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Sumiton Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

358^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 20% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Sumiton Middle School in Sumiton, AL, serves 476 students in grades 5 through 8 and is part of the Walker County school district. The school has experienced a significant decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade, dropping from the 54th percentile in 2016-2017 to the 21st percentile for the 2025-2026 school year.

The most pressing concern at Sumiton Middle is mathematics achievement, particularly in 8th grade. Only 4.67% of 8th graders were proficient in math in the 2025-2026 school year, compared to district and state averages of 20.54% and 26.36%, respectively. This represents a sharp decline from 18.26% proficiency just four years earlier. Nearby Bankhead Middle School, located just over 7 miles away, boasts an 86th percentile ranking and 36.84% math proficiency, while Curry Middle School and Oakman Middle School also outperform Sumiton in this subject. The school's English scores are comparatively stronger—5th-grade English proficiency reached 60.19%—and 8th-grade science (31.78%) is the school's best subject, though still below state averages.

There are positive signs worth noting. Sumiton has made remarkable progress in reducing chronic absenteeism, dropping from 27.3% in 2021-2022 to just 5.3% in 2024-2025—now better than both district (11.0%) and state (12.0%) averages. With 64.29% of students receiving free/reduced lunch, this attendance improvement suggests strong family engagement. However, these gains have not yet translated into academic improvement. The school's leadership faces an urgent need to focus on mathematics instruction, particularly in upper grades, to reverse the downward trend and better serve its students.

476

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,983

Per pupil spending ?

64.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

275 1st St N
Sumiton, AL 35148

(205) 648-2390

District: Walker County

Students who attend Sumiton Middle School usually attend:

High:

Dora High School

Feeder schools for Sumiton Middle School:

Elementary:

Sumiton Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.4%

African American:

12.4%

Hispanic:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (30% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg43%

Alabama avg47%

358^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Walker County

72^nd of 140Walker 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	21.0	358 of 449	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.0	339 of 439	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	328 of 442	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	276 of 437	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	279 of 432	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	252 of 440	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	252 of 437	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	284 of 423	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.3	197 of 432	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.4	226 of 432	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.1	216 of 430	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.9	144 of 438	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.9	83 of 436	81.0%	★★★★☆
2012	76.6	69 of 436	84.2%	★★★★☆
2011	78.9	57 of 435	86.9%	★★★★☆
2010	64.9	146 of 435	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.9	130 of 425	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.9	196 of 417	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.8	117 of 412	71.6%	★★★★☆
2006	50.5	202 of 409	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	34.1	297 of 415	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	44.1	237 of 407	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	151 of 269	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.1	181 of 259	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	126 of 269	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	123 of 263	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.3	144 of 271	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	126 of 266	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.7	132 of 252	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	115 of 247	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	38.7	118 of 205	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	356 of 427	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	339 of 415	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	313 of 426	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	243 of 417	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	274 of 423	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	260 of 415	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	242 of 399	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	280 of 392	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	49.9	190 of 380	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	328 of 438	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.4	317 of 428	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	306 of 437	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	260 of 410	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	241 of 421	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.8	206 of 415	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	187 of 396	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.6	229 of 396	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.2	144 of 349	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	318 of 426	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	318 of 422	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	317 of 428	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	280 of 419	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	264 of 427	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	226 of 418	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	223 of 399	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	253 of 397	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.1	163 of 380	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	243 of 269	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.9	140 of 271	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	246 of 281	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	263 of 281	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	195 of 256	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.2	142 of 274	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	148 of 254	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	140 of 223	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.7	60 of 195	69.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	8.1	353 of 359	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.5	350 of 377	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	336 of 373	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	308 of 370	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	312 of 376	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	264 of 369	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	269 of 343	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	303 of 331	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	32.0	173 of 247	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)44th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English44%-16 vs state

Science32%-22 vs state

Mathematics15%-16 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 (2023)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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%)	21	358^th of 449 public middle schools	20.3%		23	339^th of 439 public middle schools	22.8%	19		23.2	19.1	12.3	4.7		31.8		60.2	41.8	36.1	37.4	$12,983	$2,834	$10,113
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%)	80.1	63^rd of 449 public middle schools	86.0%		67.5	111^th of 439 public middle schools	74.7%	48		17.7	56.2	31.4	36.8		75.4		72.6	75.3	58.8	70.2	$12,688	$2,834	$9,818
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%)	49.3	227^th of 449 public middle schools	49.4%		60.7	146^th of 439 public middle schools	66.7%	81		45.9	21.2	12.7	13.6		61.8		69.4	58.6	61.9	57.3	$10,447	$1,192	$9,239
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%)	76.5	81^st of 449 public middle schools	82.0%		79.3	67^th of 439 public middle schools	84.7%	14				31.9	33.2		65.2				69.6	67.1	$8,883	$821	$8,059
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%)	12.4	407^th of 449 public middle schools	9.4%		9.9	416^th of 439 public middle schools	5.2%	9			2.4	2.9	0.0		31.3			32.8	35.2	33.3	$11,865	$4,365	$7,484
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)	58.9	35.7	51.7			67.1		70.6	67.2	68.6			$11,096	$3,058	$8,035
North Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	8350 WarriorKimberly Rd	Kimberly	35091	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-4000	669	33	20.0	34.8%	559 (83.6%)	72 (10.8%)	26 (3.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	74	89^th of 449 public middle schools	80.2%		72.4	93^rd of 439 public middle schools	78.8%	4			46.2	34.2	31.0		64.4			65.4	64.4	66.3	$9,228	$1,071	$8,142
Bragg Middle School	Public	6-8	840 Hazels Way	Gardendale	35071	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-2600	731	40	18.2	45.8%	402 (55.0%)	250 (34.2%)	60 (8.2%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	70.9	101^st of 449 public middle schools	77.5%		66	115^th of 439 public middle schools	73.8%	14			38.1	18.6	36.2		74.1			69.7	60.0	69.4	$9,723	$950	$8,756
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%)	52.9	205^th of 449 public middle schools	54.3%		56	171^st of 439 public middle schools	61.0%	34		36.8	36.8	12.2	25.9		60.0		72.1	56.3	51.4	57.7	$10,223	$1,393	$8,793
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%)	43.5	252^nd of 449 public middle schools	43.9%		43.8	252^nd of 439 public middle schools	42.6%			55.4	15.3	18.2	17.2		53.1		64.3	52.5	52.7	56.3	$10,876	$2,133	$8,707

Frequently Asked Questions about Sumiton Middle School

What high school do graduates of Sumiton Middle School attend?

Students who attend Sumiton Middle School usually go on to attend Dora High School

Is Sumiton Middle School a good school?

Sumiton Middle School ranks in the bottom 20.3% of Alabama middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Sumiton Middle School?

Students at Sumiton Middle School are 79% White, 12% African American, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Sumiton Middle School in?

Walker County

How many students attend Sumiton Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended Sumiton Middle School.

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