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Odenville Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
304th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 443 Alabama Middle Schools
Better than 31% of Alabama middle schools
Summary

Odenville Middle School serves 534 students in grades 6-8 in the St Clair County district, located in Odenville, Alabama, where about 54% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most significant concern for parents is mathematics proficiency, which is critically low across all grade levels. In the most recent school year, only 10.4% of 6th graders, 7.0% of 7th graders, and 10.4% of 8th graders met grade-level expectations in math—roughly 20-25 percentage points below state averages. This is a systemic issue affecting every grade, not just one cohort. By comparison, nearby Springville Middle School (8 miles away) has math proficiency rates of 29-40%, and Ashville Middle School (12.4 miles away) ranges from 31-42%. Even Moody Junior High School (5.9 miles away) has math proficiency roughly double Odenville's rates. The school has declined from a 4-star to a 2-star rating over the past decade, dropping from the 76th to the 31st percentile statewide. English performance is mixed—8th grade English is near state averages (57.3% proficient), but 7th grade English dropped dramatically to 33.7% proficiency.

There are some encouraging signs. Chronic absenteeism improved significantly, falling from 20% to 11.6% in one year—now below the state average. Special education students improved from the 19th to the 46th percentile statewide, and 8th grade science proficiency (55.5%) actually exceeds state averages. The school's student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1 is higher than most comparable schools, which may impact individualized instruction. Parents should ask the school leadership about their math intervention strategies and what's working in science instruction, while also noting that the school's performance gap with same-district peers suggests school-specific factors are driving the challenges.

534
Students ?
21.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$7,776
Per pupil spending ?
53.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 100 First Avenue
       Odenville, AL  35120

(205) 629-2280

District: St Clair County


Students who attend Odenville Middle School usually attend:

High:    Saint Clair County High School

Feeder schools for Odenville Middle School:

Elementary:    Margaret Elementary
    Odenville Elementary School
    Odenville Intermediate School
Racial breakdown:

White:
66.5%
African American:
21.2%
Hispanic:
7.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Alabama average (32% vs 44% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2016
!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the Alabama average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school32%
District avg41%
Alabama avg44%
304th of 443
Alabama public middle schools ?
Bottom 31%▼ down 33 pts since 2016
From top 36% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 4Middle Schools in the St Clair County
69th of 139St Clair 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202632.5304 of 44331.4%★★☆☆☆
202530.7311 of 43929.2%★☆☆☆☆
202434.1299 of 44232.4%★★☆☆☆
202338.6270 of 43738.2%★★☆☆☆
202240.0262 of 43239.4%★★☆☆☆
202149.6211 of 44052.0%★★★☆☆
201964.2132 of 43769.8%★★★★☆
201870.1109 of 42374.2%★★★★☆
201768.3104 of 43275.9%★★★★☆
201659.5154 of 43264.4%★★★☆☆
201557.5159 of 43063.0%★★★☆☆
201465.2122 of 43872.1%★★★★☆
201364.2145 of 43666.7%★★★☆☆
201262.2163 of 43662.6%★★★☆☆
201163.0166 of 43561.8%★★★☆☆
201067.6127 of 43570.8%★★★★☆
200970.0102 of 42576.0%★★★★☆
200869.997 of 41776.7%★★★★☆
200774.475 of 41281.8%★★★★☆
200674.268 of 40983.4%★★★★☆
200565.4106 of 41574.5%★★★★☆
200469.599 of 40775.7%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202633.3175 of 26634.2%★★☆☆☆
202524.7211 of 25918.5%★☆☆☆☆
202421.3239 of 26911.2%★☆☆☆☆
202333.1174 of 26333.8%★★☆☆☆
202232.0188 of 27130.6%★★☆☆☆
202143.0119 of 26655.3%★★★☆☆
201954.390 of 25264.3%★★★☆☆
201862.863 of 24774.5%★★★★☆
201760.350 of 20575.6%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202637.1268 of 42236.5%★★☆☆☆
202535.8278 of 41533.0%★★☆☆☆
202438.5271 of 42636.4%★★☆☆☆
202340.6251 of 41739.8%★★☆☆☆
202244.7232 of 42345.2%★★☆☆☆
202147.3215 of 41548.2%★★☆☆☆
201963.1116 of 39970.9%★★★★☆
201870.4100 of 39274.5%★★★★☆
201768.586 of 38077.4%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202536.6106 of 17338.7%★★☆☆☆
202432.8108 of 16434.1%★★☆☆☆
202342.686 of 16648.2%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202630.8303 of 43229.9%★★☆☆☆
202530.2313 of 42826.9%★☆☆☆☆
202434.0295 of 43732.5%★★☆☆☆
202345.5216 of 41047.3%★★☆☆☆
202244.3224 of 42146.8%★★☆☆☆
202151.5189 of 41554.5%★★★☆☆
201963.0124 of 39668.7%★★★☆☆
201867.5107 of 39673.0%★★★★☆
201759.6105 of 34969.9%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202627.3309 of 42126.6%★☆☆☆☆
202526.5311 of 42226.3%★☆☆☆☆
202430.6300 of 42829.9%★★☆☆☆
202337.4264 of 41937.0%★★☆☆☆
202236.0276 of 42735.4%★★☆☆☆
202150.9183 of 41856.2%★★★☆☆
201963.0124 of 39968.9%★★★☆☆
201868.4106 of 39773.3%★★★★☆
201764.2112 of 38070.5%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202633.194 of 14535.2%★★☆☆☆
202522.379 of 9214.1%★☆☆☆☆
202424.862 of 7820.5%★☆☆☆☆
202322.364 of 7211.1%★☆☆☆☆
202217.652 of 6013.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202640.6143 of 26646.2%★★☆☆☆
202529.1222 of 27118.1%★☆☆☆☆
202428.4228 of 28118.9%★☆☆☆☆
202337.2167 of 28140.6%★★☆☆☆
202243.7123 of 25652.0%★★★☆☆
202163.750 of 27481.8%★★★★☆
201969.339 of 25484.6%★★★★☆
201857.069 of 22369.1%★★★★☆
201752.065 of 19566.7%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202625.4286 of 35519.4%★☆☆☆☆
202527.5294 of 37722.0%★☆☆☆☆
202430.3274 of 37326.5%★☆☆☆☆
202332.3255 of 37031.1%★★☆☆☆
202235.7244 of 37635.1%★★☆☆☆
202140.2211 of 36942.8%★★☆☆☆
201948.9150 of 34356.3%★★★☆☆
201854.2129 of 33161.0%★★★☆☆
201751.488 of 24764.4%★★★☆☆
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)
Special Education (2026)46th percentile+15 vs school
Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+10 vs school
Female (2026)36th percentile+5 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)35th percentile+4 vs school
African American (2026)34th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile~ school
Male (2026)27th percentile-5 vs school
White (2026)19th percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?
Science55%~ state avg
English47%-10 vs state
Mathematics9%-19 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Odenville Middle School

In the 2024-25 school year, 534 students attended Odenville Middle School.

Students at Odenville Middle School are 66% White, 21% African American, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Odenville Middle School ranks 304th of 443 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Odenville Middle School usually go on to attend Saint Clair County High School

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Latest Alabama data All new data »
2025–26 Summative Assessment scoresAug 14, 2026
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


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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