Enrollment
270
Middle
DISTRICT 608 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANDALUSIA CITY·NCES 010006000008
Andalusia Junior High
408 4th Avenue, Andalusia, AL 36420 · (334) 222-7569 · Covington County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL270 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Alabama public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
152 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 126 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 144 | 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
Students here typically continue to
Andalusia Junior High→Andalusia High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Andalusia City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
40.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
55.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Andalusia Junior High
Andalusia Junior High's state test result (55.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andalusia Junior High this school | 270 | 56.3% | 55.8% |
| Brewton Middle School Brewton | 319 | 54.5% | 60.9% |
| Central Jr High School of Clay County Lineville | 282 | 59.2% | 33.7% |
| Fayette Middle School Fayette | 318 | 59.7% | 38.1% |
| Munford Middle School Munford | 308 | 54.5% | 32.7% |
| Deshler Middle School Tuscumbia | 336 | 51.2% | 40.4% |
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 Andalusia Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #61 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #59 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #97 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 270 | #225 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #28 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.4% | #101 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.3% | #144 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #143 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
270
+4 (+2%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 515
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 270 | 18 | 15.0:1 | 56% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 250 | 18 | 13.9:1 | 75% (188) |
| 2022-23 | 248 | 17 | 14.6:1 | 75% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 266 | 16 | 16.6:1 | 53% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 274 | 15.1 | 18.1:1 | 60% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 257 | 14 | 18.4:1 | 52% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 377 | 30 | 12.6:1 | 53% (200) |
| 2000-01 | 421 | 26 | 16.2:1 | 38% (160) |
| 1990-91 | 515 | 27 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Andalusia Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (274 to 270); teachers up 19% (15.1 to 18).
About Andalusia Junior High
As a small middle school, Andalusia Junior High serves students in Andalusia, Alabama. The school offers grades 7 through 8 and enrolls 270 students. That puts enrollment 47% below the 508-student average for middle schools in Alabama.
The 3 schools of Andalusia City, including Andalusia Junior High, enroll 1,823 students.
More than half of the students at Andalusia Junior High are White (63%). Beyond that, enrollment is 25% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. In Covington County overall, about 83% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 53%.
Its ratio of 15.0:1 is based on 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Alabama average 17.9:1, 2.9 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 56%. The average for public schools in Covington County is similar, at 57%.
Among Alabama public middle schools, Andalusia Junior High outscored 86%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Andalusia Junior High is 43.1%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.8%.
The school's county is Covington County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $52,456 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Public schools in Covington County number 14, with about 6,173 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Andalusia High School, is the closest to Andalusia Junior High. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Andalusia Junior High. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Andalusia Junior High ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Remote: in a town far from an urbanized area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (266) to 2024-25 (270). The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.6:1 to 15.0:1 over the same years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Andalusia Junior High. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Covington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,628
Census ACS
Median income
$52,456
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
6,173 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Andalusia City
- Andalusia Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,082 students
- Andalusia High SchoolHigh · 471 students
Other schools in Andalusia
- Andalusia Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,082 students
- Straughn Elementary SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Pleasant Home SchoolCombined · 508 students
- Andalusia High SchoolHigh · 471 students
- Straughn High SchoolHigh · 433 students
- Straughn Middle SchoolMiddle · 287 students
Nearby schools
- Andalusia High School0.0 mi · 471
- Andalusia Elementary School2.8 mi · 1,082
- Straughn Elementary School6.0 mi · 569
- Straughn Middle School6.0 mi · 287
- Straughn High School6.2 mi · 433
- Red Level School10.3 mi · 535
Frequently asked questions
About Andalusia Junior HighHow many students attend Andalusia Junior High?
Andalusia Junior High enrolls approximately 270 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Andalusia Junior High serve?
Andalusia Junior High serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Andalusia Junior High have?
Andalusia Junior High employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Andalusia Junior High?
At Andalusia Junior High, the student body is approximately 63% White, 5% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Andalusia Junior High in?
Andalusia Junior High is part of Andalusia City.
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