DavisEmerson Middle School

DavisEmerson Middle School is one of the tight-knit 6-8 campuss in Cottondale, Alabama, part of Tuscaloosa County, with 397 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 22% smaller than the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 508 students.

DavisEmerson Middle School is one of 35 schools operated by Tuscaloosa County, a district that hosts 19,278 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DavisEmerson Middle School lists that the most-represented group is Black (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 35% Hispanic, 22% White. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at school resources, DavisEmerson Middle School shows 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.9:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Tuscaloosa County's rate of about 54%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), DavisEmerson Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.3%; this one delivers 22.4%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Tuscaloosa County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,231, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Tuscaloosa County's 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,508 students), DavisEmerson Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Cottondale Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DavisEmerson Middle School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DavisEmerson Middle School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 38.4%.

DavisEmerson Middle School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. DavisEmerson Middle School's enrollment has climbed 13% since 2018, when it stood at 350 (now 397). Hispanic enrollment moved from 16% to 35% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 today.

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