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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Boaz Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
583
Middle
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOAZ CITY·NCES 010001200123
Boaz Middle School
140 Newt Parker Dr, Boaz, AL 35957 · (256) 593-0799 · Marshall County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
409 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 199 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 190 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 194 | 33% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Boaz Middle School→Boaz High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Boaz City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
31.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Boaz Middle School
Boaz Middle School's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boaz Middle School this school | 583 | 70.2% | 42.3% |
| Douglas Middle School Douglas | 512 | 67.2% | 35.0% |
| West Morgan Middle School Trinity | 561 | 75.0% | 43.4% |
| Jemison Intermediate School Jemison | 468 | 67.3% | 34.6% |
| Fort Payne Middle School Fort Payne | 741 | 63.3% | 48.6% |
| Foley Middle School Foley | 823 | 62.8% | 37.8% |
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 Boaz Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Marshall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #125 of 260 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #96 of 260 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #158 of 260 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #83 of 265 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #125 of 244 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #80 of 246 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.2% | #79 of 264 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #57 of 79 | 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
583
+43 (+8%) vs 2020
+10% since 2010-11, when it was 528
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 583 | 32.2 | 18.1:1 | 70% (409) |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 34.1 | 16.1:1 | 76% (418) |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 33.4 | 15.5:1 | 76% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 540 | 30 | 18.0:1 | 59% (319) |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 29 | 19.3:1 | 66% (367) |
| 2015-16 | 520 | 24 | 21.7:1 | 66% (344) |
| 2010-11 | 528 | 38 | 13.9:1 | 56% (295) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boaz Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (559 to 583); teachers up 11% (29 to 32.2).
About Boaz Middle School
Federal records list Boaz Middle School as a middle school in Boaz, Alabama. The school enrolls 583 students, from grades 6 through 8.
Boaz Middle School is a school in Boaz City. The district has 5 schools and 2,607 students.
At Boaz Middle School, White students make up 51% of the student body. It is also 42% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Marshall County is roughly 79% White. Boaz Middle School's diversity index is 57%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 18.1:1 comes from the school's 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in Alabama average 17.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 70% in 2024-25. The gap from the 59% average for public schools in Marshall County is 11 points.
Schools in Alabama with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 33.0%. Boaz Middle School scores 42.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for Marshall County show that the median household income is $62,571, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Boaz Middle School is one of 37 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Boaz High School, at about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Boaz Middle School is 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 43 more students in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
99,748
Census ACS
Median income
$62,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
19,416 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Boaz City
- Boaz High SchoolHigh · 721 students
- Boaz Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Corley Elementary SchoolElementary · 429 students
- Boaz Intermediate SchoolElementary · 361 students
Other schools in Boaz
- Boaz High SchoolHigh · 721 students
- Boaz Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Corley Elementary SchoolElementary · 429 students
- Whitesboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 423 students
- Boaz Intermediate SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Carlisle Elementary SchoolElementary · 343 students
Nearby schools
- Boaz High School0.2 mi · 721
- Boaz Intermediate School0.2 mi · 361
- Corley Elementary School1.0 mi · 429
- Boaz Elementary School1.1 mi · 513
- Sardis High School3.4 mi · 546
- Sardis Middle School3.5 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About Boaz Middle SchoolHow large is Boaz Middle School?
Boaz Middle School enrolls approximately 583 students in grades 06-08.
Is Boaz Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Boaz Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Boaz Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Boaz Middle School is approximately 18.1:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Boaz Middle School?
Boaz Middle School reports a student body of 51% White, 42% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Boaz Middle School in?
Boaz Middle School is part of Boaz City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.