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Enrollment
1,163
Middle
DISTRICT 1,001 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRUSSVILLE CITY·NCES 010001300714
HewittTrussville Middle School
5275 Trussville Clay Road, Trussville, AL 35173 · (205) 228-3700 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,163 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Alabama public middle schools
- ATest 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
18.0:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
191 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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 | 371 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 375 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 417 | 36% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Students here typically continue to
HewittTrussville Middle School→HewittTrussville High School
Based on grade levels within Trussville City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
77.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
54.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 HewittTrussville Middle School
HewittTrussville Middle School's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HewittTrussville Middle School this school | 1,163 | 16.4% | 67.3% |
| Hampton Cove Middle School Hampton Cove | 785 | 10.8% | 76.8% |
| Oak Mountain Middle School Birmingham | 1,168 | 25.5% | 64.9% |
| Spanish Fort Middle School Spanish Fort | 649 | 19.4% | 68.1% |
| Helena Middle Helena | 957 | 27.5% | 55.5% |
| Homewood Middle School Homewood | 1,000 | 28.3% | 72.8% |
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 HewittTrussville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #26 of 260 | #6 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #25 of 260 | #6 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #31 of 260 | #6 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,163 | #6 of 265 | #1 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #121 of 244 | #13 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.2% | #144 of 246 | #10 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.4% | #260 of 264 | #29 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.7% | #62 of 79 | #7 of 12 |
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
1,163
-36 (-3%) vs 2020
+15% since 2010-11, when it was 1,008
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 1,163 | 64.5 | 18.0:1 | 16% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 1,139 | 64.5 | 17.7:1 | 21% (239) |
| 2022-23 | 1,202 | 62 | 19.4:1 | 16% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 1,199 | 60 | 20.0:1 | 11% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 1,122 | 57 | 19.7:1 | 8% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 1,095 | 56 | 19.6:1 | 11% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 1,008 | 73 | 13.8:1 | 13% (128) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HewittTrussville Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (1,122 to 1,163); teachers up 13% (57 to 64.5).
About HewittTrussville Middle School
HewittTrussville Middle School is a large middle-grades school in Trussville, Alabama, (ZIP code 35173). The school enrolls 1,163 students in grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Alabama average about 508 students, which makes this school 129% bigger than average.
Trussville City includes 5 schools. Together they enroll 5,005 students.
More than half of enrollment at HewittTrussville Middle School is White: 73%. Enrollment also includes 16% Black, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The school's White share is 25 points above the 48% share among Jefferson County residents. The diversity index for HewittTrussville Middle School is 43%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at HewittTrussville Middle School is 18.0:1, based on 64.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama is close to this figure. Lunch program data show 16% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Jefferson County, the average is 52%.
On the allk12 Grade, HewittTrussville Middle School lands at B+, ahead of 69% of Alabama public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, HewittTrussville Middle School would score about 72.0%. It scores 67.3%, 4.7 points below that figure.
American Community Survey estimates for Jefferson County show that median household income comes to about $66,388, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jefferson County counts 181 public schools with about 97,401 students.
HewittTrussville High School is about 0.7 miles from HewittTrussville Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. HewittTrussville Middle School places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal data place HewittTrussville Middle School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, HewittTrussville Middle School enrolled 1,199 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 1,163. Federal data show the ratio falling from 20.0:1 to 18.0:1.
HewittTrussville Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
667,755
Census ACS
Median income
$66,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
181
97,401 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Trussville City
- HewittTrussville High SchoolHigh · 1,571 students
- Paine Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,338 students
- Cahaba Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Magnolia Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
Other schools in Trussville
- HewittTrussville High SchoolHigh · 1,571 students
- Paine Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,338 students
- ClayChalkville Middle SchoolMiddle · 952 students
- Cahaba Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Magnolia Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
Nearby schools
- HewittTrussville High School0.7 mi · 1,571
- Paine Elementary School1.6 mi · 1,338
- Cahaba Elementary School1.9 mi · 542
- ClayChalkville Middle School2.8 mi · 952
- ClayChalkville High School2.8 mi · 1,377
- Clay Elementary School3.0 mi · 606
Frequently asked questions
About HewittTrussville Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at HewittTrussville Middle School?
HewittTrussville Middle School enrolls approximately 1,163 students in grades 06-08.
Is HewittTrussville Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
HewittTrussville Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HewittTrussville Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HewittTrussville Middle School is approximately 18.0:1 (65 FTE teachers).
How diverse is HewittTrussville Middle School?
HewittTrussville Middle School reports a student body of 73% White, 5% Hispanic, 16% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees HewittTrussville Middle School?
HewittTrussville Middle School is overseen by Trussville City in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.