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

260 public middle schools in Alabama appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Bellingrath Middle School leads the list at 8.0%, against a median of 40.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

260

Alabama

Best % Proficient

8.0%

Median % Proficient

40.8%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Bellingrath Middle School	Montgomery, AL	Montgomery County	Middle	87.5%	583	8.0%
2	Tipton Durant Middle School	Selma, AL	Dallas County	Middle	92.6%	176	8.8%
3	Southlawn Middle School	Montgomery, AL	Montgomery County	Middle	86.0%	494	10.0%
4	Capitol Heights Middle School	Montgomery, AL	Montgomery County	Middle	85.3%	593	11.0%
5	Jones Valley Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	85.8%	465	11.6%
6	Goodwyn Middle School	Montgomery, AL	Montgomery County	Middle	82.1%	717	11.7%
7	Wilkerson Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	88.0%	424	11.8%
8	Smith Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	86.3%	336	12.0%
9	Pillans Middle School	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	Middle	89.8%	440	12.0%
10	WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	84.2%	184	12.6%
11	Acceleration Preparatory Academy	MOBILE, AL	MAEF Public Charter Schools	Middle	83.5%	322	13.2%
12	Erwin Middle School	Center Point, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	82.1%	585	13.4%
13	Robert Brown Middle School	Eutaw, AL	Greene County	Middle	90.0%	309	13.8%
14	Bessemer City Middle School	Bessemer, AL	Bessemer City	Middle	84.4%	616	13.9%
15	C J Donald Middle School	Fairfield, AL	Fairfield City	Middle	87.0%	316	14.0%
16	Anniston Middle School	Anniston, AL	Anniston City	Middle	81.5%	357	14.2%
17	Bush Hills STEAM Academy	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	85.4%	370	14.6%
18	Minor Middle School	Adamsville, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	76.3%	668	14.7%
19	Huffman Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	79.4%	384	14.8%
20	McKee Middle School	Montgomery, AL	Montgomery County	Middle	85.4%	520	15.3%
21	Chapman Middle School	Huntsville, AL	Huntsville City	Middle	77.5%	315	15.4%
22	Brewbaker Middle School	Montgomery, AL	Montgomery County	Middle	79.8%	806	15.4%
23	Escambia County Middle School	Atmore, AL	Escambia County	Middle	89.6%	278	15.5%
24	The RBHudson STEAM Academy	Selma, AL	Selma City	Middle	93.2%	279	16.2%
25	Ronald McNair 78	Huntsville, AL	Huntsville City	Middle	77.4%	390	16.6%
26	ClayChalkville Middle School	Trussville, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	72.5%	952	16.6%
27	John P Powell Middle School	Lafayette, AL	Chambers County	Middle	76.4%	140	16.8%
28	Mobile County Training Middle School	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	Middle	94.3%	193	17.0%
29	South Highlands Middle School	Union Springs, AL	Bullock County	Middle	87.4%	382	17.0%
30	Lanett Junior High School	Lanett, AL	Lanett City	Middle	58.5%	147	17.1%
31	Chickasaw Middle School	Chickasaw, AL	Chickasaw City	Middle	90.9%	143	17.4%
32	Hayneville Middle School	Hayneville, AL	Lowndes County	Middle	88.2%	144	17.5%
33	Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	87.9%	330	17.6%
34	Litchfield Middle School	Gadsden, AL	Gadsden City	Middle	80.2%	252	17.8%
35	Rutledge School	Midfield, AL	Midfield City	Middle	90.3%	288	17.9%
36	Dothan 6th Grade Center	Dothan, AL	Dothan City	Middle	78.6%	449	18.1%
37	Booker T Washington Middle School	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	Middle	92.6%	270	18.5%
38	Westlawn Middle School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Middle	87.9%	568	19.4%
39	Green Acres Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	84.5%	309	20.0%
40	Camden School Of Arts Technology	Camden, AL	Wilcox County	Middle	91.2%	148	20.4%
41	Greenville Middle School	Greenville, AL	Butler County	Middle	76.8%	513	20.6%
42	Crossville Middle School	Crossville, AL	DeKalb County	Middle	82.9%	770	20.6%
43	Eastwood Middle School	Cottondale, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Middle	71.4%	711	20.7%
44	Irondale Middle School	Irondale, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	74.7%	430	21.4%
45	Evelyn D Houston Elementary School	Talladega, AL	Talladega City	Middle	84.4%	302	21.7%
46	Thurgood Marshall Middle School	Evergreen, AL	Conecuh County	Middle	83.8%	167	21.9%
47	Monroeville Middle School	Monroeville, AL	Monroe County	Middle	80.7%	264	22.0%
48	Burns Middle School	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	Middle	76.2%	568	22.3%
49	DavisEmerson Middle School	Cottondale, AL	Tuscaloosa County	Middle	79.3%	397	22.4%
50	Lowndes County Middle School	Fort Deposit, AL	Lowndes County	Middle	94.2%	104	22.5%

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