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Goodwyn Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
424th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 439 Alabama Middle Schools
Better than 3% of Alabama middle schools
Summary

Goodwyn Middle School is a public middle school in Montgomery, Alabama, serving 757 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Montgomery County School District, which is ranked 109 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Goodwyn Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Alabama middle schools over the past several years.

Goodwyn Middle School significantly underperforms compared to the Montgomery County and Alabama state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 6.85% of 6th graders, 3.08% of 7th graders, and 1.26% of 8th graders were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 14.83% and 33.97% for Montgomery County and Alabama, respectively. The school's performance in English language arts and science is also well below the district and state averages. Additionally, Goodwyn Middle School has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 37.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Goodwyn Middle School to nearby schools in the Montgomery County district, it becomes clear that Goodwyn is one of the lowest-performing schools in the area. For example, Carr Middle School and Southlawn Middle School, which are both within 8 miles of Goodwyn, significantly outperform Goodwyn in academic achievement. Additionally, two nearby magnet schools, Baldwin Art and Academics Magnet and Floyd Middle School, also outperform Goodwyn Middle School and the Montgomery County district as a whole.

717
Students ?
19.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$7,971
Per pupil spending ?
82.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 209 Perry Hill Rd
       Montgomery, AL  36109-3799

(334) 260-1021

District: Montgomery County


Students who attend Goodwyn Middle School usually attend:

High:    Percy Julian High School

Feeder schools for Goodwyn Middle School:

Elementary:    Chisholm Elementary School
    Dalraida Elementary School
    Flowers Elementary School
    Morningview Elementary School
    More...
Racial breakdown:

African American:
83.0%
Hispanic:
11.7%
White:
4.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Alabama average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 12% Alabama)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school29%
District avg23%
Alabama avg42%
424th of 439
Alabama public middle schools ?
Bottom 3%▼ down 8 pts since 2015
From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 9Middle Schools in the Montgomery County
109th of 135Montgomery 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
20258.1424 of 4393.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.8433 of 4422.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.3422 of 4373.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.5391 of 4329.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.2413 of 4406.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.3409 of 4376.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.9377 of 42310.9%★☆☆☆☆
201710.6385 of 43210.9%★☆☆☆☆
20167.8409 of 4325.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201513.4381 of 43011.4%★☆☆☆☆
201415.2374 of 43814.6%★☆☆☆☆
201319.6385 of 43611.7%★☆☆☆☆
201210.7404 of 4367.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201118.4376 of 43513.6%★☆☆☆☆
201028.4345 of 43520.7%★☆☆☆☆
200921.7367 of 42513.6%★☆☆☆☆
200819.4369 of 41711.5%★☆☆☆☆
200710.7387 of 4126.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200617.9367 of 40910.3%★☆☆☆☆
200512.6388 of 4156.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200413.5375 of 4077.9%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202516.0251 of 2593.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.8259 of 2693.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.3247 of 2636.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.7230 of 27115.1%★☆☆☆☆
202121.2241 of 2669.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.6226 of 25210.3%★☆☆☆☆
201819.6218 of 24711.7%★☆☆☆☆
201718.8190 of 2057.3%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202548.145 of 11761.5%★★★☆☆
202427.091 of 10614.2%★☆☆☆☆
202327.680 of 9414.9%★☆☆☆☆
202238.450 of 8138.3%★★☆☆☆
202130.963 of 7010.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
20257.4407 of 4151.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.6419 of 4261.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.6411 of 4171.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.7391 of 4237.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.1396 of 4154.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.9377 of 3995.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.8364 of 3927.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201713.7333 of 38012.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202516.9163 of 1735.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.5161 of 1641.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.0159 of 1664.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202226.3128 of 15718.5%★☆☆☆☆
202123.4129 of 15416.2%★☆☆☆☆
201927.197 of 12421.8%★☆☆☆☆
201829.882 of 11327.4%★☆☆☆☆
201731.575 of 10830.6%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
20259.9420 of 4281.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.2429 of 4371.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.5389 of 4105.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.0386 of 4218.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.3391 of 4155.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.0373 of 3965.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.8350 of 39611.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
20259.7402 of 4224.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.9418 of 4282.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.3396 of 4195.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.5388 of 4279.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.4396 of 4185.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.0363 of 3999.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.3347 of 39712.6%★☆☆☆☆
201710.2350 of 3807.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202521.656 of 6615.2%★☆☆☆☆
202410.269 of 690.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.348 of 6121.3%★☆☆☆☆
202233.144 of 6532.3%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202519.6256 of 2715.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.5262 of 2816.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202326.0236 of 28116.0%★☆☆☆☆
202243.4124 of 25651.6%★★★☆☆
202144.9129 of 27452.9%★★★☆☆
201932.0182 of 25428.3%★☆☆☆☆
201826.4178 of 22320.2%★☆☆☆☆
201723.2175 of 19510.3%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202513.9347 of 3778.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.8362 of 3732.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.2362 of 3702.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.3360 of 3764.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.5362 of 3691.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.9320 of 3436.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201826.2262 of 33120.8%★☆☆☆☆
201711.3236 of 2474.5%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile+58 vs school
Native American (2025)15th percentile+12 vs school
White (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school
Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)6th percentile~ school
Male (2025)5th percentile~ school
African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school
Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school
By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics45%+18 vs state
English19%-37 vs state
Science13%-29 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 717 students attended Goodwyn Middle School.

Goodwyn Middle School ranks in the bottom 3.4% of Alabama middle schools.

Students who attend Goodwyn Middle School usually go on to attend Percy Julian High School

Students at Goodwyn Middle School are 83% African American, 12% Hispanic, 4% White.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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