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Rutledge School

Public Grades 5-8

410^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 7% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Rutledge School is a middle school located in Midfield, Alabama, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 314 students. 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. Rutledge School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Alabama middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 363 and 429 out of around 440 schools.

Rutledge School's academic performance is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 16.39% of 5th graders were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state average of 39.31%. Similarly, the school's English proficiency rates ranged from 19.05% to 42.62% across the grades, well below the state averages of 54.48% to 67.41%. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 2.5% to 20.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, over 92% of Rutledge School's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to the state average of around 50%.

When comparing Rutledge School to nearby middle schools, such as Ira F Simmons Middle School in Hoover and Homewood Middle School, the performance gap is quite stark. These nearby schools consistently rank in the top 10-30 middle schools in the state and have significantly higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and lower percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite Rutledge School's higher spending per student ($13,639 in 2018-2019), this does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes.

288

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,639

Per pupil spending ?

90.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1221 8th St
Midfield, AL 35228-3155

(205) 780-8647

District: Midfield City

Students who attend Rutledge School usually attend:

High:

Midfield High School

Feeder schools for Rutledge School:

Elementary:

Midfield Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.1%

Hispanic:

10.1%

White:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (32% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!English scores 28 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Alabama avg44%

410^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 7% (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	10.7	410 of 439	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	405 of 442	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	407 of 437	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	385 of 432	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	405 of 440	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	363 of 437	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	368 of 423	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.9	415 of 432	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.4	400 of 432	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.2	386 of 430	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.6	373 of 438	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.8	336 of 436	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.7	376 of 436	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.4	360 of 435	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.0	336 of 435	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.4	310 of 425	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.3	338 of 417	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.7	356 of 412	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.6	361 of 409	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.8	336 of 415	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.2	285 of 407	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	228 of 259	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	223 of 269	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	234 of 263	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	224 of 271	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	227 of 266	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	149 of 252	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	177 of 247	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	380 of 415	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	381 of 426	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	396 of 417	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	397 of 423	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	369 of 415	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	331 of 399	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	341 of 392	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.7	368 of 380	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	16 of 18	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	63.9	6 of 20	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	17.6	12 of 12	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	20 of 25	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	16 of 23	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	398 of 428	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	395 of 437	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	375 of 410	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	383 of 421	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	385 of 415	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	330 of 396	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	344 of 396	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.8	339 of 349	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	393 of 422	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	400 of 428	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	383 of 419	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	380 of 427	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	391 of 418	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	338 of 399	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	353 of 397	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.1	362 of 380	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	20.0	265 of 281	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.6	147 of 256	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.9	90 of 274	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.6	35 of 254	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	21.2	198 of 223	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)12th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics37%+7 vs state

English31%-28 vs state

Science16%-25 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 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th 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
Rutledge School	Public	5-8	1221 8th St	Midfield	35228	Jefferson County	Midfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 780-8647	288	15	19.8	90.3%	8 (2.8%)	248 (86.1%)	29 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	10.7	410^th of 439 public middle schools	6.6%		11.3	405^th of 442 public middle schools	8.4%	5	16.4	5.9	1.3	0.0	16.2	42.6	19.1	39.2	22.4	$13,639	$5,032	$8,603
Hueytown Middle School	Public	6-8	701 Sunrise Blvd	Hueytown	35023	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-5150	755	47	16.0	72.3%	150 (19.9%)	429 (56.8%)	170 (22.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	19.4	357^th of 439 public middle schools	18.7%		18.5	362^nd of 442 public middle schools	18.1%	5		7.5	5.7	4.8	21.7		37.3	44.1	38.1	$7,214	$940	$6,256
Green Acres Middle School	Public	6-8	1220 67th Street West	Birmingham	35228	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1370	309	14	22.0	84.5%	4 (1.3%)	266 (86.1%)	36 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	18.1	370^th of 439 public middle schools	15.7%		13.9	383^rd of 442 public middle schools	13.3%	13		10.0	13.2	1.0	7.7		40.8	43.5	30.2	$14,583	$5,618	$8,963
Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School	Public	6-8	805 7th Ave	Pleasant Grove	35127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5280	345	20	17.6	38.3%	143 (41.4%)	139 (40.3%)	50 (14.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	99.4	1^st of 439 public middle schools	99.8%		98.7	2^nd of 442 public middle schools	99.5%	1		74.6	86.0	82.8	94.6		97.6	98.1	100.0	$13,217	$835	$12,351
C J Donald Middle School	Public	6-8	715 Valley Rd	Fairfield	35064	Jefferson County	Fairfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 783-6823	316	15	21.0	87.0%	0 (0.0%)	301 (95.3%)	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.2	407^th of 439 public middle schools	7.3%		9.8	418^th of 442 public middle schools	5.4%	11		15.2	3.1	9.2	8.3		22.2	26.8	16.5	$11,750	$2,352	$9,279
Jones Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	2000 31st Street SW	Birmingham	35221	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1040	465	22	21.6	85.8%	2 (0.4%)	386 (83.0%)	68 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	8	426^th of 439 public middle schools	3.0%		7.9	432^nd of 442 public middle schools	2.3%	6		5.2	2.3	1.4	2.1		27.2	24.8	22.5	$11,995	$2,095	$9,898
Legacy Prep Intermediate	Public, Charter	4-7	2900 S Park Dr SW	Birmingham	35211	Jefferson County	Legacy Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 573-0777	219	11	19.9	84.5%	0 (0.0%)	210 (95.9%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)
Bessemer City Middle School	Public	6-8	100 High School Drive	Bessemer	35020	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 432-3601	616	30	20.5	84.4%	5 (0.8%)	454 (73.7%)	136 (22.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	10.8	409^th of 439 public middle schools	6.8%		8.7	425^th of 442 public middle schools	3.8%	16		6.0	6.7	7.0	7.0		29.3	29.6	15.3	$8,921	$1,718	$7,187
Bush Hills STEAM Academy	Public	6-8	900 16th Street West	Birmingham	35208	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6370	370	18	20.5	85.4%	0 (0.0%)	327 (88.4%)	39 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	10.1	414^th of 439 public middle schools	5.7%		8.5	429^th of 442 public middle schools	2.9%	15		5.0	0.8	1.7	9.2		29.1	25.4	33.6	$19,712	$1,930	$17,781
Empower Community School Upper Campus	Public, Charter	4-8	751A Academy Drive	Bessemer	35022	Jefferson County	Empower Schools of Alabama	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 413-8600	211			76.3%	1 (0.5%)	164 (77.7%)	43 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Rutledge School

How many students attend Rutledge School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 288 students attended Rutledge School.

What high school do graduates of Rutledge School attend?

Students who attend Rutledge School usually go on to attend Midfield High School

What is the racial makeup of Rutledge School?

Students at Rutledge School are 86% African American, 10% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Rutledge School in?

Midfield City

Is Rutledge School a good school?

Rutledge School ranks in the bottom 6.6% of Alabama middle schools.

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