For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 628 students in Pell City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Alabama.
Public Middle School in Pell City School District have an average math proficiency score of 13% (versus the Alabama public middle school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 49% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 24% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Alabama public middle school average of 45% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (AL)
# Schools
8 Schools
534 Schools
# Students
4,152 Students
236,737 Students
# Teachers
239 Teachers
12,843 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Pell City School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 145 school districts in Alabama (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 82% has decreased from 92% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#66 out of 145 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
29%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
47%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
38%

Graduation Rate
82%
88%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.39
0.61
# American Indian Students
7 Students
3,329 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
41 Students
2,720 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
157 Students
24,370 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
10%
# Black Students
573 Students
68,686 Students
% Black Students
14%
29%
# White Students
3,201 Students
129,762 Students
% White Students
77%
55%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
257 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
171 Students
7,613 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
102
2,540
# Students in K Grade:
300
5,092
# Students in 1st Grade:
351
5,246
# Students in 2nd Grade:
325
5,239
# Students in 3rd Grade:
327
5,011
# Students in 4th Grade:
315
5,480
# Students in 5th Grade:
283
10,423
# Students in 6th Grade:
305
39,140
# Students in 7th Grade:
311
55,757
# Students in 8th Grade:
318
56,367
# Students in 9th Grade:
355
13,737
# Students in 10th Grade:
314
11,591
# Students in 11th Grade:
287
10,975
# Students in 12th Grade:
259
10,139
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,390 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,006. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,368 is less than the state median of $12,220. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$47 MM
$9,671 MM

Spending
$43 MM
$9,086 MM

Revenue / Student
$11,390
$13,006

Spending / Student
$10,368
$12,220

Best Pell City School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Duran Junior High School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
309 Williamson Drive
Pell City, AL 35125
(205) 338-2825
Pell City, AL 35125
(205) 338-2825
Grades: 7-8
| 628 students
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