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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Central Baldwin Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
768
Middle
DISTRICT 625 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALDWIN COUNTY·NCES 010027000162
Central Baldwin Middle School
24545 State Highway 59, Robertsdale, AL 36576 · (251) 947-2327 · Baldwin County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL768 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% 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.
- CBeats 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
17.4:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
391 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 7 | 371 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 397 | 52% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
58.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
24.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Central Baldwin Middle School
Central Baldwin Middle School's state test result (42.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Baldwin Middle School this school | 768 | 50.9% | 42.7% |
| Maddox Intermediate School Jasper | 643 | 50.4% | 58.7% |
| Rehobeth Elementary School Rehobeth | 590 | 53.2% | 67.4% |
| Brookwood Middle School Vance | 738 | 48.8% | 27.3% |
| Sipsey Valley Middle School Buhl | 575 | 46.4% | 42.9% |
| Moody Middle School Moody | 573 | 46.8% | 52.3% |
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 Central Baldwin Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Baldwin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #121 of 260 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #131 of 260 | #7 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #116 of 260 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 768 | #44 of 265 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #96 of 244 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.1% | #115 of 246 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.9% | #173 of 264 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.9% | #32 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
768
+129 (+20%) vs 2020
-12% since 2000-01, when it was 869
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 768 | 44 | 17.4:1 | 51% (391) |
| 2023-24 | 767 | 45 | 17.0:1 | 72% (555) |
| 2022-23 | 757 | 43 | 17.6:1 | 74% (559) |
| 2020-21 | 639 | 40 | 16.0:1 | 65% (417) |
| 2017-18 | 674 | 38.5 | 17.5:1 | 67% (452) |
| 2015-16 | 676 | 35 | 19.3:1 | 61% (411) |
| 2010-11 | 675 | 36 | 18.8:1 | 53% (358) |
| 2000-01 | 869 | 48 | 18.1:1 | 35% (308) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Baldwin Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (674 to 768); teachers up 14% (38.5 to 44).
About Central Baldwin Middle School
Central Baldwin Middle School is a high-enrollment middle school in Robertsdale, Alabama, one of the schools in Baldwin County. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 768 students in grades 7 through 8. The average for middle schools in Alabama is about 508 students, so this school is 51% bigger than average.
Central Baldwin Middle School belongs to Baldwin County, a district of 42 schools and 31,965 students.
A majority of students at Central Baldwin Middle School, 67%, are White. The next largest groups are 18% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 6% multiracial. The school's White share is 15 points below the 82% share among Baldwin County residents. By the diversity index, Central Baldwin Middle School comes in at 51%.
Dividing enrollment by its 44 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 17.4:1. Middle schools in Alabama average about 17.9:1, a similar figure. Eligible students account for 51% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Baldwin County average 40%.
allk12 grades Central Baldwin Middle School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Central Baldwin Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.7%, compared with a predicted 47.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Baldwin County, median household income is about $78,775, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The public schools of Baldwin County number 51 and enroll about 35,975.
The closest other public school is Robertsdale Elementary School, about 2.8 miles away. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 48.0% on proficiency, and Central Baldwin Middle School is below that at 42.7%.
The federal government classifies Central Baldwin Middle School's location as Rural: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Central Baldwin Middle School went from 639 students to 768. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.0:1 in 2020-21 to 17.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Baldwin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
246,989
Census ACS
Median income
$78,775
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
35,975 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Baldwin County
- Daphne High SchoolHigh · 1,639 students
- Fairhope High SchoolHigh · 1,536 students
- Foley High SchoolHigh · 1,520 students
- Robertsdale High SchoolHigh · 1,418 students
- Spanish Fort High SchoolHigh · 1,115 students
- Robertsdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,081 students
Other schools in Robertsdale
- Robertsdale High SchoolHigh · 1,418 students
- Robertsdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,081 students
- Elsanor SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Rosinton SchoolElementary · 325 students
- CF Taylor Alternative SchoolElementary
- South Baldwin Center For TechnologyHigh
Nearby schools
- Robertsdale Elementary School2.8 mi · 1,081
- Loxley Elementary School2.8 mi · 497
- Silverhill School3.2 mi · 497
- Robertsdale High School3.2 mi · 1,418
- Rosinton School3.5 mi · 325
- Belforest Elementary School6.2 mi · 1,069
Frequently asked questions
About Central Baldwin Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Central Baldwin Middle School?
Central Baldwin Middle School enrolls approximately 768 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Central Baldwin Middle School serve?
Central Baldwin Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Baldwin Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Central Baldwin Middle School is approximately 17.4:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Baldwin Middle School?
At Central Baldwin Middle School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 18% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Central Baldwin Middle School?
Central Baldwin Middle School is overseen by Baldwin County in Baldwin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.