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McBride Elementary School

Public Grades 3-5

66^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

McBride Elementary School in Muscle Shoals, AL, serves 647 students in grades 3-5 and is part of the Muscle Shoals City district, consistently ranking among the top 10% of elementary schools in Alabama.

McBride is a standout performer, with proficiency rates that are roughly 20-40 percentage points above state averages. For example, 84.9% of 3rd graders are proficient in math compared to the state average of 44.9%, and 88.1% are proficient in English versus 64.8% statewide. The school has earned a 5-star rating in 8 of the last 10 years and currently ranks 66th out of 686 Alabama elementary schools. What makes this even more impressive is the school's efficiency—it achieves these results with a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1 and lower per-student spending ($8,031) than many nearby schools. For context, Hibbett Elementary School in Florence spends more per student but shows only 37.5% proficiency in 3rd grade math, while L E Willson Elementary School in Sheffield shows just 30.4% proficiency in the same subject.

McBride also excels at serving diverse student populations. The school ranks 9th statewide for English Language Learner students (94th percentile) and in the 91st-93rd percentile for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, despite 34% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. This is particularly notable when compared to Weeden Elementary School, which serves a similar demographic but struggles to reach 50% proficiency in most subjects. The only nearby school that matches McBride's academics is Kilby Laboratory School, but Kilby serves a much smaller, less economically diverse population (11% free/reduced lunch versus McBride's 34%). One area for improvement is chronic absenteeism, which sits at 13.3%—higher than the district average of 10.4%—suggesting McBride could achieve even higher outcomes if attendance improved.

647

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,031

Per pupil spending ?

34.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Avalon Ave
Muscle Shoals, AL 35661

(256) 389-2610

District: Muscle Shoals City

Students who attend McBride Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Muscle Shoals Middle School
High:	Muscle Shoals High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.1%

African American:

13.4%

Hispanic:

8.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (76% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Alabama elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg76%

Alabama avg53%

66^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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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	88.2	66 of 686	90.4%	★★★★★
2025	89.0	55 of 680	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	65 of 684	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	48 of 680	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	66 of 687	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	84.2	82 of 692	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	84 of 681	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	101 of 680	85.1%	★★★★☆
2017	87.0	67 of 688	90.3%	★★★★★
2016	89.4	52 of 691	92.5%	★★★★★
2015	88.9	59 of 691	91.5%	★★★★★
2014	86.0	67 of 695	90.4%	★★★★★
2013	79.8	50 of 696	92.8%	★★★★★
2012	76.7	106 of 696	84.8%	★★★★☆
2011	75.3	126 of 709	82.2%	★★★★☆
2010	77.1	104 of 704	85.2%	★★★★☆
2009	73.9	129 of 696	81.5%	★★★★☆
2008	84.2	41 of 698	94.1%	★★★★★
2007	81.9	71 of 698	89.8%	★★★★☆
2006	87.1	37 of 689	94.6%	★★★★★
2005	82.3	73 of 688	89.4%	★★★★☆
2004	85.2	54 of 623	91.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	70 of 429	83.7%	★★★★☆
2025	78.4	60 of 427	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	67 of 420	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	51 of 427	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	87 of 426	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	93 of 426	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	65 of 426	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	56.3	155 of 423	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.6	77 of 336	77.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	86.7	9 of 143	93.7%	★★★★★
2025	90.3	9 of 142	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	9 of 131	93.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	87.1	66 of 652	89.9%	★★★★★
2025	87.1	60 of 649	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	85.1	73 of 650	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	57 of 645	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	63 of 656	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	85.0	74 of 656	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	56 of 646	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	80.2	104 of 640	83.8%	★★★★☆
2017	86.4	60 of 639	90.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	15 of 206	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	20 of 196	89.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	1 of 184	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	69.0	41 of 175	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	92.3	8 of 164	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	82.5	13 of 152	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	9 of 140	93.6%	★★★★★
2017	81.7	11 of 130	91.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	83.3	62 of 668	90.7%	★★★★★
2025	83.3	55 of 660	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	50 of 670	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	14 of 623	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	83.1	61 of 651	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	75.1	110 of 653	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	104 of 649	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	200 of 651	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.3	157 of 567	72.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	87.0	61 of 660	90.8%	★★★★★
2025	88.3	56 of 651	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	55 of 655	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	34 of 649	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	84.7	81 of 669	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	98 of 669	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	103 of 650	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	97 of 650	85.1%	★★★★☆
2017	83.8	78 of 639	87.8%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	49.8	11 of 22	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.4	19 of 25	24.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.6	17 of 19	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	18 of 18	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	79.7	24 of 194	87.6%	★★★★☆
2025	73.7	24 of 97	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	33 of 82	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	22 of 70	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.5	16 of 64	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	11 of 54	79.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	65.5	101 of 403	74.9%	★★★★☆
2025	68.7	75 of 403	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	54.9	146 of 395	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	99 of 373	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	55.4	122 of 345	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	134 of 398	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	116 of 392	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	72 of 344	79.1%	★★★★☆
2017	81.7	25 of 280	91.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	86.4	54 of 500	89.2%	★★★★☆
2025	86.6	57 of 532	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	57 of 535	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	89.7	44 of 528	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	84.1	72 of 540	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	91 of 539	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	84 of 529	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	108 of 508	78.7%	★★★★☆
2017	79.2	66 of 369	82.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)94th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile~ school

Female (2026)90th percentile~ school

White (2026)89th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)88th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)84th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)75th percentile-15 vs school

Military Connected (2022)50th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English82%+18 vs state

Science72%+22 vs state

Mathematics70%+28 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 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McBride Elementary School	Public	3-5	1400 Avalon Ave	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	No	(256) 389-2610	647	37	17.3	34.2%	447 (69.1%)	87 (13.4%)	55 (8.5%)	22 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.4%)	88.2	66^th of 686 public elementary schools	90.4%		89	55^th of 680 public elementary schools	91.9%	11	84.9	63.6	62.2		71.9	88.1	72.4	86.0		$8,031	$197	$7,800
Highland Park Elementary School	Public	1-2	714 Elmhurst St	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2620	236	13	17.8	44.9%	151 (64.0%)	35 (14.8%)	26 (11.0%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.6%)								(n/a)										$11,919	$2,319	$9,565
Howell Graves Preschool	Public	PK-K	3201 Alabama Ave	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2630	356	19	18.7	19.9%	238 (66.9%)	53 (14.9%)	28 (7.9%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)								(n/a)										$11,965	$1,916	$10,013
Webster Elementary School	Public	1-2	200 Webster Ave	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2650	234	14	16.4	40.6%	149 (63.7%)	46 (19.7%)	15 (6.4%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.7%)								(n/a)										$13,378	$1,268	$12,075
WA Threadgill Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	900 Annapolis Avenue	Sheffield	35660	Colbert County	Sheffield City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 386-5720	344	24	14.6	69.8%	167 (48.5%)	106 (30.8%)	27 (7.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.2%)								(n/a)										$11,366	$2,150	$9,213
G W Trenholm Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	601 Joe Wheeler Hwy	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Tuscumbia City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2940	413	28	14.5	55.9%	247 (59.8%)	115 (27.8%)	14 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.3%)								(n/a)										$9,760	$1,698	$8,038
L E Willson Elementary School	Public	3-6	2200 31st St	Sheffield	35660	Colbert County	Sheffield City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 386-5730	253	18	14.4	78.3%	116 (45.8%)	85 (33.6%)	20 (7.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.9%)	34.2	464^th of 686 public elementary schools	32.4%		23.6	516^th of 680 public elementary schools	24.1%	52	30.4	25.8	32.0	41.7	27.3	62.3	43.9	52.0	50.0	$10,053	$2,090	$7,960
R E Thompson Intermediate School	Public	3-5	829 Frankfort Rd	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Tuscumbia City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2930	360	24	14.9	55.8%	220 (61.1%)	89 (24.7%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.6%)	63	250^th of 686 public elementary schools	63.6%		63.6	241^st of 680 public elementary schools	64.6%	9	46.9	55.5	48.0		50.0	64.0	67.3	71.7		$9,434	$1,437	$7,974
Kilby Laboratory School	Public	PK, KG-6	611 N Pine St	Florence	35632	Lauderdale County	Florence City	No	No	No	No	(256) 765-4303	187			11.2%	141 (75.4%)	22 (11.8%)	4 (2.1%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.5%)	95.6	17^th of 686 public elementary schools	97.5%		95.3	12^th of 680 public elementary schools	98.2%	5	94.4	80.0	84.2	54.6	90.0	94.4	95.0	89.5	90.9
Weeden Elementary School	Public	K-6	400 Baldwin St	Florence	35630	Lauderdale County	Florence City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 768-2900	477	32	15.1	84.3%	96 (20.1%)	144 (30.2%)	190 (39.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.4%)	56.3	302^nd of 686 public elementary schools	56.0%		50.6	351^st of 680 public elementary schools	48.4%	49	62.0	46.3	46.0	50.8	27.9	61.1	55.9	61.3	63.6	$14,455	$2,668	$11,763

Frequently Asked Questions about McBride Elementary School

Is McBride Elementary School a good school?

Yes. McBride Elementary School ranks in the top 9.6% of Alabama elementary schools.

How many students attend McBride Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 647 students attended McBride Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of McBride Elementary School?

Students at McBride Elementary School are 69% White, 13% African American, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is McBride Elementary School in?

Muscle Shoals City

What schools do graduates of McBride Elementary School attend?

Students who attend McBride Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Muscle Shoals Middle School
High : Muscle Shoals High School

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