Hartselle Intermediate School vs. Ira F Simmons Middle School
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Serving 534 students in grades 5-6, Hartselle Intermediate School ranks in the top 20% of all schools in Alabama for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 20%, and reading proficiency is top 20%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 45% (which is higher than the Alabama state average of 30%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 64% (which is higher than the Alabama state average of 47%).
The student-teacher ratio of 16:1 is lower than the Alabama state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 12% of the student body (majority Black), which is lower than the Alabama state average of 49% (majority Black).
Ira F Simmons Middle School ranked #169 in Alabama in 2023, improving from #215 in 2021 but declining from a peak rank of #68 in 2015, reflecting overall fluctuations in state ranking over the past decade.
Math proficiency was 51% in 2023, higher than the state average of 30%, though this marks a decline from 73% in 2017; reading proficiency was 65%, higher than the state average of 47%, and science proficiency was 58%, higher than the state average of 38%.
Enrollment increased from 811 students in 2017 to 865 in 2023, while free and reduced–price lunch eligibility rose from about 28% in 2017 to 46% in 2023, indicating growing socioeconomic needs; minority enrollment remains approximately 48%.
Serving grades 6–8, the school had 865 students and 63 teachers in 2023, with a student–teacher ratio of 14:1, ranking among the lowest ratios in Alabama middle schools.
The school maintained graduation rates consistently above the state average, achieving 95% in 2023 compared to the state's 88%.
Grades Offered
5-6
6-8
Total Students
534 students
865 students
% Male | % Female
53% | 47%
49% | 51%
Total Classroom Teachers
34 teachers
63 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
14:1
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Overall Testing Rank
#208 out of 1275 schools in AL (Top 20%)
#169 out of 1275 schools in AL (Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
(Top 20% in AL)
51%
(Top 20% in AL)
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
64%
(Top 20% in AL)(21-22 School Year Data)
65%
(Top 20% in AL)(21-22 School Year Data)
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
n/a
58%
(Top 20% in AL)(21-22 School Year Data)
n/a
<Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class="so-dt-title">Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Grade 5 Students
263
-
Grade 6 Students
271
294
Grade 7 Students
-
305
Grade 8 Students
-
266
<Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class="so-dt-title">Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
2%
% Hispanic
4%
13%
% Black
6%
29%
% White
88%
52%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
4%
Diversity Score
0.22
0.63
<Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class="so-dt-title">Additional Information
