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Midfield High School

Q: Is Midfield High School a good school?

Midfield High School ranks in the bottom 1.3% of Alabama high schools.

Q: How many students attend Midfield High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 327 students attended Midfield High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Midfield High School?

Students at Midfield High School are 92% African American, 6% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Midfield High School?

Midfield High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Midfield Elementary School Middle : Rutledge School

Public Grades 9-12

369^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 1% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Midfield High School is a public high school in Midfield, Alabama, serving 335 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Midfield City School District, which is ranked 134 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Midfield High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Alabama high schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly underperforms compared to the state on standardized test scores, with only 0% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, 5.88% in Science, and 3.17% in English, compared to the state averages of 23.71%, 32.38%, and 30.24%, respectively. Midfield High School's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 81.5% and 93.2% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average of around 90%. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 4.2% to 20.2% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

In comparison, nearby Homewood High School, which is part of the Homewood City School District, consistently ranks in the top 5% of Alabama high schools and has much higher test scores, graduation rates, and lower rates of chronic absenteeism. Midfield High School's per-student spending of $12,982 in 2018-2019 is also lower than the state average, which may contribute to the school's challenges in improving academic outcomes.

327

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,982

Per pupil spending ?

83.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 High School Rd
Midfield, AL 35221-1699

(205) 923-2834

District: Midfield City

Feeder schools for Midfield High School:

Elementary:	Midfield Elementary School
Middle:	Rutledge School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.0%

Hispanic:

6.1%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (3% vs 29% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Alabama average (86% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school3%

District avg3%

Alabama avg29%

369^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

134^th of 135Midfield 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	8.4	369 of 374	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	366 of 378	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	360 of 371	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	365 of 367	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	357 of 371	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	362 of 366	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	347 of 356	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.9	326 of 353	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.3	345 of 351	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.3	324 of 353	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.3	354 of 358	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	31.3	321 of 358	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.6	345 of 358	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.9	350 of 360	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.0	352 of 358	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.5	343 of 357	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	27.8	309 of 359	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.3	303 of 358	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.8	318 of 357	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.1	307 of 359	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.9	331 of 357	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	214 of 228	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	216 of 231	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	212 of 224	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	213 of 222	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	197 of 228	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	219 of 224	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	204 of 223	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	358 of 359	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	342 of 366	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	348 of 358	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	361 of 367	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	352 of 359	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	348 of 354	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	331 of 347	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.3	295 of 343	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	38.4	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	11.8	16 of 17	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	16 of 16	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	356 of 367	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	360 of 375	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	336 of 349	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	353 of 361	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	355 of 361	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	350 of 358	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	342 of 349	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.2	282 of 315	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	355 of 363	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	355 of 368	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	347 of 358	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	358 of 366	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	334 of 366	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	355 of 357	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	340 of 350	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.8	317 of 339	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	17.9	176 of 198	11.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	43.1	105 of 196	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	138 of 171	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	96 of 160	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2021)20th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2024)11th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Science6%-27 vs state

English3%-27 vs state

Mathematics0%-24 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 Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th 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
Midfield High School	Public	9-12	1600 High School Rd	Midfield	35221	Jefferson County	Midfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 923-2834	327	19	17.6	83.5%	2 (0.6%)	301 (92.0%)	20 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	8.4	369^th of 374 public high schools	1.3%		9.9	366^th of 378 public high schools	3.2%	3				0.0		5.9				3.2	$12,982	$1,936	$11,042
Midfield Area Vocational Department	Public	9-12	1600 High School Dr	Midfield	35228	Jefferson County	Midfield City	No	No	No	No	(205) 923-2833																			(n/a)
Wenonah High School	Public	9-12	2800 Wilson Rd SW	Birmingham	35221	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1675	670	39	17.1	81.2%	7 (1.0%)	591 (88.2%)	64 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	13.2	338^th of 374 public high schools	9.6%		7.8	373^rd of 378 public high schools	1.3%	35				1.3		6.6				12.1	$13,629	$2,136	$11,490
Fairfield High Preparatory School	Public	9-12	610 Valley Rd	Fairfield	35064	Jefferson County	Fairfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 785-5176	519	26	19.9	84.4%	3 (0.6%)	489 (94.2%)	26 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10.2	362^nd of 374 public high schools	3.2%		9.8	367^th of 378 public high schools	2.9%	5				6.3		2.4				1.6	$10,804	$1,870	$8,815
Fairfield Area Vocational School	Public	10-12	610 Valley Rd	Fairfield	35064	Jefferson County	Fairfield City	No	No	No	No	(205) 783-6850																			(n/a)
New Horizon Alternative School	Public	7-12	1701 6th Ave N	Bessemer	35020	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	No	(205) 432-3036																			(n/a)
JacksonOlin High School	Public	9-12	1300 Avenue F Ensley	Birmingham	35218	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6431	713	41	17.3	86.1%	0 (0.0%)	645 (90.5%)	62 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	11.6	351^st of 374 public high schools	6.1%		7.3	376^th of 378 public high schools	0.5%	25				0.0		7.7				9.6	$13,381	$1,886	$11,493
Magic City Acceptance Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	75 Bagby Dr	Birmingham	35209	Jefferson County	Magic City Acceptance Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(205) 961-3204	345	22	15.6	49.6%	183 (53.0%)	38 (11.0%)	104 (30.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.3%)	84.8	51^st of 374 public high schools	86.4%		78.6	60^th of 378 public high schools	84.1%	9	40.6	19.5	2.4	22.9	19.5	54.2	53.1	57.5	43.9	64.4
Alabama Aerospace and Aviation High School	Public, Charter	9-12	114 2nd Avenue North	Bessemer	35020	Jefferson County	Alabama Aerospace and Aviation	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 538-0702	161	8	20.1	61.5%	13 (8.1%)	126 (78.3%)	12 (7.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.6%)								(n/a)				13.2		28.3
Pleasant Grove High School	Public	6-12	100 Spartan Drive	Pleasant Grove	35127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5250	752	48	15.7	63.4%	23 (3.1%)	683 (90.8%)	33 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	11.6	353^rd of 374 public high schools	5.6%		10.1	364^th of 378 public high schools	3.7%	11	8.3	4.7	3.1	4.4	17.4	8.0	39.3	47.7	37.8	4.5	$9,862	$1,075	$8,762

Frequently Asked Questions about Midfield High School

Is Midfield High School a good school?

Midfield High School ranks in the bottom 1.3% of Alabama high schools.

What schools feed into Midfield High School?

Midfield High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Midfield Elementary School
Middle : Rutledge School

What district is Midfield High School in?

Midfield City

How many students attend Midfield High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 327 students attended Midfield High School.

What is the racial makeup of Midfield High School?

Students at Midfield High School are 92% African American, 6% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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