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Russellville City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Alabama for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 591 students in Russellville City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Alabama.
Public Middle School in Russellville City School District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the Alabama public middle school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 69% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Alabama public middle school average of 45% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (AL)
# Schools
5 Schools
534 Schools
# Students
2,608 Students
236,737 Students
# Teachers
157 Teachers
12,843 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Russellville 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 95% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#64 out of 145 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
29%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
47%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
38%

Graduation Rate
≥95%
88%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.55
0.61
# American Indian Students
16 Students
3,329 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
2%
# Asian Students
11 Students
2,720 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
1,545 Students
24,370 Students
% Hispanic Students
59%
10%
# Black Students
118 Students
68,686 Students
% Black Students
5%
29%
# White Students
852 Students
129,762 Students
% White Students
33%
55%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
257 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
65 Students
7,613 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
80
2,540
# Students in K Grade:
199
5,092
# Students in 1st Grade:
220
5,246
# Students in 2nd Grade:
188
5,239
# Students in 3rd Grade:
188
5,011
# Students in 4th Grade:
185
5,480
# Students in 5th Grade:
180
10,423
# Students in 6th Grade:
198
39,140
# Students in 7th Grade:
208
55,757
# Students in 8th Grade:
185
56,367
# Students in 9th Grade:
193
13,737
# Students in 10th Grade:
190
11,591
# Students in 11th Grade:
184
10,975
# Students in 12th Grade:
210
10,139
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,722 is higher 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 $15,268 is higher than the state median of $12,220. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$36 MM
$9,671 MM

Spending
$40 MM
$9,086 MM

Revenue / Student
$13,722
$13,006

Spending / Student
$15,268
$12,220

Best Russellville City School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Russellville Middle School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
765 Summit St
Russellville, AL 35653
(256) 331-2120
Russellville, AL 35653
(256) 331-2120
Grades: 6-8
| 591 students
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