Enrollment
298
Middle
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALKER COUNTY·NCES 010345001305
Bankhead Middle School
110 School Rd, Cordova, AL 35550 · (205) 483-7245 · Walker County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL298 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Alabama public middle schools
- B+Test 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.
- ·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
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
132 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 59 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 22% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
39.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
50.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Bankhead Middle School
Bankhead Middle School's state test result (50.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bankhead Middle School this school | 298 | 44.3% | 50.6% |
| Oakman Middle School Oakman | 249 | 45.4% | 35.9% |
| Hokes Bluff Middle School Hokes Bluff | 253 | 46.6% | 50.2% |
| Glencoe Middle School Glencoe | 272 | 47.4% | 48.1% |
| Cleburne County Middle School Heflin | 243 | 50.2% | 49.0% |
| Winfield Middle School Winfield | 361 | 43.5% | 60.1% |
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 Bankhead Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Walker County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #80 of 260 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #63 of 260 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #77 of 260 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 298 | #213 of 265 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #101 of 244 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.7% | #224 of 246 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.3% | #204 of 264 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #119 of 151 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
298
-24 (-7%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 384
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 298 | 17 | 17.5:1 | 44% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 277 | 18 | 15.4:1 | 57% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 301 | 18 | 16.7:1 | 57% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 18 | 17.9:1 | 43% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 312 | 14 | 22.3:1 | 63% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 320 | 15 | 21.3:1 | 57% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 300 | 20 | 15.0:1 | 63% (190) |
| 2000-01 | 292 | 18 | 16.2:1 | 52% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 384 | 18 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bankhead Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (312 to 298); teachers up 21% (14 to 17).
About Bankhead Middle School
Bankhead Middle School is a small middle school based in Cordova, Alabama. Students in grades 5 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 298 students. For comparison, middle schools in Alabama average about 508 students.
Walker County is responsible for 17 schools, Bankhead Middle School included, with 7,091 students in all.
About 90% of the student body at Bankhead Middle School is White. The remaining students are 5% Black, 3% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 87% White, within a few points of the school. Bankhead Middle School's diversity index is 19%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 17.5:1 comes from the school's 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 44% in 2024-25. The 54% average for public schools in Walker County is 10 points higher.
allk12 grades Bankhead Middle School a B. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Alabama schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Bankhead Middle School's results are 1.2 points below predicted: 50.6% against 51.8%.
In Walker County (population about 64,841), the median household income is $56,509, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Bankhead Middle School is one of 24 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Bankhead Middle School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Cordova High School. Other public schools within five miles: 3. Nearby schools with test data average 49.4% proficiency; Bankhead Middle School posts 50.6%.
Federal data place Bankhead Middle School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is down 7% from 2020-21, when Bankhead Middle School had 322 students, to 2024-25, when it had 298.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Bankhead Middle School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Walker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,841
Census ACS
Median income
$56,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Walker County
- Sumiton Elementary SchoolElementary · 720 students
- Valley Junior High SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Curry Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Dora High SchoolHigh · 476 students
- Sumiton Middle SchoolMiddle · 476 students
- Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High SchoolElementary · 475 students
Other schools in Cordova
- Cordova High SchoolHigh · 451 students
- Cordova Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
Nearby schools
- Cordova High School0.2 mi · 451
- Cordova Elementary School0.2 mi · 321
- Valley Junior High School4.0 mi · 602
- Parrish ElementaryMiddle School6.0 mi · 288
- Jasper Junior High School6.2 mi · 467
- Jasper High School6.2 mi · 850
Frequently asked questions
About Bankhead Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bankhead Middle School?
Bankhead Middle School enrolls approximately 298 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Bankhead Middle School serve?
Bankhead Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Bankhead Middle School have?
Bankhead Middle School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
How diverse is Bankhead Middle School?
Bankhead Middle School reports a student body of 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Bankhead Middle School in?
Bankhead Middle School is part of Walker County.
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