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Enrollment
401
Middle
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHILTON COUNTY·NCES 010066000287
Clanton Middle School
835 Temple Road, Clanton, AL 35045 · (205) 280-2750 · Chilton County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% 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.
- C-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
16.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
224 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 7 | 205 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 196 | 49% |
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
53.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
19.0%
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 19 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
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Middle School
Clanton Middle School's state test result (35.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clanton Middle School this school | 401 | 55.9% | 35.7% |
| New Brockton Middle School New Brockton | 360 | 56.1% | 42.4% |
| Rehobeth Middle School Rehobeth | 408 | 54.9% | 47.9% |
| Leeds Middle School Leeds | 452 | 50.9% | 40.7% |
| Jasper Junior High School Jasper | 467 | 50.3% | 52.6% |
| Guntersville Middle School Guntersville | 381 | 53.8% | 48.2% |
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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #158 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #164 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #142 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 401 | #156 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #55 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #66 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #147 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.2% | #13 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
401
-29 (-7%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 770
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 401 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 56% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 23 | 19.6:1 | 75% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 24 | 19.9:1 | 74% (353) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 20 | 21.5:1 | 54% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 649 | 25 | 26.0:1 | 60% (392) |
| 2015-16 | 704 | 35 | 20.1:1 | 62% (435) |
| 2010-11 | 631 | 56 | 11.3:1 | 58% (366) |
| 2000-01 | 743 | 42 | 17.7:1 | 42% (314) |
| 1990-91 | 770 | 39 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clanton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (649 to 401); teachers unchanged (25 to 25).
About Clanton Middle School
Clanton Middle School, located in Clanton, Alabama, is a low-enrollment middle school. Its 401 students are spread across grades 7 through 8. The school's enrollment is 21% smaller than the 508 average for middle schools in Alabama.
The district, Chilton County, has 7,921 students enrolled across 12 schools.
Roughly 59% of students at Clanton Middle School are White. Other reported shares: 18% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 5% multiracial. Chilton County's residents are about 81% White, 22 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 25 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Clanton Middle School was 16.0:1. That is lower than the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. Eligible students account for 56% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That tracks the 57% average for public schools in Chilton County.
The allk12 Grade for Clanton Middle School is C. Compared with Alabama public middle schools, the school scored higher than 28% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Clanton Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.7%; the prediction is 43.4%.
Chilton County has these Census figures: the median household income is $65,603, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. In all, Chilton County has 14 public schools and roughly 7,921 students.
The nearest public school is Clanton Intermediate School, at about 0.2 miles. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Clanton Middle School is 6th among 9 schools close by.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment at Clanton Middle School dropped 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 430 to 401 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 21.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.0:1.
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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 Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 630 students
- Chilton County Alternative SchoolHigh
- W A Lecroy Career Technical CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Clanton Intermediate School0.2 mi · 630
- Chilton County High School0.2 mi · 833
- Clanton Elementary School0.2 mi · 942
- Verbena High School7.9 mi · 589
- Thorsby High School8.7 mi · 895
- Isabella High School10.1 mi · 789
Frequently asked questions
About Clanton Middle SchoolHow many students attend Clanton Middle School?
Clanton Middle School enrolls approximately 401 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Clanton Middle School serve?
Clanton Middle School serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Clanton Middle School?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Clanton Middle School.
How diverse is Clanton Middle School?
Clanton Middle School reports a student body of 59% White, 18% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Clanton Middle School?
Clanton Middle School is overseen by Chilton County in Chilton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.