Phenix City Intermediate School vs. Russell County Middle School
Should you attend Phenix City Intermediate School or Russell County Middle School? Visitors to our site frequently compare these two schools. Compare their rankings, test scores, reviews and more to help you determine which school is the best choice for you.
School Overview
School
Top Rankings
n/a
Russell County Middle School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Alabama for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Overview
Serving 1,044 students in grades 6-7, Phenix City Intermediate School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Alabama for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 17% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 29%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 39% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 47%).
The student:teacher ratio of 19:1 is higher than the Alabama state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 78% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Alabama state average of 48% (majority Black).
Serving 830 students in grades 6-8, Russell County Middle School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Alabama for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 17% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 29%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 46% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 47%).
The student:teacher ratio of 20:1 is higher than the Alabama state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 59% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Alabama state average of 48% (majority Black).
Grades Offered
6-7
6-8
Total Students
1,044 students
830 students
![This chart displays total students of Phenix City Intermediate School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays total students of Phenix City Intermediate School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/total_students/1000/1113/phenix-city-intermediate-school-chart-6dX9Cy.png)
![This chart displays total students of Russell County Middle School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays total students of Russell County Middle School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/total_students/1000/1152/russell-county-middle-school-chart-buZtqdb.png)
% Male | % Female
52% | 48%
56% | 44%
![This chart displays gender of Phenix City Intermediate School This chart displays gender of Phenix City Intermediate School](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/gender/1000/1113/phenix-city-intermediate-school-chart-blB8Snp.png)
![This chart displays gender of Russell County Middle School This chart displays gender of Russell County Middle School](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/gender/1000/1152/russell-county-middle-school-chart-F6tFRo.png)
Total Classroom Teachers
55 teachers
41 teachers
![This chart displays the total teachers of Phenix City Intermediate School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the total teachers of Phenix City Intermediate School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/total_teachers/1000/1113/phenix-city-intermediate-school-chart-pf9qbN.png)
![This chart displays the total teachers of Russell County Middle School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the total teachers of Russell County Middle School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/total_teachers/1000/1152/russell-county-middle-school-chart-bl8TDMM.png)
Student : Teacher Ratio
19:1
20:1
![This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Phenix City Intermediate School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Phenix City Intermediate School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/teacher_student_ratio/1000/1113/phenix-city-intermediate-school-chart-uKO1IJ.png)
![This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Russell County Middle School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Russell County Middle School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/teacher_student_ratio/1000/1152/russell-county-middle-school-chart-byNnHki.png)
Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#753 out of 1285 schools in AL
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
#667 out of 1285 schools in AL
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
![This chart displays the overall school rank of Phenix City Intermediate School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the overall school rank of Phenix City Intermediate School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/overall_school_rank/1000/1113/phenix-city-intermediate-school-chart-MLpYiz.png)
![This chart displays the overall school rank of Russell County Middle School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the overall school rank of Russell County Middle School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/overall_school_rank/1000/1152/russell-county-middle-school-chart-bbL401J.png)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
17%
![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Phenix City Intermediate School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Alabama by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Phenix City Intermediate School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Alabama by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/math_percent/1000/1113/phenix-city-intermediate-school-chart-lpHo0E.png)
![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Russell County Middle School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Alabama by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Russell County Middle School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Alabama by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/math_percent/1000/1152/russell-county-middle-school-chart-bwyJpBk.png)
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
46%
![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Phenix City Intermediate School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Alabama by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Phenix City Intermediate School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Alabama by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/rla_percent/1000/1113/phenix-city-intermediate-school-chart-B5KUt9.png)
![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Russell County Middle School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Alabama by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Russell County Middle School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Alabama by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/rla_percent/1000/1152/russell-county-middle-school-chart-9D3een.png)
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
n/a
26%
n/a
![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Russell County Middle School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Alabama by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Russell County Middle School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Alabama by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/sci_percent/1000/1152/russell-county-middle-school-chart-Usa25N.png)
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
![This chart displays the students of Phenix City Intermediate School by grade. This chart displays the students of Phenix City Intermediate School by grade.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/students_by_grade/1000/1113/phenix-city-intermediate-school-chart-6f0oAO.png)
![This chart displays the students of Russell County Middle School by grade. This chart displays the students of Russell County Middle School by grade.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/students_by_grade/1000/1152/russell-county-middle-school-chart-F67Xkg.png)
Grade 6 Students
522
271
Grade 7 Students
522
294
Grade 8 Students
-
265
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
1%
n/a
![This chart displays the percentage of American Indian students in Phenix City Intermediate School and percentage of American Indian public school students in Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of American Indian students in Phenix City Intermediate School and percentage of American Indian public school students in Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/american_indian_ethnicity/1000/1113/phenix-city-intermediate-school-chart-y6x45f.png)
![This chart displays the percentage of American Indian students in Russell County Middle School and percentage of American Indian public school students in Alabama by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of American Indian students in Russell County Middle School and percentage of American Indian public school students in Alabama by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/american_indian_ethnicity/1000/1152/russell-county-middle-school-chart-4loBEO.png)
% Asian
n/a
1%
![This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Phenix City Intermediate School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Alabama by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Phenix City Intermediate School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Alabama by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/asian_islander_ethnicity/1000/1113/phenix-city-intermediate-school-chart-bn2lPNC.png)
![This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Russell County Middle School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Russell County Middle School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/asian_islander_ethnicity/1000/1152/russell-county-middle-school-chart-dLUysd.png)
% Hispanic
10%
9%
![This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Phenix City Intermediate School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Phenix City Intermediate School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/hispanic_students_ethnicity/1000/1113/phenix-city-intermediate-school-chart-b28faoI.png)
![This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Russell County Middle School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Russell County Middle School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/hispanic_students_ethnicity/1000/1152/russell-county-middle-school-chart-fES8T2.png)
% Black
61%
39%
![This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Phenix City Intermediate School and the percentage of Black public school students in Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Phenix City Intermediate School and the percentage of Black public school students in Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/black_students_ethnicity/1000/1113/phenix-city-intermediate-school-chart-pfJlty.png)
![This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Russell County Middle School and the percentage of Black public school students in Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Russell County Middle School and the percentage of Black public school students in Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/black_students_ethnicity/1000/1152/russell-county-middle-school-chart-9QwdOq.png)
% White
22%
41%
![This chart displays the percentage of White students in Phenix City Intermediate School and the percentage of White public school students in Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of White students in Phenix City Intermediate School and the percentage of White public school students in Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/white_students_ethnicity/1000/1113/phenix-city-intermediate-school-chart-beca8Ja.png)
![This chart displays the percentage of White students in Russell County Middle School and the percentage of White public school students in Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of White students in Russell County Middle School and the percentage of White public school students in Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/white_students_ethnicity/1000/1152/russell-county-middle-school-chart-bl9T7JT.png)
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
6%
9%
![This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Phenix City Intermediate School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Phenix City Intermediate School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/two_or_more_races_students_ethnicity/1000/1113/phenix-city-intermediate-school-chart-b28VkCZ.png)
![This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Russell County Middle School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Russell County Middle School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/two_or_more_races_students_ethnicity/1000/1152/russell-county-middle-school-chart-baqqdEE.png)
Diversity Score
0.57
0.67
![This chart displays the diversity score of Phenix City Intermediate School and the public school average diversity score of Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the diversity score of Phenix City Intermediate School and the public school average diversity score of Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/diversity_score/1000/1113/phenix-city-intermediate-school-chart-becCbbz.png)
![This chart displays the diversity score of Russell County Middle School and the public school average diversity score of Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the diversity score of Russell County Middle School and the public school average diversity score of Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/diversity_score/1000/1152/russell-county-middle-school-chart-QPGOCI.png)
Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
74%
68%
![This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Phenix City Intermediate School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Phenix City Intermediate School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/freelunch_students/1000/1113/phenix-city-intermediate-school-chart-b6vNYHw.png)
![This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Russell County Middle School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Russell County Middle School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/freelunch_students/1000/1152/russell-county-middle-school-chart-DCUXiM.png)
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
6%
9%
![This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Phenix City Intermediate School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Phenix City Intermediate School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images2.publicschoolreview.com/charts/reduced_pricelunch_students/1000/1113/phenix-city-intermediate-school-chart-00bG3D.png)
![This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Russell County Middle School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Russell County Middle School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Alabama by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.](http://images3.publicschoolreview.com/charts/reduced_pricelunch_students/1000/1152/russell-county-middle-school-chart-h8a3RP.png)