Bankhead Middle School

Bankhead Middle School, a tight-knit middle school in Cordova, Alabama, operated by Walker County, hosts 298 students, covering grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 508 students each, so Bankhead Middle School sits 41% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Walker County, which oversees 17 schools and 7,091 students, Bankhead Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Bankhead Middle School shows that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 5% Black, 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Walker County's rate of about 54%.

After controlling for student poverty, Bankhead Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.8%; this one delivers 50.6%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Walker County) records that median household earnings sit near $56,509, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Walker County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,041 students), of which Bankhead Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Cordova High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bankhead Middle School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 35.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Bankhead Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 312 (now 298). Class-load math has narrowed: from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

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