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McBride Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 3–5

1400 Avalon Ave, Muscle Shoals, AL 35661 · (256) 389-2610 · Part of Muscle Shoals City School District

Muscle Shoals’ School Grade A better than 92% of Alabama school districts

Directions
Students
647
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Setting
City
Grades
3–5
The gist

What stands out about McBride Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 8.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Muscle Shoals kids: Muscle Shoals Middle School

On the path

Where Muscle Shoals kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–KHowell Graves Preschool356 students
3–5McBride Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Muscle Shoals Middle School642 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency46%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1400 Avalon Ave, Muscle Shoals

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 3214
Grade 4218
Grade 5215
Enrollment over time
595’20
613’21
614’22
631’23
647’24

Up 8.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 69%Black 13%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about McBride Elementary School from Muscle Shoals families.

Other schools in Muscle Shoals City School District

The district →
Howell Graves Preschool
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Muscle Shoals
356 students19:1
Highland Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–2 · Muscle Shoals
236 students18:1
Webster Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–2 · Muscle Shoals
234 students16:1
Muscle Shoals Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Muscle Shoals
A
642 students16:1
Muscle Shoals High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Muscle Shoals
A−
864 students20:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Muscle Shoals’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.