Deshler Middle School

Located at 598 N High St, in Tuscumbia, Alabama, Deshler Middle School is a tight-knit intermediate school that caters to 336 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by Tuscumbia City. Enrollment runs roughly 34% leaner than the state mean of about 508.

Tuscumbia City runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,597 students. Deshler Middle School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Deshler Middle School shows that 64% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 24% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Colbert County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 51% of students at Deshler Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Deshler Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.8%; this one delivers 40.4%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Colbert County) reports that median household income runs about $60,628, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Deshler Middle School is one of 25 public schools in Colbert County (combined enrollment of about 8,178 students).

Nearest neighbor: Deshler High School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Deshler Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Deshler Middle School at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 36.4%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 3%: 347 students in 2018 compared to 336 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 69% to 64% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Deshler Middle School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.