Summary:
Zip code 35120 in Odenville, Alabama, is home to just one middle school, Odenville Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 534 students within the St Clair County school district.
For parents considering this school, the most important takeaway is that Odenville Middle shows a very mixed academic picture with significant strengths and weaknesses. The school’s biggest bright spot is 8th grade Science, where 55.49% of students are proficient—actually beating both the district (52.75%) and state (54.12%) averages. Eighth grade English is also close to the state average at 57.32% proficiency. However, mathematics is a serious concern across every grade level. In 2025-2026, only 10.4% of 6th graders, 6.98% of 7th graders, and 10.43% of 8th graders met math proficiency standards—all far below state averages that range from 24% to 35%. The 7th grade English score also dropped dramatically from 57.74% to 33.72% in just one year, which is a red flag worth investigating. On the positive side, 8th grade Science proficiency more than doubled from 29.38% to 55.49% year-over-year, suggesting possible curriculum improvements or a strong teacher effect.
Demographically, 53.75% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a majority low-income population. Chronic absenteeism is 11.6%, which is actually below the state average of 12.0%, so attendance is not a major barrier. The student-teacher ratio is 21.8:1, and per-student spending was $7,776 (from 2018-2019 data). Overall, Odenville Middle ranks in the bottom third of Alabama middle schools (around the 31st percentile). While the school shows pockets of excellence, particularly in 8th grade Science, the persistent and severe math deficits—combined with volatile English scores—suggest that instructional consistency and math intervention should be top priorities for parents and administrators alike.
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