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The lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Jefferson County, Alabama

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Jefferson County, Alabama, drawn from 30 qualifying public middle schools. Jones Valley Middle School leads the list at 11.6%, against a median of 22.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Jefferson County, Alabama

Best % Proficient

11.6%

Median % Proficient

22.0%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Jones Valley Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	85.8%	465	11.6%
2	Wilkerson Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	88.0%	424	11.8%
3	Smith Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	86.3%	336	12.0%
4	WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	84.2%	184	12.6%
5	Erwin Middle School	Center Point, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	82.1%	585	13.4%
6	Bessemer City Middle School	Bessemer, AL	Bessemer City	Middle	84.4%	616	13.9%
7	C J Donald Middle School	Fairfield, AL	Fairfield City	Middle	87.0%	316	14.0%
8	Bush Hills STEAM Academy	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	85.4%	370	14.6%
9	Minor Middle School	Adamsville, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	76.3%	668	14.7%
10	Huffman Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	79.4%	384	14.8%
11	ClayChalkville Middle School	Trussville, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	72.5%	952	16.6%
12	Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	87.9%	330	17.6%
13	Rutledge School	Midfield, AL	Midfield City	Middle	90.3%	288	17.9%
14	Green Acres Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	84.5%	309	20.0%
15	Irondale Middle School	Irondale, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	74.7%	430	21.4%
16	Hueytown Middle School	Hueytown, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	72.3%	755	22.6%
17	Rudd Middle School	Pinson, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	71.3%	648	22.9%
18	i3 Academy Phase 2	Birmingham, AL	i3 Academy	Middle	73.0%	400	23.7%
19	McAdory Middle School	McCalla, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	58.3%	841	26.1%
20	Leeds Middle School	Leeds, AL	Leeds City	Middle	50.9%	452	40.7%
21	Corner Middle School	Warrior, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	35.2%	437	47.2%
22	Bragg Middle School	Gardendale, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	45.8%	731	47.7%
23	North Jefferson Middle School	Kimberly, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	34.8%	669	50.6%
24	Ira F Simmons Middle School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Middle	44.3%	860	63.3%
25	HewittTrussville Middle School	Trussville, AL	Trussville City	Middle	16.4%	1,163	67.3%
26	Homewood Middle School	Homewood, AL	Homewood City	Middle	28.3%	1,000	72.8%
27	Liberty Park Middle School	Vestavia, AL	Vestavia Hills City	Middle	9.7%	514	76.9%
28	Pizitz Middle School	Vestavia, AL	Vestavia Hills City	Middle	10.2%	1,131	81.8%
29	Mountain Brook Junior High School	Mountain Brook, AL	Mountain Brook City	Middle	3.3%	1,005	81.9%
30	Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School	Pleasant Grove, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	38.3%	345	90.8%

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