The top reported proficiency rate is 83% in English language arts. The lowest is 62% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Saraland Middle Schooladams Campus
Saraland Middle School Adams Campus, a regular public school serving sixth through eighth grade, sits within the Saraland City school district, an independent system that broke away from Mobile County Public Schools several years ago and now operates its own schools from early education through high school. The campus is one of four schools in the district and is located in the suburban city of Saraland, a mainly residential community north of Mobile with a mix of commercial and industrial employers, including a refinery, a telecommunications center, and a food brand. Saraland has grown steadily in recent decades through annexations, and its school district reflects that evolution.
The student body is predominantly white, with black students forming a substantial share, and smaller numbers of students who identify as Hispanic, as Asian, as American Indian or Alaska Native, as two or more races, or as Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. Just over half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a metric that measures poverty. The school’s enrollment is large for a middle school serving three grades, and it is spread fairly evenly across grades six, seven, and eight.
State assessment results are available for the 2024-25 school year, which serves as the first data point for this school. In English language arts, the share of students meeting proficiency standards was strong across all three grades, with the eighth grade figure particularly high and the sixth and seventh grade figures also solid. In math, the picture was more varied. Eighth grade proficiency was strong, as was sixth grade, but seventh grade proficiency was lower, falling below the rates in the other two grades. In eighth grade science, proficiency was also high. Taking all tested subjects and grades together, the school’s overall proficiency index places it within the top quartile relative to other districts in Mobile County. Because this is the first year of available data, there is no trend to compare against, so a parent cannot yet see improvement or decline from year to year.
The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. Information on discipline, staffing, chronic absenteeism, special education identification, and English learner services was not provided in the available data. Families who want to understand how the school supports students with disabilities or students learning English should ask the school directly for these details.
Saraland’s housing market reflects a suburban setting where home values sit near the national median, and rents are moderate relative to typical household incomes. The city operates 10 municipal parks, a civic center, and youth sports leagues in baseball, softball, and football. There is no dedicated public transit system, and the built environment is car-oriented, with commercial development along the main north-south corridor, U.S. Route 43.
The school’s name includes “Adams Campus,” which publicly reported sources note is the former Adams Middle School, and the facility was retained after the district split from Mobile County. The district has no other publicly noted recent changes, such as boundary adjustments or program additions, that emerged from the search. For a family considering this school, the key takeaway is that Saraland Middle School Adams Campus posts strong English language arts and science results, with math proficiency that is solid in two grades but notably softer in seventh grade, a gap worth investigating further with the school. The student population is economically diverse with a majority-white composition, the school is a large middle school in a growing suburban district, and the surrounding community offers modest housing costs and a car-dependent layout.
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