Enrollment
143
Middle
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICKASAW CITY·NCES 010018802428
Chickasaw Middle School
50 Chieftain Way, Chickasaw, AL 36611 · (251) 452-2256 · Mobile County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL143 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Alabama public middle schools
- DTest 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
13.6:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
130 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 69 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 74 | 52% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Chickasaw Middle School→Chickasaw City High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Chickasaw City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
28.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
4.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 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
17.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Chickasaw Middle School
Chickasaw Middle School's state test result (17.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickasaw Middle School this school | 143 | 90.9% | 17.4% |
| William R Martin Middle School Valley Grande | 180 | 85.0% | 26.7% |
| Thurgood Marshall Middle School Evergreen | 167 | 83.8% | 21.9% |
| Tipton Durant Middle School Selma | 176 | 92.6% | 8.8% |
| Hayneville Middle School Hayneville | 144 | 88.2% | 17.5% |
| Lowndes County Middle School Fort Deposit | 104 | 94.2% | 22.5% |
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 Chickasaw Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #230 of 260 | #17 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.2% | #240 of 260 | #17 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #237 of 260 | #18 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 143 | #261 of 265 | #20 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.9% | #8 of 264 | #3 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -46.8% | #7 of 151 | #2 of 14 |
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
143
-696 (-83%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 52.4:1
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 | 143 | 10.5 | 13.6:1 | 91% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 176 | 16 | 11.0:1 | 95% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 284 | 16.2 | 17.5:1 | 89% (253) |
| 2020-21 | 839 | 16 | 52.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 269 | 11.8 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chickasaw Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 47% (269 to 143); teachers down 11% (11.8 to 10.5).
About Chickasaw Middle School
Chickasaw Middle School is a very small middle-grades school that serves part of Chickasaw, Alabama. The school has 143 students in 2024-25 across grades 7 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Alabama enroll about 508 students on average.
Within Chickasaw City, Chickasaw Middle School is one of 5 schools. The district enrolls 2,679 students.
Black students are 73% of those enrolled at Chickasaw Middle School. The rest of enrollment is 20% White, 4% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Mobile County's population at about 36%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 42, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 10.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.6:1. The average for middle schools in Alabama, 17.9:1, is higher. Roughly 91% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Mobile County, the average is 67%.
Chickasaw Middle School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 26% 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 17.9% for Chickasaw Middle School. The school posts 17.4%, within a point of the prediction.
In Mobile County, the median household earns about $58,880 a year, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Mobile County has 107 public schools with about 59,070 students, including Chickasaw Middle School.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Chickasaw Middle School from the closest public school, Alabama Destinations Career Academy. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Chickasaw Middle School is 3rd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
For locale, NCES codes Chickasaw Middle School as Suburb: Large.
Federal records list enrollment at Chickasaw Middle School as 839 in 2020-21 and 143 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.6:1) than in 2020-21 (52.4:1).
On allk12, people connected to Chickasaw Middle School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Mobile County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
412,590
Census ACS
Median income
$58,880
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
107
59,070 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chickasaw City
- Alabama Destinations Career AcademyCombined · 1,663 students
- Chickasaw City Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
- Chickasaw Intermediate SchoolElementary · 301 students
- Chickasaw City High SchoolHigh · 241 students
Other schools in Chickasaw
- Alabama Destinations Career AcademyCombined · 1,663 students
- Chickasaw City Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
- Chickasaw Intermediate SchoolElementary · 301 students
- Chickasaw City High SchoolHigh · 241 students
Other Chickasaw Middle schools
One other US public school is named Chickasaw Middle. Chickasaw Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Chickasaw MiddleMemphis, TN · 330 students
Nearby schools
- Alabama Destinations Career Academy0.0 mi · 1,663
- Chickasaw City High School0.0 mi · 241
- Chickasaw City Elementary School0.4 mi · 331
- Chickasaw Intermediate School0.5 mi · 301
- CF Vigor High School1.0 mi · 620
- WD Robbins Elementary School1.4 mi · 265
Frequently asked questions
About Chickasaw Middle SchoolHow many students attend Chickasaw Middle School?
Chickasaw Middle School enrolls approximately 143 students in grades 07-08.
Is Chickasaw Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chickasaw Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Chickasaw Middle School have?
Chickasaw Middle School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
How diverse is Chickasaw Middle School?
Chickasaw Middle School reports a student body of 20% White, 4% Hispanic, 73% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Chickasaw Middle School?
Chickasaw Middle School is overseen by Chickasaw City in Mobile County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.