West Morgan Middle School

Summary:

West Morgan Middle School is a public middle school in Trinity, Alabama, serving 426 students in grades 4-8. The school is part of the Morgan County School District, which is ranked 50 out of 137 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

West Morgan Middle School faces some challenges, with a diverse student population that is 54.46% White, 7.51% African American, and 36.85% Hispanic. The school has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of Alabama middle schools over the past 10 years, with a SchoolDigger rating of mostly 2 or 3 stars out of 5. Student performance on state assessments is generally below the state and county averages, particularly in mathematics. The school also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 47.55% to 71.36% over the past three school years.

Compared to nearby higher-performing schools like Hartselle Intermediate School and Hartselle Junior High School, which are part of the Hartselle City School District, West Morgan Middle School has room for improvement in student outcomes and overall school quality. The school's spending per student is also lower than some nearby schools, at $5,994 per student in 2018-2019 compared to $7,526 at Priceville Junior High School and $11,092 at Decatur Middle School.


Detail:

Public 4-8

 261 South Greenway Drive
       Trinity, AL  35673-6002


(256) 353-5214

District: Morgan County

SchoolDigger Rank:
227th of 442 Alabama Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $5,994 Help


Students who attend West Morgan Middle School usually attend:

High:    West Morgan High School

Feeder schools for West Morgan Middle School:

Elementary:    West Morgan Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.4 Help
Number of students:  426

Racial breakdown:

White:
54.5%
Hispanic:
36.9%
African American:
7.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  71.4% Help


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Compare Details West Morgan Middle School ranks worse than 54.8% of elementary schools in Alabama. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.83. (See more...)
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Compare Details West Morgan Middle School ranks worse than 51.4% of middle schools in Alabama. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked middle schools in the Morgan County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.47. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (54.5%), Hispanic (36.9%), African American (7.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 71.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Morgan County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Morgan Middle School is 18.4, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Morgan County School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Morgan Middle School is $5,994, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Morgan County School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Morgan Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks West Morgan Middle School 375th of 684 Alabama public elementary schools. (See West Morgan Middle School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks West Morgan Middle School 227th of 442 Alabama public middle schools. (See West Morgan Middle School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Morgan County 50th of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for West Morgan Middle School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at West Morgan Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 46.83 375th 684 45.2%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at West Morgan Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 42.33 66th 131 49.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at West Morgan Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 16.72 369th 395 6.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at West Morgan Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 40.82 417th 670 37.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at West Morgan Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 50.23 323rd 650 50.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at West Morgan Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 42.66 396th 655 39.5%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at West Morgan Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 72.12 75th 420 82.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at West Morgan Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 36.87 126th 196 35.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Native American students at West Morgan Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 44.48 29th 59 50.8%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at West Morgan Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 41.91 320th 535 40.2%
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Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for West Morgan Middle School

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Rank History for all middle school students at West Morgan Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 57.57 174th 412 57.8%
2008 50.13 218th 417 47.7%
2009 55.31 186th 425 56.2%
2010 46.58 257th 435 40.9%
2011 38.92 293rd 435 32.6%
2012 38.10 307th 436 29.6%
2013 40.67 319th 436 26.8%
2014 55.46 180th 438 58.9%
2015 40.12 260th 430 39.5%
2016 43.27 244th 432 43.5%
2017 38.93 270th 432 37.5%
2018 48.78 223rd 423 47.3%
2019 52.07 211th 437 51.7%
2021 38.32 274th 440 37.7%
2022 40.18 261st 432 39.6%
2023 48.18 216th 437 50.6%
2024 47.47 227th 442 48.6%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at West Morgan Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 40.59 34th 70 51.4%
2022 49.69 28th 81 65.4%
2023 38.04 50th 94 46.8%
2024 50.80 30th 106 71.7%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at West Morgan Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 29.22 199th 254 21.7%
2021 45.66 124th 274 54.7%
2023 34.41 187th 281 33.5%
2024 36.58 177th 281 37.0%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at West Morgan Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 32.59 249th 349 28.7%
2018 42.09 236th 396 40.4%
2019 44.45 226th 396 42.9%
2021 36.01 273rd 415 34.2%
2022 41.30 245th 421 41.8%
2023 41.87 234th 410 42.9%
2024 41.90 252nd 437 42.3%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at West Morgan Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 36.70 261st 380 31.3%
2018 44.01 230th 392 41.3%
2019 53.27 180th 399 54.9%
2021 45.67 220th 415 47.0%
2022 42.58 243rd 423 42.6%
2023 40.36 255th 417 38.8%
2024 47.31 212th 426 50.2%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at West Morgan Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 38.64 236th 380 37.9%
2018 53.15 185th 397 53.4%
2019 49.51 205th 399 48.6%
2021 32.67 291st 418 30.4%
2022 36.55 270th 427 36.8%
2023 52.89 180th 419 57.0%
2024 45.22 226th 428 47.2%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at West Morgan Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 50.72 102nd 252 59.5%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at West Morgan Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 24.83 87th 108 19.4%
2018 30.96 79th 113 30.1%
2019 35.67 80th 124 35.5%
2021 25.70 120th 154 22.1%
2022 31.11 111th 157 29.3%
2023 25.84 128th 166 22.9%
2024 39.51 89th 164 45.7%
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Rank History for middle school Native American students at West Morgan Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 38.98 26th 44 40.9%
2021 23.10 46th 56 17.9%
2022 31.85 48th 65 26.2%
2023 24.16 46th 61 24.6%
2024 47.27 33rd 69 52.2%
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Rank History for middle school White students at West Morgan Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 33.30 161st 247 34.8%
2018 49.92 155th 331 53.2%
2019 49.72 147th 343 57.1%
2021 38.44 222nd 369 39.8%
2022 38.66 217th 376 42.3%
2023 49.72 166th 370 55.1%
2024 41.18 210th 373 43.7%
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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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Enrollment information for West Morgan Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2006 322 39 1 29 3 n/a n/a 0 394
2007 336 33 2 38 0 n/a n/a 0 409
2008 318 27 2 55 0 n/a n/a 0 402
2009 304 30 1 62 1 n/a n/a 0 398
2010 314 27 2 80 0 n/a n/a 0 423
2011 308 22 1 88 0 0 0 0 419
2012 297 28 2 79 0 0 0 0 406
2013 281 24 2 95 0 0 1 0 403
2014 254 24 0 116 0 0 0 0 394
2015 246 27 0 114 0 0 1 0 388
2016 252 24 0 126 0 0 0 0 402
2017 258 26 0 130 1 0 3 0 418
2018 250 32 0 139 3 0 8 0 432
2019 252 26 1 158 2 0 8 0 447
2020 257 30 1 171 2 0 7 0 468
2021 230 28 1 174 1 0 7 0 441
2022 217 33 1 155 0 0 2 0 408
2023 232 32 0 157 1 0 4 0 426

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 West Morgan Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2006 394 17.0 23.2 50.3
2007 409 19.3 21.2 49.1
2008 402 20.9 19.2 42.8
2009 398 20.7 19.0 43.5
2010 423 20.8 20.2 54.8
2011 419 21.2 19.6 54.2
2012 406 23.5 17.2 57.9
2013 403 23.7 16.9 56.6
2014 394 23.9 16.4 61.7
2015 388 19.0 20.4 53.6
2016 402 20.0 20.1 57
2017 418 19.8 21.0 56.9
2018 432 20.7 20.7 53.9
2019 447 19.6 22.7 66.7
2020 468 24.0 19.4 65.4
2021 441 23.3 18.8 57.1
2022 408 23.3 17.4 47.5
2023 426 23.1 18.4 71.4

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 West Morgan Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2006 394 17.0 23.2 50.3
2007 409 19.3 21.2 49.1
2008 402 20.9 19.2 42.8
2009 398 20.7 19.0 43.5
2010 423 20.8 20.2 54.8
2011 419 21.2 19.6 54.2
2012 406 23.5 17.2 57.9
2013 403 23.7 16.9 56.6
2014 394 23.9 16.4 61.7
2015 388 19.0 20.4 53.6
2016 402 20.0 20.1 57
2017 418 19.8 21.0 56.9
2018 432 20.7 20.7 53.9
2019 447 19.6 22.7 66.7
2020 468 24.0 19.4 65.4
2021 441 23.3 18.8 57.1
2022 408 23.3 17.4 47.5
2023 426 23.1 18.4 71.4

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 West Morgan Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $143 (2.4%) $5,835 (97.3%) $5,994

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

Impact of COVID-19 on West Morgan 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 211th of 437 Middle schoolsRanks 216th of 437 Middle schools
 1.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
5th Grade Mathematics (West Morgan Middle School)1717.5
 0.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Morgan County)39.132.6
 6.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.933.9
 10.9%
6th Grade Mathematics (West Morgan Middle School)65.815.1
 50.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Morgan County)47.432.9
 14.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)45.330.8
 14.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (West Morgan Middle School)49.122.7
 26.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Morgan County)4725.9
 21.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)43.121
 22.1%
8th Grade Mathematics (West Morgan Middle School)3426.1
 7.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Morgan County)42.318.1
 24.2%
   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 Students447426
 4.7%
African American2632
 23.1%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic158157
 0.6%
Pacific Islander00
White252232
 7.9%
Two or More Races84
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients66.7%71.4%
 4.7%


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West Morgan Middle School ranks 227th of 442 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at West Morgan Middle School are 54% White, 37% Hispanic, 8% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 426 students attended West Morgan Middle School.

Students who attend West Morgan Middle School usually go on to attend West Morgan 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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