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Erwin Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

418^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 5% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Erwin Middle School is a public middle school located in Center Point, Alabama, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 593 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. Erwin Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alabama middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 378 and 422 out of around 440 schools.

Erwin Middle School faces significant challenges, with low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a high concentration of students from low-income families. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics ranged from 0.98% to 2.75% across grades 6-8, compared to 11.27% to 33.97% for the state. Similarly, in English Language Arts, Erwin's proficiency rates ranged from 18.75% to 35.8%, while the state averages were 54.48% to 56.81%. The school's chronic absenteeism rates have also been high, ranging from 14.8% to 17.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Erwin Middle School to other nearby schools in the Jefferson County district, such as Bragg Middle School and ClayChalkville Middle School, Erwin consistently performs worse academically. The school's performance also lags behind some of the middle schools in the Birmingham City School District, such as WE Putnam Middle School Magnet and Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School, which serve a similar demographic of students.

585

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,618

Per pupil spending ?

82.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

532 23rd Avenue NW
Center Point, AL 35215

(205) 379-3430

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Erwin Middle School usually attend:

High:

Center Point High School

Feeder schools for Erwin Middle School:

Elementary:	Center Point Elementary School
	Erwin Intermediate School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.2%

Hispanic:

10.9%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg30%

Alabama avg42%

418^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	9.4	418 of 439	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	422 of 442	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	390 of 437	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	398 of 432	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	403 of 440	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	378 of 437	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	390 of 423	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.8	391 of 432	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.7	376 of 432	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.5	359 of 430	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.6	391 of 438	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	229 of 259	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	243 of 269	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	198 of 263	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	215 of 271	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	218 of 266	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	173 of 252	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	195 of 247	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	72 of 117	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	57 of 106	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	391 of 415	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	401 of 426	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	369 of 417	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	395 of 423	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	392 of 415	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	347 of 399	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	361 of 392	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.2	354 of 380	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	158 of 173	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	135 of 164	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	157 of 166	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	155 of 157	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	135 of 154	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	408 of 428	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	419 of 437	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	368 of 410	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	382 of 421	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	369 of 415	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	329 of 396	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	354 of 396	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	404 of 422	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	412 of 428	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	387 of 419	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	386 of 427	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	373 of 418	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	356 of 399	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	366 of 397	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.1	344 of 380	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	241 of 271	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	225 of 281	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	220 of 281	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	182 of 256	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	228 of 274	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	170 of 254	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.0	190 of 223	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.1	160 of 195	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	373 of 377	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	366 of 373	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	369 of 370	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	374 of 376	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	356 of 369	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)38th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics34%+7 vs state

English26%-30 vs state

Science11%-31 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	17.6	372^nd of 439 public middle schools	15.3%		14.7	378^th of 442 public middle schools	14.5%	6	7.1	2.6	1.3	20.0	42.2	39.3	38.3	$9,209	$1,936	$7,250

Frequently Asked Questions about Erwin Middle School

What district is Erwin Middle School in?

Jefferson County

Is Erwin Middle School a good school?

Erwin Middle School ranks in the bottom 4.8% of Alabama middle schools.

How many students attend Erwin Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 585 students attended Erwin Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Erwin Middle School attend?

Students who attend Erwin Middle School usually go on to attend Center Point High School

What is the racial makeup of Erwin Middle School?

Students at Erwin Middle School are 86% African American, 11% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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