Enrollment
282
Middle
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAY COUNTY·NCES 010075002205
Central Jr High School of Clay County
1 Bob Riley Drive, Lineville, AL 36266 · (256) 396-1401 · Clay County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL282 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Alabama public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
17.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
167 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 7 | 146 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 136 | 48% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
15.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Jr High School of Clay County
Central Jr High School of Clay County's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Jr High School of Clay County this school | 282 | 59.2% | 33.7% |
| Fayette Middle School Fayette | 318 | 59.7% | 38.1% |
| Andalusia Junior High Andalusia | 270 | 56.3% | 55.8% |
| Ashford Middle School Ashford | 316 | 62.7% | 53.1% |
| Munford Middle School Munford | 308 | 54.5% | 32.7% |
| Slocomb Middle School Slocomb | 265 | 55.5% | 65.3% |
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 Jr High School of Clay County ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #176 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.1% | #186 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #177 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 282 | #218 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #88 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #104 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.2% | #128 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.4% | #55 of 79 |
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
282
-11 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 282 | 16.3 | 17.3:1 | 59% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 284 | 16.6 | 17.1:1 | 73% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 15.6 | 18.6:1 | 73% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 293 | 17 | 17.2:1 | 63% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 270 | 15.5 | 17.4:1 | 68% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 293 | 16 | 18.3:1 | 66% (194) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Jr High School of Clay County.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (270 to 282); teachers up 5% (15.5 to 16.3).
About Central Jr High School of Clay County
In Lineville, Alabama, Central Jr High School of Clay County is a low-enrollment middle school. Enrolled students number 282 students, in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment is 44% lower than the average for middle schools in Alabama, which is about 508.
Clay County (4 schools, 1,729 students) runs Central Jr High School of Clay County.
White students are the majority at Central Jr High School of Clay County, with 65% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 17% Black, 11% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. The school's White share is 15 points below the 80% share among Clay County residents. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Central Jr High School of Clay County employs 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 17.3:1. That is close to the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. Central Jr High School of Clay County's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 59%.
allk12 grades Central Jr High School of Clay County a C. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Central Jr High School of Clay County's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (33.7%) and its predicted rate (40.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools.
Within Clay County, the median household income is $55,250, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. In all, Clay County has 5 public schools and roughly 1,729 students.
The nearest other public school, Central High School of Clay County, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Central Jr High School of Clay County ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Central Jr High School of Clay County as Rural: Distant.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 11 fewer students in 2024-25.
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Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,192
Census ACS
Median income
$55,250
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,729 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clay County
- Central High School of Clay CountyHigh · 533 students
- Lineville Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
- Ashland Elementary SchoolElementary · 455 students
- Clay County Career Development CenterHigh
Other schools in Lineville
- Central High School of Clay CountyHigh · 533 students
- Lineville Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
Nearby schools
- Central High School of Clay County0.0 mi · 533
- Lineville Elementary School2.2 mi · 459
- Ashland Elementary School3.3 mi · 455
- Wadley High School16.8 mi · 372
- Wedowee Elementary School16.9 mi · 284
- Wedowee Middle School16.9 mi · 199
Frequently asked questions
About Central Jr High School of Clay CountyWhat is the total enrollment at Central Jr High School of Clay County?
Central Jr High School of Clay County enrolls approximately 282 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Central Jr High School of Clay County serve?
Central Jr High School of Clay County serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Central Jr High School of Clay County?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Central Jr High School of Clay County.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Jr High School of Clay County?
At Central Jr High School of Clay County, the student body is approximately 65% White, 6% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Central Jr High School of Clay County public or private?
Central Jr High School of Clay County is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clay County.
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