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Russell County Middle School

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Russell County Middle School ranks 287 th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

287^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 35% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Russell County Middle School is a public middle school located in Seale, Alabama, serving 831 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Russell County School District, which is ranked 93 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Russell County Middle School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average in subjects like Mathematics and English Language Arts. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics ranged from 13.16% to 25.29%, while the state average was 24.08% to 33.97%. Similarly, in English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rates were 39.1% to 55.43%, compared to the state average of 54.48% to 56.81%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White and Special Education students underperforming compared to their peers in the state.

In addition to academic challenges, Russell County Middle School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 11.1% to 17.9% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. The school also serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 46.41% to 77.11% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Sanford Middle School, Smiths Station Junior High School, and Phenix City Intermediate School, Russell County Middle School generally performs worse academically, has higher rates of chronic absenteeism, and serves a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students.

810

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,154

Per pupil spending ?

50.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80 Warrior Way
Seale, AL 36875

(334) 468-5604

District: Russell County

Students who attend Russell County Middle School usually attend:

High:

Russell County High School

Feeder schools for Russell County Middle School:

Elementary:	Dixie Elementary School
	Ladonia Elementary School
	Mount Olive Intermediate School
	Mt Olive Primary School
	More...
	Oliver Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.0%

African American:

39.8%

Hispanic:

10.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 16 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Alabama avg42%

287^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

93^rd of 135Russell 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
2025	37.2	287 of 439	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	291 of 442	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	236 of 437	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	228 of 432	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	214 of 440	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	207 of 437	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	161 of 423	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	32.7	307 of 432	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.5	319 of 432	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.2	287 of 430	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.8	300 of 438	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.3	310 of 436	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.1	346 of 436	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.8	367 of 435	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.9	372 of 435	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.8	369 of 425	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.8	356 of 417	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.2	363 of 412	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.4	303 of 409	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.9	365 of 415	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.7	322 of 407	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	94 of 259	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	86 of 269	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	63 of 263	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	58 of 271	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	41 of 266	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	63.2	59 of 252	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	50 of 247	79.8%	★★★★☆
2017	38.5	121 of 205	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	256 of 415	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	257 of 426	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	215 of 417	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.6	191 of 423	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	216 of 415	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	210 of 399	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.8	149 of 392	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	28.0	298 of 380	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	55 of 173	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	48 of 164	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	50 of 166	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	42 of 157	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	25 of 154	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	90.8	4 of 124	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.9	9 of 113	92.0%	★★★★★
2017	38.6	64 of 108	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	22.0	18 of 20	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	287 of 428	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	310 of 437	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.8	168 of 410	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	191 of 421	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	149 of 415	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	130 of 396	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	123 of 396	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	28.5	263 of 349	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	282 of 422	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	290 of 428	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	243 of 419	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	257 of 427	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.7	186 of 418	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	184 of 399	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	160 of 397	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	36.4	248 of 380	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	28 of 43	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	22 of 32	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	18 of 26	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	16 of 26	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	19 of 29	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	15 of 19	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	13 of 18	27.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	59 of 92	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	48 of 78	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	51 of 72	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	38 of 60	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	40 of 61	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	30 of 46	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	207 of 271	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	226 of 281	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	186 of 281	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	152 of 256	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	214 of 274	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	138 of 254	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.4	55 of 223	75.3%	★★★★☆
2017	53.1	59 of 195	69.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	272 of 377	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	287 of 373	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	223 of 370	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	247 of 376	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	231 of 369	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	157 of 343	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	154 of 331	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	23.8	200 of 247	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)68th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2025)64th percentile+29 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)36th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile~ school

White (2025)28th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-11 vs school

Homeless (2024)10th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English48%-8 vs state

Science25%-16 vs state

Mathematics20%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)				Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th 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
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%)	37.2	287^th of 439 public middle schools	34.6%		35.9	291^st of 442 public middle schools	34.2%	4		25.3	20.2	13.2	25.3		49.0	55.4	39.1	$8,154	$1,369	$6,783
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%)	44.3	248^th of 439 public middle schools	43.5%		35.3	293^rd of 442 public middle schools	33.7%	45				15.3	37.1				50.5	$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%)	38.1	281^st of 439 public middle schools	36.0%		42	254^th of 442 public middle schools	42.5%	27		21.8	14.6				51.5	51.2		$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%)	55.6	176^th of 439 public middle schools	59.9%		66.7	117^th of 442 public middle schools	73.5%	59			15.9	24.5	38.4			64.6	55.8	$8,582	$830	$7,735
Sanford Middle School	Public	5-8	1500 Lee Road 11	Opelika	36804	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 705-6040	533	34	15.5	60.4%	317 (59.5%)	109 (20.5%)	56 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.6%)	42.6	258^th of 439 public middle schools	41.2%		39.1	273^rd of 442 public middle schools	38.2%	15	37.6	26.4	16.9	22.6	34.5	58.9	47.7	47.3	52.6	$9,340	$1,200	$8,124

Frequently Asked Questions about Russell County Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Russell County Middle School?

Students at Russell County Middle School are 42% White, 40% African American, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

Is Russell County Middle School a good school?

Russell County Middle School ranks 287^th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Russell County Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 810 students attended Russell County Middle School.

What district is Russell County Middle School in?

Russell County

What high school do graduates of Russell County Middle School attend?

Students who attend Russell County Middle School usually go on to attend Russell County High School

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