Enrollment
336
Middle
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSCUMBIA CITY·NCES 010342001298
Deshler Middle School
598 N High St, Tuscumbia, AL 35674 · (256) 389-2920 · Colbert County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Alabama public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
172 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 107 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 104 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 125 | 37% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Tuscumbia City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
20.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Deshler Middle School
Deshler Middle School's state test result (40.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deshler Middle School this school | 336 | 51.2% | 40.4% |
| Munford Middle School Munford | 308 | 54.5% | 32.7% |
| Brewton Middle School Brewton | 319 | 54.5% | 60.9% |
| Andalusia Junior High Andalusia | 270 | 56.3% | 55.8% |
| Geneva Middle School Geneva | 298 | 51.0% | 61.4% |
| Fayette Middle School Fayette | 318 | 59.7% | 38.1% |
Matched among Alabama middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Deshler Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #133 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #151 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #128 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #193 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #45 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.2% | #109 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #171 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #131 of 151 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
336
-13 (-4%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 358
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 336 | 21.3 | 15.8:1 | 51% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 20 | 17.3:1 | 70% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 349 | 21 | 16.6:1 | 71% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 349 | 21 | 16.6:1 | 56% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 347 | 20.5 | 16.9:1 | 51% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 355 | 17 | 20.9:1 | 54% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 410 | N/A | N/A | 53% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 318 | 19 | 16.7:1 | 45% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 358 | 18 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deshler Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (347 to 336); teachers up 4% (20.5 to 21.3).
About Deshler Middle School
Deshler Middle School is a small middle-grades school in Tuscumbia, Alabama, (ZIP code 35674). It enrolled 336 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 34% lower than the average for middle schools in Alabama, which is about 508.
Within Tuscumbia City, Deshler Middle School is one of 4 schools. The district enrolls 1,597 students.
Deshler Middle School is 64% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 24% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. County-wide, 77% of Colbert County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 21.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.8:1. That is lower than the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 51%. That tracks the 50% average for public schools in Colbert County.
The allk12 Grade for Deshler Middle School is C+. Compared with Alabama public middle schools, the school scored higher than 39% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Deshler Middle School is 6.4 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Alabama schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Colbert County show that the median household income is $60,628, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Deshler Middle School is one of 25 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Deshler Middle School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Deshler High School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Deshler Middle School is 2nd on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Small).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 13 fewer students in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Colbert County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,022
Census ACS
Median income
$60,628
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
8,178 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tuscumbia City
- Deshler High SchoolHigh · 488 students
- G W Trenholm Primary SchoolElementary · 413 students
- R E Thompson Intermediate SchoolElementary · 360 students
- Deshler Alternative SchoolCombined
- Deshler Career Technical CenterHigh
Other schools in Tuscumbia
- Deshler High SchoolHigh · 488 students
- Colbert Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- Colbert Heights High SchoolHigh · 467 students
- G W Trenholm Primary SchoolElementary · 413 students
- R E Thompson Intermediate SchoolElementary · 360 students
- New Bethel Elementary SchoolElementary · 159 students
Nearby schools
- Deshler High School0.3 mi · 488
- G W Trenholm Primary School1.1 mi · 413
- R E Thompson Intermediate School1.6 mi · 360
- Highland Park Elementary School1.9 mi · 236
- WA Threadgill Primary School2.0 mi · 344
- Sheffield High School2.1 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About Deshler Middle SchoolHow many students attend Deshler Middle School?
Deshler Middle School enrolls approximately 336 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Deshler Middle School serve?
Deshler Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Deshler Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Deshler Middle School is approximately 15.8:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Deshler Middle School?
At Deshler Middle School, the student body is approximately 64% White, 4% Hispanic, 24% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Deshler Middle School?
Deshler Middle School is overseen by Tuscumbia City in Colbert County.
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