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East Lawrence Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

344^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 23% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

East Lawrence Middle School in Trinity, AL, serves 409 students in grades 5 through 8 and is part of the Lawrence County school district. The school has seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade, dropping from the 64th percentile in 2015-2016 to the 23rd percentile today, with about 68% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

The school's most impressive strength is its attendance record. With a chronic absenteeism rate of just 2.0%, East Lawrence dramatically outperforms its district (12.4%) and the state (12.0%). This is particularly notable because nearby schools with much higher absenteeism—such as Moulton Middle School (13.0%) and Danville Middle School (8.6%)—still achieve better academic results. The most direct comparison is with West Morgan Middle School, located just 5.5 miles away with similar demographics and class sizes. West Morgan significantly outperforms East Lawrence in nearly every subject, including 31.0% versus 5.5% proficiency in 8th grade math, suggesting the challenges at East Lawrence go beyond socioeconomic factors.

Mathematics is the area of greatest concern, with proficiency rates falling sharply by grade level—from 23.4% in 5th grade to just 5.5% in 8th grade, compared to the state average of 26.4%. However, there are bright spots. English Language Arts performance is comparatively strong, with 5th grade reaching 60.8% proficiency, and 8th grade science improved dramatically from 23.9% to 40.0% in one year. The school has also shown remarkable progress in serving special education students, jumping from the 14th to the 58th percentile statewide in just two years. While the school's overall trajectory demands attention, its excellent attendance, improving special education services, and relative literacy strengths provide a foundation for targeted improvements in math instruction.

409

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,264

Per pupil spending ?

68.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

99 County Road 370
Trinity, AL 35673-3314

(256) 905-2420

District: Lawrence County

Students who attend East Lawrence Middle School usually attend:

High:

East Lawrence High School

Feeder schools for East Lawrence Middle School:

Elementary:

East Lawrence Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.3%

African American:

12.0%

Hispanic:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (31% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 41 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg35%

Alabama avg47%

344^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 41 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Lawrence County

106^th of 140Lawrence 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	23.5	344 of 449	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	325 of 439	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	331 of 442	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	275 of 437	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	297 of 432	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	213 of 440	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.3	237 of 437	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.8	168 of 423	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.8	162 of 432	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.1	156 of 432	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.7	190 of 430	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.1	124 of 438	71.7%	★★★★☆
2013	66.4	126 of 436	71.1%	★★★★☆
2012	51.4	242 of 436	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.9	246 of 435	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	70.3	111 of 435	74.5%	★★★★☆
2009	70.8	96 of 425	77.4%	★★★★☆
2008	63.1	132 of 417	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.6	165 of 412	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.8	210 of 409	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	61.4	137 of 415	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.5	100 of 407	75.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	169 of 269	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.9	162 of 259	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.8	61 of 269	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	51.8	96 of 266	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	85.3	16 of 205	92.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	303 of 427	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.4	337 of 415	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	340 of 426	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	297 of 417	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	271 of 423	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.1	203 of 415	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	188 of 399	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	157 of 392	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.4	120 of 380	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	340 of 438	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.6	300 of 428	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	341 of 437	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.3	237 of 410	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	256 of 421	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.3	185 of 415	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	189 of 396	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	130 of 396	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.4	109 of 349	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	330 of 426	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.0	300 of 422	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	296 of 428	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	234 of 419	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	309 of 427	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.6	198 of 418	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	247 of 399	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.7	158 of 397	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.8	160 of 380	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	114 of 269	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.1	221 of 271	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	242 of 281	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.9	89 of 281	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.2	178 of 256	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	190 of 274	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	198 of 254	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	138 of 223	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	12.2	341 of 359	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	340 of 377	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	344 of 373	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	305 of 370	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	323 of 376	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	232 of 369	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	264 of 343	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	223 of 331	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.6	157 of 247	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

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+34 vs school

African American (2026)37th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile~ school

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

White (2026)5th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English47%-13 vs state

Science40%-14 vs state

Mathematics13%-19 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

I have two sons that go to this school, and my oldest son is in the 9th grade and been going here for almost 9 yrs. but lately sad to say the teaching quilty has not been good, my younger son is in the 6th grade, and he comes home with at least two or three hours of homework everynight. His Math teacher only gives grades on homework and one weekly bell work quiz, and every now and then a chapter test, it just feels like we are teaching him at home because they send most of the work home with them. Not a good school and I am currently trying to pull both my boys out after 9yrs. Just sad what ever happened to sending them to school to learn its not right for them to go to school all day and then come home and do 2 or 3 hours of homework. Do you work all day then go home and work for another 2 or 3 hours? Close Quote

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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 (2023)
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 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Lawrence Middle School	Public	5-8	99 County Road 370	Trinity	35673	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 905-2420	409	20	20.2	68.2%	316 (77.3%)	49 (12.0%)	26 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	23.5	344^th of 449 public middle schools	23.4%		25.9	325^th of 439 public middle schools	26.0%	19		23.4	10.6	11.3	5.5		40.0		60.8	41.2	43.0	41.8	$10,264	$1,929	$8,320
West Morgan Middle School	Public	4-8	261 South Greenway Drive	Trinity	35673	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 353-5214	561	29	19.6	75.0%	287 (51.2%)	36 (6.4%)	225 (40.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	58.9	162^nd of 449 public middle schools	63.9%		46.8	230^th of 439 public middle schools	47.6%	68	20.3	48.7	31.9	21.0	31.0	26.3	56.6	41.5	66.1	64.9	58.0	54.9	$8,763	$871	$7,858
Austin Middle School	Public	6-7	2715 Danville Rd SW	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-4622	727	49	14.7	64.8%	156 (21.5%)	201 (27.6%)	283 (38.9%)	16 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	66 (9.1%)	41.7	264^th of 449 public middle schools	41.2%		45.6	240^th of 439 public middle schools	45.3%	24			34.9	14.9						45.9	49.3		$14,969	$1,710	$13,254
Moulton Middle School	Public	5-8	660 College St	Moulton	35650	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 905-2460	505	25	20.2	53.5%	410 (81.2%)	37 (7.3%)	32 (6.3%)	4 (0.8%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34.9	294^th of 449 public middle schools	34.5%		36.1	292^nd of 439 public middle schools	33.5%	2		26.6	27.9	7.3	16.8		46.2		67.3	53.2	35.5	51.3	$10,029	$1,796	$8,219
Danville Middle School	Public	5-8	5933 Highway 36 W	Danville	35619	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 773-7723	372	19	20.1	57.3%	312 (83.9%)	13 (3.5%)	34 (9.1%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	46.7	236^th of 449 public middle schools	47.4%		47.5	227^th of 439 public middle schools	48.3%	9		59.3	10.5	17.2	26.4		57.1		73.5	46.3	55.2	60.4	$10,425	$1,517	$8,874
Decatur Middle School	Public	6-8	1011 Prospect Drive SE	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3035	818	51	16.0	63.6%	263 (32.2%)	195 (23.8%)	308 (37.7%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.4%)	40.5	269^th of 449 public middle schools	40.1%		40.9	268^th of 439 public middle schools	39.0%	1			27.6	18.9	19.2		51.3			41.3	49.6	49.1	$15,785	$1,586	$14,193
Priceville Junior High School	Public	5-8	311 Highway 67 South	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 355-5104	483	26	18.5	38.9%	422 (87.4%)	6 (1.2%)	33 (6.8%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	90.9	34^th of 449 public middle schools	92.4%		93.1	23^rd of 439 public middle schools	94.8%	11		45.7	49.6	45.6	72.3		80.9		88.2	77.4	77.8	76.6	$8,934	$1,110	$7,791
Hartselle Junior High School	Public	7-8	904 Sparkman Street	Hartselle	35640	Morgan County	Hartselle City	No	No	No	No	(256) 773-5426	553	37	15.0	35.1%	478 (86.4%)	23 (4.2%)	33 (6.0%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	94.7	19^th of 449 public middle schools	95.8%		93	25^th of 439 public middle schools	94.3%	6				54.6	60.5		83.0				81.9	75.6	$14,358	$1,585	$12,746
Hartselle Intermediate School	Public	5-6	130 Petain Street SW	Hartselle	35640	Morgan County	Hartselle City	No	No	No	No	(256) 773-6094	522	34	15.2	34.9%	453 (86.8%)	33 (6.3%)	20 (3.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)								(n/a)		65.1	60.4						90.0	75.2			$10,577	$1,625	$8,925

Frequently Asked Questions about East Lawrence Middle School

Is East Lawrence Middle School a good school?

East Lawrence Middle School ranks in the bottom 23.4% of Alabama middle schools.

What high school do graduates of East Lawrence Middle School attend?

Students who attend East Lawrence Middle School usually go on to attend East Lawrence High School

What is the racial makeup of East Lawrence Middle School?

Students at East Lawrence Middle School are 77% White, 12% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% American Indian.

How many students attend East Lawrence Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended East Lawrence Middle School.

What district is East Lawrence Middle School in?

Lawrence County

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