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Alumni: what's one memory from Charles R Drew Middle School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
448
Middle
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TALLADEGA COUNTY·NCES 010318001211
Charles R Drew Middle School
78975 Al Hwy 77, Lincoln, AL 35096 · (256) 315-5280 · Talladega County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% 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.
- 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
19.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
261 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 141 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 147 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 160 | 36% |
Student demographics
49%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
68.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
38.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Charles R Drew Middle School
Charles R Drew Middle School's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles R Drew Middle School this school | 448 | 58.3% | 52.9% |
| Southside Middle School Tallassee | 424 | 58.0% | 42.1% |
| Centreville Middle School Centreville | 440 | 60.9% | 28.1% |
| Bay Minette Middle School Bay Minette | 432 | 61.8% | 34.2% |
| Odenville Middle School Odenville | 534 | 53.7% | 29.1% |
| Fayette Middle School Fayette | 318 | 59.7% | 38.1% |
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 Charles R Drew Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Talladega County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #69 of 260 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #66 of 260 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #70 of 260 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #134 of 265 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #176 of 244 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #129 of 246 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.3% | #136 of 264 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #135 of 151 | 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
448
-37 (-8%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 396
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 448 | 23.3 | 19.2:1 | 58% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 23.3 | 19.3:1 | 71% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 24.3 | 19.7:1 | 72% (343) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 22 | 22.1:1 | 60% (291) |
| 2017-18 | 459 | 21.3 | 21.5:1 | 68% (313) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 17 | 25.9:1 | 66% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 401 | 36 | 11.1:1 | 69% (277) |
| 2000-01 | 408 | 18 | 22.7:1 | 67% (275) |
| 1990-91 | 396 | 18 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles R Drew Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (459 to 448); teachers up 9% (21.3 to 23.3).
About Charles R Drew Middle School
Charles R Drew Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Lincoln, Alabama. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 448 students enrolled.
Within Talladega County, Charles R Drew Middle School is one of 17 schools. The district enrolls 7,321 students.
More than half of the students at Charles R Drew Middle School are White (66%). The next largest groups are 29% Black and 4% Hispanic. That is in line with Talladega County, where about 62% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 49%.
There are 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Charles R Drew Middle School, giving a ratio of 19.2:1. The school's 19.2:1 compares with an average of 17.9:1 for middle schools in Alabama. By family income, 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Charles R Drew Middle School lands at A-, ahead of 81% of Alabama public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 41.6% for Charles R Drew Middle School. The school posts 52.9%, 11.3 points above the prediction.
In Talladega County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $57,776 a year, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Public schools in Talladega County number 33, with about 10,973 students.
Lincoln High School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Charles R Drew Middle School is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
In the federal locale system, Charles R Drew Middle School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 8% drop, from 485 to 448. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 22.1:1 in 2020-21 to 19.2:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Talladega County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,021
Census ACS
Median income
$57,776
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,973 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Talladega County
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 902 students
- Munford Elementary SchoolElementary · 770 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 607 students
- Fayetteville High SchoolCombined · 580 students
- BB Comer Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- BB Comer Memorial High SchoolHigh · 395 students
Other schools in Lincoln
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 902 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 607 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln High School0.0 mi · 607
- Lincoln Elementary School0.2 mi · 902
- Ragland High School8.0 mi · 411
- Stemley Road Elementary School9.0 mi · 356
- Coldwater Elementary School9.8 mi · 391
- Talladega County Central High10.4 mi · 143
Frequently asked questions
About Charles R Drew Middle SchoolHow many students attend Charles R Drew Middle School?
Charles R Drew Middle School enrolls approximately 448 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Charles R Drew Middle School serve?
Charles R Drew Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Charles R Drew Middle School?
Approximately 19.2:1 students per teacher at Charles R Drew Middle School.
How diverse is Charles R Drew Middle School?
Charles R Drew Middle School reports a student body of 66% White, 4% Hispanic, 29% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Charles R Drew Middle School?
Charles R Drew Middle School is overseen by Talladega County in Talladega County.
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