HewittTrussville Middle School

HewittTrussville Middle School is one of the substantial junior highs in Trussville, Alabama, part of Trussville City, with 1,163 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 129% bigger than the state mean of about 508.

Across the 5 schools in Trussville City (5,005 students total), HewittTrussville Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, HewittTrussville Middle School records that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 16% Black, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 48% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 16% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HewittTrussville Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 72.0%, the actual is 67.3%, a residual of -4.7 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate median household income runs about $66,388, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Jefferson County's 181 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,401 students), HewittTrussville Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HewittTrussville High School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HewittTrussville Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HewittTrussville Middle School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 38.0%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. HewittTrussville Middle School's enrollment has expanded 4% since 2018, when it stood at 1,122 (now 1,163). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 82% to 73% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 in 2025.

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