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Moody Junior High School

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Moody Junior High School ranks 234 th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

234^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 47% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Moody Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Moody, Alabama, with 367 students. The school is part of the St Clair County school district, which is ranked 62 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Moody Junior High School's performance is generally below the county and state averages across subjects and grade levels, particularly in mathematics where proficiency rates are consistently below 25%. However, the school performs better in English language arts, with 7th and 8th grade proficiency rates around 50-60%. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates and a high proportion of students from low-income families, with 44.13% to 52.87% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Springville Middle School and Duran Junior High School, both also part of the St Clair County district, Moody Junior High School's performance is generally lower. Schools in other nearby districts, such as Trussville City and Leeds City, also tend to outperform Moody Junior High School. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past several years, suggesting its performance may be declining relative to other middle schools in Alabama.

373

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,058

Per pupil spending ?

45.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 High School Drive
Moody, AL 35004

(205) 640-2040

District: St Clair County

Students who attend Moody Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Moody High School

Feeder schools for Moody Junior High School:

Elementary:

Moody Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.7%

African American:

12.9%

Hispanic:

9.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of St Clair County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg37%

Alabama avg40%

234^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the St Clair County

62^nd of 135St 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	234 of 439	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	196 of 442	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	143 of 437	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	141 of 432	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	170 of 440	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.7	106 of 437	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	89 of 423	79.0%	★★★★☆
2017	59.5	150 of 432	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.3	89 of 432	79.4%	★★★★☆
2015	61.8	133 of 430	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.2	113 of 438	74.2%	★★★★☆
2013	55.9	214 of 436	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.2	192 of 436	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.9	198 of 435	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.5	159 of 435	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.2	139 of 425	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.0	126 of 417	69.8%	★★★★☆
2007	62.2	150 of 412	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.6	75 of 409	81.7%	★★★★☆
2005	74.0	67 of 415	83.9%	★★★★☆
2004	66.6	114 of 407	72.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	110 of 259	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	106 of 269	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	91 of 263	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	68 of 271	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	51.1	97 of 266	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	57 of 252	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	49 of 247	80.2%	★★★★☆
2017	74.9	30 of 205	85.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	116 of 117	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	187 of 415	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	190 of 426	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	134 of 417	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	151 of 423	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	187 of 415	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.5	82 of 399	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	69 of 392	82.4%	★★★★☆
2017	61.2	122 of 380	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	151 of 173	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.5	78 of 164	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	41 of 166	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	60.2	53 of 157	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	53 of 154	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	29 of 124	76.6%	★★★★☆
2017	56.3	38 of 108	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	301 of 428	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	241 of 437	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.4	136 of 410	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	240 of 421	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	246 of 415	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.0	119 of 396	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	51 of 396	87.1%	★★★★☆
2017	40.9	212 of 349	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	256 of 422	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	179 of 428	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	158 of 419	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.2	151 of 427	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.0	156 of 418	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	114 of 399	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	100 of 397	74.8%	★★★★☆
2017	52.9	165 of 380	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	81 of 92	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	49 of 78	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	34 of 60	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	151 of 271	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	119 of 281	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	83 of 281	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	34 of 256	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	34.9	189 of 274	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	140 of 254	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.6	86 of 223	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.9	53 of 195	72.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	228 of 377	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	207 of 373	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	159 of 370	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	169 of 376	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.8	179 of 369	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	113 of 343	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	103 of 331	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	35.5	150 of 247	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)58th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile~ school

White (2025)40th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile-34 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile-35 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English52%-4 vs state

Science37%-5 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 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
Moody Junior High School	Public	7-8	600 High School Drive	Moody	35004	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	No	(205) 640-2040	373	19	20.0	45.3%	260 (69.7%)	48 (12.9%)	37 (9.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.2%)	46.2	234^th of 439 public middle schools	46.7%		52.2	196^th of 442 public middle schools	55.7%	38				22.2	14.3		36.9				50.5	52.7	$7,058	$54	$6,993
Moody Middle School	Public	4-6	696 High School Drive	Moody	35004	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	No	(205) 640-2190	573	24	23.8	46.8%	401 (70.0%)	64 (11.2%)	60 (10.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.3%)								(n/a)	49.7	23.6	44.6			46.4		69.4	68.5	66.7			$7,756	$1,659	$6,086
Odenville Middle School	Public	6-8	100 First Avenue	Odenville	35120	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 413-1407	534	24	21.8	53.7%	355 (66.5%)	113 (21.2%)	39 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.3%)	30.7	311^th of 439 public middle schools	29.2%		34.1	299^th of 442 public middle schools	32.4%	12			13.8	7.1	6.2		29.4			47.7	57.7	42.1	$7,776	$888	$6,877
Leeds Middle School	Public	6-8	1771 Whitmire Street	Leeds	35094	Jefferson County	Leeds City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 699-4505	452	27	16.7	50.9%	256 (56.6%)	113 (25.0%)	77 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	51.8	194^th of 439 public middle schools	55.8%		50.6	204^th of 442 public middle schools	53.8%	10			23.2	14.5	29.3		49.7			42.6	52.0	69.2	$10,345	$1,367	$8,979
HewittTrussville Middle School	Public	6-8	5275 Trussville Clay Road	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 228-3700	1,163	65	18.0	16.4%	854 (73.4%)	184 (15.8%)	54 (4.6%)	38 (3.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.6%)	92.7	26^th of 439 public middle schools	94.1%		93.3	23^rd of 442 public middle schools	94.8%	3			55.2	55.8	52.7		73.0			77.2	76.7	77.9	$8,729	$744	$7,613
Duran Junior High School	Public	7-8	309 Williamson Drive	Pell City	35125	St. Clair County	Pell City	No	No	No	No	(205) 338-2825	601	32	18.7	58.9%	445 (74.0%)	89 (14.8%)	30 (5.0%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.5%)	46.4	232^nd of 439 public middle schools	47.2%		48.4	218^th of 442 public middle schools	50.7%	14				17.7	18.1		36.5				51.6	54.0	$9,403	$973	$8,421
ClayChalkville Middle School	Public	6-8	6700 TrussvilleClay Rd	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3100	952	59	16.1	72.5%	72 (7.6%)	750 (78.8%)	95 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.4%)	12.3	401^st of 439 public middle schools	8.7%		15	377^th of 442 public middle schools	14.7%	24			3.5	8.5	2.4		13.7			26.1	35.8	27.5	$8,115	$1,388	$6,712
Williams Intermediate School	Public	4-7	2000 Hardwick Road	Pell City	35128	St. Clair County	Pell City	No	No	No	No	(205) 338-4949	598	31	19.2	62.0%	459 (76.8%)	90 (15.1%)	20 (3.3%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)								(n/a)		35.3	36.7						71.2	54.3			$7,959	$996	$6,953
Springville Middle School	Public	5-8	6691 U S Highway 11	Springville	35146	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	No	(205) 467-2740	723	35	20.9	28.4%	625 (86.4%)	53 (7.3%)	22 (3.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	72.5	92^nd of 439 public middle schools	79.0%		80.1	64^th of 442 public middle schools	85.5%	28		54.6	46.4	36.4	32.1		37.4		65.1	72.5	69.0	57.5	$8,767	$1,830	$6,926
Irondale Middle School	Public	6-8	6200 Old Leeds Road	Irondale	35210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3800	430	27	15.9	74.7%	37 (8.6%)	227 (52.8%)	150 (34.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	17.6	372^nd of 439 public middle schools	15.3%		14.7	378^th of 442 public middle schools	14.5%	6			7.1	2.6	1.3		20.0			42.2	39.3	38.3	$9,209	$1,936	$7,250

Frequently Asked Questions about Moody Junior High School

What district is Moody Junior High School in?

St Clair County

How many students attend Moody Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 373 students attended Moody Junior High School.

Is Moody Junior High School a good school?

Moody Junior High School ranks 234^th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Moody Junior High School?

Students at Moody Junior High School are 70% White, 13% African American, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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

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

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2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 27, 2025

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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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