Summary:
Echols Middle School is a public middle school located in Northport, Alabama, serving grades 7-8 with a student population of 878. The school is part of the Tuscaloosa County School District, which is ranked 90 out of 137 districts in Alabama and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Echols Middle School faces several challenges, including declining academic performance, achievement gaps among student subgroups, and a high poverty rate. The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in Summative Assessments, is generally lower than the Tuscaloosa County and Alabama state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics for 7th and 8th grades were 17.29% and 14.52%, respectively, compared to the Tuscaloosa County averages of 15.51% and 12.94%, and the Alabama state averages of 23.6% and 22.06%. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from being ranked 65th out of 423 Alabama middle schools in 2017-2018 to 230th out of 442 in 2023-2024, and its SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 4 stars out of 5 in the past to 2 stars out of 5 in the current school year.
When compared to other middle schools in the Tuscaloosa County and Tuscaloosa City districts, Duncanville Middle School, Eastwood Middle School, Sipsey Valley Middle School, DavisEmerson Middle School, Hillcrest Middle School, Northport Intermediate School, Northridge Middle School, Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle, Westlawn Middle School, and CollinsRiverside Middle School, Echols Middle School generally performs worse academically, with lower proficiency rates in core subjects like Mathematics and English. However, it is worth noting that some of the nearby schools, such as Northridge Middle School and Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle, have significantly higher academic performance and rankings.
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Detail:
Public 7-8
District:
Tuscaloosa County
SchoolDigger Rank:
230th of 442 Alabama Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,871
Students who attend Echols Middle School usually attend:
Feeder schools for Echols Middle School:
Student/teacher ratio: 19.1
Number of students: 841
Racial breakdown:
White:
48.3%
African American:
29.5%
Hispanic:
19.1%
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Two or more races:
1.5%
Asian:
1.3%
American Indian:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 61%
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