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Russellville Middle School

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Russellville Middle School ranks 110 th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

110^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 76% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Russellville Middle School, part of the Russellville City district, serves 600 students in grades 6-8 and has climbed dramatically in state rankings over the past decade, now earning a 4-star rating.

What makes this school stand out is its ability to achieve strong academic results while serving a student body where 60% qualify for free or reduced lunch—a higher poverty rate than nearby Florence Middle School (56%) and Deshler Middle School (51%). Despite this, Russellville outperforms both of those schools in overall state ranking (75th percentile vs. 59th and 62nd, respectively) and is the only one in its comparison group to achieve 4 stars. The school is particularly strong in 8th-grade math, where 38% of students are proficient compared to the state average of 26%, and it consistently beats state averages in English Language Arts across all three grade levels. Russellville also excels at supporting Hispanic and English Language Learner students, ranking in the 85th and 80th percentiles statewide for those groups respectively. Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at just 7.1%, far below the state average of 12% and much better than Florence (18.5%), Sheffield (15%), and Deshler (17%).

The school's improvement story is impressive—it has risen from the 42nd percentile in 2015-2016 to the 75th percentile today, maintaining 4-star status for four consecutive years. It achieves these results efficiently, spending about $9,000 per student compared to nearly $13,000 at Florence Middle School, which ranks lower. One area of concern is 7th-grade math, where proficiency (22%) falls slightly below the state average (24%), a pattern that has persisted for several years. While Muscle Shoals Middle School remains a 5-star school with higher test scores and a lower poverty rate, Russellville clearly punches above its weight compared to other regional peers, making it a strong choice for families seeking a school that delivers results despite economic challenges.

600

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,997

Per pupil spending ?

60.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

765 Summit St
Russellville, AL 35653

(256) 331-2120

District: Russellville City

Students who attend Russellville Middle School usually attend:

High:

Russellville High School

Feeder schools for Russellville Middle School:

Elementary:	Russellville Elementary School
	West Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.7%

White:

31.0%

African American:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (51% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Alabama middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg51%

Alabama avg44%

110^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 34 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st of 140Russellville 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	68.9	110 of 449	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	65.8	117 of 439	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	101 of 442	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	129 of 437	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.1	164 of 432	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.7	176 of 440	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	223 of 437	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	193 of 423	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.4	223 of 432	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.2	251 of 432	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.8	291 of 430	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.3	260 of 438	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.5	184 of 436	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.1	156 of 436	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.1	214 of 435	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.6	106 of 435	75.6%	★★★★☆
2009	72.3	90 of 425	78.8%	★★★★☆
2008	69.6	101 of 417	75.8%	★★★★☆
2007	69.1	106 of 412	74.3%	★★★★☆
2006	69.0	92 of 409	77.5%	★★★★☆
2005	76.0	63 of 415	84.8%	★★★★☆
2004	80.2	51 of 407	87.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	81 of 269	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	44 of 269	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	45 of 271	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	49 of 266	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	61.2	64 of 252	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	28.5	180 of 247	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	21 of 103	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	66.5	21 of 117	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	49.6	33 of 106	68.9%	★★★★☆
2023	48.7	32 of 94	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.3	59 of 81	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	37 of 70	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	22 of 31	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	11 of 25	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	29.6	12 of 13	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	72.3	94 of 427	78.0%	★★★★☆
2025	68.5	104 of 415	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	89 of 426	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.0	121 of 417	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	49.5	203 of 423	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	196 of 415	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	182 of 399	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	192 of 392	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.0	221 of 380	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	79.1	12 of 82	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	69.4	42 of 173	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	35 of 164	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	58.5	59 of 166	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	76 of 157	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	65 of 154	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	67 of 124	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.7	49 of 113	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	36.3	68 of 108	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	73.3	82 of 438	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	68.3	99 of 428	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	83 of 437	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	52.9	173 of 410	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.8	253 of 421	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.0	131 of 415	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	213 of 396	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	231 of 396	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	59.3	110 of 349	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	64.0	123 of 426	71.1%	★★★★☆
2025	61.1	133 of 422	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.9	112 of 428	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	126 of 419	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	131 of 427	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.6	148 of 418	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	196 of 399	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	169 of 397	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.5	193 of 380	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	50 of 92	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.4	69 of 72	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	16 of 66	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	16 of 69	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	20 of 61	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	27 of 65	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	28 of 56	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.8	27 of 44	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	56.2	81 of 269	69.9%	★★★★☆
2025	47.9	112 of 271	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	52 of 281	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	35.4	180 of 281	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	94 of 256	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	84 of 274	69.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	54 of 254	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	52.6	94 of 223	57.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	75.4	59 of 359	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	63.6	107 of 377	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	67 of 373	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	85 of 370	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	104 of 376	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	58.7	112 of 369	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	116 of 343	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	88 of 331	73.4%	★★★★☆
2017	47.9	99 of 247	59.9%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)85th percentile+10 vs school

White (2026)84th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)80th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)78th percentile~ school

Native American (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2026)71st percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)70th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)70th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)46th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English61%+4 vs state

Science58%+4 vs state

Mathematics39%+10 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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Russellville Middle School

Is Russellville Middle School a good school?

Russellville Middle School ranks 110^th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Russellville Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 600 students attended Russellville Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Russellville Middle School attend?

Students who attend Russellville Middle School usually go on to attend Russellville High School

What is the racial makeup of Russellville Middle School?

Students at Russellville Middle School are 64% Hispanic, 31% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Russellville Middle School in?

Russellville City

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