Curry Middle School, Jasper AL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Curry Middle School

Curry Middle School serves grades five through eight in Jasper, Alabama, as part of the Walker County school district. It is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and it operates within a district that has recently undergone significant consolidation, closing four elementary schools effective the 2024-2025 school year. That change, driven by declining enrollment across the county, has reshaped attendance boundaries and bus routes for many families, though Curry Middle itself is not among the closed buildings.

The school’s enrollment is small for a middle school spanning four grade levels. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student body. The student population is predominantly white, with small numbers of Hispanic, Black, and multiracial students. Data on special education identification and English learner status were not available in the provided information, so the extent of those support needs is not clear—a gap a parent may want to follow up on with the school directly.

Academically, Curry Middle shows a split picture across subjects. On the Alabama ACAP assessments from the 2024-25 school year, reading and English language arts proficiency reaches a majority of students in each tested grade, with rates that are solid. Math performance is notably lower, with proficiency rates in the low to moderate range across grades five through eight. At the eighth-grade level, science proficiency is moderate. Overall, the school’s combined performance across tested subjects places it in the bottom quartile relative to the two districts in Walker County, which is a very small comparison set. The district also runs a career technical education center with programs in welding, healthcare sciences, and IT, but those pathways are designed for high school students; Curry Middle students would encounter them later.

The school sits in Jasper, the county seat of Walker County, a regional hub for commerce and government in north-central Alabama. Jasper’s historic downtown square hosts festivals and community events, but the area has faced economic headwinds, including retail decline and a tornado that damaged the downtown core. The housing market reflects modest home values, below state and national benchmarks, and the unemployment rate has been steady at moderate levels. Population growth has been flat, and new housing development has not been prominent. The broader county’s economic base includes education, health care, manufacturing, and historically coal mining and timber.

For families considering Curry Middle, the academic picture is mixed: reading is an area of relative strength, while math and, to a lesser degree, science require attention. The high poverty rate means the school likely receives Title I support, though that designation was not confirmed in the data. The district’s consolidation of elementary schools has increased travel distances for some students, and the loss of neighborhood schools has been a point of community concern. Curry Middle itself remains open and has not been part of those closures. The school’s small size may allow for more individualized attention, but limited course access data and no discipline or attendance metrics were provided, leaving gaps in the full portrait of the school environment. A parent would want to visit, ask about math intervention strategies, and inquire about support for students who need extra help, especially given the low math proficiency rates.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 513%

School 13% · District 32% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

Grade 632%

School 32% · District 28% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median

Grade 720%

School 20% · District 19% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median

Grade 829%

School 29% · District 18% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 566%

School 66% · District 68% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 661%

School 61% · District 57% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median

Grade 759%

School 59% · District 61% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 5 pts above state median

Grade 851%

School 51% · District 47% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Science

Grade 841%

School 41% · District 35% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

This schoolWalker County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income50%Higher-income79%29 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income50%Higher-income70%20 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income44%Higher-income58%14 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income17%Higher-income24%8 pp gap