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Phenix City Intermediate School

Q: Is Phenix City Intermediate School a good school?

Phenix City Intermediate School ranks 267 th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-7

267^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 41% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Phenix City Intermediate School serves 1,068 students in grades 6 and 7 in Phenix City, AL, and is the largest middle school in the immediate area, operating within the Phenix City district.

For parents, the most important takeaway is that this school shows real strengths in English and in supporting a diverse student body, but math is a persistent challenge. In the most recent year, about half of 6th and 7th graders were proficient in English, but only about 24% of 6th graders and 18% of 7th graders were proficient in math—a gap that is wider than the state average. On a positive note, the school earns three stars for its African American, White, and multi-racial students, and its English Language Learner students have been a standout success, ranking in the 84th percentile just a couple of years ago. The school also spends less per student ($7,963) than nearby schools, yet still outperforms Russell County Middle School in most subjects. However, chronic absenteeism (16.7%) is higher than the district and state averages, which likely impacts learning.

The most concerning comparison is with Smiths Station Junior High School, just 5.5 miles away. Smiths Station significantly outperforms Phenix City in both English and math—for example, 45.65% of its 6th graders are proficient in math versus 24.28% here. While Smiths Station has a lower poverty rate, the academic gap is larger than demographics alone would suggest. Compared to South Girard School, Phenix City's 6th grade English scores are comparable to South Girard's 8th grade scores, showing students hold their own as they move up. The school also has a notable concern with military-connected students, who rank in the 32nd percentile despite the school's proximity to Fort Moore. Overall, this is a school with solid foundations in English and equity, but math intervention and improving attendance are the key areas to watch.

1,068

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,963

Per pupil spending ?

63.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2401 S Railroad St
Phenix City, AL 36867

(334) 298-8744

District: Phenix City

Students who attend Phenix City Intermediate School usually attend:

High:

Central High School

Feeder schools for Phenix City Intermediate School:

Elementary:	Lakewood Elementary School
	Lakewood Primary School
	Meadowlane Elementary School
	Phenix City Elementary School
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	Ridgecrest Elementary School
	Sherwood Elementary School
	Westview Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.4%

White:

21.4%

Hispanic:

10.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 41st percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (36% vs 43% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Alabama avg43%

267^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Phenix City

82^nd of 140Phenix City 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	41.2	267 of 449	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.1	281 of 439	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	254 of 442	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	279 of 437	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	254 of 432	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.9	186 of 440	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	256 of 437	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	276 of 423	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.9	225 of 432	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.4	257 of 432	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.5	256 of 430	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.5	209 of 438	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.0	261 of 436	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.4	290 of 436	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.6	262 of 435	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.0	294 of 435	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.4	240 of 425	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.2	193 of 417	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	33.0	304 of 412	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	103 of 269	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.7	91 of 259	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	84 of 269	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	111 of 263	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	95 of 271	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.9	58 of 266	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	53.4	94 of 252	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	109 of 247	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.1	83 of 205	59.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	46 of 117	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	17 of 106	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	51.0	29 of 94	69.1%	★★★★☆
2022	54.8	19 of 81	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	57.6	14 of 70	80.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	278 of 427	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.8	270 of 415	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	230 of 426	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	257 of 417	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	250 of 423	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.3	160 of 415	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	223 of 399	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	250 of 392	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.4	206 of 380	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	82 of 173	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	54 of 164	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	71 of 166	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	52 of 157	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.1	46 of 154	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	18 of 124	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	19 of 113	83.2%	★★★★☆
2017	76.4	19 of 108	82.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	269 of 438	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.2	261 of 428	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	233 of 437	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	263 of 410	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	234 of 421	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.0	122 of 415	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	44.3	230 of 396	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	261 of 396	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.4	218 of 349	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	235 of 426	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.2	271 of 422	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	261 of 428	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	275 of 419	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	248 of 427	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	197 of 418	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.9	253 of 399	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	266 of 397	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.2	210 of 380	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	25 of 37	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.7	34 of 43	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	24 of 32	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	22 of 26	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	20 of 26	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	13 of 29	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	59.2	51 of 146	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.7	44 of 92	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	28 of 78	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	29 of 72	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	26 of 60	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.8	21 of 61	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	15 of 46	67.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	10 of 30	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.6	13 of 21	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	172 of 269	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.7	149 of 271	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.4	63 of 281	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	47.1	115 of 281	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.1	214 of 256	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.8	170 of 274	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	137 of 254	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	137 of 223	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.3	50 of 195	74.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	111 of 359	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.8	151 of 377	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	144 of 373	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	121 of 370	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	121 of 376	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.8	77 of 369	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	79 of 343	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	51.7	144 of 331	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.2	54 of 247	78.1%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)69th percentile+29 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)65th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2026)62nd percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)45th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2026)32nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English50%-6 vs state

Mathematics21%-9 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, August 12, 2012

Although my child did very well in PCIS, this school certainly has its challenges. If your a parent like me, who stays on their children academically, then your child will succeed no matter where he or she goes to school. But I give this school 3 stars, solely because they are doing their best. They just got a new Principle, then you have teachers leaving in the middle of the school year, and if that isnt bad enough, this is the only middle school in this area. With these kind of challenges, you have to cut the school some slack. For whatever reasons all these things are happening within this school, its no wonder the tests scores are at an all time low. One great thing is they are BIG on reading. In that area, their tests scores soared! Now if they can put as much emphasis on their math program as they did their reading - then Im sure the test scores would improve greatly. 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 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
Phenix City Intermediate School	Public	6-7	2401 S Railroad St	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-8744	1,068	63	16.9	63.7%	229 (21.4%)	666 (62.4%)	113 (10.6%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.8%)	41.2	267^th of 449 public middle schools	40.5%		38.1	281^st of 439 public middle schools	36.0%	14	24.3	17.9			52.2	48.8		$7,963	$963	$6,980
South Girard School	Public	8	521 Fontaine Rd	Phenix City	36869	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-2527	501	30	16.6	60.5%	109 (21.8%)	302 (60.3%)	57 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	42.6	257^th of 449 public middle schools	42.8%		44.3	248^th of 439 public middle schools	43.5%	9			14.3	50.2			54.3	$8,878	$1,236	$7,622
Smiths Station Junior High School	Public	6-8	1100 Mullin Road	Smiths Station	36877	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(334) 664-4070	910	54	16.8	43.7%	598 (65.7%)	166 (18.2%)	81 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (6.8%)	56.3	184^th of 449 public middle schools	59.0%		55.6	176^th of 439 public middle schools	59.9%	8	45.7	17.4	20.2	52.5	60.3	60.4	55.6	$8,582	$830	$7,735
Russell County Middle School	Public	6-8	80 Warrior Way	Seale	36875	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 569-3733	810	43	18.8	50.2%	340 (42.0%)	322 (39.8%)	81 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	60 (7.4%)	35.3	292^nd of 449 public middle schools	35.0%		37.2	287^th of 439 public middle schools	34.6%	5	16.7	14.5	17.4	50.6	42.4	44.8	52.1	$8,154	$1,369	$6,783

Frequently Asked Questions about Phenix City Intermediate School

Is Phenix City Intermediate School a good school?

Phenix City Intermediate School ranks 267^th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Phenix City Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Phenix City Intermediate School usually go on to attend Central High School

How many students attend Phenix City Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,068 students attended Phenix City Intermediate School.

What is the racial makeup of Phenix City Intermediate School?

Students at Phenix City Intermediate School are 62% African American, 21% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

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