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Muscle Shoals City Schools
Muscle Shoals City is a public school district in Alabama, based in Colbert County (Muscle Shoals). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Muscle Shoals City on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Muscle Shoals City
3 of 6 schools in Muscle Shoals City carry a SchoolGrade (3 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 3
Best schools in Muscle Shoals City
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ Muscle Shoals Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B Mcbride Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Muscle Shoals High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Muscle Shoals City
High schools (1)
- B- Muscle Shoals High School, Muscle Shoals
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- B+ Muscle Shoals Middle School, Muscle Shoals
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- Highland Park Elementary School, Muscle Shoals
- B Mcbride Elementary School, Muscle Shoals
- Webster Elementary School, Muscle Shoals
Other schools and academies (1)
- Howell Graves Preschool, Muscle Shoals
Where Muscle Shoals City schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Muscle Shoals (6)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Alabama
- County: Colbert County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,937 students with 172 full-time-equivalent teachers and 298 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0102520
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Sheffield City (4 schools, 4 mi)
- Tuscumbia City (4 schools, 4 mi)
- Florence City (8 schools, 6 mi)
- Colbert County (8 schools, 10 mi)
- Lauderdale County (9 schools, 11 mi)
- Russellville City (4 schools, 17 mi)
- Lawrence County (12 schools, 23 mi)
- Franklin County (9 schools, 24 mi)
Questions about Muscle Shoals City
How many schools are in Muscle Shoals City?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Muscle Shoals City, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Muscle Shoals City serve?
The largest by graded schools: Muscle Shoals.
How good are the schools in Muscle Shoals City?
Across the 3 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 47% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 48.7%. 67% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Muscle Shoals City?
2,937 students were enrolled in Muscle Shoals City in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Muscle Shoals City?
Muscle Shoals City is in Alabama, based in Colbert County, with its district office in Muscle Shoals. Its boundary covers about 16.9 sq mi.