.8	180 of 247	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)36th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)9th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English38%-18 vs state

Science21%-21 vs state

Mathematics8%-19 vs state

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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
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
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
ClayChalkville Middle School	Public	6-8	6700 TrussvilleClay Rd	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3100	952	59	16.1	72.5%	72 (7.6%)	750 (78.8%)	95 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.4%)	12.3	401^st of 439 public middle schools	8.7%		15	377^th of 442 public middle schools	14.7%	24	3.5	8.5	2.4	13.7	26.1	35.8	27.5	$8,115	$1,388	$6,712
HewittTrussville Middle School	Public	6-8	5275 Trussville Clay Road	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 228-3700	1,163	65	18.0	16.4%	854 (73.4%)	184 (15.8%)	54 (4.6%)	38 (3.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.6%)	92.7	26^th of 439 public middle schools	94.1%		93.3	23^rd of 442 public middle schools	94.8%	3	55.2	55.8	52.7	73.0	77.2	76.7	77.9	$8,729	$744	$7,613
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
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
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
North Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	8350 WarriorKimberly Rd	Kimberly	35091	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-4000	669	33	20.0	34.8%	559 (83.6%)	72 (10.8%)	26 (3.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	72.4	93^rd of 439 public middle schools	78.8%		70.4	100^th of 442 public middle schools	77.4%	7	46.7	39.1	18.0	50.7	67.9	74.4	57.6	$8,218	$1,019	$7,178
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Rudd Middle School

Is Rudd Middle School a good school?

Rudd Middle School ranks in the bottom 19.6% of Alabama middle schools.

What district is Rudd Middle School in?

Jefferson County

What is the racial makeup of Rudd Middle School?

Students at Rudd Middle School are 49% African American, 34% Hispanic, 14% White, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Rudd Middle School attend?

Students who attend Rudd Middle School usually go on to attend Pinson Valley High School

How many students attend Rudd Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 648 students attended Rudd Middle School.

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