Summary:
In zip code 35650, there is exactly one middle school, Moulton Middle School, serving grades 5 through 8 in the Moulton, AL area with an enrollment of 505 students.
Moulton Middle School is part of the Lawrence County district, which holds a 1-star district rating and ranks 99th out of 139 districts in Alabama. The school itself earns a 2-star rating and ranks 292nd out of 443 Alabama middle schools, placing it in the lower half statewide. Its strongest academic area is 8th-grade Science, where 46.22% of students are proficient—well above the district average of 39.34% and approaching the state average of 54.12%. English scores are generally within 5-10 points of state averages across all grades, with 5th-grade English at 67.26% proficiency versus the state's 69.53%. However, Mathematics is a significant weakness, particularly in 7th grade, where only 7.26% of students are proficient compared to the state average of 24.46%. This dramatic drop from 6th-grade math (27.93%) suggests a possible transition issue or curriculum challenge, and the district average is similarly low (7.61%), indicating this is a district-wide concern rather than a school-specific problem.
Despite the math struggles, Moulton Middle School consistently outperforms its district average in most subjects and grades, such as 8th-grade math (16.81% vs. 9.01%) and 8th-grade science (46.22% vs. 39.34%). The school serves a high-poverty population, with 53.47% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, and has a chronic absenteeism rate of 13.0%, slightly above the state average of 12.0%. Per-student spending is $6,763, and the student-teacher ratio is 20.2:1. Year-over-year math trends are mixed: 5th and 6th grades improved (especially 6th grade, jumping from 18.64% to 27.93%), but 7th and 8th grades declined. The school's state ranking has remained stable over three years (292nd in both 2024-2025 and 2025-2026), suggesting it is holding steady but not closing the achievement gap with higher-performing schools.
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