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West Morgan Middle School

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West Morgan Middle School ranks 230 th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-8

230^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 48% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

West Morgan Middle School is a public middle school located in Trinity, Alabama, serving grades 4-8 with a student population of 530. The school is part of the Morgan County School District, which is ranked 49 out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Morgan Middle School has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of Alabama middle schools, typically between 200-300 out of around 440 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the Morgan County and Alabama averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics ranged from 16.95% (7th grade) to 58.7% (5th grade), compared to the Morgan County averages of 24.05% to 51.74%, and the Alabama averages of 24.08% to 39.31%. Similarly, in English Language Arts, West Morgan Middle School's proficiency rates ranged from 44.55% (8th grade) to 78.89% (5th grade), compared to the Morgan County averages of 58.79% to 79.02%, and the Alabama averages of 54.48% to 67.41%.

West Morgan Middle School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.1% in the 2020-2021 school year to 17.9% in the 2022-2023 school year. This trend is concerning and may be impacting the school's academic performance. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 47.55% in 2021-2022 to 74.91% in 2023-2024, suggesting a high concentration of students from low-income families, which can be a significant factor in academic achievement. When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Danville Middle School and Priceville Junior High School, West Morgan Middle School generally performs worse academically, with lower proficiency rates and lower rankings.

561

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,994

Per pupil spending ?

75%

Free/discounted lunch ?

261 South Greenway Drive
Trinity, AL 35673-6002

(256) 353-5214

District: Morgan County

Students who attend West Morgan Middle School usually attend:

High:

West Morgan High School

Feeder schools for West Morgan Middle School:

Elementary:

West Morgan Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.2%

Hispanic:

40.1%

African American:

6.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg51%

Alabama avg45%

Elementary school

319^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 8 pts since 2024

From bottom 45% (2024) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

230^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Morgan County

49^th of 135Morgan 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	319 of 680	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	375 of 684	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	72.1	75 of 420	82.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	41 of 142	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	42.3	66 of 131	49.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	282 of 649	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	323 of 650	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	106 of 206	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	126 of 196	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	283 of 660	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	417 of 670	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	328 of 651	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	396 of 655	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	17 of 53	67.9%	★★★★☆
2024	44.5	29 of 59	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	356 of 403	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	369 of 395	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	288 of 532	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	320 of 535	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	230 of 439	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	227 of 442	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	216 of 437	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.2	261 of 432	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	274 of 440	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	211 of 437	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	223 of 423	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.9	270 of 432	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.3	244 of 432	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.1	260 of 430	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.5	180 of 438	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	40.7	319 of 436	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.1	307 of 436	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.9	293 of 435	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.6	257 of 435	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.3	186 of 425	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.1	218 of 417	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.6	174 of 412	57.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	50.7	102 of 252	59.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	51 of 117	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	30 of 106	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	38.0	50 of 94	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	28 of 81	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	34 of 70	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	224 of 415	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	212 of 426	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	255 of 417	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	243 of 423	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	220 of 415	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	180 of 399	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	230 of 392	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.7	261 of 380	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	118 of 173	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	89 of 164	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	128 of 166	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	111 of 157	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	120 of 154	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	80 of 124	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	79 of 113	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.8	87 of 108	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	239 of 428	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	252 of 437	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	234 of 410	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	245 of 421	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	273 of 415	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	226 of 396	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	236 of 396	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.6	249 of 349	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	225 of 422	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	226 of 428	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	180 of 419	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.6	270 of 427	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	291 of 418	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	205 of 399	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.2	185 of 397	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	38.6	236 of 380	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	37 of 66	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	33 of 69	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.2	46 of 61	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	48 of 65	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	46 of 56	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	26 of 44	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	224 of 271	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	177 of 281	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	187 of 281	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	124 of 274	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.2	199 of 254	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	189 of 377	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	210 of 373	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	166 of 370	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	217 of 376	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	222 of 369	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.7	147 of 343	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	155 of 331	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	33.3	161 of 247	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2024)82nd percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile+18 vs school

Native American (2025)68th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-41 vs school

Middle school

African American (2019)60th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile~ school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-3 vs school

Native American (2025)44th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English57%~ state avg

Science36%-6 vs state

Mathematics34%~ state avg

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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 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
West Morgan Middle School	Public	4-8	261 South Greenway Drive	Trinity	35673	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 353-5214	561	29	19.6	75.0%	287 (51.2%)	36 (6.4%)	225 (40.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	46.8	230^th of 439 public middle schools	47.6%		47.5	227^th of 442 public middle schools	48.6%	3	42.1	58.7	29.7	17.0	22.9	35.1	36.2	50.0	78.9	51.7	59.7	44.6	$5,994	$143	$5,835
Austin Middle School	Public	6-7	2715 Danville Rd SW	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-4622	727	49	14.7	64.8%	156 (21.5%)	201 (27.6%)	283 (38.9%)	16 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	66 (9.1%)	45.6	240^th of 439 public middle schools	45.3%		38.9	274^th of 442 public middle schools	38.0%	34			36.0	18.8						51.1	48.1		$10,392	$1,438	$8,954
East Lawrence Middle School	Public	5-8	99 County Road 370	Trinity	35673	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 905-2420	409	20	20.2	68.2%	316 (77.3%)	49 (12.0%)	26 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	25.9	325^th of 439 public middle schools	26.0%		26.8	331^st of 442 public middle schools	25.1%	6		23.0	26.8	7.3	7.3		23.9		69.8	46.3	30.7	44.0	$7,270	$485	$6,770
Decatur Middle School	Public	6-8	1011 Prospect Drive SE	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3035	818	51	16.0	63.6%	263 (32.2%)	195 (23.8%)	308 (37.7%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.4%)	40.9	268^th of 439 public middle schools	39.0%		43.6	243^rd of 442 public middle schools	45.0%	25			25.3	18.8	14.1		42.0			43.9	53.8	43.9	$11,092	$1,135	$9,958
Priceville Junior High School	Public	5-8	311 Highway 67 South	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 355-5104	483	26	18.5	38.9%	422 (87.4%)	6 (1.2%)	33 (6.8%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	93.1	23^rd of 439 public middle schools	94.8%		93.5	22^nd of 442 public middle schools	95.0%	1		49.2	52.3	52.4	59.5		64.5		91.5	78.4	83.2	83.5	$7,526	$751	$6,758
Danville Middle School	Public	5-8	5933 Highway 36 W	Danville	35619	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 773-7723	372	19	20.1	57.3%	312 (83.9%)	13 (3.5%)	34 (9.1%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	47.5	227^th of 439 public middle schools	48.3%		34	300^th of 442 public middle schools	32.1%	73		23.7	20.2	15.5	31.6		35.8		71.1	51.1	61.5	47.3	$8,068	$456	$7,595
Hartselle Junior High School	Public	7-8	904 Sparkman Street	Hartselle	35640	Morgan County	Hartselle City	No	No	No	No	(256) 773-5426	553	37	15.0	35.1%	478 (86.4%)	23 (4.2%)	33 (6.0%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	93	25^th of 439 public middle schools	94.3%		93.5	21^st of 442 public middle schools	95.2%	4				43.5	53.0		72.5				78.4	74.2	$9,433	$622	$8,797
Hartselle Intermediate School	Public	5-6	130 Petain Street SW	Hartselle	35640	Morgan County	Hartselle City	No	No	No	No	(256) 773-6094	522	34	15.2	34.9%	453 (86.8%)	33 (6.3%)	20 (3.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)								(n/a)		66.3	60.6						89.1	81.6			$8,011	$898	$7,097
Moulton Middle School	Public	5-8	660 College St	Moulton	35650	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 905-2460	505	25	20.2	53.5%	410 (81.2%)	37 (7.3%)	32 (6.3%)	4 (0.8%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36.1	292^nd of 439 public middle schools	33.5%		38.5	276^th of 442 public middle schools	37.6%	16		24.1	18.6	12.9	25.4		33.8		62.5	47.0	44.4	43.0	$6,763	$610	$6,137
Athens Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Hwy 31 North	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	No	No	(256) 233-6620	935	48	19.4	59.3%	438 (46.8%)	195 (20.9%)	229 (24.5%)	12 (1.3%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	52 (5.6%)	49.5	214^th of 439 public middle schools	51.3%		45.9	232^nd of 442 public middle schools	47.5%	18			35.9	20.1	25.1		43.9			52.6	46.7	47.0	$8,929	$999	$7,930

Frequently Asked Questions about West Morgan Middle School

What district is West Morgan Middle School in?

Morgan County

What high school do graduates of West Morgan Middle School attend?

Students who attend West Morgan Middle School usually go on to attend West Morgan High School

How many students attend West Morgan Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 561 students attended West Morgan Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of West Morgan Middle School?

Students at West Morgan Middle School are 51% White, 40% Hispanic, 6% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Is West Morgan Middle School a good school?

West Morgan Middle School ranks 230^th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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