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Best kept secret at Alexander City Middle School?
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Enrollment
430
Middle
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALEXANDER CITY·NCES 010003000001
Alexander City Middle School
359 State St, Alexander City, AL 35010 · (256) 234-8660 · Tallapoosa County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% 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.
- B+Beats 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
16.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
313 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 | 207 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 223 | 52% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Alexander City Middle School→Benjamin Russell High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Alexander City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
21.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Alexander City Middle School
Alexander City Middle School's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander City Middle School this school | 430 | 72.8% | 33.8% |
| William L Radney Elementary School Alexander City | 414 | 70.0% | 50.5% |
| Moorer Middle School Eufaula | 495 | 75.4% | 30.7% |
| D A Smith Middle School Ozark | 388 | 69.6% | 31.4% |
| Fox Run School Opelika | 392 | 74.5% | 44.3% |
| South Dale Middle School Pinckard | 412 | 69.7% | 42.6% |
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 Alexander City Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #175 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #145 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #191 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #143 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #80 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #35 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.8% | #72 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #137 of 151 |
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
430
-38 (-8%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 571
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 430 | 25.5 | 16.9:1 | 73% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 26.5 | 16.1:1 | 43% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 459 | 27.5 | 16.7:1 | 43% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 468 | 24 | 19.5:1 | 65% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 440 | 26.2 | 16.8:1 | 56% (247) |
| 2015-16 | 444 | 26 | 17.1:1 | 52% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 521 | 32 | 16.3:1 | 57% (297) |
| 2000-01 | 555 | 31 | 17.9:1 | 29% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 571 | 32 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alexander City Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (440 to 430); teachers down 3% (26.2 to 25.5).
About Alexander City Middle School
Located in Alexander City, Alabama, Alexander City Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school. Enrollment totals 430 students across grades 7 through 8.
Alexander City Middle School falls under Alexander City, which has 5 schools enrolling 2,836 students.
The largest group at Alexander City Middle School is Black students, at 47%. After that, the student body is 35% White, 12% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Tallapoosa County is about 23% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
The school had 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.9:1. Across middle schools in Alabama, the average ratio is 17.9:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 73%. That is 13 points above the 60% average for public schools in Tallapoosa County.
On the allk12 Grade, Alexander City Middle School lands at B-, ahead of 50% of Alabama public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Alexander City Middle School would be expected to post about 31.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.8%.
Tallapoosa County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $59,356 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Alexander City Middle School shares Tallapoosa County with 10 other public schools.
Benjamin Russell High School sits about 0.5 miles from Alexander City Middle School. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Alexander City Middle School is 6th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Alexander City Middle School in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 430, down from 468 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 16.9 students per teacher, compared with 19.5 in 2020-21.
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Tallapoosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,938
Census ACS
Median income
$59,356
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
5,658 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alexander City
- Benjamin Russell High SchoolHigh · 852 students
- Jim Pearson Elementary SchoolElementary · 704 students
- Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- William L Radney Elementary SchoolMiddle · 414 students
Other schools in Alexander City
- Benjamin Russell High SchoolHigh · 852 students
- Jim Pearson Elementary SchoolElementary · 704 students
- Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- William L Radney Elementary SchoolMiddle · 414 students
Nearby schools
- Benjamin Russell High School0.5 mi · 852
- Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School0.7 mi · 436
- Jim Pearson Elementary School1.4 mi · 704
- William L Radney Elementary School1.8 mi · 414
- Horseshoe Bend High School9.6 mi · 776
- Dadeville Elementary School13.8 mi · 571
Frequently asked questions
About Alexander City Middle SchoolHow many students attend Alexander City Middle School?
Alexander City Middle School enrolls approximately 430 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Alexander City Middle School serve?
Alexander City Middle School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alexander City Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Alexander City Middle School is approximately 16.9:1 (26 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Alexander City Middle School?
Alexander City Middle School reports a student body of 35% White, 12% Hispanic, 47% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Alexander City Middle School?
Alexander City Middle School is overseen by Alexander City in Tallapoosa County.
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