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Enrollment
664
High
DISTRICT 577 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DECATUR CITY·NCES 010117002456
Austin Junior High School
1625 Danville Road SW, Decatur, AL 35601 · (256) 552-3060 · Morgan County
GRADES 08–09HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL664 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Alabama public high schools
- BTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
429 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 347 | 52% |
| Grade 9 | 317 | 48% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Decatur City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
46.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
16.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Austin Junior High School
Austin Junior High School's state test result (31.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Junior High School this school | 664 | 64.6% | 31.9% |
| Decatur High School Decatur | 915 | 63.3% | 30.9% |
| Austin High School Decatur | 999 | 56.6% | 32.9% |
| Fultondale High School Birmingham | 848 | 71.6% | 21.7% |
| Jemison High School Jemison | 702 | 67.4% | 20.4% |
| Boaz High School Boaz | 721 | 64.6% | 26.1% |
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 Austin Junior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Morgan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #115 of 305 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #170 of 305 | #8 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #72 of 305 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 664 | #119 of 319 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #21 of 307 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #5 of 307 | #1 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.6% | #98 of 317 | #3 of 10 |
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
664
-68 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 664 | 47.6 | 14.0:1 | 65% (429) |
| 2023-24 | 702 | 46.3 | 15.2:1 | 74% (522) |
| 2022-23 | 773 | 46.8 | 16.5:1 | 74% (575) |
| 2020-21 | 732 | 45 | 16.3:1 | 69% (506) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Austin Junior High School.
About Austin Junior High School
Austin Junior High School is a high school in Decatur, Alabama, according to federal school records. It enrolled 664 students in grades 8 through 9 for the 2024-25 school year.
Decatur City (19 schools, 8,902 students) runs Austin Junior High School.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Austin Junior High School, with 39% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% Black, 26% White, and 4% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 11%. By the diversity index, Austin Junior High School comes in at 70%.
A ratio of 14.0:1 comes from the school's 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in Alabama average 17.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 65% in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Morgan County is 56%.
Austin Junior High School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 80% of Alabama public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Austin Junior High School would score about 37.0%. It scores 31.9%, 5.1 points below that figure.
Morgan County has these Census figures: median household income is about $68,845, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The public schools of Morgan County number 46 and enroll about 20,204.
The closest public school to Austin Junior High School is Career Academies of Decatur, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Austin Junior High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Austin Junior High School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Austin Junior High School went from 732 students to 664. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.3:1 to 14.0:1 over the same years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Austin Junior High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Morgan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,471
Census ACS
Median income
$68,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
20,204 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Decatur City
- Austin High SchoolHigh · 999 students
- Decatur High SchoolHigh · 915 students
- Decatur Middle SchoolMiddle · 818 students
- Austin Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- Oak Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- BanksCaddell Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
Other schools in Decatur
- Austin High SchoolHigh · 999 students
- Decatur High SchoolHigh · 915 students
- Decatur Middle SchoolMiddle · 818 students
- Austin Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- Priceville High SchoolHigh · 506 students
- Priceville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 483 students
Nearby schools
- Career Academies of Decatur0.1 mi · 269
- Woodmeade Elementary School0.5 mi · 361
- Austinville Elementary School1.0 mi · 463
- West Decatur Elementary School1.4 mi · 407
- Austin Middle School1.5 mi · 727
- Julian Harris Elementary School1.6 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Austin Junior High SchoolHow large is Austin Junior High School?
Austin Junior High School enrolls approximately 664 students in grades 08-09.
What grades does Austin Junior High School serve?
Austin Junior High School serves grades 08-09.
How many students per teacher at Austin Junior High School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Austin Junior High School.
How diverse is Austin Junior High School?
Austin Junior High School reports a student body of 26% White, 39% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Austin Junior High School?
Austin Junior High School is overseen by Decatur City in Morgan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.