Enrollment
245
Middle
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TALLADEGA COUNTY·NCES 010318001756
Childersburg Middle School
800 4th St SE, Childersburg, AL 35044 · (256) 315-5505 · Talladega County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL245 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Alabama public middle schools
- C+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
16.6:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
182 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 6 | 70 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 92 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 83 | 34% |
Student demographics
54%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
53.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
16.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Childersburg Middle School
Childersburg Middle School's state test result (38.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childersburg Middle School this school | 245 | 74.3% | 38.2% |
| Wilson Hall Middle School Grove Hill | 201 | 77.6% | 23.4% |
| Jackson Middle School Jackson | 278 | 73.7% | 29.3% |
| Charles Henderson Middle Troy | 263 | 69.6% | 42.8% |
| Thomasville Middle School Thomasville | 281 | 64.4% | 52.4% |
| D A Smith Middle School Ozark | 388 | 69.6% | 31.4% |
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 Childersburg Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Talladega County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #147 of 260 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #182 of 260 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #145 of 260 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 245 | #235 of 265 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #71 of 244 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #96 of 246 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.3% | #65 of 264 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.3% | #20 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
245
-152 (-38%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 599
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
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 | 245 | 14.7 | 16.6:1 | 74% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 269 | 13.5 | 19.9:1 | 87% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 363 | 18.2 | 20.0:1 | 87% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 18 | 22.1:1 | 78% (310) |
| 2017-18 | 362 | 18.8 | 19.3:1 | 78% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 21 | 20.2:1 | 82% (347) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | 37 | 14.7:1 | 78% (421) |
| 2000-01 | 596 | 32 | 18.6:1 | 56% (335) |
| 1990-91 | 599 | 30 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Childersburg Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (362 to 245); teachers down 21% (18.8 to 14.7).
About Childersburg Middle School
Childersburg Middle School, located in Childersburg, Alabama, is a low-enrollment middle school. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 245 students. The average among middle schools in Alabama is roughly 508 students; this school is 52% smaller than that.
Across its 17 schools, Talladega County enrolls 7,321 students. Childersburg Middle School is one of those schools.
At Childersburg Middle School, Black students make up 56% of the student body. The school is also 38% White, 3% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 30% Black share among all Talladega County residents. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.6:1, with 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Childersburg Middle School is 74%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Talladega County is 62%.
The allk12 Grade for Childersburg Middle School is B. Compared with Alabama public middle schools, the school scored higher than 61% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Childersburg Middle School would score about 30.0%. It scores 38.2%, 8.2 points above that figure.
Talladega County census figures show that the median household income is $57,776, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 33 public schools in Talladega County, enrolling about 10,973 students in all.
Childersburg High School is the public school closest to Childersburg Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 40.7% on proficiency, and Childersburg Middle School is below that at 38.2%.
Federal data place Childersburg Middle School in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment at Childersburg Middle School declined 38% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 397 to 245 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 22.1:1 in 2020-21, and 16.6:1 in 2024-25.
The Childersburg Middle School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Charles R Drew Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
Other schools in Childersburg
- Childersburg High SchoolHigh · 374 students
- AH Watwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 289 students
- Childersburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
- Childersburg Boot CampElementary
Nearby schools
- Childersburg High School0.1 mi · 374
- AH Watwood Elementary School1.0 mi · 289
- Childersburg Elementary School1.8 mi · 278
- Vincent Elementary School7.7 mi · 397
- BB Comer Memorial Elementary School8.2 mi · 521
- BB Comer Memorial High School8.2 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About Childersburg Middle SchoolHow large is Childersburg Middle School?
Childersburg Middle School enrolls approximately 245 students in grades 06-08.
Is Childersburg Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Childersburg Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Childersburg Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Childersburg Middle School is approximately 16.6:1 (15 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Childersburg Middle School?
Childersburg Middle School reports a student body of 38% White, 3% Hispanic, 56% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Childersburg Middle School?
Childersburg Middle School is overseen by Talladega County in Talladega County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.