Rutledge School

As a cozy middle school in Midfield, Alabama, Rutledge School caters to 288 students from grades 5 through 8, overseen by Midfield City. That puts it 43% leaner than the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 508 students.

Midfield City comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 992 students; Rutledge School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Rutledge School shows that nearly all students (86%) are Black; the rest breaks down as 10% Hispanic, 3% White. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. Roughly 90% of students at Rutledge School qualify 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 above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Rutledge School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 18.4%; this one delivers 17.9%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate median household earnings sit near $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), Rutledge School is one campus in the mix.

Brighton School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rutledge School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rutledge School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 39.4%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rutledge School has declined 8%, going from 313 students in 2018 to 288 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 92% to 86% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 in 2025.

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