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Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet

410 S McDonough St, Montgomery, AL 36104 · (334) 269-3870 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Alabama public middle schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.

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
478
Middle
DISTRICT 610 · STATE 508
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
139 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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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 617436%
Grade 714831%
Grade 815633%
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
9620%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
153%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
24852%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
11023%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
20%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
61%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
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
18138%
Female
29762%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
81.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
49.0%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet

Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet's state test result (66.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet this school47829.1%66.0%
Drake Middle School
Auburn
72029.6%67.8%
East Samford School
Auburn
73330.7%63.0%
Liberty Middle School
Madison
1,10322.6%64.1%
Journey Middle School
Madison
90326.7%59.5%
Robert F Bumpus Middle School
Hoover
1,19222.6%71.5%
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 Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlabamaIn Montgomery County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
66.0%#28 of 260#1 of 11
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
49.0%#37 of 260#2 of 11
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
81.5%#18 of 260#1 of 11
Enrollment
ranked largest first
478#121 of 265#10 of 11
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.5:1#67 of 244#2 of 11
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
63.6%#36 of 246#1 of 11
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
29.1%#244 of 264#9 of 11
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-9.6%#85 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
478
-69 (-13%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 667
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 20.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254782916.5:129% (139)
2023-245073016.9:126% (130)
2022-235102917.6:125% (130)
2020-215472720.3:126% (140)
2017-1852932.216.4:126% (136)
2015-165563018.5:115% (85)
2010-11582N/AN/A19% (111)
2000-015783616.1:112% (71)
1990-916673519.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet.

Since 2017-18: students down 10% (529 to 478); teachers down 10% (32.2 to 29).

About Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet

Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet, located in Montgomery, Alabama, is a medium-sized middle-grades school. Enrollment is 478 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8.

Montgomery County enrolls 26,958 students in 51 schools, including Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet.

A majority of students at Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet, 52%, are Black. Other reported shares: 23% Asian, 20% White, and 3% Hispanic. Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Its 29 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.5:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Alabama is 17.9:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 29% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 67% average for public schools in Montgomery County is 38 points higher.

Measured against Alabama public middle schools, Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet would score about 62.8%. It scores 66.0%, 3.2 points above that figure.

According to the American Community Survey, in Montgomery County, median household income is about $59,386, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 16% of people live in poverty. A total of 60 public schools operate in Montgomery County, serving about 31,131 students.

The closest public school, Floyd Middle School, is about 0.9 miles from Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet is 2nd among 6 schools close by.

NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

The number of students dropped from 547 to 478 over 4 years. The school's ratio fell from 20.3:1 to 16.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Montgomery County at a glance

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Population
226,718
Census ACS
Median income
$59,386
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
31,131 students

Quick facts

School name
Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet
District
Montgomery County
Address
410 S McDonough St, Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone
(334) 269-3870
County
Montgomery County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
478
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
16.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
139 (29%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
010243001776
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet
How large is Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet?
Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet enrolls approximately 478 students in grades 06-08.
Is Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet an elementary, middle, or high school?
Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet have?
Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
How diverse is Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet?
Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet reports a student body of 20% White, 3% Hispanic, 52% Black, 23% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet in?
Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet is part of Montgomery County.
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