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Irondale Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

371^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 443 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 16% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Irondale Middle School serves 430 students in grades 6-8 in the Jefferson County school district, a community where nearly three-quarters of families now qualify for free or reduced lunch—a sharp jump from 58% just a year earlier.

The most pressing concern for parents is mathematics. Only 2.48% of 7th graders and 5.84% of 8th graders scored proficient in math, compared to state averages of 24.46% and 26.36%. Even the school's best math performance—8.47% proficiency in 6th grade—is less than a quarter of the state average. This is a stark contrast to Hewitt-Trussville Middle School, just 8.7 miles away, where 54% of 6th graders are proficient in math. The good news is that English Language Arts is a relative bright spot: roughly 40% of students in each grade are proficient, which is much closer to district averages and represents a doubling of 6th grade scores since 2022. Science in 8th grade is also surprisingly strong at 31% proficiency—five times higher than 8th grade math—suggesting different instructional strengths across subjects.

There are other encouraging signs. Chronic absenteeism has been cut nearly in half, from 21.1% to 10.7%, now better than both district and state averages. The school also compares favorably to nearby Birmingham-area schools like Smith Middle School (8th percentile) and Huffman Middle School (5th percentile), ranking in the 16th percentile statewide. While that's still low in absolute terms, Irondale achieves these results while spending less per student ($9,209) than several schools with worse outcomes. For parents, the picture is mixed: serious math challenges that need attention, but real progress in literacy, attendance, and resource efficiency that suggests the school is moving in the right direction.

430

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,209

Per pupil spending ?

74.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6200 Old Leeds Road
Irondale, AL 35210

(205) 379-3800

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Irondale Middle School usually attend:

High:

Shades Valley High School

Feeder schools for Irondale Middle School:

Elementary:	Grantswood Community School
	Irondale Community School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.8%

Hispanic:

34.9%

White:

8.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (24% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg33%

Alabama avg44%

371^st of 443

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 10Middle Schools in the Jefferson County

101^st of 139Jefferson 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	17.3	371 of 443	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	372 of 439	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	378 of 442	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	368 of 437	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	342 of 432	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	342 of 440	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	352 of 437	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	334 of 423	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.3	279 of 432	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.6	261 of 432	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.5	267 of 430	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.8	316 of 438	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.8	299 of 436	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.0	246 of 436	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.7	265 of 435	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.6	225 of 435	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.1	203 of 425	52.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	159 of 266	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.7	157 of 259	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	169 of 269	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	189 of 263	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.6	166 of 271	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	120 of 266	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.1	153 of 252	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	112 of 247	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.0	44 of 205	78.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	97 of 103	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.9	98 of 117	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	95 of 106	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	71 of 94	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.9	52 of 81	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	69 of 70	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	31 of 31	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	48.0	9 of 25	64.0%	★★★★☆
2017	49.8	3 of 13	76.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	356 of 422	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	359 of 415	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	355 of 426	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	336 of 417	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	323 of 423	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	319 of 415	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	326 of 399	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	311 of 392	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.8	256 of 380	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	65 of 82	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	143 of 173	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	130 of 164	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	114 of 166	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	120 of 157	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	128 of 154	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	88 of 124	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	80 of 113	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.5	81 of 108	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	363 of 432	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	356 of 428	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	375 of 437	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	326 of 410	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	335 of 421	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	290 of 415	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.3	323 of 396	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	294 of 396	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.0	221 of 349	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	352 of 421	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	350 of 422	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	388 of 428	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	376 of 419	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	358 of 427	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	322 of 418	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	330 of 399	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	314 of 397	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.0	256 of 380	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	133 of 145	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	77 of 92	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	77 of 78	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	58 of 60	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	185 of 266	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.8	200 of 271	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	210 of 281	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	228 of 281	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	220 of 256	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	223 of 274	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	240 of 254	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	133 of 223	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.7	122 of 195	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	366 of 377	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	361 of 373	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	345 of 370	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	341 of 376	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	334 of 369	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	322 of 343	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	245 of 331	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	46.7	103 of 247	58.3%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)40th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2026)30th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)16th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)8th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)6th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English39%-17 vs state

Science31%-23 vs state

Mathematics6%-23 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 (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 (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 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
Irondale Middle School	Public	6-8	6200 Old Leeds Road	Irondale	35210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3800	430	27	15.9	74.7%	37 (8.6%)	227 (52.8%)	150 (34.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	17.3	371^st of 443 public middle schools	16.3%		17.6	372^nd of 439 public middle schools	15.3%	1	8.5	2.5	5.8	31.4	40.2	38.1	39.9	$9,209	$1,936	$7,250
WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet	Public, Magnet	6-8	1757 Montclair Rd	Birmingham	35210	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-8680	184	17	10.8	84.2%	4 (2.2%)	170 (92.4%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	8.2	423^rd of 443 public middle schools	4.5%		9.2	420^th of 439 public middle schools	4.3%	3	1.5	1.6	3.2	11.1	19.1	27.4	34.9	$13,151	$2,135	$11,015
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%)	7.2	433^rd of 443 public middle schools	2.3%		14.2	386^th of 439 public middle schools	12.1%	47	4.9	0.0	0.0	23.3	10.8	19.5	31.0	$11,618	$2,367	$9,249
i3 Academy Middle School	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%)	26.9	332^nd of 443 public middle schools	25.1%		21.4	348^th of 439 public middle schools	20.7%	16	21.9	13.5	11.4	31.8	47.9	39.3	42.1
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	419^th of 443 public middle schools	5.4%		10.1	413^th of 439 public middle schools	5.9%	6	5.6	4.7	0.8	8.6	30.0	28.7	25.6	$10,777	$2,147	$8,628
Liberty Park Middle School	Public	6-8	17035 Liberty Pkwy	Vestavia	35242	Shelby County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5450	514	42	12.3	9.7%	408 (79.4%)	19 (3.7%)	23 (4.5%)	37 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	96.5	8^th of 443 public middle schools	98.2%		97.4	7^th of 439 public middle schools	98.4%	1	76.9	51.7	61.8	92.4	78.3	82.4	93.0	$14,344	$07	$14,335
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	407^th of 443 public middle schools	8.1%		8.3	423^rd of 439 public middle schools	3.6%	16	1.9	0.9	4.4	21.3	27.4	34.6	39.1	$8,907	$1,501	$7,404
Mountain Brook Junior High School	Public	7-9	205 Overbrook Dr	Mountain Brook	35213	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-3516	1,005	83	12.1	3.3%	945 (94.0%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.5%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.2%)	98.3	4^th of 443 public middle schools	99.1%		98.5	4^th of 439 public middle schools	99.1%			61.2	67.0	92.9		84.5	91.4	$12,244	$113	$12,131
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	403^rd of 443 public middle schools	9.0%		9.4	418^th of 439 public middle schools	4.8%	15	8.1	0.6	3.4	24.2	30.6	27.4	41.0	$10,618	$3,193	$7,403
Leeds Middle School	Public	6-8	1771 Whitmire Street	Leeds	35094	Jefferson County	Leeds City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 699-4505	452	27	16.7	50.9%	256 (56.6%)	113 (25.0%)	77 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	50.1	218^th of 443 public middle schools	50.8%		51.8	194^th of 439 public middle schools	55.8%	24	26.8	12.7	35.0	51.4	51.5	50.3	61.7	$10,345	$1,367	$8,979

Frequently Asked Questions about Irondale Middle School

How many students attend Irondale Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Irondale Middle School.

Is Irondale Middle School a good school?

Irondale Middle School ranks in the bottom 16.3% of Alabama middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Irondale Middle School attend?

Students who attend Irondale Middle School usually go on to attend Shades Valley High School

What district is Irondale Middle School in?

Jefferson County

What is the racial makeup of Irondale Middle School?

Students at Irondale Middle School are 53% African American, 35% Hispanic, 9% White, 3% Two or more races.

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