Summary:
Zip code 36451 in Grove Hill, Alabama, is home to just one middle school, Wilson Hall Middle School, which serves grades 5 through 8 with 201 students and is part of the Clarke County district.
For parents considering this school, the most striking takeaway is the stark contrast between subjects. While English proficiency is a relative bright spot—7th graders (62.5%) and 8th graders (54.35%) actually outperform both the district and state averages—mathematics is a serious concern. Proficiency rates in math are critically low across all grades, with a particularly alarming 0% proficiency rate in 6th grade. The school also faces significant challenges related to poverty and attendance: 77.61% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, and the chronic absenteeism rate of 14% is higher than both the district (8.6%) and state (12%) averages. With a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1, resources may be stretched thin.
Despite these hurdles, there are encouraging signs of progress. The school saw dramatic year-over-year improvements in 7th grade English (+18.75 points) and 8th grade English (+19.06 points), as well as a remarkable jump in 8th grade science proficiency from 5.88% to 34.78%. These gains helped the school improve its statewide ranking from the 20th percentile in 2024-2025 to the 30th percentile in 2025-2026. However, math scores remain persistently low, and the volatility in some metrics suggests that small class sizes may make year-to-year comparisons less reliable. Overall, Wilson Hall Middle School shows that it can achieve competitive results in English and science, but addressing the math achievement gap—especially the 6th grade zero-proficiency rate—should be the top priority for the Clarke County district.
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