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George P Austin Junior High School

Public Grades 6-8

367^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 16% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

George P Austin Junior High School is a small public middle school in Linden, Alabama, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of just 78. The school is part of the Linden City School District, which is ranked 117 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's small size, it has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of George P Austin Junior High School has maintained a 1-star or 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating very low performance compared to other schools in Alabama. The school's proficiency rates in core subjects like Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts are significantly lower than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 0% of 6th and 8th-grade students were proficient in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 33.97% and 24.53%, respectively.

The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.6% to 30.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the 14.8% chronic absenteeism rate reported for the nearby Demopolis Middle School. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 85.57% to 87.04%, suggesting that the majority of the student population comes from low-income households. Despite the higher per-student spending of $11,010 compared to $8,635 at Demopolis Middle School, the academic outcomes at George P Austin Junior High School remain poor, indicating a need for more effective resource allocation and targeted interventions to address the school's persistent challenges.

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,010

Per pupil spending ?

90.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

718 Martin Luther King Dr
Linden, AL 36748-0699

(334) 295-5378

District: Linden City

Students who attend George P Austin Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Linden High School

Feeder schools for George P Austin Junior High School:

Elementary:

Linden Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.1%

White:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (21% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg21%

Alabama avg42%

367^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

117^th of 135Linden City 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	18.8	367 of 439	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	390 of 442	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	366 of 437	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	420 of 432	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	433 of 440	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	407 of 437	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	374 of 423	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	381 of 432	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	5.9	425 of 432	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.8	401 of 430	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.5	393 of 438	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.8	365 of 436	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.2	379 of 436	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.6	312 of 435	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.4	377 of 435	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	5.4	417 of 425	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.0	400 of 417	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.7	368 of 412	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.8	352 of 409	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.7	362 of 415	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.2	315 of 407	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	164 of 259	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	204 of 269	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	165 of 263	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.9	255 of 271	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	252 of 266	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	232 of 252	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	198 of 247	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	327 of 415	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	379 of 426	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	315 of 417	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	364 of 423	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	393 of 415	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	345 of 399	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	327 of 392	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.4	329 of 380	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	340 of 428	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	403 of 437	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	340 of 410	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	409 of 421	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	405 of 415	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	354 of 396	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	341 of 396	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.9	314 of 349	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	345 of 422	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	390 of 428	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	373 of 419	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	426 of 427	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	415 of 418	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	384 of 399	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	374 of 397	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.3	343 of 380	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)37th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English37%-18 vs state

Science31%-10 vs state

Mathematics2%-26 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
George P Austin Junior High School	Public	6-8	718 Martin Luther King Dr	Linden	36748	Marengo County	Linden City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 295-5378	77	5	15.4	90.9%	3 (3.9%)	74 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.8	367^th of 439 public middle schools	16.4%		12.9	390^th of 442 public middle schools	11.8%	23	0.0	5.3	0.0	31.3	37.0	31.6	43.8	$11,010	$1,336	$9,571
Demopolis Middle School	Public	6-8	300 E Pettus St	Demopolis	36732	Marengo County	Demopolis City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 289-4242	394	28	14.3	59.4%	168 (42.6%)	198 (50.3%)	22 (5.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	64.1	127^th of 439 public middle schools	71.1%		65.2	124^th of 442 public middle schools	71.9%	3	56.9	31.9	20.0	46.0	63.9	61.2	45.1	$8,635	$1,528	$7,107

Frequently Asked Questions about George P Austin Junior High School

Is George P Austin Junior High School a good school?

George P Austin Junior High School ranks in the bottom 16.4% of Alabama middle schools.

How many students attend George P Austin Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 77 students attended George P Austin Junior High School.

What district is George P Austin Junior High School in?

Linden City

What high school do graduates of George P Austin Junior High School attend?

Students who attend George P Austin Junior High School usually go on to attend Linden High School

What is the racial makeup of George P Austin Junior High School?

Students at George P Austin Junior High School are 96% African American, 4% White.

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