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'''Richard Arrington, Jr Middle School''' (formerly '''Southwest Middle School''') is a middle school in the [[Birmingham City Schools]] system located at 2101 [[Jefferson Avenue Southwest]] in the [[Jones Valley neighborhood]] of [[Southwest Birmingham]]. It is a feeder for [[Wenonah High School]]. [[Eddie Cauthen]] is the current principal. | '''Richard Arrington, Jr Middle School''' (formerly '''Southwest Middle School''') is a middle school in the [[Birmingham City Schools]] system located at 2101 [[Jefferson Avenue Southwest]] near [[Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church]] in the [[Jones Valley neighborhood]] of [[Southwest Birmingham]]. It is a feeder for [[Wenonah High School]]. [[Eddie Cauthen]] is the current principal. | ||
The school was constructed in [[1985]] and later named in honor of [[Richard Arrington, Jr]], [[Mayor of Birmingham]] from [[1979]] to [[1999]]. A major renovation in [[1998]] included the installation of windows.] | The school was constructed in [[1985]] and later named in honor of [[Richard Arrington, Jr]], [[Mayor of Birmingham]] from [[1979]] to [[1999]]. A major renovation in [[1998]] included the installation of windows.] | ||
Revision as of 18:35, 8 June 2014
| Arrington Middle School | |
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Birmingham City Schools |
| Years | 1985–present |
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| Location | 2101 Jefferson Avenue Southwest, (map) Jones Valley |
| Grades | 6-8 |
| Principal | Eddie Cauthen |
| Enrollment | 326 (2014) |
| Colors | maroon & white |
| Mascot | Bulldogs |
| Website | bcs.schoolwires.net/Page/23 |
Richard Arrington, Jr Middle School (formerly Southwest Middle School) is a middle school in the Birmingham City Schools system located at 2101 Jefferson Avenue Southwest near Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in the Jones Valley neighborhood of Southwest Birmingham. It is a feeder for Wenonah High School. Eddie Cauthen is the current principal.
The school was constructed in 1985 and later named in honor of Richard Arrington, Jr, Mayor of Birmingham from 1979 to 1999. A major renovation in 1998 included the installation of windows.]
In a school consolidation plan prepared by Superintendent Craig Witherspoon in 2013, Center Street Middle School would close, with students transferring to Arrington Middle School, with some going to a new program housed at Carver High School. That same year, under the terms of the Alabama Accountability Act, Arrington Middle School was deemed a "failing school", permitting parents to claim tax credits to transfer students to another school.