Hartselle Intermediate School vs. Ira F Simmons Middle School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
Hartselle Intermediate School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Alabama for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Math Proficiency
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Ira F Simmons Middle School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Alabama for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Math Proficiency
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Diversity
Student Attention
Overview
Serving 522 students in grades 5-6, Hartselle Intermediate School ranks in the top 20% of all schools in Alabama for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 20%, and reading proficiency is top 20%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 45% (which is higher than the Alabama state average of 30%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 64% (which is higher than the Alabama state average of 47%).
The student-teacher ratio of 15:1 is lower than the Alabama state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority Black), which is lower than the Alabama state average of 50% (majority Black).
Ira F Simmons Middle School ranked #169 in Alabama in 2023, improving from #215 in 2021 but declining from a peak rank of #68 in 2015, reflecting overall fluctuations in state ranking over the past decade.
Math proficiency was 51% in 2023, higher than the state average of 30%, though this marks a decline from 73% in 2017; reading proficiency was 65%, higher than the state average of 47%, and science proficiency was 58%, higher than the state average of 38%.
Enrollment increased from 811 students in 2017 to 865 in 2023, while free and reduced–price lunch eligibility rose from about 28% in 2017 to 46% in 2023, indicating growing socioeconomic needs; minority enrollment remains approximately 48%.
Serving grades 6–8, the school had 865 students and 63 teachers in 2023, with a student–teacher ratio of 14:1, ranking among the lowest ratios in Alabama middle schools.
The school maintained graduation rates consistently above the state average, achieving 95% in 2023 compared to the state's 88%.
Grades Offered
5-6
6-8
Total Students
522 students
860 students
Total Classroom Teachers
34 teachers
62 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
14:1
Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#208 out of 1275 schools in AL
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
#169 out of 1275 schools in AL
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
51%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
64%
65%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
n/a
58%
n/a
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Grade 5 Students
259
-
Grade 6 Students
263
279
Grade 7 Students
-
289
Grade 8 Students
-
292
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
4%
% Hispanic
4%
14%
% Black
6%
26%
% White
87%
52%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
4%
Diversity Score
0.24
0.65
Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
30%
41%
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
4%
3%