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Austin Middle School

2715 Danville Rd SW, Decatur, AL 35603 · (256) 552-4622 · Morgan County
GRADES 06–07MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL727 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of Alabama public middle schools
  • C+Test 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

Enrollment
727
Middle
DISTRICT 773 · STATE 508
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
471 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 636951%
Grade 735849%
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
15621%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
28339%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
20128%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
162%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
669%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
38353%
Female
34447%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Austin Middle School→Austin Junior High School
Based on grade levels within Decatur City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
49.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
27.7%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 39% 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 Middle School

Austin Middle School's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Austin Middle School this school72764.8%38.5%
Decatur Middle School
Decatur
81863.6%35.0%
Foley Middle School
Foley
82362.8%37.8%
Whitesburg Middle School
Huntsville
53557.9%25.2%
Rudd Middle School
Pinson
64871.3%22.9%
Fort Payne Middle School
Fort Payne
74163.3%48.6%
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 Austin Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlabamaIn Morgan County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
38.5%#145 of 260#6 of 7
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
27.7%#114 of 260#5 of 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
49.6%#164 of 260#6 of 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
727#53 of 265#2 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.7:1#24 of 244#1 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
71.7%#1 of 246#1 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
64.8%#96 of 264#2 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-3.7%#127 of 151N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
727
-72 (-9%) vs 2020
-7% since 2000-01, when it was 779
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 17.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2572749.414.7:165% (471)
2023-2471348.714.7:176% (545)
2022-2371447.715.0:177% (547)
2020-217994617.4:171% (568)
2017-187554218.0:149% (372)
2015-168724619.0:153% (466)
2000-017794517.3:120% (158)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Austin Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 4% (755 to 727); teachers up 18% (42 to 49.4).

About Austin Middle School

Austin Middle School is a medium-sized middle school with an address in Decatur, Alabama. Enrollment is 727 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 7. Against the 508-student average for middle schools in Alabama, enrollment here is 43% higher.

Austin Middle School is one of 19 schools in Decatur City, which enrolls 8,902 students in total.

By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Austin Middle School is Hispanic (39%). Other students are 28% Black, 21% White, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is higher than the 11% Hispanic share among all Morgan County residents. By the diversity index, Austin Middle School comes in at 72%.

The school has about 14.7 students per teacher and 49.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Alabama is 17.9:1, higher than at this school. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 56% average among public schools in Morgan County.

The allk12 Grade for Austin Middle School is B-. Compared with Alabama public middle schools, the school scored higher than 54% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Austin Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (38.5%) and its predicted rate (36.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools.

According to the American Community Survey, in Morgan County, median household income is about $68,845, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 46 public schools operate in Morgan County, serving about 20,204 students.

The closest public school to Austin Middle School is Chestnut Grove Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Austin Middle School ranks 4th on proficiency.

Austin Middle School falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 727 was 9% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 799. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.4:1 in 2020-21, and 14.7:1 in 2024-25.

Community posts for Austin Middle School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Morgan County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Austin Middle School
District
Decatur City
Address
2715 Danville Rd SW, Decatur, AL 35603
Phone
(256) 552-4622
County
Morgan County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–07
Total enrollment
727
Teachers (FTE)
49
Student–teacher ratio
14.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
471 (65%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
010117000081
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Austin Middle schools

5 other US public schools in 3 states are named Austin Middle. Austin Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 6.

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Frequently asked questions

About Austin Middle School
How large is Austin Middle School?
Austin Middle School enrolls approximately 727 students in grades 06-07.
What grades does Austin Middle School serve?
Austin Middle School serves grades 06-07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Austin Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Austin Middle School is approximately 14.7:1 (49 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Austin Middle School?
Austin Middle School reports a student body of 21% White, 39% Hispanic, 28% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Austin Middle School?
Austin Middle 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.
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