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Enrollment
731
Middle
DISTRICT 642 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 010192000689
Bragg Middle School
840 Hazels Way, Gardendale, AL 35071 · (205) 379-2600 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL731 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
335 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 228 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 268 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 235 | 32% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
61.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
28.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 62 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Bragg Middle School
Bragg Middle School's state test result (47.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bragg Middle School this school | 731 | 45.8% | 47.7% |
| Prattville Intermediate School Prattville | 518 | 47.7% | 54.6% |
| Russell County Middle School Seale | 810 | 50.2% | 32.0% |
| Meridianville Middle School Hazel Green | 1,100 | 45.2% | 46.1% |
| Saraland Middle SchoolAdams Campus Saraland | 789 | 44.9% | 74.1% |
| Smiths Station Junior High School Smiths Station | 910 | 43.7% | 39.8% |
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 Bragg Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #97 of 260 | #9 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #111 of 260 | #9 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #104 of 260 | #10 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 731 | #52 of 265 | #9 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #131 of 244 | #15 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.4% | #75 of 246 | #7 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.8% | #198 of 264 | #23 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #76 of 151 | #8 of 17 |
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
731
-45 (-6%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 612
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 731 | 40 | 18.3:1 | 46% (335) |
| 2023-24 | 780 | 38 | 20.5:1 | 56% (435) |
| 2022-23 | 746 | 37 | 20.2:1 | 53% (394) |
| 2020-21 | 776 | 41 | 18.9:1 | 44% (341) |
| 2017-18 | 820 | 40 | 20.5:1 | 37% (300) |
| 2015-16 | 832 | 40 | 20.8:1 | 34% (280) |
| 2010-11 | 892 | 60 | 14.9:1 | 29% (256) |
| 2000-01 | 509 | 27 | 18.9:1 | 19% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 612 | 32 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bragg Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (820 to 731); teachers unchanged (40 to 40).
About Bragg Middle School
This page covers Bragg Middle School, a mid-sized middle school in Gardendale, Alabama. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 731 students. Middle schools in Alabama have about 508 students on average; enrollment here is 44% higher.
The district, Jefferson County, operates 55 schools serving 35,444 students.
About 55% of the student body at Bragg Middle School is White. The remaining students are 34% Black and 8% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
Bragg Middle School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.3:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Alabama is similar, at 17.9:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 46% at Bragg Middle School.
Bragg Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.7% and a predicted 50.7%.
Census data for Jefferson County show the median household earns about $66,388 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Bragg Middle School, Jefferson County has 181 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Gardendale Elementary School is closest at about 0.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 7. Bragg Middle School comes in 4th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 6% decline, from 776 to 731.
The discussion board for Bragg Middle School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
667,755
Census ACS
Median income
$66,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
181
97,401 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County
- ClayChalkville High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- McAdory High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Hueytown High SchoolHigh · 1,200 students
- Shades Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,094 students
- Gardendale High SchoolHigh · 1,076 students
- Pinson Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,025 students
Other schools in Gardendale
- Gardendale High SchoolHigh · 1,076 students
- Gardendale Elementary SchoolElementary · 700 students
- Snow Rogers Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
Nearby schools
- Gardendale Elementary School0.1 mi · 700
- Gardendale High School0.3 mi · 1,076
- Fultondale High School2.7 mi · 848
- Snow Rogers Elementary School3.1 mi · 389
- Tarrant High School3.4 mi · 597
- Fultondale Elementary School3.6 mi · 889
Frequently asked questions
About Bragg Middle SchoolHow many students attend Bragg Middle School?
Bragg Middle School enrolls approximately 731 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Bragg Middle School serve?
Bragg Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bragg Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bragg Middle School is approximately 18.3:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bragg Middle School?
At Bragg Middle School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 8% Hispanic, 34% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Bragg Middle School in?
Bragg Middle School is part of Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.