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What's one thing Russellville Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
600
Middle
DISTRICT 654 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUSSELLVILLE CITY·NCES 010291001141
Russellville Middle School
765 Summit St, Russellville, AL 35653 · (256) 331-2120 · Franklin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL600 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of Alabama public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
19.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
361 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 188 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 198 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 214 | 36% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
58.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
35.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Russellville Middle School
Russellville Middle School's state test result (47.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russellville Middle School this school | 600 | 60.2% | 47.1% |
| Albertville Middle School Albertville | 849 | 66.2% | 31.8% |
| Albertville Intermediate School Albertville | 843 | 67.6% | 43.1% |
| Douglas Middle School Douglas | 512 | 67.2% | 35.0% |
| Fort Payne Middle School Fort Payne | 741 | 63.3% | 48.6% |
| Jemison Intermediate School Jemison | 468 | 67.3% | 34.6% |
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 Russellville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #100 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #78 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #115 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 600 | #77 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #174 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #122 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.2% | #119 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.1% | #30 of 79 |
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
600
+57 (+10%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 529
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 600 | 31.3 | 19.2:1 | 60% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 31.8 | 18.6:1 | 69% (406) |
| 2022-23 | 579 | 32.8 | 17.7:1 | 51% (293) |
| 2020-21 | 543 | 28 | 19.4:1 | 69% (372) |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 30.8 | 16.8:1 | 69% (355) |
| 2015-16 | 614 | 32 | 19.2:1 | 37% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 554 | 44 | 12.6:1 | 63% (349) |
| 2000-01 | 526 | 31 | 17.0:1 | 46% (244) |
| 1990-91 | 529 | 28 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Russellville Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (517 to 600); teachers up 2% (30.8 to 31.3).
About Russellville Middle School
Russellville Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school in Alabama, with an address in Russellville. It reported 600 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Russellville City serves 2,615 students across 4 schools.
Hispanic students are 64% of those enrolled at Russellville Middle School. The next largest groups are 31% White and 3% Black. In Franklin County overall, about 21% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at Russellville Middle School are from different groups.
Based on 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Russellville Middle School has a ratio of 19.2:1. Across middle schools in Alabama, the average ratio is 17.9:1. Income data for the school show 60% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Russellville Middle School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 73% of Alabama public middle schools.
Russellville Middle School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.1% is 6.9 points above the 40.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in Franklin County, where median household income comes to about $53,338, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Franklin County counts 15 public schools with about 6,178 students.
Among nearby public schools, Russellville High School is closest at about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Russellville Middle School comes in 4th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Russellville Middle School as Town: Distant.
Enrollment increased 10% over 4 years, reaching 600 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Russellville Middle School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,966
Census ACS
Median income
$53,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,178 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Russellville City
- Russellville High SchoolHigh · 753 students
- West Elementary SchoolElementary · 686 students
- Russellville Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Russellville City Career Tech CenterHigh
Other schools in Russellville
- Russellville High SchoolHigh · 753 students
- West Elementary SchoolElementary · 686 students
- Belgreen High SchoolCombined · 588 students
- Russellville Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Tharptown Elementary SchoolElementary · 541 students
- Tharptown High SchoolHigh · 410 students
Other Russellville Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Russellville Middle. Russellville Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- RUSSELLVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLRUSSELLVILLE, AR · 795 students
- Russellville Middle SchoolRussellville, KY · 216 students
Nearby schools
- Russellville High School0.3 mi · 753
- West Elementary School0.3 mi · 686
- Russellville Elementary School0.4 mi · 576
- Tharptown Elementary School6.7 mi · 541
- Tharptown High School6.8 mi · 410
- Belgreen High School8.1 mi · 588
Frequently asked questions
About Russellville Middle SchoolHow large is Russellville Middle School?
Russellville Middle School enrolls approximately 600 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Russellville Middle School serve?
Russellville Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Russellville Middle School have?
Russellville Middle School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
How diverse is Russellville Middle School?
Russellville Middle School reports a student body of 31% White, 64% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Russellville Middle School in?
Russellville Middle School is part of Russellville City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.