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Enrollment
831
Middle
DISTRICT 750 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELBY COUNTY·NCES 010303000031
Chelsea Middle School
2321 Highway 39, Chelsea, AL 35043 · (205) 682-7210 · Shelby County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL831 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Alabama public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
17.9:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
241 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 266 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 263 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 302 | 36% |
Student demographics
40%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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
73.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
46.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
62.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Chelsea Middle School
Chelsea Middle School's state test result (62.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea Middle School this school | 831 | 29.0% | 62.3% |
| Fairhope Middle School Fairhope | 775 | 27.2% | 68.9% |
| Helena Middle Helena | 957 | 27.5% | 55.5% |
| Daphne Middle School Daphne | 861 | 30.7% | 52.8% |
| Homewood Middle School Homewood | 1,000 | 28.3% | 72.8% |
| Riverton Intermediate School Huntsville | 872 | 32.5% | 67.0% |
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 Chelsea Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #41 of 260 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #46 of 260 | #4 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #48 of 260 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 831 | #31 of 265 | #7 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #112 of 244 | #7 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.3% | #152 of 246 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.0% | #245 of 264 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.8% | #35 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
831
-244 (-23%) vs 2020
+102% since 2000-01, when it was 411
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 831 | 46.5 | 17.9:1 | 29% (241) |
| 2023-24 | 857 | 49 | 17.5:1 | 28% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 951 | 54 | 17.6:1 | 28% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 1,075 | 55 | 19.6:1 | 15% (161) |
| 2017-18 | 1,063 | 48 | 22.1:1 | 14% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 1,007 | 48 | 21.0:1 | 16% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 874 | 58 | 15.1:1 | 15% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 411 | 28 | 14.7:1 | 18% (75) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chelsea Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (1,063 to 831); teachers down 3% (48 to 46.5).
About Chelsea Middle School
Chelsea Middle School is a high-enrollment middle school with an address in Chelsea, Alabama. It reports enrollment of 831 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Alabama enroll around 508, and this school is 64% larger than that mark.
Within Shelby County, Chelsea Middle School is one of 29 schools. The district enrolls 20,638 students.
The student body at Chelsea Middle School is 76% White. After that, the student body is 11% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Among Shelby County residents, the White share is about 76%. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at Chelsea Middle School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 17.9 students per teacher. The average ratio among middle schools in Alabama is similar, at 17.9:1. Roughly 29% of students at Chelsea Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 42% average for public schools in Shelby County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Chelsea Middle School lands at B+, ahead of 74% of Alabama public middle schools.
Test results at Chelsea Middle School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (62.3% actual, 62.9% predicted).
The school is in Shelby County, where median household income comes to about $97,961, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Shelby County's 48 public schools enroll about 35,120 students and include Chelsea Middle School.
The closest school to Chelsea Middle School is Forest Oaks Elementary School, located about 0.6 miles away. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Chelsea Middle School ranks 6th of 9 nearby schools, at 62.3% versus a 68.0% average.
Chelsea Middle School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 244 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 19.6:1 in 2020-21 and 17.9:1 in 2024-25.
Chelsea Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,211
Census ACS
Median income
$97,961
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
35,120 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shelby County
- Oak Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Helena High SchoolHigh · 1,383 students
- Chelsea High SchoolHigh · 1,235 students
- Oak Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,168 students
- Calera HighHigh · 1,018 students
- Helena MiddleMiddle · 957 students
Other schools in Chelsea
- Chelsea High SchoolHigh · 1,235 students
- Chelsea Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 891 students
- Forest Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 students
Other Chelsea Middle schools
One other US public school is named Chelsea Middle. Chelsea Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Chelsea Middle SchoolChelsea, OK · 191 students
Nearby schools
- Forest Oaks Elementary School0.6 mi · 606
- Chelsea High School2.6 mi · 1,235
- Chelsea Park Elementary School3.3 mi · 891
- Mt Laurel Elementary School4.7 mi · 498
- Oak Mountain Middle School5.1 mi · 1,168
- Oak Mountain Elementary School5.1 mi · 675
Frequently asked questions
About Chelsea Middle SchoolHow large is Chelsea Middle School?
Chelsea Middle School enrolls approximately 831 students in grades 06-08.
Is Chelsea Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chelsea Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Chelsea Middle School?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at Chelsea Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Chelsea Middle School?
Student demographics at Chelsea Middle School are roughly 76% White, 8% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Chelsea Middle School public or private?
Chelsea Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Shelby County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.