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North Jefferson Middle School

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North Jefferson Middle School ranks 89 th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

89^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 80% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

North Jefferson Middle School in Kimberly, AL, serves 669 students in grades 6 through 8 and has become a standout academic success story within the Jefferson County district, earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the top 100 middle schools in Alabama.

What makes this school truly remarkable is its dramatic turnaround and consistent academic strength. After hovering in the 50th-60th percentile for several years, the school has surged to the 80th percentile in just three years. Today, proficiency rates in math and English are roughly double to triple the district average and significantly exceed state averages. For example, 6th-grade math proficiency stands at 46.2% compared to the district's 18.5%, and 8th-grade science proficiency reaches 64.4% versus the district's 42.0%. This success isn't limited to one subject or group—the school earns 4-star ratings for its work with male students, African American students, and special education students, showing that effective teaching reaches all learners. When compared to nearby schools, the gap is striking: Bragg Middle School ranks 101st, Corner Middle School ranks 225th, and Rudd Middle School ranks 366th—all far behind North Jefferson's 89th place ranking.

The school achieves these results while serving a student body where about 35% qualify for free/reduced lunch, a moderate level of economic diversity. It also operates efficiently, spending $8,218 per student—less than many lower-performing schools in the area. Even with a higher chronic absenteeism rate (9.8%) than nearby Hayden Middle School (4.6%), North Jefferson matches that school's high performance. This combination of strong academics, equitable outcomes across student groups, and efficient resource use makes North Jefferson Middle School a compelling choice for families seeking a middle school that delivers results.

669

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,042

Per pupil spending ?

34.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

8350 WarriorKimberly Rd
Kimberly, AL 35091

(205) 379-4000

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend North Jefferson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Mortimer Jordan High School

Feeder schools for North Jefferson Middle School:

Elementary:	Bryan Elementary School
	Warrior Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.6%

African American:

10.8%

Hispanic:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (53% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Alabama middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Jefferson County

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg33%

Alabama avg44%

89^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 10Middle Schools in the Jefferson County

100^th of 140Jefferson 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	74.0	89 of 449	80.2%	★★★★☆
2025	72.4	93 of 439	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	100 of 442	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	50.3	204 of 437	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	142 of 432	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	202 of 440	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	168 of 437	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.4	79 of 423	81.3%	★★★★☆
2017	72.0	89 of 432	79.4%	★★★★☆
2016	69.8	97 of 432	77.5%	★★★★☆
2015	66.1	104 of 430	75.8%	★★★★☆
2014	72.9	77 of 438	82.4%	★★★★☆
2013	74.0	76 of 436	82.6%	★★★★☆
2012	81.8	43 of 436	90.1%	★★★★★
2011	86.7	24 of 435	94.5%	★★★★★
2010	82.9	45 of 435	89.7%	★★★★☆
2009	74.8	71 of 425	83.3%	★★★★☆
2008	65.1	125 of 417	70.0%	★★★★☆
2007	69.1	108 of 412	73.8%	★★★★☆
2006	54.2	176 of 409	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.7	126 of 415	69.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	63.5	61 of 269	77.3%	★★★★☆
2025	51.3	96 of 259	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.9	40 of 269	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	45.5	116 of 263	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	151 of 271	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	201 of 266	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	164 of 252	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.9	86 of 247	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.5	36 of 205	82.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	98 of 427	77.0%	★★★★☆
2025	67.9	107 of 415	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	102 of 426	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	47.0	217 of 417	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.7	169 of 423	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	219 of 415	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	155 of 399	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.6	85 of 392	78.3%	★★★★☆
2017	71.1	78 of 380	79.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	43.6	76 of 164	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.6	123 of 157	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.2	70 of 154	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	64.0	124 of 438	71.7%	★★★★☆
2025	57.9	150 of 428	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	150 of 437	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	206 of 410	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.4	155 of 421	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.5	260 of 415	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	259 of 396	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.9	129 of 396	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.0	127 of 349	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	77 of 426	81.9%	★★★★☆
2025	73.1	81 of 422	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	106 of 428	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	52.0	184 of 419	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	135 of 427	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	168 of 418	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	162 of 399	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.6	80 of 397	79.8%	★★★★☆
2017	67.1	100 of 380	73.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	66 of 146	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	69 of 269	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	70.5	42 of 271	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	57 of 281	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	40.5	141 of 281	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.4	145 of 256	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.4	107 of 274	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.0	27 of 254	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	36 of 223	83.9%	★★★★☆
2017	58.4	47 of 195	75.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	102 of 359	71.6%	★★★★☆
2025	65.7	94 of 377	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	58.0	125 of 373	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.3	225 of 370	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	175 of 376	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.9	213 of 369	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	177 of 343	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.5	90 of 331	72.8%	★★★★☆
2017	51.9	87 of 247	64.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2026)82nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)77th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)77th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)74th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)72nd percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)55th percentile-25 vs school

Hispanic (2024)54th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English65%+9 vs state

Science64%+10 vs state

Mathematics37%+8 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 (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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%)	74	89^th of 449 public middle schools	80.2%		72.4	93^rd of 439 public middle schools	78.8%	4		46.2	34.2	31.0	64.4		65.4	64.4	66.3	$11,042	$909	$10,106
Corner Middle School	Public	5-8	10005 Corner School Road	Warrior	35180	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-3230	437	22	19.6	35.2%	410 (93.8%)	6 (1.4%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	49.3	227^th of 449 public middle schools	49.4%		60.7	146^th of 439 public middle schools	66.7%	81	45.9	21.2	12.7	13.6	61.8	69.4	58.6	61.9	57.3	$12,337	$959	$11,350
Hayden Middle School	Public	5-7	310 Second Avenue	Hayden	35079	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 647-3083	437	24	18.4	34.3%	412 (94.3%)	8 (1.8%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	77.4	74^th of 449 public middle schools	83.5%		78.7	69^th of 439 public middle schools	84.3%	5	52.9	53.7	37.7			84.3	68.3	58.0		$10,945	$1,943	$8,967
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%)	18.7	372^nd of 449 public middle schools	17.1%		20	353^rd of 439 public middle schools	19.6%	19		9.5	11.5	8.7	28.6		31.0	43.5	35.3	$11,852	$2,522	$9,302
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%)	70.9	101^st of 449 public middle schools	77.5%		66	115^th of 439 public middle schools	73.8%	14		38.1	18.6	36.2	74.1		69.7	60.0	69.4	$11,672	$889	$10,756
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%)	12	409^th of 449 public middle schools	8.9%		9.4	418^th of 439 public middle schools	4.8%	9		8.1	0.6	3.4	24.2		30.6	27.4	41.0	$13,810	$2,499	$11,283
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%)	11.5	413^th of 449 public middle schools	8.0%		8.3	423^rd of 439 public middle schools	3.6%	10		1.9	0.9	4.4	21.3		27.4	34.6	39.1	$18,090	$4,415	$13,666
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%)	13.6	402^nd of 449 public middle schools	10.5%		12.3	401^st of 439 public middle schools	8.7%	1		8.9	6.8	5.1	23.4		36.3	30.1	34.5	$12,095	$2,115	$9,953
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%)	8.8	425^th of 449 public middle schools	5.3%		10.1	413^th of 439 public middle schools	5.9%	12		5.6	4.7	0.8	8.6		30.0	28.7	25.6	$14,584	$2,720	$11,855
Sumiton Middle School	Public	5-8	275 1st St N	Sumiton	35148	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 648-2390	476	24	19.8	64.3%	378 (79.4%)	59 (12.4%)	19 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	21	358^th of 449 public middle schools	20.3%		23	339^th of 439 public middle schools	22.8%	19	23.2	19.1	12.3	4.7	31.8	60.2	41.8	36.1	37.4	$11,979	$2,099	$9,852

Frequently Asked Questions about North Jefferson Middle School

Is North Jefferson Middle School a good school?

North Jefferson Middle School ranks 89^th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of North Jefferson Middle School attend?

Students who attend North Jefferson Middle School usually go on to attend Mortimer Jordan High School

What district is North Jefferson Middle School in?

Jefferson County

How many students attend North Jefferson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 669 students attended North Jefferson Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of North Jefferson Middle School?

Students at North Jefferson Middle School are 84% White, 11% African American, 4% Hispanic.

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