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Enrollment
630
Middle
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHILTON COUNTY·NCES 010066001431
Clanton Intermediate School
825 Temple Road, Clanton, AL 35045 · (205) 280-2790 · Chilton County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL630 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% 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.
- BBeats 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
20.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
378 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 4 | 221 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 209 | 33% |
| Grade 6 | 200 | 32% |
Student demographics
59%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
56.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
30.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Clanton Intermediate School
Clanton Intermediate School's state test result (42.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clanton Intermediate School this school | 630 | 60.0% | 42.7% |
| Oxford Middle School Oxford | 619 | 58.3% | 44.7% |
| CE Hanna School Hobson City | 536 | 61.2% | 57.5% |
| Coppinville School Enterprise | 571 | 52.7% | 57.3% |
| Echols Middle School Northport | 738 | 55.1% | 37.9% |
| Sanford Middle School Opelika | 533 | 60.4% | 38.0% |
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 Clanton Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #120 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #102 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #123 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 630 | #73 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #212 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #64 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.0% | #122 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #107 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
630
-26 (-4%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 731
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 630 | 31 | 20.3:1 | 60% (378) |
| 2023-24 | 644 | 31 | 20.8:1 | 81% (522) |
| 2022-23 | 621 | 33 | 18.8:1 | 75% (464) |
| 2020-21 | 656 | 32 | 20.5:1 | 54% (354) |
| 2017-18 | 666 | 25 | 26.6:1 | 65% (435) |
| 2015-16 | 614 | 37 | 16.6:1 | 67% (409) |
| 2010-11 | 731 | 40 | 18.3:1 | 64% (465) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clanton Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (666 to 630); teachers up 24% (25 to 31).
About Clanton Intermediate School
Clanton Intermediate School is a medium-sized middle school in Alabama, located in Clanton. The school's 630 students are in grades 4 through 6. Statewide, middle schools in Alabama average about 508 students each.
Chilton County has a total of 12 schools and 7,921 students, Clanton Intermediate School among them.
White students make up a majority at Clanton Intermediate School, at 59%. Smaller groups are 16% Hispanic, 15% Black, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Chilton County is roughly 81% White. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Clanton Intermediate School employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 20.3:1. This ratio sits 2.4 above the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 60% in 2024-25.
Clanton Intermediate School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 60% of Alabama public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Clanton Intermediate School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.7% and a predicted 40.4%.
Chilton County has about 45,992 residents, and the median household income is $65,603, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Clanton Intermediate School, Chilton County has 13 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Clanton Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. On proficiency, Clanton Intermediate School is ahead of the 35.5% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 9.
Federal data place Clanton Intermediate School in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
2024-25 enrollment was 630, a 4% decrease from 656 in 2020-21.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Chilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,992
Census ACS
Median income
$65,603
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
7,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chilton County
- Clanton Elementary SchoolElementary · 942 students
- Thorsby High SchoolCombined · 895 students
- Chilton County High SchoolHigh · 833 students
- Isabella High SchoolCombined · 789 students
- Jemison Elementary SchoolElementary · 752 students
- Jemison High SchoolHigh · 702 students
Other schools in Clanton
- Clanton Elementary SchoolElementary · 942 students
- Chilton County High SchoolHigh · 833 students
- Clanton Middle SchoolMiddle · 401 students
- Chilton County Alternative SchoolHigh
- W A Lecroy Career Technical CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Clanton Elementary School0.1 mi · 942
- Clanton Middle School0.2 mi · 401
- Chilton County High School0.3 mi · 833
- Verbena High School8.1 mi · 589
- Thorsby High School8.5 mi · 895
- Isabella High School10.0 mi · 789
Frequently asked questions
About Clanton Intermediate SchoolHow large is Clanton Intermediate School?
Clanton Intermediate School enrolls approximately 630 students in grades 04-06.
What age range does Clanton Intermediate School serve?
Clanton Intermediate School serves students from grade 04 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clanton Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clanton Intermediate School is approximately 20.3:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Clanton Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Clanton Intermediate School are roughly 59% White, 16% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Clanton Intermediate School in?
Clanton Intermediate School is part of Chilton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.