Etowah Middle School

Etowah Middle School serves grades 6 through 8 in Attalla, Alabama, enrolling approximately 353 students on Jones Street in Etowah County. As a regular public school, it operates with 19 full-time equivalent teachers and a student-teacher ratio of 18.6 to 1, which falls on the larger side for middle school classrooms. Academically, the school earns a MySchoolScout rating of 5.2 out of 10 and ranks in the 22nd percentile among Alabama schools, indicating meaningful room for academic growth.

Current proficiency rates reflect this challenge — 41% of students are proficient or above in ELA and reading, while math proficiency sits at 18%, suggesting that families with students who need strong academic support may want to explore tutoring or enrichment resources alongside what the school provides. Etowah Middle is situated in a small suburban setting within the 35954 ZIP code, a community of roughly 12,170 residents. The surrounding area has a median household income of approximately $56,000, with a poverty rate of 12.9% and about 12% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher.

Median home values in the area sit around $130,600, reflecting a modest, working-class neighborhood where the school serves as an important anchor for the local community.