For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 597 students in Tarrant 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 Tarrant City School District have an average math proficiency score of 1% (versus the Alabama public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 18% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Alabama public middle school average of 46% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (AL)
# Schools
3 Schools
540 Schools
# Students
1,308 Students
240,684 Students
# Teachers
77 Teachers
12,941 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Tarrant City School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% 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 77% has increased from 75-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#142 out of 145 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
6%
30%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
7%
38%
Graduation Rate
77%
90%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)39.1%
22.6%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.56
0.62
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
46%
11%
% Black
48%
29%
% White
2%
54%
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,021 is higher than the state median of $15,699. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,686 is higher than the state median of $14,867. The school district spending/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$11,791 MM
Spending
$21 MM
$11,166 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,021
$15,699
Spending / Student
$15,686
$14,867
Best Tarrant City School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Tarrant High School
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
91 Black Creek Road
Birmingham, AL 35217
(205) 849-0172
Birmingham, AL 35217
(205) 849-0172
Gr: 7-12 | 597 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
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