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Montevallo Middle School

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Montevallo Middle School ranks 234 th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

234^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 48% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Montevallo Middle School in Montevallo, AL, serves 346 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the highly-rated Shelby County school district, though its own performance has slipped to the middle of the pack statewide in recent years.

The most striking finding is the school's significant struggle with mathematics. Proficiency rates in math are dramatically lower than both the district and state averages across all grade levels—for example, only 18% of 6th graders were proficient in math, compared to 44% district-wide and 35% statewide. This gap has persisted for several years, suggesting a systemic challenge with math instruction rather than a one-year blip. In contrast, the school shows a clear strength in 8th-grade science, where 60% of students are proficient—actually above the state average. This "tale of two subjects" suggests the school's instructional strengths may lie in hands-on, inquiry-based learning, while math pedagogy needs targeted attention. Interestingly, the school spends more per student ($12,938) and has a much lower student-teacher ratio (11.3) than nearby schools like Calera Middle ($8,564, ratio 17.4) or Helena Middle ($8,076, ratio 16.8), making the math underperformance even more puzzling—it's not a lack of resources or individual attention.

Another concern is a sharp decline in support for English Language Learner (ELL) students, with the school's ranking for this subgroup plummeting from the 54th percentile to the 5th percentile in just one year—a drop that warrants immediate investigation. Chronic absenteeism (13.9%) is also higher than the district average (11.0%), which likely contributes to academic struggles, especially in a subject like math where skills build sequentially. When compared to other high-poverty schools in the area, such as Jemison Middle School (72% free/reduced lunch) and West Blocton Middle School, Montevallo's performance is actually competitive—it's performing as expected given its student demographics. For parents, the key takeaway is that this school offers strong science instruction and small class sizes, but math proficiency and ELL support are areas that need serious attention.

346

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,938

Per pupil spending ?

78.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

235 Samford St
Montevallo, AL 35115-4123

(205) 682-6410

District: Shelby County

Students who attend Montevallo Middle School usually attend:

High:

Montevallo High School

Feeder schools for Montevallo Middle School:

Elementary:

Montevallo Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.2%

Hispanic:

37.0%

African American:

20.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Shelby County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg56%

Alabama avg44%

234^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 33 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Middle Schools in the Shelby County

29^th of 140Shelby 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
2026	47.6	234 of 449	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.3	253 of 439	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	200 of 442	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	195 of 437	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	191 of 432	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.5	268 of 440	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.2	186 of 437	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	172 of 423	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.2	111 of 432	74.3%	★★★★☆
2016	72.2	84 of 432	80.6%	★★★★☆
2015	71.3	78 of 430	81.9%	★★★★☆
2014	52.7	197 of 438	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.4	220 of 436	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.6	256 of 436	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.8	320 of 435	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.9	263 of 435	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.1	241 of 425	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.7	219 of 417	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.7	306 of 412	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	49.6	211 of 409	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.3	270 of 415	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	23.7	336 of 407	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	121 of 269	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.5	158 of 259	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	107 of 269	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	142 of 263	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	142 of 271	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	165 of 266	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.1	68 of 252	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	48.4	106 of 247	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.9	45 of 205	78.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	98 of 103	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	43.6	54 of 117	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	55 of 106	48.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.3	54 of 94	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	63 of 81	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	210 of 427	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.2	226 of 415	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.5	170 of 426	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	208 of 417	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	166 of 423	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.3	246 of 415	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	173 of 399	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	176 of 392	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.4	94 of 380	75.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	68 of 173	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	55 of 164	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	49 of 166	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	52.1	69 of 157	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.0	79 of 154	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	46 of 124	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	47 of 113	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.5	23 of 108	78.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	182 of 438	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.7	212 of 428	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	182 of 437	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	144 of 410	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	188 of 421	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.6	237 of 415	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.0	129 of 396	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.9	139 of 396	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.6	66 of 349	81.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	242 of 426	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.5	246 of 422	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	205 of 428	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	176 of 419	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	234 of 427	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	267 of 418	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.7	175 of 399	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	159 of 397	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.4	110 of 380	71.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	87 of 146	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	29 of 66	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	30 of 69	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	17 of 61	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	18 of 65	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	42.2	31 of 56	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	31 of 44	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	107 of 269	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.4	163 of 271	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.5	78 of 281	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	54.1	95 of 281	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	64 of 256	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	38.1	173 of 274	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	64 of 254	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	33 of 223	85.2%	★★★★☆
2017	74.0	22 of 195	88.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	149 of 359	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.8	213 of 377	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	159 of 373	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	141 of 370	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	149 of 376	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.6	227 of 369	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	126 of 343	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	76 of 331	77.0%	★★★★☆
2017	65.4	64 of 247	74.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2026)60th percentile+12 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile+11 vs school

Native American (2025)56th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)55th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)40th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)5th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science60%+6 vs state

English51%-6 vs state

Mathematics22%-7 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 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th 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
Montevallo Middle School	Public	6-8	235 Samford St	Montevallo	35115	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6410	346	31	11.3	78.6%	139 (40.2%)	70 (20.2%)	128 (37.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	47.6	234^th of 449 public middle schools	47.9%		43.3	253^rd of 439 public middle schools	42.4%	19			18.4	20.8	26.6		60.2			50.0	43.4	60.2	$12,938	$1,065	$11,850
Calera Middle	Public	6-8	9178 Highway 22	Montevallo	35115	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 728-8737	767	46	16.8	62.5%	277 (36.1%)	330 (43.0%)	108 (14.1%)	12 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.6%)	46.8	235^th of 449 public middle schools	47.7%		41.1	267^th of 439 public middle schools	39.2%	32			29.0	20.8	21.7		48.4			49.0	51.3	57.5	$8,564	$701	$7,844
Thompson Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Warrior Drive	Alabaster	35007	Shelby County	Alabaster City	No	No	No	No	(205) 685-8100	1,444	84	17.2	52.6%	734 (50.8%)	329 (22.8%)	335 (23.2%)	15 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (1.9%)	86.6	44^th of 449 public middle schools	90.2%		80.6	61^st of 439 public middle schools	86.1%	17			54.6	44.6	43.6		77.0			68.7	68.5	77.4	$10,052	$1,307	$8,732
Jemison Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1491 County Road 44	Jemison	35085	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-4840	468	20	23.4	67.3%	224 (47.9%)	39 (8.3%)	190 (40.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)								(n/a)	16.9	13.8	18.1			33.7		39.2	62.3	53.5			$7,068	$1,387	$5,655
Jemison Middle School	Public	7-8	25095 US Hwy 31	Jemison	35085	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-4840	328	20	16.4	72.3%	145 (44.2%)	19 (5.8%)	155 (47.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	26.8	335^th of 449 public middle schools	25.4%		22.3	343^rd of 439 public middle schools	21.9%	8				7.9	20.1		33.3				40.2	43.1	$7,919	$544	$7,348
Helena Middle	Public	6-8	1299 Hillsboro Parkway	Helena	35080	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5300	957	53	18.2	27.5%	667 (69.7%)	147 (15.4%)	100 (10.4%)	13 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (2.8%)	84.8	49^th of 449 public middle schools	89.1%		81.8	57^th of 439 public middle schools	87.0%	8			51.4	48.4	34.9		72.6			69.4	72.2	76.7	$8,076	$681	$7,376
Pelham Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2016 Pelham Park Boulevard	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Pelham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 624-3702	835	45	18.5	46.1%	359 (43.0%)	161 (19.3%)	240 (28.7%)	26 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.6%)	56.5	181^st of 449 public middle schools	59.7%		59.7	153^rd of 439 public middle schools	65.1%	28			30.3	20.9	14.6		58.5			62.1	63.3	61.1
West Blocton Middle School	Public	6-8	4721 Truman Aldrich Pkwy	West Blocton	35184	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 938-2451	387	21	18.4	55.6%	316 (81.7%)	20 (5.2%)	39 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	51.2	212^th of 449 public middle schools	52.8%		46.2	233^rd of 439 public middle schools	46.9%	21			25.0	21.0	22.7		53.3			52.5	63.0	54.7	$8,361	$1,458	$6,887
STAR Program Middle	Public	6-8	2280 Highway 35	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 682-5800																			(n/a)
Columbiana Middle School	Public	6-8	222 Joinertown Road	Columbiana	35051	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6610	428	29	14.6	62.9%	322 (75.2%)	34 (7.9%)	57 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	51	214^th of 449 public middle schools	52.3%		51.1	203^rd of 439 public middle schools	53.8%	11			18.2	24.4	27.9		55.0			50.3	54.5	59.0	$10,167	$908	$9,238

Frequently Asked Questions about Montevallo Middle School

Is Montevallo Middle School a good school?

Montevallo Middle School ranks 234^th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Montevallo Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend Montevallo Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 346 students attended Montevallo Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Montevallo Middle School?

Students at Montevallo Middle School are 40% White, 37% Hispanic, 20% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Montevallo Middle School in?

Shelby County

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