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What's the most underrated thing about Albertville Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
849
Middle
DISTRICT 846 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBERTVILLE CITY·NCES 010000500870
Albertville Middle School
600 E Alabama Ave, Albertville, AL 35950 · (256) 878-2341 · Marshall County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL849 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Alabama public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
562 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 397 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 452 | 53% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Albertville City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
48.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
13.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Albertville Middle School
Albertville Middle School's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albertville Middle School this school | 849 | 66.2% | 31.8% |
| Albertville Intermediate School Albertville | 843 | 67.6% | 43.1% |
| Russellville Middle School Russellville | 600 | 60.2% | 47.1% |
| Fort Payne Middle School Fort Payne | 741 | 63.3% | 48.6% |
| Douglas Middle School Douglas | 512 | 67.2% | 35.0% |
| Boaz Middle School Boaz | 583 | 70.2% | 42.3% |
Matched among Alabama middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Albertville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Marshall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #181 of 260 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.7% | #189 of 260 | #7 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #169 of 260 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 849 | #27 of 265 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #193 of 244 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.9% | #105 of 246 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.2% | #95 of 264 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #50 of 79 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
849
-59 (-6%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 737
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 21.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 849 | 43 | 19.7:1 | 66% (562) |
| 2023-24 | 884 | 43 | 20.6:1 | 71% (624) |
| 2022-23 | 890 | 45 | 19.8:1 | 78% (697) |
| 2020-21 | 908 | 42 | 21.6:1 | 37% (332) |
| 2017-18 | 807 | 36 | 22.4:1 | 71% (570) |
| 2015-16 | 704 | 34 | 20.7:1 | 40% (280) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 65% (368) |
| 2000-01 | 761 | 39 | 19.5:1 | 40% (306) |
| 1990-91 | 737 | 36 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Albertville Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (807 to 849); teachers up 19% (36 to 43).
About Albertville Middle School
Albertville Middle School is a middle school located in Albertville, Alabama, in Marshall County. Classes run from 7 through 8, and the school has 849 students. The average for middle schools in Alabama is about 508 students, so this school is 67% above average.
Albertville Middle School is run by Albertville City, whose 7 schools enroll 5,910 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Albertville Middle School, with 61% of enrollment. Other groups include 31% White, 5% Black, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 17% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 43 full-time positions, a ratio of 19.7:1. That is higher than the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 66%.
Albertville Middle School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 29% of Alabama public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Albertville Middle School are 4.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (31.8% actual, 35.9% predicted).
Albertville Middle School is located in Marshall County, where the median household income is $62,571, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Albertville Middle School is one of 37 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Albertville High School, about 0.1 miles away. Albertville Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Albertville Middle School at 4th of 5.
Under the NCES locale system, Albertville Middle School is Town: Distant.
2024-25 enrollment was 849, a 6% decrease from 908 in 2020-21. The ratio was 21.6:1 in 2020-21 and 19.7:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Albertville Middle School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
99,748
Census ACS
Median income
$62,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
19,416 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Albertville City
- Albertville High SchoolHigh · 1,244 students
- Albertville Primary SchoolElementary · 990 students
- Albertville Elementary SchoolElementary · 911 students
- Albertville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 843 students
- Albertville Kindergarten and PreKElementary · 566 students
- Albertville Innovation AcademyHigh · 507 students
Other schools in Albertville
- Albertville High SchoolHigh · 1,244 students
- Albertville Primary SchoolElementary · 990 students
- Albertville Elementary SchoolElementary · 911 students
- Albertville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 843 students
- Asbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 729 students
- Asbury High SchoolHigh · 659 students
Nearby schools
- Albertville High School0.1 mi · 1,244
- Albertville Innovation Academy0.2 mi · 507
- Albertville Primary School1.0 mi · 990
- Albertville Elementary School1.0 mi · 911
- Albertville Intermediate School1.2 mi · 843
- Albertville Kindergarten and PreK2.2 mi · 566
Frequently asked questions
About Albertville Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Albertville Middle School?
Albertville Middle School enrolls approximately 849 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Albertville Middle School serve?
Albertville Middle School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Albertville Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Albertville Middle School is approximately 19.7:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Albertville Middle School?
At Albertville Middle School, the student body is approximately 31% White, 61% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Albertville Middle School in?
Albertville Middle School is part of Albertville City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.