James A Davis Middle School
100 High School Dr
Bessemer AL, 35020, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-432-3600
Ranking: 
(696 out of 1,064, bottom 35%)*
(696 out of 1,064, bottom 35%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Bessemer 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: | 43 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 38 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 954 | 618 | 670 | 661 | 651 | 688 | 661 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 344 | 36.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 308 | 32.3% | 330 | 53.4% | 352 | 52.5% | 352 | 53.3% | 334 | 51.3% | 327 | 47.5% | 348 | 52.6% |
| Grade 8: | 302 | 31.7% | 288 | 46.6% | 318 | 47.5% | 309 | 46.7% | 317 | 48.7% | 361 | 52.5% | 313 | 47.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 494 | 51.8% | 303 | 49.0% | 343 | 51.2% | 343 | 51.9% | 338 | 51.9% | 346 | 50.3% | 324 | 49.0% |
| Female: | 460 | 48.2% | 315 | 51.0% | 327 | 48.8% | 318 | 48.1% | 305 | 46.9% | 334 | 48.5% | 333 | 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: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 41 | 4.3% | 18 | 2.9% | 33 | 4.9% | 31 | 4.7% | 19 | 2.9% | 24 | 3.5% | 26 | 3.9% |
| Black: | 891 | 93.4% | 580 | 93.9% | 620 | 92.5% | 617 | 93.3% | 614 | 94.3% | 643 | 93.5% | 623 | 94.3% |
| White: | 19 | 2.0% | 17 | 2.8% | 15 | 2.2% | 12 | 1.8% | 18 | 2.8% | 19 | 2.8% | 12 | 1.8% |
| 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: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 815 | 85.4% | 552 | 89.3% | 603 | 90.0% | 587 | 88.8% | 521 | 80.0% | 502 | 73.0% | 509 | 77.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 2.9% | 17 | 2.8% | 14 | 2.1% | 19 | 2.9% | 36 | 5.5% | 65 | 9.4% | 49 | 7.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.45 | 16.93 | 17.99 | 18.44 | 20.34 | 18.20 | 19.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 23.4% | 23.4% | 42% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 29.5% | 41% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 26.3% | 45.4% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.58% | 40.58% | 46.94% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.59% | 48.59% | 56.16% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 34.3% | 55.7% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.1% | 50.1% | 63% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 42.1% | 60% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.47% | 68.47% | 65.27% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.74% | 65.74% | 65.55% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 39.4% | 51.7% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 37.7% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | 55.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.97% | 46.97% | 56.69% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.69% | 56.69% | 62.72% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 40.8% | 51.1% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 38% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.2% | 31.2% | 51.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.68% | 53.68% | 58.32% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.28% | 55.28% | 60.06% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 54.2% | 56% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 61.9% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 74.4% | 82.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 68.9% | 81.6% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 59.8% | 56.9% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 61.3% | 59.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.62% | 70.62% | 59.82% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.31% | 58.31% | 61.26% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 60.9% | 65.79% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.23% | 55.23% | 68.76% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.77% | 80.77% | 70.36% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.37% | 46.37% | 72.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 62.2% | 75.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 64.7% | 74.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.34% | 78.34% | 77% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.15% | 74.15% | 79.13% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.69% | 78.69% | 81.28% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.9% | 83.02% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.72% | 86.72% | 84.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.77% | 63.77% | 86.25% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.9% | 63% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.8% | 67.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.17% | 75.17% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.34% | 67.34% | 68.13% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.81% | 69.81% | 73.77% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.93% | 61.93% | 78.62% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.44% | 83.44% | 77.01% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.41% | 61.41% | 78.62% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 36.2% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 63.6% | 69.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.3% | 71.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.36% | 61.36% | 71.94% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.52% | 53.52% | 73.87% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.23% | 65.23% | 74.89% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.63% | 65.63% | 73.51% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.93% | 77.93% | 76.95% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.85% | 63.85% | 79.33% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.2% | 60.51% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.38% | 61.38% | 70.34% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.43% | 46.43% | 68.79% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.17% | 59.17% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.96% | 45.96% | 75.67% |
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* James A Davis Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.