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Muscle Shoals Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

40^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 91% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Muscle Shoals Middle School in Muscle Shoals, AL, serves 642 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Muscle Shoals City district, consistently ranking among the top 10% of middle schools in Alabama.

This school is a clear academic leader in the region. In the most recent school year, it ranked 40th out of 443 middle schools statewide, earning a 5-star rating. Its test scores are roughly double the state average in both math and English across all grade levels. For example, 6th-grade math proficiency is 60.75% compared to the state's 35.22%, and 8th-grade English proficiency is 76.36% versus the state's 58.53%. This performance stands in stark contrast to nearby schools like Russellville Middle School (ranked 110th), Florence Middle School (180th), Deshler Middle School (167th), and Sheffield Junior High School (269th), all of which fall in the bottom half of the state. The school also has an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.5%, less than half the district rate (10.4%) and less than half the state rate (12.0%).

What makes this school particularly impressive is that its success is systemic. It earns 5-star ratings for its Male, Female, and White students, and 4-star ratings for its African American, Multi-racial, and Low Socio-Economic Status students, showing strong outcomes across nearly all student groups. The school also uses its resources efficiently, spending $9,009 per student—less than Florence Middle School ($12,862) and Sheffield Junior High School ($10,737)—while achieving far superior results. One area for growth is its performance with Special Education students, which dropped from a 4-star to a 3-star rating in the most recent year. Additionally, there was a slight dip in overall ranking (from the low 30s to 40th) that is worth monitoring, but the school's decade-long track record of top-tier performance makes it a standout choice for families in the area.

642

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,009

Per pupil spending ?

33.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Trojan Dr
Muscle Shoals, AL 35661

(256) 389-2640

District: Muscle Shoals City

Students who attend Muscle Shoals Middle School usually attend:

High:

Muscle Shoals High School

Feeder schools for Muscle Shoals Middle School:

Elementary:	Highland Park Elementary School
	Howell Graves Preschool
	McBride Elementary School
	Webster Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.9%

African American:

15.3%

Hispanic:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (65% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Alabama middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg65%

Alabama avg44%

40^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 4% (2016) to top 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	89.3	40 of 449	91.1%	★★★★★
2025	91.4	30 of 439	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	33 of 442	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	31 of 437	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	30 of 432	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	87.0	35 of 440	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	86.5	42 of 437	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	24 of 423	94.3%	★★★★★
2017	94.9	18 of 432	95.8%	★★★★★
2016	96.1	16 of 432	96.3%	★★★★★
2015	96.4	14 of 430	96.7%	★★★★★
2014	87.9	34 of 438	92.2%	★★★★★
2013	83.9	24 of 436	94.5%	★★★★★
2012	85.4	29 of 436	93.3%	★★★★★
2011	85.4	27 of 435	93.8%	★★★★★
2010	85.3	32 of 435	92.6%	★★★★★
2009	83.7	39 of 425	90.8%	★★★★★
2008	78.7	51 of 417	87.8%	★★★★☆
2007	82.9	41 of 412	90.0%	★★★★★
2006	85.1	34 of 409	91.7%	★★★★★
2005	88.5	27 of 415	93.5%	★★★★★
2004	84.8	31 of 407	92.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	66.3	55 of 269	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	79.5	29 of 259	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	35 of 269	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	27 of 263	89.7%	★★★★★
2022	72.3	46 of 271	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	57.3	82 of 266	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	72 of 252	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	37 of 247	85.0%	★★★★☆
2017	70.8	35 of 205	82.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	84.6	48 of 427	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	89.0	30 of 415	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	33 of 426	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	25 of 417	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	20 of 423	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	87.0	31 of 415	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	36 of 399	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	22 of 392	94.4%	★★★★★
2017	93.8	13 of 380	96.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	16 of 173	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	5 of 164	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	14 of 166	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	70.6	31 of 157	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	36 of 154	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	25 of 124	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	24 of 113	78.8%	★★★★☆
2017	97.5	3 of 108	97.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	80 of 438	81.7%	★★★★☆
2025	83.2	39 of 428	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	82.7	45 of 437	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	36 of 410	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	18 of 421	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	77.0	39 of 415	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	83.0	28 of 396	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	78.5	50 of 396	87.4%	★★★★☆
2017	81.2	38 of 349	89.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	91.0	35 of 426	91.8%	★★★★★
2025	90.7	35 of 422	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	30 of 428	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	34 of 419	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	86.9	39 of 427	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	83.5	41 of 418	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	83.7	39 of 399	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	22 of 397	94.5%	★★★★★
2017	93.5	20 of 380	94.7%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	22 of 37	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.6	27 of 43	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	16 of 29	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	16 of 19	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	14 of 18	22.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	77.7	30 of 146	79.5%	★★★★☆
2025	84.2	13 of 92	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	7 of 78	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	69.2	22 of 72	69.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	15 of 60	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	13 of 61	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	54.2	16 of 46	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	85.2	5 of 65	92.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	103 of 269	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.0	68 of 271	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	59.1	72 of 281	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	27 of 281	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	37.0	155 of 256	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.1	119 of 274	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	111 of 254	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.0	29 of 223	87.0%	★★★★☆
2017	83.8	8 of 195	95.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	86.9	36 of 359	90.0%	★★★★★
2025	89.6	29 of 377	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	25 of 373	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	30 of 370	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	29 of 376	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	83.8	38 of 369	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	38 of 343	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	92.3	22 of 331	93.4%	★★★★★
2017	91.4	19 of 247	92.3%	★★★★★

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)

Native American (2022)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2026)90th percentile~ school

Female (2026)89th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)82nd percentile-9 vs school

African American (2026)80th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)79th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile-29 vs school

Military Connected (2026)41st percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English74%+17 vs state

Science68%+14 vs state

Mathematics56%+27 vs state

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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 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th 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
Muscle Shoals Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Trojan Dr	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	No	(256) 389-2640	642	39	16.4	33.2%	436 (67.9%)	98 (15.3%)	49 (7.6%)	16 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.5%)	89.3	40^th of 449 public middle schools	91.1%		91.4	30^th of 439 public middle schools	93.2%	10	60.8	52.8	53.2	68.0	72.9	72.9	76.4	$9,009	$1,586	$7,388
Deshler Middle School	Public	6-8	598 N High St	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Tuscumbia City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2920	336	21	15.7	51.2%	216 (64.3%)	82 (24.4%)	15 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.0%)	57.9	169^th of 449 public middle schools	62.4%		52	193^rd of 439 public middle schools	56.0%	24	30.6	17.4	33.7	65.2	50.9	50.5	69.6	$8,663	$1,159	$7,480
Sheffield Junior High School	Public	7-8	1803 30th St	Sheffield	35660	Colbert County	Sheffield City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 386-5735	127	10	13.0	69.3%	57 (44.9%)	42 (33.1%)	12 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (11.8%)	40.1	271^st of 449 public middle schools	39.6%		36.5	290^th of 439 public middle schools	33.9%	19		5.4	23.2	41.1		50.9	57.1	$10,737	$1,235	$9,499
Florence Middle School	Public	7-8	648 North Cherry	Florence	35630	Lauderdale County	Florence City	No	No	No	No	(256) 768-3100	663	38	17.2	55.7%	265 (40.0%)	210 (31.7%)	102 (15.4%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.8%)	56.3	182^nd of 449 public middle schools	59.5%		60.6	148^th of 439 public middle schools	66.3%	34		28.3	26.7	52.9		55.7	52.2	$12,862	$962	$11,877
Colbert Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	6825 Woodmont Drive	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(256) 383-7875	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	61.8	145^th of 449 public middle schools	67.7%					(n/a)	41.0	29.4	17.1	62.5	54.2	56.5	69.3
Russellville Middle School	Public	6-8	765 Summit St	Russellville	35653	Franklin County	Russellville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 331-2120	600	31	19.2	60.2%	186 (31.0%)	18 (3.0%)	382 (63.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	68.9	110^th of 449 public middle schools	75.5%		65.8	117^th of 439 public middle schools	73.3%	7	55.6	22.5	38.2	58.4	61.1	60.2	61.8	$8,997	$1,547	$7,430

Frequently Asked Questions about Muscle Shoals Middle School

What high school do graduates of Muscle Shoals Middle School attend?

Students who attend Muscle Shoals Middle School usually go on to attend Muscle Shoals High School

What district is Muscle Shoals Middle School in?

Muscle Shoals City

What is the racial makeup of Muscle Shoals Middle School?

Students at Muscle Shoals Middle School are 68% White, 15% African American, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Muscle Shoals Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 642 students attended Muscle Shoals Middle School.

Is Muscle Shoals Middle School a good school?

Yes. Muscle Shoals Middle School ranks in the top 8.9% of Alabama middle schools.

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