ClayChalkville Middle School

ClayChalkville Middle School is an intermediate school of large scale in Trussville, Alabama, part of Jefferson County, teacheing 952 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 87% above the state mean of about 508.

ClayChalkville Middle School is one of 55 schools operated by Jefferson County, a district that enrolls 35,444 students overall.

On demographics, ClayChalkville Middle School shows that 79% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder consists of 10% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

In terms of school funding signals, ClayChalkville Middle School shows 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Jefferson County (around 52%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ClayChalkville Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.3%, the actual is 16.6%, a residual of -14.7 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household income runs about $66,388, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Jefferson County runs 181 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,401 students), of which ClayChalkville Middle School is one.

ClayChalkville High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ClayChalkville Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ClayChalkville Middle School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 38.9%.

ClayChalkville Middle School operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. ClayChalkville Middle School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 941 (now 952). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 19% to 8%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.