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Bankhead Middle School

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Bankhead Middle School ranks 111 th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

111^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 75% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Bankhead Middle School is a public middle school in Cordova, Alabama, serving 277 students in grades 5-8. This school stands out as a high-performing institution within the Walker County School District, consistently ranking in the top 25% of Alabama middle schools over the past five years.

Bankhead Middle School's students excel academically, outperforming their peers in the district and state on both mathematics and English language arts assessments. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, 53.25% of Bankhead's 5th-grade students scored proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 32.1% for the Walker County district and 39.31% for the state. The school's special education students also rank in the top 5% of Alabama middle schools for academic performance, indicating strong support and programming for this student population.

Bankhead Middle School's performance is particularly noteworthy when compared to nearby schools. The school consistently outperforms the Curry Middle School and Sumiton Middle School, both within the Walker County School District, as well as the Minor Middle School and Corner Middle School in the neighboring Jefferson County School District. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, Bankhead Middle School has been able to maintain its strong academic performance, suggesting effective strategies and support systems in place to address the needs of this student population.

298

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,419

Per pupil spending ?

44.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

110 School Rd
Cordova, AL 35550-1198

(205) 483-7245

District: Walker County

Feeder schools for Bankhead Middle School:

Elementary:

Cordova Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.9%

African American:

5.0%

Hispanic:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (51% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Walker County

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg40%

Alabama avg44%

111^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Walker County

66^th of 135Walker 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	67.5	111 of 439	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	123 of 442	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	107 of 437	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	92 of 432	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	122 of 440	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	58.9	166 of 437	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	217 of 423	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	65.0	128 of 432	70.4%	★★★★☆
2016	69.2	100 of 432	76.9%	★★★★☆
2015	52.2	187 of 430	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.0	105 of 438	76.0%	★★★★☆
2013	74.8	72 of 436	83.5%	★★★★☆
2012	71.5	102 of 436	76.6%	★★★★☆
2011	56.3	199 of 435	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.8	157 of 435	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.9	111 of 425	73.9%	★★★★☆
2008	74.6	70 of 417	83.2%	★★★★☆
2007	68.3	113 of 412	72.6%	★★★★☆
2006	80.0	48 of 409	88.3%	★★★★☆
2005	67.8	93 of 415	77.6%	★★★★☆
2004	61.4	139 of 407	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	146 of 415	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	175 of 426	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.1	104 of 417	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	85 of 423	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	130 of 415	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	212 of 399	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	236 of 392	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	68.3	87 of 380	77.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	83 of 428	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	119 of 437	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	135 of 410	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.3	47 of 421	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	100 of 415	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	62.3	128 of 396	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	186 of 396	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.5	122 of 349	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	86 of 422	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	102 of 428	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	105 of 419	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	103 of 427	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.2	117 of 418	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.5	112 of 399	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	54.8	171 of 397	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.8	131 of 380	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	82.6	15 of 274	94.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	138 of 377	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	151 of 373	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	136 of 370	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	125 of 376	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	154 of 369	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.0	197 of 343	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.9	267 of 331	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2021)95th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English67%+8 vs state

Mathematics39%+8 vs state

Science39%-3 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, September 22, 2022

A place where the teachers care about their students. They find students' interests and strengths and use that to teach academics. We love being a Bankhead Blue Devil. Close Quote

by a teacher
Thursday, January 25, 2018

Bankhead is a great place to work and learn! Close Quote

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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
Bankhead Middle School	Public	5-8	110 School Rd	Cordova	35550	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 483-7245	298	17	17.5	44.3%	268 (89.9%)	15 (5.0%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	67.5	111^th of 439 public middle schools	74.7%		65.4	123^rd of 442 public middle schools	72.2%	12		53.3	45.8	28.8	27.4		38.7		75.3	71.2	67.8	53.2	$9,419	$1,470	$7,946
Jasper Junior High School	Public	7-8	1501 Viking Drive	Jasper	35501	Walker County	Jasper City	No	No	No	No	(205) 221-9277	467	27	17.5	50.3%	306 (65.5%)	62 (13.3%)	87 (18.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	79.3	67^th of 439 public middle schools	84.7%		79.3	67^th of 442 public middle schools	84.8%					35.5	31.9		59.5				63.3	70.5	$6,596	$232	$6,365
Maddox Intermediate School	Public	4-6	201 Panther Trail	Jasper	35501	Walker County	Jasper City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 384-3230	643	35	18.6	50.4%	392 (61.0%)	104 (16.2%)	116 (18.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)								(n/a)	51.0	51.5	49.2			52.8		64.3	73.6	71.6			$8,476	$1,703	$6,774
Sumiton Middle School	Public	5-8	275 1st St N	Sumiton	35148	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 648-2390	476	24	19.8	64.3%	378 (79.4%)	59 (12.4%)	19 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	23	339^th of 439 public middle schools	22.8%		27.4	328^th of 442 public middle schools	25.8%	11		24.3	14.8	11.9	3.3		24.6		61.7	43.0	44.0	33.9	$9,267	$2,283	$6,980
Oakman Middle School	Public	5-8	142 School St	Oakman	35579	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 622-3611	249	13	19.1	45.4%	230 (92.4%)	14 (5.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	43.8	454^th of 680 public middle schools	33.2%		42.6	248^th of 442 public middle schools	43.9%	206		15.6	29.6	20.0	13.1		33.3		57.8	50.0	62.5	42.6	$8,963	$1,903	$7,056
Curry Middle School	Public	5-8	115 Yellow Jacket Dr	Jasper	35503	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 384-3441	353	20	18.1	55.2%	323 (91.5%)	9 (2.5%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	56	171^st of 439 public middle schools	61.0%		41	263^rd of 442 public middle schools	40.5%	92		13.2	32.0	20.0	28.6		40.7		65.9	61.3	58.8	50.6	$8,584	$712	$7,868
Corner Middle School	Public	5-8	10005 Corner School Road	Warrior	35180	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-3230	437	22	19.6	35.2%	410 (93.8%)	6 (1.4%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	60.7	146^th of 439 public middle schools	66.7%		55.9	172^nd of 442 public middle schools	61.1%	26		30.0	26.7	17.8	27.8		60.8		70.0	63.3	45.8	76.0	$8,519	$1,000	$7,496
Minor Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Hillcrest Rd	Adamsville	35005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-2550	668	37	18.0	76.3%	39 (5.8%)	522 (78.1%)	79 (11.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	22 (3.3%)	9.9	416^th of 439 public middle schools	5.2%		13.4	387^th of 442 public middle schools	12.4%	29			4.7	0.4	1.8		13.1			34.8	23.6	25.4	$9,755	$2,820	$6,914

Frequently Asked Questions about Bankhead Middle School

What district is Bankhead Middle School in?

Walker County

Is Bankhead Middle School a good school?

Bankhead Middle School ranks 111^th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bankhead Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 298 students attended Bankhead Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Bankhead Middle School?

Students at Bankhead Middle School are 90% White, 5% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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