Hueytown Middle School

Hueytown Middle School is one of the mid-tier intermediate schools in Hueytown, Alabama, run under Jefferson County, with 755 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 49% bigger than the state mean of about 508.

Jefferson County runs 55 schools in total, collectively educating 35,444 students. Hueytown Middle School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Hueytown Middle School lists that Black students make up the majority at 57%. The remainder looks like 23% Hispanic, 20% White. The wider county runs roughly 42% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Hueytown Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 72% of students at Hueytown Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Jefferson County (around 52%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hueytown Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.4%, the actual is 22.6%, a residual of -8.8 points.

In the broader community, census data for Jefferson County shows median household earnings sit near $66,388, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Jefferson County runs 181 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,401 students), of which Hueytown Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Hueytown Intermediate School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hueytown Middle School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 40.9%.

Hueytown Middle School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Hueytown Middle School's enrollment has shrank 11% since 2018, when it stood at 845 (now 755). White enrollment moved from 43% to 20% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.