Litchfield Middle School

Summary:

Litchfield Middle School is a public middle school in Gadsden, Alabama, serving 255 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Gadsden City School District, which is ranked 95 out of 137 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating.

Litchfield Middle School faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quarter of Alabama middle schools with a 1-star rating. The school's proficiency rates in mathematics, science, and English language arts are significantly lower than state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 4.82% of 6th-grade students, 5.06% of 7th-grade students, and 8% of 8th-grade students were proficient in mathematics, compared to the state averages of 31.56%, 23.6%, and 22.06%, respectively. The school's African American and Hispanic students perform better than the overall student population, but still lag behind state and district averages, and the school's English Language Learner and Special Education students have particularly low performance.

Litchfield Middle School's academic performance is significantly lower than the nearby Sansom Middle School and Gadsden Middle School, which are also part of the Gadsden City School District. The school also serves a more economically disadvantaged student population, with 90.59% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, compared to 83.78% at Sansom Middle School and 74.57% at Gadsden Middle School. Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending, Litchfield Middle School's academic outcomes have not improved, suggesting that addressing the underlying factors contributing to these disparities will be crucial for the school's success.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1109 Hoke St
       Gadsden, AL  35903-2063


(256) 492-6793

District: Gadsden City

SchoolDigger Rank:
365th of 442 Alabama Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,976 Help


Students who attend Litchfield Middle School usually attend:

High:    Gadsden City High School

Feeder schools for Litchfield Middle School:

Elementary:    Adams Elementary School
    Donehoo Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.9 Help
Number of students:  247

Racial breakdown:

African American:
58.7%
Hispanic:
29.1%
White:
10.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  90.3% Help


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Compare Details Litchfield Middle School ranks worse than 82.6% of middle schools in Alabama. It also ranks last among 3 ranked middle schools in the Gadsden City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.65. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Litchfield Middle School has the smallest middle school student body size in the Gadsden City School District. Racial makeup is: African American (58.7%), Hispanic (29.1%), White (10.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 90.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Gadsden City School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Litchfield Middle School is 14.9, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Gadsden City School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Litchfield Middle School is $14,976, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Gadsden City School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Litchfield Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Litchfield Middle School 365th of 442 Alabama public middle schools. (See Litchfield Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Gadsden City:

SchoolDigger ranks Gadsden City 95th of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Litchfield Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Litchfield Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 20.14 347th 407 14.7%
2005 28.42 321st 415 22.7%
2006 19.19 355th 409 13.2%
2007 10.27 388th 412 5.8%
2008 21.59 357th 417 14.4%
2009 10.08 405th 425 4.7%
2010 11.25 399th 435 8.3%
2011 8.09 413th 435 5.1%
2012 4.52 424th 436 2.8%
2013 20.88 377th 436 13.5%
2014 18.17 358th 438 18.3%
2015 16.26 365th 430 15.1%
2016 12.47 379th 432 12.3%
2017 13.71 371st 432 14.1%
2018 22.41 335th 423 20.8%
2019 20.60 349th 437 20.1%
2021 23.87 347th 440 21.1%
2022 25.64 329th 432 23.8%
2023 17.62 365th 437 16.5%
2024 17.65 365th 442 17.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Litchfield Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 32.06 60th 70 14.3%
2022 50.06 27th 81 66.7%
2023 26.06 84th 94 10.6%
2024 38.36 60th 106 43.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Litchfield Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 24.48 169th 195 13.3%
2018 37.10 144th 223 35.4%
2019 30.02 194th 254 23.6%
2021 25.06 235th 274 14.2%
2022 34.77 173rd 256 32.4%
2023 21.16 261st 281 7.1%
2024 40.27 151st 281 46.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Litchfield Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.69 263rd 396 33.6%
2019 33.77 279th 396 29.5%
2021 35.26 277th 415 33.3%
2022 35.05 290th 421 31.1%
2023 29.48 306th 410 25.4%
2024 23.90 350th 437 19.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Litchfield Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 14.48 328th 380 13.7%
2018 20.04 321st 392 18.1%
2019 19.96 329th 399 17.5%
2021 25.18 329th 415 20.7%
2022 24.12 333rd 423 21.3%
2023 17.60 354th 417 15.1%
2024 14.93 373rd 426 12.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Litchfield Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 16.13 327th 380 13.9%
2018 26.19 310th 397 21.9%
2019 18.77 337th 399 15.5%
2021 23.27 326th 418 22.0%
2022 27.61 320th 427 25.1%
2023 19.61 345th 419 17.7%
2024 22.31 340th 428 20.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Litchfield Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 37.71 128th 205 37.6%
2018 53.89 90th 247 63.6%
2019 48.39 112th 252 55.6%
2021 39.09 140th 266 47.4%
2022 47.76 104th 271 61.6%
2023 43.45 124th 263 52.9%
2024 36.56 156th 269 42.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Litchfield Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 13.87 103rd 108 4.6%
2018 15.19 104th 113 8.0%
2019 10.12 118th 124 4.8%
2021 37.52 94th 154 39.0%
2022 30.39 113th 157 28.0%
2023 20.79 142nd 166 14.5%
2024 21.01 137th 164 16.5%
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Rank History for Native American students at Litchfield Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 11.86 42nd 44 4.5%
2021 40.42 33rd 56 41.1%
2022 35.84 43rd 65 33.8%
2023 24.54 43rd 61 29.5%
2024 22.88 54th 69 21.7%
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Rank History for White students at Litchfield Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 27.51 283rd 369 23.3%
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Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a citizen
Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Open Quote I'm was at the doctor with my step daughter and all I could hear while all the kids are outside all ages was cardi bs EXTREMELY inappropriate music for children under 17. Bc it's vulgar and about drugs and sex. And who is the principal and vice principal? And do the teachers think its better to put their playlist on while the kids are jumping in the bouncy house and rolling around in balls with hand holes? No its not that's not kid friendly edited. Something to needs to be and someone is basically promoting smoking weed doing x or your lame as the song is stating and being a prostitute because she proudly raps about I'm every song while she twerks. I can't believe this and my first cousin works at Adams this doesn't happen there even though it is a very poor area of town and a poor school as well she needs funding in her class. All adams teachers do but you guys need to really crack down on grown stripper/dope boy music you play around any minor in the school system and I'm also contacting my uncle on the board I'll be requesting drug screens randomly and drug dogs for the teachers. I doubt the school will take me seriously but no. I will stand for what's right. Even if its the teachers. Y'all should be ashamed of saying your a teacher teaching them dope girl stripper music OK? Close Quote



Enrollment information for Litchfield Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 397 397
1989 132 231 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 365
1990 123 216 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 340
1991 82 239 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 322
1992 67 249 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 318
1993 53 248 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 302
1994 50 233 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 287
1995 47 229 2 7 0 n/a n/a 0 285
1996 47 229 2 7 0 n/a n/a 0 285
1997 33 224 1 11 0 n/a n/a 0 269
1998 43 197 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 250
1999 37 229 1 12 0 n/a n/a 0 279
2000 22 216 1 14 2 n/a n/a 0 255
2001 30 242 1 23 2 n/a n/a 0 298
2002 25 266 0 36 0 n/a n/a 0 327
2003 25 266 0 36 0 n/a n/a 0 327
2004 21 273 0 35 1 n/a n/a 0 330
2005 23 277 0 33 0 n/a n/a 0 333
2006 25 281 0 33 0 n/a n/a 0 339
2007 24 253 1 42 0 n/a n/a 0 320
2008 20 243 2 28 1 n/a n/a 0 294
2009 21 221 3 28 0 n/a n/a 0 273
2010 27 205 3 26 0 n/a n/a 0 261
2011 29 169 4 35 0 0 0 0 237
2012 29 185 2 33 0 0 2 0 251
2013 25 157 0 30 0 0 2 0 214
2014 26 128 0 34 1 0 2 0 191
2015 22 136 0 38 0 0 4 0 200
2016 17 137 0 45 0 0 3 0 202
2017 23 129 0 45 0 0 1 0 198
2018 28 132 0 41 0 0 0 0 201
2019 25 139 0 41 0 0 0 0 205
2020 24 161 2 53 0 0 1 0 241
2021 24 185 1 65 1 0 1 0 277
2022 25 171 0 64 0 0 1 0 261
2023 18 171 0 65 0 0 1 0 255
2024 25 145 0 72 1 0 4 0 247

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Litchfield Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 397 19.0 20.8 0
1989 365 21.0 17.3 n/a
1990 340 21.0 16.1 0
1991 322 21.0 15.3 n/a
1992 318 20.0 15.9 n/a
1993 302 19.6 15.4 n/a
1994 287 19.7 14.6 n/a
1995 285 20.4 14.0 n/a
1996 285 20.4 14.0 n/a
1997 269 19.7 13.7 67.3
1998 250 20.1 12.4 64.8
1999 279 20.0 14.0 77.4
2000 255 19.0 13.4 81.2
2001 298 18.5 16.1 87.2
2002 327 18.1 18.1 89.6
2003 327 18.1 18.1 89.6
2004 330 20.3 16.3 92.7
2005 333 14.5 23.0 87.7
2006 339 20.0 17.0 80.2
2007 320 18.8 17.0 93.4
2008 294 19.9 14.8 92.9
2009 273 19.4 13.9 93
2010 261 30.1 8.6 92.7
2011 237 27.7 8.5 87.8
2012 251 33.1 7.5 86.9
2013 214 27.6 7.7 93
2014 191 18.3 10.4 96.3
2015 200 16.0 12.5 90
2016 202 16.0 12.6 94.1
2017 198 16.5 11.9 92.9
2018 201 17.2 11.6 94.5
2019 205 17.0 12.0 92.2
2020 241 18.5 12.9 89.2
2021 277 18.3 15.1 81.6
2022 261 15.2 17.1 81.6
2023 255 16.5 15.4 90.6
2024 247 16.5 14.9 90.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Litchfield Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 397 19.0 20.8 0
1989 365 21.0 17.3 n/a
1990 340 21.0 16.1 0
1991 322 21.0 15.3 n/a
1992 318 20.0 15.9 n/a
1993 302 19.6 15.4 n/a
1994 287 19.7 14.6 n/a
1995 285 20.4 14.0 n/a
1996 285 20.4 14.0 n/a
1997 269 19.7 13.7 67.3
1998 250 20.1 12.4 64.8
1999 279 20.0 14.0 77.4
2000 255 19.0 13.4 81.2
2001 298 18.5 16.1 87.2
2002 327 18.1 18.1 89.6
2003 327 18.1 18.1 89.6
2004 330 20.3 16.3 92.7
2005 333 14.5 23.0 87.7
2006 339 20.0 17.0 80.2
2007 320 18.8 17.0 93.4
2008 294 19.9 14.8 92.9
2009 273 19.4 13.9 93
2010 261 30.1 8.6 92.7
2011 237 27.7 8.5 87.8
2012 251 33.1 7.5 86.9
2013 214 27.6 7.7 93
2014 191 18.3 10.4 96.3
2015 200 16.0 12.5 90
2016 202 16.0 12.6 94.1
2017 198 16.5 11.9 92.9
2018 201 17.2 11.6 94.5
2019 205 17.0 12.0 92.2
2020 241 18.5 12.9 89.2
2021 277 18.3 15.1 81.6
2022 261 15.2 17.1 81.6
2023 255 16.5 15.4 90.6
2024 247 16.5 14.9 90.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Litchfield Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $3,234 (21.6%) $11,723 (78.3%) $14,976

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Litchfield Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 349th of 437 Middle schoolsRanks 365th of 437 Middle schools
 3.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Litchfield Middle School)35.96.6
 29.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Gadsden City)36.615.6
 21%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)45.330.8
 14.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Litchfield Middle School)12.53
 9.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Gadsden City)39.318.3
 21%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)43.121
 22.1%
8th Grade Mathematics (Litchfield Middle School)28.65.7
 22.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Gadsden City)44.610.6
 34%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.721.1
 23.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students205255
 24.4%
African American139171
 23%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic4165
 58.5%
Pacific Islander00
White2518
 28%
Two or More Races01
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients92.2%90.6%
 1.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Litchfield Middle School

Litchfield Middle School ranks in the bottom 17.4% of Alabama middle schools.

Students at Litchfield Middle School are 59% African American, 29% Hispanic, 10% White, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 247 students attended Litchfield Middle School.

Students who attend Litchfield Middle School usually go on to attend Gadsden City High School


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