Hartselle Junior High School

Summary:

Hartselle Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Hartselle, Alabama, which is part of the highly-ranked Hartselle City School District. With a student population of 527, the school consistently ranks among the top 31 middle schools in Alabama and has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for several consecutive years.

Hartselle Junior High School's academic performance is exceptional, with proficiency rates in Summative Assessments for Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts significantly higher than the state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, 65.65% of 7th-grade students and 76.6% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 51.27% and 51.42%, respectively. The school's rankings within various student subgroups, including female students, male students, and those from disadvantaged backgrounds, are often in the top 30 or even top 10 among Alabama middle schools, indicating its ability to effectively serve the needs of diverse student populations.

While nearby schools, such as Priceville Junior High School, also demonstrate strong academic results, Hartselle Junior High School's overall rankings and proficiency rates tend to be higher, making it a standout performer in the region. With a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher-than-average spending per student, the school's commitment to educational excellence is evident, and there may be opportunities to further enhance student outcomes, particularly in areas where proficiency rates, while still strong, are slightly lower than the school's overall performance.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 904 Sparkman Street
       Hartselle, AL  35640-3299


(256) 773-5426

District: Hartselle City

SchoolDigger Rank:
21st of 442 Alabama Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,433 Help


Students who attend Hartselle Junior High School usually attend:

High:    Hartselle High School

Feeder schools for Hartselle Junior High School:

Elementary:    Barkley Bridge Elementary School
    Crestline Elementary School
    FE Burleson Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.8 Help
Number of students:  527

Racial breakdown:

White:
87.1%
Hispanic:
4.4%
African American:
4.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  38.1% Help


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Compare Details Hartselle Junior High School ranks better than 95.2% of middle schools in Alabama. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 93.53. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (87.1%), Hispanic (4.4%), African American (4.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 38.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hartselle Junior High School is 15.8. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hartselle Junior High School is $9,433.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hartselle Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hartselle Junior High School 21st of 442 Alabama public middle schools. (See Hartselle Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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Hartselle City:

SchoolDigger ranks Hartselle City 7th of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hartselle Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Hartselle Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 85.72 29th 407 92.9%
2005 83.78 40th 415 90.4%
2006 84.39 37th 409 91.0%
2007 79.10 56th 412 86.4%
2008 76.03 64th 417 84.7%
2009 81.76 45th 425 89.4%
2010 80.97 60th 435 86.2%
2011 81.22 44th 435 89.9%
2012 80.80 48th 436 89.0%
2013 79.88 44th 436 89.9%
2014 89.11 32nd 438 92.7%
2015 90.98 34th 430 92.1%
2016 93.44 23rd 432 94.7%
2017 88.67 32nd 432 92.6%
2018 90.71 31st 423 92.7%
2019 90.64 27th 437 93.8%
2021 92.65 23rd 440 94.8%
2022 90.77 31st 432 92.8%
2023 96.13 14th 437 96.8%
2024 93.53 21st 442 95.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hartselle Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 99.29 2nd 25 92.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hartselle Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 48.27 81st 195 58.5%
2018 90.08 11th 223 95.1%
2019 78.69 21st 254 91.7%
2021 55.72 81st 274 70.4%
2022 81.72 18th 256 93.0%
2023 81.82 17th 281 94.0%
2024 79.67 29th 281 89.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hartselle Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 72.08 62nd 349 82.2%
2018 77.16 58th 396 85.4%
2019 77.65 49th 396 87.6%
2021 67.12 98th 415 76.4%
2022 72.96 58th 421 86.2%
2023 91.35 15th 410 96.3%
2024 90.31 21st 437 95.2%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Hartselle Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 89.18 24th 380 93.7%
2018 88.81 28th 392 92.9%
2019 88.10 28th 399 93.0%
2021 90.16 23rd 415 94.5%
2022 88.84 30th 423 92.9%
2023 95.76 11th 417 97.4%
2024 96.02 8th 426 98.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Hartselle Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 84.76 36th 380 90.5%
2018 90.44 24th 397 94.0%
2019 90.63 22nd 399 94.5%
2021 92.28 24th 418 94.3%
2022 89.79 32nd 427 92.5%
2023 94.79 16th 419 96.2%
2024 88.11 36th 428 91.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Hartselle Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 47.01 107th 271 60.5%
2023 90.35 18th 263 93.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hartselle Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.77 6th 113 94.7%
2022 78.79 18th 157 88.5%
2023 90.91 11th 166 93.4%
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Rank History for White students at Hartselle Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 75.45 41st 247 83.4%
2018 83.48 41st 331 87.6%
2019 82.54 43rd 343 87.5%
2021 85.14 34th 369 90.8%
2022 84.36 40th 376 89.4%
2023 92.31 23rd 370 93.8%
2024 87.83 33rd 373 91.2%
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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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Enrollment information for Hartselle Junior High 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 703 703
1989 700 33 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 737
1990 731 34 5 0 0 n/a n/a 0 770
1991 743 36 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 783
1992 711 35 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 752
1993 674 34 4 0 3 n/a n/a 0 715
1994 687 33 1 0 2 n/a n/a 0 723
1995 670 41 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 715
1996 670 41 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 715
1997 646 48 2 5 0 n/a n/a 0 701
1998 680 37 1 2 1 n/a n/a 0 721
1999 678 32 0 3 2 n/a n/a 0 715
2000 670 30 0 7 5 n/a n/a 0 712
2001 685 41 0 7 6 n/a n/a 0 739
2002 694 47 2 10 5 n/a n/a 0 758
2003 694 47 2 10 5 n/a n/a 0 758
2004 705 49 2 15 4 n/a n/a 0 775
2005 657 43 1 19 3 n/a n/a 0 723
2006 669 39 2 12 2 n/a n/a 0 724
2007 681 45 5 22 2 n/a n/a 0 755
2008 684 49 5 17 3 n/a n/a 0 758
2009 718 58 5 15 5 n/a n/a 0 801
2010 683 44 1 16 5 n/a n/a 0 749
2011 704 40 2 19 5 0 0 0 770
2012 667 40 6 10 5 0 2 0 730
2013 675 41 9 14 2 0 2 0 743
2014 435 25 6 12 1 0 2 0 481
2015 437 18 3 20 2 0 6 0 486
2016 454 15 4 17 6 0 6 0 502
2017 444 18 4 15 4 1 11 0 497
2018 433 16 5 17 3 1 14 0 489
2019 446 15 8 20 7 0 12 0 508
2020 463 13 11 11 6 0 12 0 516
2021 453 19 6 15 1 0 12 0 506
2022 464 25 0 21 4 0 11 0 525
2023 459 22 3 23 6 1 13 0 527

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 Hartselle Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 703 39.0 18.0 0
1989 737 39.0 18.8 n/a
1990 770 39.0 19.7 0
1991 783 39.0 20.0 n/a
1992 752 39.0 19.2 n/a
1993 715 39.5 18.1 n/a
1994 723 42.0 17.2 n/a
1995 715 41.2 17.4 n/a
1996 715 41.2 17.4 n/a
1997 701 41.5 16.9 12.8
1998 721 42.9 16.8 12.3
1999 715 43.0 16.6 18.7
2000 712 44.0 16.2 19.9
2001 739 44.0 16.8 18
2002 758 42.0 18.0 21.9
2003 758 42.0 18.0 21.9
2004 775 43.0 18.0 24.9
2005 723 43.0 16.8 28.2
2006 724 42.0 17.2 24.2
2007 755 41.0 18.4 27.8
2008 758 42.0 18.0 24.4
2009 801 39.6 20.0 24.6
2010 749 46.0 16.2 28.4
2011 770 53.4 14.4 28.4
2012 730 51.4 14.1 32.1
2013 743 55.4 13.4 31.2
2014 481 27.3 17.5 31.8
2015 486 28.0 17.3 29.4
2016 502 27.0 18.5 27.9
2017 497 28.7 17.2 27.6
2018 489 27.9 17.4 29.2
2019 508 28.1 18.0 25.8
2020 516 29.2 17.6 24
2021 506 29.3 17.2 22.5
2022 525 27.5 19.0 13
2023 527 33.1 15.8 38.1

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 Hartselle Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 703 39.0 18.0 0
1989 737 39.0 18.8 n/a
1990 770 39.0 19.7 0
1991 783 39.0 20.0 n/a
1992 752 39.0 19.2 n/a
1993 715 39.5 18.1 n/a
1994 723 42.0 17.2 n/a
1995 715 41.2 17.4 n/a
1996 715 41.2 17.4 n/a
1997 701 41.5 16.9 12.8
1998 721 42.9 16.8 12.3
1999 715 43.0 16.6 18.7
2000 712 44.0 16.2 19.9
2001 739 44.0 16.8 18
2002 758 42.0 18.0 21.9
2003 758 42.0 18.0 21.9
2004 775 43.0 18.0 24.9
2005 723 43.0 16.8 28.2
2006 724 42.0 17.2 24.2
2007 755 41.0 18.4 27.8
2008 758 42.0 18.0 24.4
2009 801 39.6 20.0 24.6
2010 749 46.0 16.2 28.4
2011 770 53.4 14.4 28.4
2012 730 51.4 14.1 32.1
2013 743 55.4 13.4 31.2
2014 481 27.3 17.5 31.8
2015 486 28.0 17.3 29.4
2016 502 27.0 18.5 27.9
2017 497 28.7 17.2 27.6
2018 489 27.9 17.4 29.2
2019 508 28.1 18.0 25.8
2020 516 29.2 17.6 24
2021 506 29.3 17.2 22.5
2022 525 27.5 19.0 13
2023 527 33.1 15.8 38.1

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Hartselle Junior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $622 (6.6%) $8,797 (93.3%) $9,433

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Hartselle Junior High 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 27th of 437 Middle schoolsRanks 14th of 437 Middle schools
 3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade Mathematics (Hartselle Junior High School)60.345.3
 15.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Hartselle City)60.345.3
 15.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)43.121
 22.1%
8th Grade Mathematics (Hartselle Junior High School)72.649.6
 23%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Hartselle City)72.649.6
 23%
   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 Students508527
 3.7%
African American1522
 46.7%
American Indian76
 14.3%
Asian83
 62.5%
Hispanic2023
 15%
Pacific Islander01
White446459
 2.9%
Two or More Races1213
 8.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients25.8%38.1%
 12.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Hartselle Junior High School

Students who attend Hartselle Junior High School usually go on to attend Hartselle High School

Students at Hartselle Junior High School are 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Yes! Hartselle Junior High School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 21st of 442 Alabama middle schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 527 students attended Hartselle Junior High School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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