Summary:
Zip code 36051 is home to a single public school, Marbury Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Autauga County district, with an enrollment of 422 students and a moderate level of economic diversity (40% free/reduced lunch).
As the only school in this area, Marbury Middle School presents a mixed but encouraging academic profile. Its biggest strength is English Language Arts, where it consistently beats the state average across all grades. The 8th grade is particularly impressive, with a 70.54% proficiency rate—a full 12 points above the state—and a dramatic 16-point improvement from the prior year. Science also shows a remarkable upward swing, jumping over 22 points to 52.71% proficiency, though it still trails the state slightly. The school’s overall state ranking has improved over three years, now sitting at the 67th percentile (147th out of 443 Alabama middle schools) with a 3-star rating. However, math tells a different story: while 6th graders outperform the state (37.14% vs. 35.22%), proficiency plummets in 7th and 8th grades, falling to 27.05% and 21.71% respectively—both well below state averages. This "6th grade peak" suggests a potential curriculum or instruction gap in upper-level math.
Operationally, the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1, which could impact individualized attention. Chronic absenteeism (11.3%) is slightly better than the state average (12.0%) but worse than the district (9.4%). Per-student spending is $7,989, though this data is from 2018-2019. Compared to its district, the school mirrors some strengths (like 7th-grade English) but shows more extreme swings—excelling far beyond the district in 8th-grade English (70.54% vs. 56.53%) while falling further behind in 8th-grade math (21.71% vs. 28.85%). Overall, this is a school on the rise with clear strengths in literacy and science, but math intervention in the upper grades is critical for continued success.
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