Athens Intermediate School

As a mid-sized elementary campus in Athens, Alabama, Athens Intermediate School hosts 641 students from grades 4 through 5, overseen by Athens City. That puts it 34% bigger than the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 480 students.

Across the 9 schools in Athens City (5,405 students total), Athens Intermediate School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Athens Intermediate School shows that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 24% Hispanic, 20% Black, 6% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

On the resource side, On paper, Athens Intermediate School has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Athens Intermediate School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Athens Intermediate School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.4%, the actual is 53.1%, a residual of +9.8 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Limestone County indicate the typical household earns roughly $83,629 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Athens Intermediate School is one of 27 public schools in Limestone County (combined enrollment of about 24,258 students).

James L Cowart Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Athens Intermediate School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 40.7%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Athens Intermediate School has grew 19%, going from 540 students in 2018 to 641 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 19% to 24% over that span.

On the community side, members of the Athens Intermediate School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.