Enrollment
319
Middle
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BREWTON CITY·NCES 010045000215
Brewton Middle School
1384 Old Castleberry Road, Brewton, AL 36426 · (251) 867-8420 · Escambia County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL319 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Alabama public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
174 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 80 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 83 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 77 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 79 | 25% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Brewton Middle School→TR Miller High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Brewton City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
70.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
48.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 71 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Brewton Middle School
Brewton Middle School's state test result (60.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brewton Middle School this school | 319 | 54.5% | 60.9% |
| Andalusia Junior High Andalusia | 270 | 56.3% | 55.8% |
| Deshler Middle School Tuscumbia | 336 | 51.2% | 40.4% |
| Fayette Middle School Fayette | 318 | 59.7% | 38.1% |
| Munford Middle School Munford | 308 | 54.5% | 32.7% |
| Southside Middle School Tallassee | 424 | 58.0% | 42.1% |
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 Brewton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #44 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #38 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #55 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 319 | #198 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #30 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.2% | #120 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.5% | #155 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #80 of 151 |
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
319
-61 (-16%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 468
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 319 | 21.2 | 15.0:1 | 55% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 23.7 | 14.9:1 | 61% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 361 | 23.8 | 15.2:1 | 63% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 380 | 22 | 17.3:1 | 49% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 21.3 | 16.7:1 | 50% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 353 | 20 | 17.6:1 | 50% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 387 | 28 | 13.8:1 | 52% (200) |
| 2000-01 | 445 | 32 | 13.9:1 | 37% (164) |
| 1990-91 | 468 | 28 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brewton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (357 to 319); teachers down 1% (21.3 to 21.2).
About Brewton Middle School
Federal records list Brewton Middle School as a middle school in Brewton, Alabama. The school enrolls 319 students in grades 5 through 8. Middle schools in Alabama average about 508 students, which makes this school 37% below average.
Brewton City is the local district for Brewton Middle School. It runs 3 schools with 1,168 students.
Federal enrollment data show Brewton Middle School is 64% White. The next largest groups are 29% Black and 4% Hispanic. In Escambia County overall, the White share is about 61%. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at Brewton Middle School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Brewton Middle School totals 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.0:1. The average for middle schools in Alabama is 17.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Brewton Middle School is about 55%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Escambia County is 64%.
On the allk12 Grade, Brewton Middle School lands at A, ahead of 92% of Alabama public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Brewton Middle School is 16.6 points above its prediction. Actual: 60.9%. Predicted: 44.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for Escambia County show that the median household earns about $48,225 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Escambia County has 16 public schools with about 5,240 students, including Brewton Middle School.
Brewton Middle School's closest public school neighbor is TR Miller High School, about 1.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. Brewton Middle School ranks 2nd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 60.9% against a local average of 41.2%.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 319, compared with 380 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 17.3 in 2020-21 to 15.0 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Brewton Middle School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Escambia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,629
Census ACS
Median income
$48,225
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
5,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brewton City
- Brewton Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- TR Miller High SchoolHigh · 373 students
Other schools in Brewton
- Brewton Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- TR Miller High SchoolHigh · 373 students
- PollardMcCall Junior High SchoolElementary · 200 students
- EscambiaBrewton Career Technical CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- TR Miller High School1.3 mi · 373
- Brewton Elementary School2.5 mi · 476
- W S Neal High School4.4 mi · 370
- W S Neal Middle School4.8 mi · 386
- W S Neal Elementary School4.9 mi · 500
- PollardMcCall Junior High School9.3 mi · 200
Frequently asked questions
About Brewton Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Brewton Middle School?
Brewton Middle School enrolls approximately 319 students in grades 05-08.
Is Brewton Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brewton Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Brewton Middle School have?
Brewton Middle School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
How diverse is Brewton Middle School?
Brewton Middle School reports a student body of 64% White, 4% Hispanic, 29% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Brewton Middle School public or private?
Brewton Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Brewton City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.