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Enrollment
1,491
High
DISTRICT 1,859 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUBURN CITY·NCES 010021000037
Auburn Junior High School
405 S Dean Rd, Auburn, AL 36830 · (334) 887-4970 · Lee County
GRADES 08–09HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,491 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of Alabama public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
452 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 745 | 50% |
| Grade 9 | 746 | 50% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Auburn Junior High School→Auburn High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Auburn City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
72.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
53.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
62.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Auburn Junior High School
Auburn Junior High School's state test result (62.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Junior High School this school | 1,491 | 30.3% | 62.3% |
| Auburn High School Auburn | 2,227 | 29.1% | 46.3% |
| James Clemens High School Madison | 2,159 | 23.3% | 49.9% |
| Spain Park High School Hoover | 1,472 | 31.2% | 49.8% |
| Hoover High School Hoover | 2,919 | 29.6% | 47.3% |
| Bob Jones High School Madison | 2,048 | 25.4% | 48.5% |
Matched among Alabama high 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 Auburn Junior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #10 of 305 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #12 of 305 | #1 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #3 of 305 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,491 | #27 of 319 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #195 of 307 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #20 of 307 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.3% | #293 of 317 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.3% | #46 of 130 | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,491
+107 (+8%) vs 2020
+198% since 1990-91, when it was 500
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 1,491 | 84 | 17.8:1 | 30% (452) |
| 2023-24 | 1,509 | 82 | 18.4:1 | 35% (531) |
| 2022-23 | 1,516 | 59 | 25.7:1 | 35% (527) |
| 2020-21 | 1,384 | 79 | 17.5:1 | 23% (323) |
| 2017-18 | 1,305 | 76.5 | 17.1:1 | 24% (318) |
| 2015-16 | 1,273 | 76 | 16.8:1 | 29% (365) |
| 2010-11 | 999 | 69 | 14.5:1 | 29% (286) |
| 2000-01 | 579 | 33 | 17.6:1 | 27% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 500 | 24 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Auburn Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (1,305 to 1,491); teachers up 10% (76.5 to 84).
About Auburn Junior High School
Auburn Junior High School is a large high school in Alabama, located in Auburn. The school counts 1,491 students across grades 8 through 9. The school's enrollment is 119% above the 682 average for high schools in Alabama.
Auburn Junior High School is a school in Auburn City. The district has 14 schools and 9,488 students.
A majority of students at Auburn Junior High School, 52%, are White. The next largest groups are 21% Black, 12% Asian, 10% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The school's White share is 14 points below the 66% share among Lee County residents. By the diversity index, Auburn Junior High School comes in at 65%.
Federal data list 84 full-time-equivalent teachers at Auburn Junior High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 17.8:1. High schools in Alabama average about 17.2:1, a similar figure. The lunch program counts 30% of students at Auburn Junior High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Lee County average 48%.
The allk12 Grade for Auburn Junior High School is A+. Compared with Alabama public high schools, the school scored higher than 97% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Auburn Junior High School would score about 61.9%. It scores 62.3%, within a point of that figure.
County data help place the school in context: in Lee County, median household income is about $65,824, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Lee County number 41 and enroll about 24,812.
Dean Road Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Auburn Junior High School is 5th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Auburn Junior High School is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The number of students climbed from 1,384 to 1,491 over 4 years.
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Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
181,134
Census ACS
Median income
$65,824
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
24,812 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Auburn City
- Auburn High SchoolHigh · 2,227 students
- East Samford SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Drake Middle SchoolMiddle · 720 students
- Ogletree Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Auburn Early Education CenterElementary · 492 students
- Pick Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
Other schools in Auburn
- Auburn High SchoolHigh · 2,227 students
- East Samford SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Drake Middle SchoolMiddle · 720 students
- Ogletree Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Auburn Early Education CenterElementary · 492 students
- Pick Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
Other Auburn Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Auburn Junior High. Auburn Junior High School is the largest of the 2.
- AUBURN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLAUBURN, NY · 560 students
Nearby schools
- Dean Road Elementary School0.2 mi · 383
- Wrights Mill Road Elementary School0.7 mi · 388
- East Samford School0.8 mi · 733
- Auburn Early Education Center0.9 mi · 492
- Auburn High School1.1 mi · 2,227
- Cary Woods Elementary School2.1 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About Auburn Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Auburn Junior High School?
Auburn Junior High School enrolls approximately 1,491 students in grades 08-09.
Is Auburn Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Auburn Junior High School is a high school covering grades 08-09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Auburn Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Auburn Junior High School is approximately 17.8:1 (84 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Auburn Junior High School?
Student demographics at Auburn Junior High School are roughly 52% White, 10% Hispanic, 21% Black, 12% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Auburn Junior High School?
Auburn Junior High School is overseen by Auburn City in Lee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.