Arrington Middle School
2101 Jefferson Ave Sw
Birmingham AL, 35211, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-231-1130
Ranking: 
(919 out of 1,064, bottom 14%)*
(919 out of 1,064, bottom 14%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Birmingham City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 19 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 32 | 21 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 450 | 344 | 313 | 332 | 380 | 380 | 401 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 122 | 27.1% | 109 | 31.7% | 112 | 35.8% | 107 | 32.2% | 126 | 33.2% | 115 | 30.3% | 114 | 28.4% |
| Grade 7: | 161 | 35.8% | 118 | 34.3% | 107 | 34.2% | 113 | 34.0% | 127 | 33.4% | 128 | 33.7% | 141 | 35.2% |
| Grade 8: | 167 | 37.1% | 117 | 34.0% | 94 | 30.0% | 112 | 33.7% | 127 | 33.4% | 137 | 36.1% | 146 | 36.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 221 | 49.1% | 180 | 52.3% | 163 | 52.1% | 173 | 52.1% | 210 | 55.3% | 183 | 48.2% | 195 | 48.6% |
| Female: | 229 | 50.9% | 164 | 47.7% | 150 | 47.9% | 159 | 47.9% | 162 | 42.6% | 189 | 49.7% | 202 | 50.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 2.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 436 | 96.9% | 343 | 99.7% | 313 | 100.0% | 328 | 98.8% | 378 | 99.5% | 377 | 99.2% | 399 | 99.5% |
| White: | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 405 | 90.0% | 330 | 95.9% | 291 | 93.0% | 183 | 55.1% | 317 | 83.4% | 311 | 81.8% | 326 | 81.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 2.9% | 5 | 1.5% | 13 | 4.2% | 4 | 1.2% | 19 | 5.0% | 20 | 5.3% | 31 | 7.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 23.68 | 17.20 | 16.47 | 12.53 | 11.88 | 17.70 | 17.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 20.3% | 24.1% | 42% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 28.1% | 25.8% | 41% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 27% | 28.4% | 45.4% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 29.03% | 31.35% | 46.94% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.34% | 40.86% | 56.16% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 25.3% | 38.9% | 55.7% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 55.2% | 63% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 51.6% | 60% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.42% | 55.48% | 65.27% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.76% | 58.46% | 65.55% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.5% | 33.7% | 51.7% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 33.5% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 43.7% | 55.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.32% | 47.13% | 56.69% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.36% | 54.64% | 62.72% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 39.1% | 51.1% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 37.1% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 39.2% | 51.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.45% | 49.97% | 58.32% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.76% | 52.19% | 60.06% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 31.2% | 56% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 49.1% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 57.8% | 74.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 60.12% | 73.46% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.36% | 57.06% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.96% | 60.31% | 74.92% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.45% | 61.74% | 76.94% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.85% | 62.06% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.91% | 60.27% | 77.16% |
| 2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 69.1% | 82.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 67.9% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 67.9% | 83% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.42% | 72.52% | 84.87% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.66% | 73.76% | 86.61% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.93% | 73.76% | 86.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.33% | 74.36% | 86.13% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.88% | 77.29% | 88.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.54% | 79.48% | 88.35% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.1% | 42.7% | 56.9% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 41.9% | 59.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.85% | 47.68% | 59.82% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 45.53% | 61.26% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.39% | 53.82% | 65.79% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.75% | 56.34% | 68.76% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.64% | 56.68% | 70.36% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.04% | 58.33% | 72.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 62.1% | 75.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 63.6% | 74.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.56% | 66.23% | 77% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.15% | 65.86% | 79.13% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.95% | 69.58% | 81.28% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.39% | 72.95% | 83.02% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.93% | 74.29% | 84.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.59% | 74.7% | 86.25% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 40.7% | 63% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 56.5% | 67.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.11% | 58.37% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.47% | 57.25% | 68.13% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.71% | 63.26% | 73.77% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.44% | 71.78% | 78.62% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.73% | 65.24% | 77.01% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.83% | 71.7% | 78.62% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 38.8% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 52.7% | 69.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 60% | 71.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.56% | 61.54% | 71.94% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.04% | 63.82% | 73.87% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.81% | 62.39% | 74.89% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.78% | 64.03% | 73.51% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.09% | 63.14% | 76.95% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.91% | 66.61% | 79.33% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 21.43% | 40.87% | 60.51% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.72% | 57.45% | 70.34% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 56.78% | 68.79% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.95% | 57.09% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.83% | 63.03% | 75.67% |
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* Arrington Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.