Summary:
Zip code 35772 is home to just one middle school, Stevenson Middle School, which serves grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 235 students in the small town of Stevenson, Alabama, within the Jackson County school district.
For parents considering this school, the most important takeaway is that Stevenson Middle School shows a clear pattern of strong early middle school performance that fades by the upper grades. In 5th grade, students outperform state averages in math (47.95% proficient vs. 39.06% statewide) and essentially match state levels in English (69.86% vs. 69.53%). However, by 8th grade, math proficiency plummets to just 12.07%—a staggering 14.3 points below the state average—and English falls to 52.63%, also below state norms. Science in 8th grade is a relative weakness at 50% proficiency, trailing the district by 11.6 points. The school's overall ranking has slipped from the 57th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 38th percentile in 2025-2026, reflecting this downward academic trajectory.
On a more positive note, the school has better chronic absenteeism (10.8%) than both the district (12.7%) and state (12.0%), and its 5th grade results prove students can achieve at or above state levels despite 61.28% of the student body qualifying for free/reduced lunch. The student-teacher ratio is 18:1, and per-student spending is $8,766. The most concerning data point is the dramatic year-over-year swing in 8th grade math—from 43.28% proficient in 2024-2025 to just 12.07% in 2025-2026—which suggests either significant cohort differences or instructional changes that warrant investigation. Overall, Stevenson Middle School offers a solid foundation in early middle school but struggles to maintain academic momentum through 7th and 8th grades, making targeted interventions in upper-grade math and English critical for reversing the current downward trend.
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