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Deshler Middle School

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Deshler Middle School ranks 193 rd of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

193^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 56% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Deshler Middle School is a public middle school located in Tuscumbia, Alabama, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 345 students. The school is part of the Tuscumbia City School District, which is ranked 41 out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Deshler Middle School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average in academic assessments across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Summative Assessment/Mathematics ranged from 18.25% to 25.69%, compared to the state average of 24.08% to 33.97%. Similarly, in Summative Assessment/English, Deshler's proficiency rates ranged from 47.71% to 65.63%, while the state average was 54.48% to 56.81%. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.5% to 19.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state's average. Additionally, Deshler Middle School has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 70.43% to 70.77% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, notably higher than the state average.

When comparing Deshler Middle School to nearby schools, such as Russellville Middle School, Hibbett School, Florence Middle School, and Muscle Shoals Middle School, Deshler consistently underperforms in academic assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Muscle Shoals Middle School had significantly higher proficiency rates in Summative Assessment/Mathematics (38.03% to 68.84%) and Summative Assessment/English (69.67% to 79%) compared to Deshler. Deshler Middle School's spending per student ($8,663 in 2018-2019) is also lower than the nearby schools, which may contribute to the school's academic challenges.

336

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,663

Per pupil spending ?

51.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

598 N High St
Tuscumbia, AL 35674-1399

(256) 389-2920

District: Tuscumbia City

Students who attend Deshler Middle School usually attend:

High:

Deshler High School

Feeder schools for Deshler Middle School:

Elementary:	G W Trenholm Primary School
	R E Thompson Intermediate School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.3%

African American:

24.4%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Alabama median (56th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Alabama avg42%

193^rd of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

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

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st of 135Tuscumbia 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	52.0	193 of 439	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	165 of 442	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	213 of 437	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	246 of 432	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	257 of 440	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.4	164 of 437	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	177 of 423	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.4	222 of 432	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.7	253 of 432	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.3	282 of 430	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.8	279 of 438	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.7	262 of 436	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.3	219 of 436	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.8	174 of 435	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.8	171 of 435	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.0	144 of 425	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.3	207 of 417	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.7	180 of 412	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.5	156 of 409	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.7	114 of 415	72.5%	★★★★☆
2004	69.2	103 of 407	74.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	84 of 259	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.9	179 of 269	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	122 of 263	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.1	171 of 271	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	187 of 266	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	136 of 252	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	130 of 247	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.5	179 of 205	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	199 of 415	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	143 of 426	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.0	262 of 417	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	237 of 423	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	273 of 415	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.7	124 of 399	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	147 of 392	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.0	158 of 380	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	222 of 428	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	223 of 437	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	220 of 410	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	304 of 421	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	306 of 415	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.1	166 of 396	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	203 of 396	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.1	242 of 349	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	180 of 422	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	189 of 428	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	146 of 419	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.3	258 of 427	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	231 of 418	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	172 of 399	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	192 of 397	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.6	228 of 380	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	25 of 92	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	13.8	71 of 72	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	59 of 60	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	104 of 271	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	128 of 281	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.9	170 of 281	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	129 of 256	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.5	206 of 274	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	47.1	89 of 195	54.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	176 of 377	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	109 of 373	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	50.8	158 of 370	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	200 of 376	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	204 of 369	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.3	118 of 343	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	148 of 331	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.9	138 of 247	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)73rd percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)68th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

White (2025)53rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English57%~ state avg

Science47%+5 vs state

Mathematics21%-7 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
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
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
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 Deshler Middle School

How many students attend Deshler Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Deshler Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Deshler Middle School?

Students at Deshler Middle School are 64% White, 24% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

Is Deshler Middle School a good school?

Deshler Middle School ranks 193^rd of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Deshler Middle School in?

Tuscumbia City

What high school do graduates of Deshler Middle School attend?

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

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