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Sheffield Junior High School

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Sheffield Junior High School ranks 290 th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

290^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 34% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Sheffield Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Sheffield, Alabama, with 149 students. The school is part of the Sheffield City School District, which is ranked 110 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past several years, Sheffield Junior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alabama middle schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years.

Sheffield Junior High School consistently underperforms compared to the state and its local district averages on standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 13.11% of 7th graders were proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 24.08%. Similarly, only 34.48% of 8th graders were proficient or better in science, compared to the state average of 41.51%. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 21.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, over 84% of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a high-poverty student population.

While Russellville Middle School and Deshler Middle School, which serve similar student populations, spend less per student than Sheffield Junior High School, their academic performance is significantly better. This suggests that factors beyond just socioeconomic status, such as school leadership, teacher quality, and instructional practices, may be contributing to the performance gap. Over the past several years, Sheffield Junior High School's performance has also declined, with its statewide ranking dropping from 123 out of 437 middle schools in 2018-2019 to 290 out of 439 in 2024-2025.

127

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,737

Per pupil spending ?

69.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1803 30th St
Sheffield, AL 35660

(256) 386-5735

District: Sheffield City

Students who attend Sheffield Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Sheffield High School

Feeder schools for Sheffield Junior High School:

Elementary:	L E Willson Elementary School
	WA Threadgill Primary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.9%

African American:

33.1%

Two or more races:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (31% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

Alabama avg40%

290^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

110^th of 135Sheffield 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
2025	36.5	290 of 439	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	317 of 442	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	280 of 437	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	287 of 432	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	302 of 440	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.5	123 of 437	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	42.9	252 of 423	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.2	340 of 432	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.0	290 of 432	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.1	242 of 430	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.6	331 of 438	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.2	346 of 436	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.3	386 of 436	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.5	314 of 435	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.4	339 of 435	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.9	341 of 425	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	49.4	222 of 417	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.8	215 of 412	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.7	291 of 409	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	43.6	248 of 415	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.4	266 of 407	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	145 of 259	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	192 of 269	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	180 of 263	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	140 of 271	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	160 of 266	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.6	29 of 252	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	57.6	83 of 247	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.7	127 of 205	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	315 of 415	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	334 of 426	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	304 of 417	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	319 of 423	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	323 of 415	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.0	77 of 399	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	46.6	218 of 392	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.5	311 of 380	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	214 of 428	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.4	271 of 437	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	232 of 410	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	295 of 421	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	305 of 415	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.7	106 of 396	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	47.8	212 of 396	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.4	237 of 349	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	238 of 422	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	256 of 428	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	242 of 419	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	235 of 427	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	261 of 418	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	173 of 399	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.0	271 of 397	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.7	296 of 380	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	72.8	19 of 72	73.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	258 of 271	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	43.9	135 of 281	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	18.7	270 of 281	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	261 of 274	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	63.9	58 of 254	77.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	219 of 377	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	258 of 373	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	231 of 370	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	240 of 376	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	237 of 369	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.3	114 of 343	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.3	225 of 331	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	13.1	234 of 247	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2023)74th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)44th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English41%-15 vs state

Science34%-7 vs state

Mathematics18%-6 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 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
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%)	36.5	290^th of 439 public middle schools	33.9%		31.2	317^th of 442 public middle schools	28.3%	27		13.1	23.7	34.5		37.7	44.1	$10,737	$1,235	$9,499
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%)	52	193^rd of 439 public middle schools	56.0%		56.7	165^th of 442 public middle schools	62.7%	28	25.7	18.6	18.3	46.8	47.7	65.6	56.8	$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%)	91.4	30^th of 439 public middle schools	93.2%		91.5	33^rd of 442 public middle schools	92.5%	3	67.5	38.0	68.8	69.4	78.5	69.7	79.0	$9,009	$1,586	$7,388
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%)	60.6	148^th of 439 public middle schools	66.3%		71.2	95^th of 442 public middle schools	78.5%	53		28.6	27.2	49.1		53.0	52.4	$12,862	$962	$11,877
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%)	65.8	117^th of 439 public middle schools	73.3%		70.2	101^st of 442 public middle schools	77.1%	16	40.4	22.1	44.0	47.4	60.9	56.0	58.9	$8,997	$1,547	$7,430

Frequently Asked Questions about Sheffield Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Sheffield Junior High School?

Students at Sheffield Junior High School are 45% White, 33% African American, 12% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Sheffield Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Sheffield Junior High School usually go on to attend Sheffield High School

What district is Sheffield Junior High School in?

Sheffield City

How many students attend Sheffield Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 127 students attended Sheffield Junior High School.

Is Sheffield Junior High School a good school?

Sheffield Junior High School ranks 290^th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 27, 2025

2024–25 Summative Assessment scoresAug 14, 2025

2021–22 through 2023–24 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 2, 2024

2016–17 through 2018–19 dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 7, 2024

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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