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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 36502

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278

Students

Top rankedEscambia County Middle School389^th of 439 Alabama middle schools

Summary:

There is only one middle school located in the 36502 zip code - Escambia County Middle School. This school serves students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Escambia County school district.

Escambia County Middle School is ranked 389 out of 439 Alabama middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has consistently low test scores compared to county and state averages across various subjects and grade levels, with only 8.05% of 6th graders proficient or better in Mathematics in 2024-2025, compared to 23.99% in the county and 33.97% statewide. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 14.8% for the 2023-2024 school year and a high percentage of students (93.89%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-need student population.

The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $9,212, which is below the state average, and the student-teacher ratio is 15.4, slightly lower than the state average. These factors suggest that the school may be struggling to provide a high-quality education to its students, and targeted interventions and support may be necessary to improve the school's academic performance and overall outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Escambia County Middle School	Public	6-8	1565 Highway 21	Atmore	36502	Escambia County	Escambia County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 368-9105	278	16	17.3	89.6%	34 (12.2%)	225 (80.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.7%)	13.8	389^th of 439 public middle schools	11.4%		23	346^th of 442 public middle schools	21.7%	43	8.1	16.4	3.0	12.0	23.0	34.8	14.9	$9,212	$1,878	$7,308

Cities Near Zip Code 36502

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Atmore	0.45 mi	5	276^th
Perdido	8.24 mi	1	132^nd
Flomaton	12.55 mi	4	75^th
Brewton	18.81 mi	5	61^st
Bay Minette	19.07 mi	6	189^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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