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Linden City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Alabama for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 108 students in Linden City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Alabama.
Public Middle School in Linden City School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Alabama public middle school average of 17%), and reading proficiency score of 12% (versus the 45% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 96% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Alabama public middle school average of 45% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (AL)
# Schools
3 Schools
531 Schools
# Students
446 Students
247,532 Students
# Teachers
22 Teachers
11,665 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Linden City School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 143 school districts in Alabama (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 70-79% has decreased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#133 out of 143 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
3%
24%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
46%
Graduation Rate
70-79%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.11
0.60
# American Indian Students
n/a
3,590 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
n/a
2,865 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
6 Students
22,606 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
9%
# Black Students
421 Students
75,072 Students
% Black Students
95%
30%
# White Students
15 Students
137,153 Students
% White Students
4%
56%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
279 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
1 Student
5,795 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
12
2,768
# Students in K Grade:
27
5,957
# Students in 1st Grade:
41
5,688
# Students in 2nd Grade:
32
5,469
# Students in 3rd Grade:
29
5,567
# Students in 4th Grade:
29
6,264
# Students in 5th Grade:
32
11,179
# Students in 6th Grade:
33
40,909
# Students in 7th Grade:
37
58,202
# Students in 8th Grade:
38
58,956
# Students in 9th Grade:
44
13,965
# Students in 10th Grade:
23
11,298
# Students in 11th Grade:
43
11,015
# Students in 12th Grade:
26
10,295
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,975 is higher than the state median of $12,931. The school district revenue/student has grown by 17% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,460 is higher than the state median of $12,150. The school district spending/student has grown by 15% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$9,671 MM
Spending
$6 MM
$9,086 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,975
$12,931
Spending / Student
$14,460
$12,150
Best Linden City School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
George P Austin Junior High School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
718 Martin Luther King Dr
Linden, AL 36748
(334) 295-5378
Linden, AL 36748
(334) 295-5378
Grades: 6-8
| 108 students
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