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South Girard School

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South Girard School ranks 255 th of 443 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 8

255^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 443 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 42% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

South Girard School is a unique middle school in Phenix City, Alabama, serving only 8th grade students with an enrollment of 501. Part of the Phenix City district, the school has shown a modest upward trend in recent years, improving from its lowest ranking in 2023-2024 to the 42nd percentile statewide in 2025-2026. About 60% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, and the school maintains a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1, comparable to nearby schools.

The most striking strength at South Girard is its exceptional performance with specific student groups. African American students rank in the 73rd percentile statewide (4 stars), Hispanic students in the 75th percentile (4 stars), and English Language Learners in the 75th percentile (4 stars)—all far exceeding the school's overall 2-star rating. This suggests effective targeted support for diverse populations. However, mathematics remains a critical weakness, with only 14.29% of 8th graders proficient compared to the state average of 26.36%—a gap that has remained essentially flat for four years. In contrast, science proficiency has jumped dramatically from 28.54% to 50.2% over two years, nearly matching the state average, and English proficiency (54.29%) is close to the state average (58.53%).

Chronic absenteeism is a concern at 18.1%, notably higher than the state average of 12.0% and above nearby Smiths Station Junior High School (15.4%) and Russell County Middle School (10.2%). Special education outcomes have also declined sharply, dropping from the 76th to the 20th percentile over two years—a trend worth investigating. While Smiths Station Junior High outperforms South Girard in most academic metrics, South Girard's success with historically underserved students is a notable bright spot. At $8,878 per student, the school spends more than comparable schools yet achieves lower overall rankings, suggesting potential resource allocation challenges. Still, the positive momentum in science, reduced poverty rates, and strong subgroup performance offer encouraging signs for families considering this school.

501

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,878

Per pupil spending ?

60.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

521 Fontaine Rd
Phenix City, AL 36869

(334) 298-2527

District: Phenix City

Students who attend South Girard School usually attend:

High:

Central High School

Feeder schools for South Girard 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:

60.3%

White:

21.8%

Hispanic:

11.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 68th percentile in 2022 → 42nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (40% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 68th-percentile peak (2022) to 42nd (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Alabama avg46%

255^th of 443

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 13 pts since 2021

From top 45% (2021) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Phenix City

82^nd of 139Phenix 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	255 of 443	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.3	248 of 439	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	293 of 442	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.3	201 of 437	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	138 of 432	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	197 of 440	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	38.7	276 of 409	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.2	253 of 415	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	33.9	293 of 407	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	60.2	73 of 266	72.6%	★★★★☆
2025	53.7	85 of 259	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	127 of 269	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	62 of 263	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	43 of 271	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	64 of 266	75.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	26 of 103	74.8%	★★★★☆
2025	69.7	20 of 117	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	46.8	37 of 106	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.9	17 of 94	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	4 of 81	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	23.0	70 of 70	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	248 of 422	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.7	241 of 415	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	283 of 426	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	170 of 417	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	112 of 423	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	55.7	165 of 415	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	43 of 173	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.6	42 of 164	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	40 of 166	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.9	11 of 157	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	63.7	43 of 154	72.1%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	44.1	12 of 20	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	227 of 432	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.9	274 of 428	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	311 of 437	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.1	141 of 410	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	113 of 421	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	57.2	155 of 415	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	253 of 421	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.6	226 of 422	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	277 of 428	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	219 of 419	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.8	171 of 427	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.0	212 of 418	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	24 of 37	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.3	26 of 43	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	23 of 32	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.5	4 of 26	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	52.5	11 of 26	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.1	20 of 29	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	78 of 145	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.7	39 of 92	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	18 of 78	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	18 of 72	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	13 of 60	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	38.3	39 of 61	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	212 of 266	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.5	126 of 271	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	67 of 281	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	31.5	205 of 281	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.1	89 of 256	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.0	56 of 274	79.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	151 of 355	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.6	90 of 377	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	57.4	127 of 373	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	91 of 370	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	56 of 376	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	64 of 369	82.7%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)75th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)75th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2026)73rd percentile+30 vs school

White (2026)57th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)46th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile~ school

Homeless (2024)40th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)40th percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2026)35th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English54%-4 vs state

Science50%-4 vs state

Mathematics14%-12 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	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
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%)	42.5	255^th of 443 public middle schools	42.4%		44.3	248^th of 439 public middle schools	43.5%	7			14.3	50.2			54.3	$8,878	$1,236	$7,622
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	265^th of 443 public middle schools	40.2%		38.1	281^st of 439 public middle schools	36.0%	16	24.3	17.9			52.2	48.8		$7,963	$963	$6,980
Smiths Station Junior High School	Public	7-8	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%)	56.2	182^nd of 443 public middle schools	58.9%		55.6	176^th of 439 public middle schools	59.9%	6	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	(334) 468-5604	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	290^th of 443 public middle schools	34.5%		37.2	287^th of 439 public middle schools	34.6%	3	16.7	14.5	17.4	50.6	42.4	44.8	52.1	$8,154	$1,369	$6,783

Frequently Asked Questions about South Girard School

What district is South Girard School in?

Phenix City

Is South Girard School a good school?

South Girard School ranks 255^th of 443 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of South Girard School attend?

Students who attend South Girard School usually go on to attend Central High School

How many students attend South Girard School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 501 students attended South Girard School.

What is the racial makeup of South Girard School?

Students at South Girard School are 60% African American, 22% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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