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McAdory Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

346^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 443 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 22% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

McAdory Middle School in Mc Calla, AL, serves 841 students in grades 6-8 within the Jefferson County school district, and is located in a suburban area west of Birmingham.

McAdory Middle School shows a clear split in academic performance. English Language Arts (ELA) is a relative strength, with proficiency rates in the low-to-mid 40s that closely track district averages. Science performance, while below state benchmarks, is also notably stronger than math. The biggest concern is mathematics: proficiency rates are alarmingly low and decline as students progress, from 13.81% in 6th grade to just 5.51% in 8th grade. This is dramatically below the state average of 26.36% for 8th grade and far behind nearby higher-performing schools like Robert F Bumpus Middle School in Hoover City (95th percentile) and Helena Middle in Shelby County (89th percentile), where 8th-grade math proficiency exceeds 34% and 50%, respectively. However, McAdory outperforms some neighboring schools, including Bessemer City Middle School and Rutledge School, which have single-digit math proficiency and much higher chronic absenteeism.

There are some encouraging signs. Chronic absenteeism (14.5%) is below the district average of 16.9%, and the school serves certain student groups relatively well—students in special education and African American students rank in the 50th-58th percentile statewide, which is notably better than the school's overall 22nd percentile ranking. The school spends $8,010 per student, which is lower than many nearby schools, and has a student-teacher ratio of 17.3. For parents, the key takeaway is that McAdory offers solid literacy instruction and a supportive environment for some subgroups, but families should be aware that math achievement is a significant challenge that will likely require supplemental support, especially as students move into 7th and 8th grades.

841

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,010

Per pupil spending ?

58.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5450 Yellow Jacket Boulevard
Mc Calla, AL 35111

(205) 379-4730

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend McAdory Middle School usually attend:

High:

McAdory High School

Feeder schools for McAdory Middle School:

Elementary:	Lipscomb Elementary School
	McAdory Elementary School
	McCalla Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.5%

Hispanic:

20.3%

White:

14.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (27% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg33%

Alabama avg44%

346^th of 443

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 11Middle 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	22.5	346 of 443	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	332 of 439	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	318 of 442	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	333 of 437	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	317 of 432	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	334 of 440	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	307 of 437	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	299 of 423	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.9	274 of 432	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.1	300 of 432	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.9	273 of 430	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.6	312 of 438	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	53.7	237 of 436	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.1	231 of 436	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	134 of 266	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.8	132 of 259	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	89 of 269	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	95 of 263	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	108 of 271	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.5	138 of 266	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	131 of 252	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	117 of 247	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.4	73 of 205	64.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	77 of 103	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.1	90 of 117	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.8	56 of 106	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	52 of 94	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	21 of 81	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	38.0	43 of 70	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	24.4	322 of 422	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	340 of 415	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	291 of 426	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	277 of 417	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	308 of 423	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	308 of 415	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	273 of 399	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	264 of 392	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.6	262 of 380	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	44 of 82	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	110 of 173	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	119 of 164	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	126 of 166	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	104 of 157	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	85 of 154	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	91 of 124	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	84 of 113	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.0	83 of 108	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	337 of 432	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	325 of 428	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	319 of 437	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	290 of 410	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	319 of 421	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	300 of 415	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	318 of 396	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	311 of 396	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.1	265 of 349	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	332 of 421	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.3	305 of 422	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	311 of 428	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	343 of 419	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	330 of 427	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	332 of 418	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	299 of 399	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	292 of 397	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.7	241 of 380	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	132 of 145	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	85 of 92	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	73 of 78	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	112 of 266	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.8	83 of 271	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	110 of 281	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	87 of 281	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	96 of 256	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.2	209 of 274	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.8	83 of 254	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.5	149 of 223	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.0	73 of 195	62.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	280 of 355	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	312 of 377	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	312 of 373	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	337 of 370	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	309 of 376	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	303 of 369	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	265 of 343	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	193 of 331	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.9	146 of 247	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)58th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2026)50th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)25th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)21st percentile~ school

White (2026)21st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)9th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English44%-13 vs state

Science30%-24 vs state

Mathematics9%-20 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	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 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McAdory Middle School	Public	6-8	5450 Yellow Jacket Boulevard	Mc Calla	35111	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-4730	841	49	17.3	58.3%	122 (14.5%)	526 (62.5%)	171 (20.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.1%)	22.5	346^th of 443 public middle schools	21.9%		25.2	332^nd of 439 public middle schools	24.4%	14			13.8	8.0	5.5			29.8				41.0	46.2	44.3		$8,010	$1,145	$6,851
Empower Community School Upper Campus	Public, Charter	4-8	751A Academy Drive	Bessemer	35022	Jefferson County	Empower Schools of Alabama	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 413-8600	211			76.3%	1 (0.5%)	164 (77.7%)	43 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	11.9	405^th of 443 public middle schools	8.6%					(n/a)	2.2	0.0	4.4	4.9	6.1		26.7	22.5		35.6	43.3	26.1	31.7	36.7
Bessemer City Middle School	Public	6-8	100 High School Drive	Bessemer	35020	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 432-3601	616	30	20.5	84.4%	5 (0.8%)	454 (73.7%)	136 (22.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	13	398^th of 443 public middle schools	10.2%		10.8	409^th of 439 public middle schools	6.8%	11			11.6	1.0	13.8			29.6				27.0	20.4	30.5		$8,921	$1,718	$7,187
Hueytown Middle School	Public	6-8	701 Sunrise Blvd	Hueytown	35023	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-5150	755	47	16.0	72.3%	150 (19.9%)	429 (56.8%)	170 (22.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	20.3	355^th of 443 public middle schools	19.9%		19.4	357^th of 439 public middle schools	18.7%	2			4.3	6.0	9.4			41.1				33.6	38.4	44.3		$7,214	$940	$6,256
Helena Middle	Public	6-8	1299 Hillsboro Parkway	Helena	35080	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5300	957	53	18.2	27.5%	667 (69.7%)	147 (15.4%)	100 (10.4%)	13 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (2.8%)	84.7	49^th of 443 public middle schools	88.9%		81.8	57^th of 439 public middle schools	87.0%	8			51.4	48.4	34.9			72.6				69.4	72.2	76.7		$8,076	$681	$7,376
Robert F Bumpus Middle School	Public	6-8	6055 Flemming Parkway	Hoover	35244	Shelby County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-2200	1,192	78	15.3	22.6%	612 (51.3%)	317 (26.6%)	71 (6.0%)	123 (10.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (5.5%)	94.2	20^th of 443 public middle schools	95.5%		95.9	12^th of 439 public middle schools	97.3%	8			60.0	53.5	47.9			81.6				81.3	85.5	85.3		$11,153	$612	$10,539
Rutledge School	Public	5-8	1221 8th St	Midfield	35228	Jefferson County	Midfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 780-8647	288	15	19.8	90.3%	8 (2.8%)	248 (86.1%)	29 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	12.8	400^th of 443 public middle schools	9.7%		10.7	410^th of 439 public middle schools	6.6%	10		17.0	15.6	5.9	3.0			18.2			43.4	33.9	30.6	30.3		$13,639	$5,032	$8,603
Ira F Simmons Middle School	Public	6-8	1575 Patton Chapel Road	Hoover	35226	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 439-2100	860	62	13.8	44.3%	448 (52.1%)	226 (26.3%)	120 (14.0%)	29 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (4.1%)	90	38^th of 443 public middle schools	91.4%		90.1	38^th of 439 public middle schools	91.3%				57.2	47.4	53.6			71.8				74.6	72.9	80.4		$12,051	$881	$11,168
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%)	98.9	1^st of 443 public middle schools	99.8%		99.4	1^st of 439 public middle schools	99.8%				69.6	78.5	66.7	80.9		98.0	89.4			97.4	95.7	98.0	91.5	$13,217	$835	$12,351
Pelham Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2016 Pelham Park Boulevard	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Pelham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 624-3702	835	45	18.5	46.1%	359 (43.0%)	161 (19.3%)	240 (28.7%)	26 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.6%)	56.4	179^th of 443 public middle schools	59.6%		59.7	153^rd of 439 public middle schools	65.1%	26			30.3	20.9	14.6			58.5				62.1	63.3	61.1

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McAdory Middle School ranks in the bottom 21.9% of Alabama middle schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 841 students attended McAdory Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of McAdory Middle School?

Students at McAdory Middle School are 63% African American, 20% Hispanic, 15% White, 2% Two or more races.

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Jefferson County

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