Enrollment
371
Middle
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST CLAIR COUNTY·NCES 010306200322
Ashville Middle School
33221 Highway 231, Ashville, AL 35953 · (205) 594-7044 · St. Clair County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL371 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Alabama public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
20.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
203 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 5 | 88 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 89 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 102 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 92 | 25% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
55.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
40.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Ashville Middle School
Ashville Middle School's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashville Middle School this school | 371 | 54.7% | 45.8% |
| West Blocton Middle School West Blocton | 387 | 55.6% | 38.2% |
| Sardis Middle School Sardis City | 381 | 54.1% | 39.4% |
| Danville Middle School Danville | 372 | 57.3% | 39.5% |
| Rehobeth Middle School Rehobeth | 408 | 54.9% | 47.9% |
| New Brockton Middle School New Brockton | 360 | 56.1% | 42.4% |
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 Ashville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #106 of 260 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #61 of 260 | #2 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #138 of 260 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 371 | #178 of 265 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #200 of 244 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.7% | #164 of 246 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.7% | #154 of 264 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #65 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
371
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
+24% since 2000-01, when it was 299
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 371 | 18.5 | 20.1:1 | 55% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 357 | 18.3 | 19.5:1 | 74% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 19.3 | 19.2:1 | 77% (285) |
| 2020-21 | 380 | 21 | 18.1:1 | 71% (269) |
| 2017-18 | 359 | 15.3 | 23.5:1 | 68% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 16 | 21.5:1 | 64% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 367 | 18 | 20.4:1 | 66% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 299 | 15 | 19.9:1 | 49% (148) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ashville Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (359 to 371); teachers up 21% (15.3 to 18.5).
About Ashville Middle School
Ashville Middle School sits in Ashville, Alabama, and is classified as a middle-grades school. Classes run from 5 through 8, and the school has 371 students. Against the 508-student average for middle schools in Alabama, enrollment here is 27% lower.
The district for Ashville Middle School is St Clair County, with 18 schools and 9,658 students.
Roughly 78% of students at Ashville Middle School are White. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 5% Black. Ashville Middle School's diversity index is 38%, against a US figure of 70%.
Ashville Middle School operates with 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 20.1:1. On average, middle schools in Alabama have 17.9:1, compared with 20.1:1 here. Ashville Middle School reports 55% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Alabama public middle schools, Ashville Middle School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Ashville Middle School would be expected to post about 44.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.8%.
Census Bureau estimates for St. Clair County show that the median household income is $77,463, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Ashville Middle School is one of 29 public schools in the county.
Ashville Elementary School is the public school closest to Ashville Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Ashville Middle School ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.
Ashville Middle School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Enrollment at Ashville Middle School was 380 in 2020-21 and 371 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Students per teacher rose from 18.1 in 2020-21 to 20.1 in 2024-25.
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St. Clair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
94,166
Census ACS
Median income
$77,463
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
13,737 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St Clair County
- Moody Elementary SchoolElementary · 839 students
- Springville Elementary SchoolElementary · 779 students
- Springville High SchoolHigh · 772 students
- Springville Middle SchoolMiddle · 723 students
- Moody High SchoolHigh · 708 students
- Margaret ElementaryElementary · 707 students
Other schools in Ashville
- Ashville Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- SCC Virtual Preparatory AcademyCombined · 418 students
- Ashville High SchoolHigh · 378 students
- Eden Area Technical CenterHigh
- Ruben Yancy Alternative SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Ashville Elementary School0.0 mi · 476
- Ashville High School0.1 mi · 378
- Ragland High School8.5 mi · 411
- Appalachian School8.9 mi · 699
- Steele Elementary School9.2 mi · 141
- Saint Clair County High School10.0 mi · 665
Frequently asked questions
About Ashville Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ashville Middle School?
Ashville Middle School enrolls approximately 371 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Ashville Middle School serve?
Ashville Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Ashville Middle School have?
Ashville Middle School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Ashville Middle School?
Student demographics at Ashville Middle School are roughly 78% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Ashville Middle School in?
Ashville Middle School is part of St Clair County.
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