Tarrant Middle School
91 Black Creek Rd
Birmingham AL, 35217, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-849-0168
Ranking:
(1,008 out of 1,064, bottom 5%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 9
School District: Tarrant City School District
Title I Eligible School: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 15 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 25 | ||||||
Total Students: | NA | NA | 240 | 313 | 309 | 335 | 462 | 449 | ||||||
Grade 7: | NA | NA | 69 | 28.8% | 104 | 33.2% | 106 | 34.3% | 135 | 40.3% | 113 | 24.5% | 133 | 29.6% |
Grade 8: | NA | NA | 91 | 37.9% | 90 | 28.8% | 111 | 35.9% | 85 | 25.4% | 121 | 26.2% | 91 | 20.3% |
Grade 9: | NA | NA | 80 | 33.3% | 119 | 38.0% | 92 | 29.8% | 115 | 34.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | NA | NA | 127 | 52.9% | 164 | 52.4% | 155 | 50.2% | 156 | 46.6% | 231 | 50.0% | 232 | 51.7% |
Female: | NA | NA | 113 | 47.1% | 149 | 47.6% | 154 | 49.8% | 171 | 51.0% | 223 | 48.3% | 213 | 47.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | NA | NA | 22 | 9.2% | 22 | 7.0% | 19 | 6.1% | 16 | 4.8% | 18 | 3.9% | 14 | 3.1% |
Black: | NA | NA | 194 | 80.8% | 261 | 83.4% | 257 | 83.2% | 280 | 83.6% | 383 | 82.9% | 362 | 80.6% |
White: | NA | NA | 21 | 8.8% | 29 | 9.3% | 33 | 10.7% | 39 | 11.6% | 61 | 13.2% | 73 | 16.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 223 | 92.9% | 276 | 88.2% | 265 | 85.8% | 265 | 79.1% | 370 | 80.1% | 353 | 78.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 12 | 5.0% | 12 | 3.8% | 15 | 4.9% | 28 | 8.4% | 37 | 8.0% | 44 | 9.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 16.12 | 20.62 | 15.61 | 20.43 | 21.30 | 18.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ADAW | ||||||
2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 35.3% | 50.6% |
2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 36% | 42.2% |
2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.8% | 17.8% | 45% |
2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.32% | 28.32% | 37.08% |
2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.48% | 16.48% | 37.25% |
2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 50.8% | 57.3% |
2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 58.7% |
2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 34.6% | 64% |
2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.33% | 51.33% | 62.46% |
2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.75% | 52.75% | 64.88% |
2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 40.7% | 48.9% |
2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 44.4% |
2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.2% | 16.2% | 48.1% |
2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.63% | 33.63% | 43.41% |
2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.07% | 34.07% | 43.74% |
2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 38% | 47% |
2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 42.6% |
2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 21.1% | 48.1% |
2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.7% | 17.7% | 39.83% |
2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.08% | 23.08% | 40.59% |
2004 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 28% | 28% | 42% |
2005 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 38% | 41% |
2006 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 42.4% | 45.4% |
2008 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 26.83% | 26.83% | 46.94% |
2009 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.79% | 45.79% | 56.16% |
2004 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 38% | 55.7% |
2005 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 63% |
2006 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 47.6% | 60% |
2008 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.74% | 42.74% | 65.27% |
2009 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.99% | 42.99% | 65.55% |
2004 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 40.8% | 51.7% |
2005 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 41.7% | 48.9% |
2006 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 49.6% | 55.1% |
2008 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.96% | 34.96% | 56.69% |
2009 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 54.2% | 62.72% |
2004 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 46.4% | 51.1% |
2005 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 39.5% | 48.9% |
2006 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 50.4% | 51.2% |
2008 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.09% | 43.09% | 58.32% |
2009 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.94% | 57.94% | 60.06% |
ARMT | ||||||
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 60.5% | 71.8% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 47.3% | 76.5% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.76% | 58.76% | 77.26% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 43.1% | 77.97% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.95% | 36.95% | 79.94% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 80.9% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 80.7% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.43% | 71.43% | 84.6% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.03% | 56.03% | 84.37% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.13% | 64.13% | 84.65% |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 40.9% | 56% |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 44.3% | 66.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 58.2% | 74.7% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 42.5% | 73.46% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.87% | 47.87% | 71.9% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.15% | 46.15% | 74.92% |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77.9% | 82.4% |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 74.1% | 81.6% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.8% | 83% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.11% | 73.11% | 84.87% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.04% | 84.04% | 86.61% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.36% | 74.36% | 86.2% |
2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 38.1% | 56.9% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 36.1% | 59.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 59.82% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.25% | 56.25% | 61.26% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 53.7% | 65.79% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 25.43% | 25.43% | 68.76% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 50.5% | 70.36% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.63% | 32.63% | 72.5% |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.9% | 75.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 66.9% | 74.3% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.38% | 61.38% | 77% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.1% | 79.13% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 66.67% | 81.28% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.65% | 59.65% | 83.02% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.67% | 67.67% | 84.9% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.58% | 71.58% | 86.25% |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 48.4% | 63% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 56.6% | 67.6% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.37% | 66.37% | 66.3% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.77% | 51.77% | 68.13% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.03% | 64.03% | 73.77% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.64% | 51.64% | 78.62% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.95% | 40.95% | 77.01% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.24% | 40.24% | 78.62% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 47.8% | 57.3% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 60.1% | 69.5% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 60.5% | 71.7% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.91% | 69.91% | 71.94% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.24% | 68.24% | 73.87% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.54% | 67.54% | 74.89% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 73.51% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.95% | 60.95% | 76.95% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.19% | 62.19% | 79.33% |
ASA | ||||||
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 43.1% | 69.84% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.92% | 48.92% | 73.2% |
2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.37% | 47.37% | 60.51% |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.56% | 55.56% | 70.34% |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.66% | 41.66% | 68.79% |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.34% | 33.34% | 68.5% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.49% | 41.49% | 75.67% |
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* Tarrant Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.