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Muscle Shoals City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Alabama for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 638 students in Muscle Shoals City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 10% of public middle schools in Alabama.
Public Middle School in Muscle Shoals City School District have an average math proficiency score of 53% (versus the Alabama public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 64% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 36% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Alabama public middle school average of 45% (majority Black).
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This School District
This State (AL)
# Schools
7 Schools
531 Schools
# Students
2,937 Students
236,737 Students
# Teachers
171 Teachers
12,843 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
Muscle Shoals City School District, which is ranked within the top 10% of all 145 school districts in Alabama (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 96% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#11 out of 145 school districts
(Top 10%)
(Top 10%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
30%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
63%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
38%
Graduation Rate
96%
88%
Diversity Score
0.53
0.61
% American Indian
1%
2%
% Asian
3%
1%
% Hispanic
8%
10%
% Black
16%
29%
% White
66%
55%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
The revenue/student of $12,417 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,006. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,892 is less than the state median of $12,220. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$37 MM
$9,671 MM
Spending
$35 MM
$9,086 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,417
$13,006
Spending / Student
$11,892
$12,220
Best Muscle Shoals City School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Muscle Shoals Middle School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
100 Trojan Dr
Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
(256) 389-2640
Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
(256) 389-2640
Gr: 6-8 | 638 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 36%
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