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Enrollment
450
Middle
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEROKEE COUNTY·NCES 010063000276
Centre Middle School
1920 East Main Street, Centre, AL 35960 · (256) 927-5656 · Cherokee County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL450 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% 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.
- A-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
20.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
252 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 5 | 119 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 104 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 121 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 106 | 24% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Centre Middle School→Cherokee County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Cherokee County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
63.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
36.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
49.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Centre Middle School
Centre Middle School's state test result (49.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre Middle School this school | 450 | 56.0% | 49.4% |
| Moulton Middle School Moulton | 505 | 53.5% | 34.5% |
| Hamilton Middle School Hamilton | 463 | 56.4% | 54.6% |
| Danville Middle School Danville | 372 | 57.3% | 39.5% |
| West Blocton Middle School West Blocton | 387 | 55.6% | 38.2% |
| Curry Middle School Jasper | 353 | 55.2% | 41.2% |
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 Centre Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #88 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #75 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #96 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 450 | #131 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #221 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.5% | #204 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.0% | #146 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #100 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
450
-35 (-7%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 421
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 450 | 21.5 | 20.9:1 | 56% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 23.5 | 18.9:1 | 73% (327) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 25 | 18.3:1 | 74% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 25 | 19.4:1 | 63% (306) |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 23.7 | 20.3:1 | 65% (314) |
| 2015-16 | 490 | 25 | 19.6:1 | 66% (321) |
| 2010-11 | 521 | 30 | 17.4:1 | 64% (336) |
| 2000-01 | 383 | 21 | 18.2:1 | 47% (179) |
| 1990-91 | 421 | 20 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centre Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (482 to 450); teachers down 9% (23.7 to 21.5).
About Centre Middle School
Centre Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school based in Centre, Alabama. Its 450 students are spread across grades 5 through 8.
Cherokee County is the district for Centre Middle School. It has 7 schools and 3,860 students.
White students are the large majority at Centre Middle School, with 85% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 6% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Centre Middle School has a diversity index of 28%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Centre Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 20.9:1. Among middle schools in Alabama, the typical ratio is 17.9:1. The lunch program counts 56% of students at Centre Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Centre Middle School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Centre Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Alabama is predicted to score 43.3%. Centre Middle School scores 49.4%, 6.1 points above that line.
Cherokee County has about 25,443 residents, and median household income is about $53,863, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Cherokee County number 8 and enroll about 3,860.
Nearest public school: Centre Elementary School, about 1.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Centre Middle School holds 2 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Centre Middle School at 3rd of 9.
NCES describes the area around Centre Middle School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 450 was 7% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 485. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 20.9:1.
Discussions about Centre Middle School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,443
Census ACS
Median income
$53,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,860 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherokee County
- Sand Rock High SchoolCombined · 783 students
- Centre Elementary SchoolElementary · 665 students
- Cedar Bluff High SchoolCombined · 623 students
- Spring Garden High SchoolCombined · 550 students
- Cherokee County High SchoolHigh · 448 students
- Gaylesville High SchoolCombined · 341 students
Other schools in Centre
- Centre Elementary SchoolElementary · 665 students
- Cherokee County High SchoolHigh · 448 students
- Cherokee County Career Technology CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Centre Elementary School1.4 mi · 665
- Cherokee County High School2.0 mi · 448
- Cedar Bluff High School6.4 mi · 623
- Sand Rock High School9.8 mi · 783
- Gaylesville High School10.7 mi · 341
- Spring Garden High School12.1 mi · 550
Frequently asked questions
About Centre Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Centre Middle School?
Centre Middle School enrolls approximately 450 students in grades 05-08.
Is Centre Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Centre Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Centre Middle School?
Approximately 20.9:1 students per teacher at Centre Middle School.
How diverse is Centre Middle School?
Centre Middle School reports a student body of 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Centre Middle School?
Centre Middle School is overseen by Cherokee County in Cherokee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.