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Meridianville Middle School

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Meridianville Middle School ranks 164 th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

164^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 63% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Meridianville Middle School in Hazel Green, AL, serves 1,100 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Madison County school district, which ranks in the 76th percentile statewide.

This school has historically been a top performer, but recent data shows a sharp decline. As recently as 2022-2023, Meridianville ranked in the 84th percentile of Alabama middle schools, but by 2025-2026, it had slipped to the 63rd percentile—a drop from a 4-star to a 3-star rating. This is especially notable because nearby schools like Monrovia Middle School (77th percentile) and Buckhorn Middle School (79th percentile) have held steady or improved. The most glaring weakness is math: in 2025-2026, only 20.73% of 7th graders were proficient, compared to 35.1% at Buckhorn. English proficiency, by contrast, remains strong at 58-62% across grades, at or above state averages. There is also a concerning "Riverton effect"—Riverton Intermediate School, which feeds into Meridianville, posts 64.86% math proficiency for 6th graders, but those same students drop to 20.73% by 7th grade, suggesting a difficult transition or instructional mismatch.

Several subgroups have seen dramatic declines. Special Education students fell from the 70th to the 39th percentile, and Military Connected students dropped from the 60th to the 16th percentile between 2024-2025 and 2025-2026. Chronic absenteeism, while improved to 13.3%, still exceeds the state average of 12.0%. However, there are bright spots: 8th-grade science proficiency (56.77%) is above the state average, and the school outperforms Sparkman Middle School (which has a higher free/reduced lunch rate) in both math and English. Compared to Academy For Science Foreign Language Middle School—a school with similar demographics—Meridianville lags significantly, indicating its challenges are not purely demographic. The rapid, school-specific decline over just three years points to an urgent need for targeted intervention, particularly in math instruction and support for vulnerable student groups.

1,100

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,611

Per pupil spending ?

45.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

12975 Highway 231431 N
Hazel Green, AL 35750

(256) 851-4550

District: Madison County

Students who attend Meridianville Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hazel Green High School

Feeder schools for Meridianville Middle School:

Elementary:	Hazel Green Elementary School
	Lynn Fanning Elementary School
	Walnut Grove School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.4%

African American:

31.3%

Hispanic:

9.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2016 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Madison County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg48%

Alabama avg44%

164^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Madison County

34^th of 140Madison 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	58.7	164 of 449	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.5	119 of 439	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	120 of 442	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	70 of 437	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	57 of 432	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	53 of 440	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	41 of 437	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	37 of 423	91.3%	★★★★★
2017	81.1	59 of 432	86.3%	★★★★☆
2016	83.2	55 of 432	87.3%	★★★★☆
2015	83.6	49 of 430	88.6%	★★★★☆
2014	77.8	60 of 438	86.3%	★★★★☆
2013	74.1	75 of 436	82.8%	★★★★☆
2012	72.2	98 of 436	77.5%	★★★★☆
2011	78.4	62 of 435	85.7%	★★★★☆
2010	73.3	98 of 435	77.5%	★★★★☆
2009	78.0	57 of 425	86.6%	★★★★☆
2008	81.8	40 of 417	90.4%	★★★★★
2007	73.6	84 of 412	79.6%	★★★★☆
2006	80.8	45 of 409	89.0%	★★★★☆
2005	83.7	41 of 415	90.1%	★★★★★
2004	87.4	23 of 407	94.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	82 of 269	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.4	50 of 259	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	50 of 269	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	39 of 263	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	89.3	15 of 271	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	13 of 266	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	18 of 252	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	15 of 247	93.9%	★★★★★
2017	77.4	28 of 205	86.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	49 of 103	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	28.0	97 of 117	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	62.1	137 of 427	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.8	124 of 415	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	115 of 426	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	72 of 417	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	59 of 423	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	74 of 415	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	46 of 399	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	43 of 392	89.0%	★★★★☆
2017	74.9	68 of 380	82.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	50 of 173	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	41 of 164	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.7	47 of 166	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	34 of 157	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	19 of 154	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	34 of 124	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	13 of 113	88.5%	★★★★☆
2017	74.7	21 of 108	80.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	250 of 438	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.2	168 of 428	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	173 of 437	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.4	48 of 410	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	54 of 421	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	73 of 415	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	29 of 396	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	33 of 396	91.7%	★★★★★
2017	59.3	112 of 349	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	179 of 426	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.9	120 of 422	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	126 of 428	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	67 of 419	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	58 of 427	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	40 of 418	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	33 of 399	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	30 of 397	92.4%	★★★★★
2017	82.8	45 of 380	88.2%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	31 of 37	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	60.5	17 of 43	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	13 of 26	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	9 of 26	65.4%	★★★★☆
2021	44.1	15 of 29	48.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	58 of 146	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.3	41 of 92	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	25 of 78	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.1	13 of 72	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	20 of 60	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	18 of 61	70.5%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	5 of 66	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	6 of 69	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	5 of 61	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	2 of 65	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.0	4 of 56	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	2 of 44	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	1 of 14	92.9%	★★★★★
2017	84.8	1 of 14	92.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	165 of 269	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.9	82 of 271	69.7%	★★★★☆
2024	56.7	88 of 281	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	42 of 281	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	21 of 256	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	81.6	17 of 274	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	67.6	41 of 254	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	41.5	127 of 223	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.2	119 of 195	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	138 of 359	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.6	101 of 377	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	110 of 373	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	64 of 370	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	80 of 376	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	83 of 369	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	48 of 343	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	52 of 331	84.3%	★★★★☆
2017	67.1	57 of 247	76.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Native American (2025)92nd percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile~ school

African American (2026)70th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)68th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)62nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)60th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)58th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)52nd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2026)39th percentile-25 vs school

Military Connected (2026)16th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English61%+4 vs state

Science57%+3 vs state

Mathematics26%-3 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 (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
Meridianville Middle School	Public	6-8	12975 Highway 231431 N	Hazel Green	35750	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4550	1,100	51	21.5	45.2%	521 (47.4%)	344 (31.3%)	103 (9.4%)	10 (0.9%)	47 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (6.7%)	58.7	164^th of 449 public middle schools	63.5%		65.5	119^th of 439 public middle schools	72.9%	45			28.5	20.7	27.9		56.8			61.7	58.9	62.7	$9,611	$1,469	$8,121
Buckhorn Middle School	Public	7-8	4185 Winchester Road	New Market	35761	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-3230	701	34	20.5	34.4%	393 (56.1%)	168 (24.0%)	53 (7.6%)	7 (1.0%)	41 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.4%)	74	91^st of 449 public middle schools	79.7%		70.3	99^th of 439 public middle schools	77.4%	8				35.1	30.8		60.4				66.3	66.7	$9,687	$1,509	$8,157
Ronald McNair 78	Public	7-8	5000 Pulaski Pike	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7660	390	20	19.5	77.4%	15 (3.8%)	260 (66.7%)	97 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	11.8	412^th of 449 public middle schools	8.2%		13.3	395^th of 439 public middle schools	10.0%	17				3.1	4.0		21.2				30.4	35.5	$10,709	$2,107	$8,598
Sparkman Middle School	Public	6-8	2697 Carters Gin Rd	Toney	35773	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-4610	723	40	18.0	59.3%	257 (35.5%)	283 (39.1%)	92 (12.7%)	6 (0.8%)	27 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (7.7%)	34.6	296^th of 449 public middle schools	34.1%		44.7	246^th of 439 public middle schools	44.0%	50			20.1	13.6	7.8		47.0			40.7	53.0	53.0	$9,749	$2,197	$7,531
Riverton Intermediate School	Public	4-6	399 Homer Nance Road	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4640	872	41	21.1	32.5%	524 (60.1%)	168 (19.3%)	55 (6.3%)	12 (1.4%)	46 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (7.7%)								(n/a)	56.2	55.6	64.9			62.1		65.1	80.8	69.1			$9,701	$1,761	$7,918
Academy For Science Foreign Language Middle School	Public	6-8	3221 Mastin Lake Road	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7000	194	13	14.9	47.9%	36 (18.6%)	109 (56.2%)	19 (9.8%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (12.9%)	81.5	58^th of 449 public middle schools	87.1%		79.9	65^th of 439 public middle schools	85.2%	7			26.6	37.5	37.7		85.3			70.9	76.6	92.1	$16,214	$4,072	$12,137
Chapman Middle School	Public	6-8	2006 Reuben Dr NE	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7640	315	21	15.0	77.5%	33 (10.5%)	207 (65.7%)	56 (17.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.1%)	14.5	394^th of 449 public middle schools	12.2%		11.8	404^th of 439 public middle schools	8.0%	10			5.4	8.9	4.2		33.3			25.8	31.3	38.5	$10,785	$2,553	$8,228
Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School	Public	6-8	4800 Sparkman Drive NE	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7600	270	20	13.8	43.7%	69 (25.6%)	145 (53.7%)	21 (7.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (10.7%)	57	175^th of 449 public middle schools	61.0%		63.5	131^st of 439 public middle schools	70.2%	44			26.9	16.5	22.2		44.9			64.8	71.1	67.7	$12,147	$1,194	$10,949
Monrovia Middle School	Public	6-8	1216 Jeff Rd	Huntsville	35806	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4580	988	47	21.0	31.8%	473 (47.9%)	302 (30.6%)	93 (9.4%)	20 (2.0%)	30 (3.0%)	6 (0.6%)	64 (6.5%)	70.7	102^nd of 449 public middle schools	77.3%		75.8	81^st of 439 public middle schools	81.5%	21			39.0	23.0	30.9		63.6			68.5	64.4	71.9	$8,892	$1,129	$7,742
Huntsville Junior High School	Public	7-8	817 Adams St SE	Huntsville	35801	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7700	530	26	20.7	50.0%	224 (42.3%)	207 (39.1%)	60 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.8%)	49.7	224^th of 449 public middle schools	50.1%		45.7	238^th of 439 public middle schools	45.8%	14				21.5	31.8		43.5				49.7	53.9	$15,920	$3,906	$12,011

Frequently Asked Questions about Meridianville Middle School

How many students attend Meridianville Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,100 students attended Meridianville Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Meridianville Middle School?

Students at Meridianville Middle School are 47% White, 31% African American, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% American Indian.

Is Meridianville Middle School a good school?

Meridianville Middle School ranks 164^th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Meridianville Middle School in?

Madison County

What high school do graduates of Meridianville Middle School attend?

Students who attend Meridianville Middle School usually go on to attend Hazel Green High School

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2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 27, 2025

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