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Priceville Junior High School

Public Grades 5-8

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 92% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Priceville Junior High School in Decatur, AL, serves 483 students in grades 5-8 and is part of the Morgan County school district, ranking in the top 10% of Alabama middle schools with a 5-star rating.

Priceville Junior High consistently ranks among the best middle schools in the state, placing 34th out of 443 schools (92nd percentile) in 2025-2026. The school has never fallen below the 81st percentile in the past decade, demonstrating remarkable stability. One of the most striking achievements is the 8th-grade mathematics proficiency rate of 72.26%—nearly triple the state average of 26.36% and double the district average. This represents a dramatic 44-point improvement over just three years, jumping from 28.1% in 2022-2023. The school also excels in English Language Arts, with every grade level exceeding state averages by at least 18 percentage points. Chronic absenteeism is exceptionally low at just 2.5%, compared to the state average of 12%, indicating strong student engagement and family involvement.

What makes Priceville particularly impressive is its success with students from low socioeconomic backgrounds—nearly 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced lunch, yet the school ranks 18th out of 432 schools statewide (96th percentile) in serving these students. When compared to nearby schools, Priceville outperforms Danville Middle School (ranked 234th) and West Morgan Middle School (ranked 160th) by significant margins in nearly every subject. Even against the higher-ranked Hartselle Junior High School (19th), Priceville's 8th-grade math proficiency actually exceeds Hartselle's (72.26% vs. 60.47%), despite having a higher student-teacher ratio and more students from low-income families. The school also achieves these results while spending just $7,526 per student—less than many lower-performing schools in the region—making it a model of educational efficiency and effectiveness.

483

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,526

Per pupil spending ?

38.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

311 Highway 67 South
Decatur, AL 35603-5403

(256) 355-5104

District: Morgan County

Students who attend Priceville Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Priceville High School

Feeder schools for Priceville Junior High School:

Elementary:

Priceville Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.4%

Hispanic:

6.8%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (68% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Alabama middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg52%

Alabama avg47%

34^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Morgan County

46^th of 140Morgan 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	90.9	34 of 449	92.4%	★★★★★
2025	93.1	23 of 439	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	22 of 442	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.0	48 of 437	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	53 of 432	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	44 of 440	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	81.6	62 of 437	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	34 of 423	92.0%	★★★★★
2017	75.6	75 of 432	82.6%	★★★★☆
2016	72.3	81 of 432	81.3%	★★★★☆
2015	80.6	54 of 430	87.4%	★★★★☆
2014	87.1	38 of 438	91.3%	★★★★★
2013	72.4	88 of 436	79.8%	★★★★☆
2012	73.5	91 of 436	79.1%	★★★★☆
2011	78.4	63 of 435	85.5%	★★★★☆
2010	72.8	101 of 435	76.8%	★★★★☆
2009	70.5	100 of 425	76.5%	★★★★☆
2008	73.5	74 of 417	82.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	85.7	44 of 427	89.7%	★★★★☆
2025	86.7	35 of 415	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	29 of 426	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	79.8	55 of 417	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	48 of 423	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	40 of 415	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	80.9	50 of 399	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	89.2	26 of 392	93.4%	★★★★★
2017	75.5	66 of 380	82.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	98.1	2 of 82	97.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	93.4	18 of 438	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	93.3	16 of 428	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	17 of 437	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.2	28 of 410	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	15 of 421	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	84.7	18 of 415	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	71.6	83 of 396	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	124 of 396	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.1	103 of 349	70.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	92.6	25 of 426	94.1%	★★★★★
2025	95.3	14 of 422	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	22 of 428	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.9	39 of 419	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	77.7	59 of 427	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	51 of 418	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	55 of 399	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	41 of 397	89.7%	★★★★☆
2017	71.1	77 of 380	79.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	68 of 269	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	86.9	17 of 271	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	67.8	44 of 281	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	43 of 281	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	22.9	237 of 256	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	50.7	101 of 274	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.5	206 of 254	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	50 of 359	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	87.3	37 of 377	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	41 of 373	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	72 of 370	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	79 of 376	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	70 of 369	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	74 of 343	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	51 of 331	84.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)98th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)96th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)90th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)86th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)75th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science81%+27 vs state

English80%+20 vs state

Mathematics53%+22 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, January 6, 2019

We LOVE this school! The teachers and administrators are so passionate about the students and their success not only in the classroom but also in life! So thankful for everyone at PJHS!!! Thank you for all you do each and every day for our children! Close Quote

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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 (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 (2025)	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
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%)	90.9	34^th of 449 public middle schools	92.4%		93.1	23^rd of 439 public middle schools	94.8%	11		45.7	49.6	45.6	72.3		80.9		88.2	77.4	77.8	76.6	$7,526	$751	$6,758
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%)	40.5	269^th of 449 public middle schools	40.1%		40.9	268^th of 439 public middle schools	39.0%	1			27.6	18.9	19.2		51.3			41.3	49.6	49.1	$11,092	$1,135	$9,958
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%)	94.7	19^th of 449 public middle schools	95.8%		93	25^th of 439 public middle schools	94.3%	6				54.6	60.5		83.0				81.9	75.6	$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)		65.1	60.4						90.0	75.2			$8,011	$898	$7,097
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%)	41.7	264^th of 449 public middle schools	41.2%		45.6	240^th of 439 public middle schools	45.3%	24			34.9	14.9						45.9	49.3		$10,392	$1,438	$8,954
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%)	58.9	162^nd of 449 public middle schools	63.9%		46.8	230^th of 439 public middle schools	47.6%	68	20.3	48.7	31.9	21.0	31.0	26.3	56.6	41.5	66.1	64.9	58.0	54.9	$5,994	$143	$5,835
Williams Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Barren Fork Blvd SW	Huntsville	35824	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7330	659	30	21.9	49.9%	106 (16.1%)	397 (60.2%)	84 (12.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.4%)	57 (8.6%)	35.6	290^th of 449 public middle schools	35.4%		36.9	289^th of 439 public middle schools	34.2%	1			21.7	9.1	14.4		43.6			54.7	45.2	52.3	$7,969	$169	$7,799
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%)	46.7	236^th of 449 public middle schools	47.4%		47.5	227^th of 439 public middle schools	48.3%	9		59.3	10.5	17.2	26.4		57.1		73.5	46.3	55.2	60.4	$8,068	$456	$7,595
Journey Middle School	Public	6-8	217 Celtic Drive	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 464-8370	903	48	19.0	26.7%	424 (47.0%)	206 (22.8%)	90 (10.0%)	91 (10.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (9.6%)	90.4	36^th of 449 public middle schools	92.0%		86.8	46^th of 439 public middle schools	89.5%	10			62.7	46.2	43.3		68.4			82.6	75.8	80.6
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	281 Dock Murphy Dr	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 430-0001	1,103	69	15.9	22.6%	591 (53.6%)	208 (18.9%)	100 (9.1%)	122 (11.1%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	74 (6.7%)	92.7	26^th of 449 public middle schools	94.2%		91.2	31^st of 439 public middle schools	92.9%	5			66.8	49.6	46.6		71.9			81.3	81.3	82.3	$8,077	$669	$7,379

Frequently Asked Questions about Priceville Junior High School

How many students attend Priceville Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 483 students attended Priceville Junior High School.

What district is Priceville Junior High School in?

Morgan County

What high school do graduates of Priceville Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Priceville Junior High School usually go on to attend Priceville High School

Is Priceville Junior High School a good school?

Yes. Priceville Junior High School ranks in the top 7.6% of Alabama middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Priceville Junior High School?

Students at Priceville Junior High School are 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

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