Muscle Shoals Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Muscle Shoals Middle School in Muscle Shoals, Alabama enrolled 642 students in 2024-25 with 39.0 full-time teachers, 16.5 students per teacher against the Alabama middle-school median of 18.0. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 64% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 53% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alabama: 47.3% and 29.9%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
648 students in 2022-23, 638 students in 2023-24, 642 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.0 to 39.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 648 | 38.0 | 17.1 |
| 2023-24 | 638 | 39.1 | 16.3 |
| 2024-25 | 642 | 39.0 | 16.5 |
16.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 71 of every 100 Alabama middle schools
Among the 258 Alabama middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 445 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Muscle Shoals Middle School enrolled 668 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 21 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 445 of the 668 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions21
- Chronically absent7.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
67.9% of students were White, 15.3% Black, 7.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White67.9%
- Black15.3%
- Hispanic7.6%
- Two or more races6.5%
- Asian2.5%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Muscle Shoals Middle School scored proficient or above: 64% in reading in 2021-22 and 53% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alabama, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Alabama |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 64% | 63% | 47.3% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 53% | 51% (2021-22) | 29.9% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Muscle Shoals Middle School
- Deshler Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.7 miles away: 336 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- Sheffield Junior High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.9 miles away: 127 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
- Compare Muscle Shoals Middle School with Deshler Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Muscle Shoals City Schools spends per student$12,852 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,852
- The largest public schools in AlabamaMuscle Shoals Middle School is the number 68 by size of 260 Alabama middle schools open in 2024-25.#68 of 260
- Alabama schools by students per teacher16.5 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 18.0 for middle schools.16.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Muscle Shoals Middle School
How many students attend Muscle Shoals Middle School?
642 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 648 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Muscle Shoals, AL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Muscle Shoals Middle School?
16.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for middle schools is 18.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Muscle Shoals Middle School a Title I school?
Muscle Shoals Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Muscle Shoals Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Muscle Shoals Middle School scored proficient or above: 64% in reading in 2021-22 and 53% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Alabama's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Muscle Shoals Middle School in?
Muscle Shoals City Schools, NCES district ID 0102520. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010252001059 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.