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Enrollment
563
Middle
DISTRICT 649 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARAB CITY·NCES 010010000027
Arab Junior High School
911 Old Cullman Rd, Arab, AL 35016 · (256) 586-6074 · Marshall County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
243 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 6 | 176 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 202 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 185 | 33% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Arab Junior High School→Arab High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Arab City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
77.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
67.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
71.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 53% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Alabama's top 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 Arab Junior High School
Arab Junior High School's state test result (71.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arab Junior High School this school | 563 | 43.2% | 71.9% |
| Priceville Junior High School Decatur | 483 | 38.9% | 68.1% |
| Holtville Middle School Deatsville | 632 | 42.6% | 56.4% |
| Rainbow Middle School Rainbow City | 634 | 40.2% | 46.6% |
| Winfield Middle School Winfield | 361 | 43.5% | 60.1% |
| Marbury Middle School Marbury | 422 | 40.3% | 41.0% |
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 Arab Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Marshall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #14 of 260 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #5 of 260 | #1 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #23 of 260 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 563 | #93 of 265 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #60 of 244 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.8% | #231 of 246 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.2% | #214 of 264 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #149 of 151 | 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
563
-68 (-11%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 543
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 563 | 34.6 | 16.3:1 | 43% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 36.8 | 16.1:1 | 52% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 592 | 36.8 | 16.1:1 | 51% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 631 | 37 | 17.1:1 | 30% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 566 | 34.7 | 16.3:1 | 39% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 553 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 42% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 652 | 48 | 13.6:1 | 29% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 524 | 32 | 16.4:1 | 19% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 543 | 30 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arab Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (566 to 563); teachers unchanged (34.7 to 34.6).
About Arab Junior High School
As a medium-sized middle school, Arab Junior High School serves students in Arab, Alabama. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 563 students.
Arab Junior High School is one school in a 4-school district, Arab City, which enrolls 2,595 students.
Arab Junior High School's enrollment is 92% White. The next largest groups are 4% Hispanic. The school's White share is 13 points above the 79% share among Marshall County residents. The school's diversity index is 16%, meaning two students picked at random have a 16% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.3:1, with 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Arab Junior High School is 43%. Across public schools in Marshall County, the average is 59%.
In Alabama, Arab Junior High School is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 71.9% compared with a predicted 52.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Marshall County show that the median household income is $62,571, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Arab Junior High School is one of 37 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Arab Elementary School, is about 1.5 miles away. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Arab Junior High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Arab Junior High School is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
Federal data show an 11% enrollment decrease, from 631 in 2020-21 to 563 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Arab Junior High School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Arab City
- Arab High SchoolHigh · 735 students
- Arab Primary SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Arab Elementary SchoolElementary · 599 students
Other schools in Arab
- Arab High SchoolHigh · 735 students
- Arab Primary SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Arab Elementary SchoolElementary · 599 students
- Brindlee Mountain Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
Nearby schools
- Arab Elementary School1.5 mi · 599
- Arab High School1.7 mi · 735
- Arab Primary School1.7 mi · 698
- Brindlee Mountain Elementary School4.5 mi · 286
- Parkside Elementary School6.5 mi · 379
- Brindlee Mountain High School6.7 mi · 496
Frequently asked questions
About Arab Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Arab Junior High School?
Arab Junior High School enrolls approximately 563 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Arab Junior High School serve?
Arab Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Arab Junior High School have?
Arab Junior High School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Arab Junior High School?
At Arab Junior High School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Arab Junior High School?
Arab Junior High School is overseen by Arab City in Marshall County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.