Muscle Shoals Middle School

Summary:

Muscle Shoals Middle School is a high-performing public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, consistently ranking among the top middle schools in the state. With a diverse student population, the school has maintained exceptional academic achievement, outpacing state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

Muscle Shoals Middle School's academic performance is truly remarkable, with 70.65% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 22.06%, and 79% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in English, compared to the state average of 51.42%. The school's success extends across various student subgroups, including Hispanic, Native American, and multi-racial students, as well as female and male students, indicating its ability to effectively serve the needs of all its students. This consistent high performance has earned the school a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for several consecutive years.

While Muscle Shoals Middle School serves a significant percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, its performance stands out when compared to nearby schools. For example, Russellville Middle School, located about 15 miles away, has lower academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas, with a lower overall ranking from SchoolDigger. Similarly, Hibbett School and Florence Middle School, both in the Florence City district, have lower test scores and rankings compared to Muscle Shoals Middle School. This exceptional performance, coupled with a relatively low student-teacher ratio, makes Muscle Shoals Middle School a standout institution in the region.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 100 Trojan Dr
       Muscle Shoals, AL  35661


(256) 389-2640

District: Muscle Shoals City

SchoolDigger Rank:
33rd of 442 Alabama Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,009 Help


Students who attend Muscle Shoals Middle School usually attend:

High:    Muscle Shoals High School

Feeder schools for Muscle Shoals Middle School:

Elementary:    Highland Park Elementary School
    Howell Graves Preschool
    McBride Elementary School
    Webster Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.0 Help
Number of students:  648

Racial breakdown:

White:
65.9%
African American:
16.5%
Hispanic:
7.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  47.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Muscle Shoals Middle School ranks better than 92.5% of middle schools in Alabama. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 91.48. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (65.9%), African American (16.5%), Hispanic (7.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 47.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Muscle Shoals Middle School is 17. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Muscle Shoals Middle School is $9,009.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Muscle Shoals Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Muscle Shoals Middle School 33rd of 442 Alabama public middle schools. (See Muscle Shoals Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Muscle Shoals Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Muscle Shoals Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 84.84 31st 407 92.4%
2005 88.48 27th 415 93.5%
2006 85.07 34th 409 91.7%
2007 82.91 41st 412 90.0%
2008 78.75 51st 417 87.8%
2009 83.68 39th 425 90.8%
2010 85.28 32nd 435 92.6%
2011 85.45 27th 435 93.8%
2012 85.45 29th 436 93.3%
2013 83.94 24th 436 94.5%
2014 87.95 34th 438 92.2%
2015 96.38 14th 430 96.7%
2016 96.13 16th 432 96.3%
2017 94.88 18th 432 95.8%
2018 92.36 24th 423 94.3%
2019 86.52 42nd 437 90.4%
2021 86.98 35th 440 92.0%
2022 90.78 30th 432 93.1%
2023 91.27 31st 437 92.9%
2024 91.48 33rd 442 92.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Muscle Shoals Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 54.23 16th 46 65.2%
2021 67.73 13th 61 78.7%
2022 69.98 15th 60 75.0%
2023 69.22 22nd 72 69.4%
2024 84.33 7th 78 91.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Muscle Shoals Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 83.84 8th 195 95.9%
2018 74.99 29th 223 87.0%
2019 49.54 111th 254 56.3%
2021 47.11 119th 274 56.6%
2022 37.00 155th 256 39.5%
2023 75.81 27th 281 90.4%
2024 59.12 72nd 281 74.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Muscle Shoals Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 81.20 38th 349 89.1%
2018 78.51 50th 396 87.4%
2019 83.00 28th 396 92.9%
2021 77.05 39th 415 90.6%
2022 85.60 18th 421 95.7%
2023 81.27 36th 410 91.2%
2024 82.69 45th 437 89.7%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Muscle Shoals Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 93.79 13th 380 96.6%
2018 91.07 22nd 392 94.4%
2019 86.19 36th 399 91.0%
2021 87.01 31st 415 92.5%
2022 90.99 20th 423 95.3%
2023 92.22 25th 417 94.0%
2024 88.65 33rd 426 92.3%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Muscle Shoals Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.56 14th 18 22.2%
2019 27.41 16th 19 15.8%
2021 43.93 16th 29 44.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Muscle Shoals Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 93.50 20th 380 94.7%
2018 91.96 22nd 397 94.5%
2019 83.70 39th 399 90.2%
2021 83.53 41st 418 90.2%
2022 86.90 39th 427 90.9%
2023 87.91 34th 419 91.9%
2024 91.32 30th 428 93.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Muscle Shoals Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 70.75 35th 205 82.9%
2018 74.46 37th 247 85.0%
2019 58.82 72nd 252 71.4%
2021 57.32 82nd 266 69.2%
2022 72.29 46th 271 83.0%
2023 83.02 27th 263 89.7%
2024 76.81 35th 269 87.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Muscle Shoals Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 97.52 3rd 108 97.2%
2018 74.22 24th 113 78.8%
2019 71.26 25th 124 79.8%
2021 65.28 36th 154 76.6%
2022 70.64 31st 157 80.3%
2023 90.23 14th 166 91.6%
2024 93.75 5th 164 97.0%
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Rank History for Native American students at Muscle Shoals Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 85.25 5th 65 92.3%
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Rank History for White students at Muscle Shoals Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 91.36 19th 247 92.3%
2018 92.28 22nd 331 93.4%
2019 84.20 38th 343 88.9%
2021 83.85 38th 369 89.7%
2022 88.82 29th 376 92.3%
2023 89.69 30th 370 91.9%
2024 90.74 25th 373 93.3%
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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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Enrollment information for Muscle Shoals 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 548 548
1989 502 71 2 0 2 n/a n/a 0 577
1990 518 84 1 1 1 n/a n/a 0 605
1991 566 94 1 1 1 n/a n/a 0 663
1992 569 96 2 3 1 n/a n/a 0 671
1993 640 86 4 1 1 n/a n/a 0 732
1994 629 90 4 0 2 n/a n/a 0 725
1995 599 92 5 4 2 n/a n/a 0 702
1996 599 92 5 4 2 n/a n/a 0 702
1997 597 84 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 687
1998 612 85 3 3 0 n/a n/a 3 706
1999 619 98 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 723
2000 486 84 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 574
2001 474 83 3 5 0 n/a n/a 0 565
2002 483 99 4 6 2 n/a n/a 0 594
2003 483 99 4 6 2 n/a n/a 0 594
2004 492 124 3 7 3 n/a n/a 0 629
2005 442 106 2 5 4 n/a n/a 0 559
2006 459 104 3 5 6 n/a n/a 0 577
2007 479 101 4 6 6 n/a n/a 0 596
2008 538 106 5 7 6 n/a n/a 0 662
2009 520 114 7 9 4 n/a n/a 0 654
2010 506 128 8 13 1 n/a n/a 0 656
2011 537 130 12 13 1 0 0 0 693
2012 536 129 13 14 0 0 0 0 692
2013 522 126 13 10 0 0 1 0 672
2014 500 116 12 17 1 0 9 0 655
2015 509 102 11 29 2 1 12 0 666
2016 512 93 11 33 4 0 14 0 667
2017 496 90 14 44 8 0 18 0 670
2018 486 101 17 35 8 0 28 0 675
2019 493 98 17 38 9 1 27 0 683
2020 459 103 21 47 12 1 28 0 671
2021 462 107 20 43 13 2 36 0 683
2022 433 115 20 42 9 1 43 0 663
2023 427 107 21 47 4 0 42 0 648

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 Muscle Shoals Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 548 27.0 20.2 0
1989 577 28.1 20.5 n/a
1990 605 32.0 18.9 0
1991 663 32.6 20.3 n/a
1992 671 34.1 19.6 n/a
1993 732 36.1 20.3 n/a
1994 725 35.2 20.6 n/a
1995 702 37.7 18.6 n/a
1996 702 37.7 18.6 n/a
1997 687 37.2 18.5 11.5
1998 706 37.2 19.0 8.7
1999 723 38.0 19.0 19.2
2000 574 34.0 16.9 18.6
2001 565 35.0 16.1 22.3
2002 594 32.5 18.3 23.2
2003 594 32.5 18.3 23.2
2004 629 36.5 17.2 28
2005 559 36.5 15.3 28.3
2006 577 36.0 16.0 28.8
2007 596 37.0 16.1 25.8
2008 662 39.5 16.8 24.8
2009 654 39.1 16.6 27.4
2010 656 43.5 15.0 30
2011 693 42.0 16.5 31.5
2012 692 41.3 16.7 33.2
2013 672 45.1 14.8 32.3
2014 655 39.4 16.6 34.8
2015 666 37.0 18.0 33
2016 667 37.0 18.0 31.2
2017 670 36.5 18.3 29
2018 675 38.2 17.6 28.7
2019 683 37.6 18.1 29.1
2020 671 37.6 17.8 33.5
2021 683 37.6 18.1 28.3
2022 663 29.5 22.4 28.7
2023 648 38.0 17.0 47.7

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 Muscle Shoals Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 548 27.0 20.2 0
1989 577 28.1 20.5 n/a
1990 605 32.0 18.9 0
1991 663 32.6 20.3 n/a
1992 671 34.1 19.6 n/a
1993 732 36.1 20.3 n/a
1994 725 35.2 20.6 n/a
1995 702 37.7 18.6 n/a
1996 702 37.7 18.6 n/a
1997 687 37.2 18.5 11.5
1998 706 37.2 19.0 8.7
1999 723 38.0 19.0 19.2
2000 574 34.0 16.9 18.6
2001 565 35.0 16.1 22.3
2002 594 32.5 18.3 23.2
2003 594 32.5 18.3 23.2
2004 629 36.5 17.2 28
2005 559 36.5 15.3 28.3
2006 577 36.0 16.0 28.8
2007 596 37.0 16.1 25.8
2008 662 39.5 16.8 24.8
2009 654 39.1 16.6 27.4
2010 656 43.5 15.0 30
2011 693 42.0 16.5 31.5
2012 692 41.3 16.7 33.2
2013 672 45.1 14.8 32.3
2014 655 39.4 16.6 34.8
2015 666 37.0 18.0 33
2016 667 37.0 18.0 31.2
2017 670 36.5 18.3 29
2018 675 38.2 17.6 28.7
2019 683 37.6 18.1 29.1
2020 671 37.6 17.8 33.5
2021 683 37.6 18.1 28.3
2022 663 29.5 22.4 28.7
2023 648 38.0 17.0 47.7

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 Muscle Shoals Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,586 (17.6%) $7,388 (82.0%) $9,009

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Muscle Shoals 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 42nd of 437 Middle schoolsRanks 31st of 437 Middle schools
 2.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Muscle Shoals Middle School)64.655.9
 8.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Muscle Shoals City)64.655.9
 8.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)45.330.8
 14.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Muscle Shoals Middle School)71.440
 31.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Muscle Shoals City)71.440
 31.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)43.121
 22.1%
8th Grade Mathematics (Muscle Shoals Middle School)73.360.3
 12.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Muscle Shoals City)73.360.3
 12.9%
   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 Students683648
 5.1%
African American98107
 9.2%
American Indian94
 55.6%
Asian1721
 23.5%
Hispanic3847
 23.7%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White493427
 13.4%
Two or More Races2742
 55.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients29.1%47.7%
 18.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Muscle Shoals Middle School

Yes. Muscle Shoals Middle School ranks in the top 7.5% of Alabama middle schools.

Students who attend Muscle Shoals Middle School usually go on to attend Muscle Shoals High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 648 students attended Muscle Shoals Middle School.

Students at Muscle Shoals Middle School are 66% White, 17% African American, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.


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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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