Enrollment
243
Middle
DISTRICT 356 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEBURNE COUNTY·NCES 010078001671
Cleburne County Middle School
661 Duke Drive, Heflin, AL 36264 · (256) 463-2405 · Cleburne County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL243 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
122 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 5 | 60 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 118 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
71.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
26.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 →
Where Cleburne County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #90 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #123 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #54 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 243 | #236 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #119 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.0% | #214 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.2% | #179 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #122 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
243
-33 (-12%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 263
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 243 | 13.5 | 18.0:1 | 50% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 254 | 13.7 | 18.6:1 | 70% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 236 | 12.7 | 18.6:1 | 71% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 276 | 14 | 19.7:1 | 50% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 253 | 13.6 | 18.6:1 | 64% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 272 | 15 | 18.1:1 | 60% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 263 | 14 | 18.8:1 | 59% (156) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cleburne County Middle School.
About Cleburne County Middle School
This page covers Cleburne County Middle School, a small middle school in Heflin, Alabama. The school serves grades 5 through 8. Enrollment is 243 students. Middle schools in Alabama have about 508 students on average; enrollment here is 52% lower.
The district, Cleburne County, operates 7 schools serving 2,490 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Cleburne County Middle School is White, at 87%. It is also 5% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Cleburne County Middle School scores 24%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.0:1. The school has 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. In all, 50% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.5% for Cleburne County Middle School. The school posts 49.0%, 1.5 points above the prediction.
In Cleburne County, home to about 15,426 people, the median household earns about $55,345 a year, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Cleburne County number 9, with about 2,490 students.
Cleburne County Elementary School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Cleburne County Middle School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Cleburne County Middle School ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Cleburne County Middle School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 12%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.7:1 to 18.0:1 over the same years.
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Cleburne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,426
Census ACS
Median income
$55,345
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,490 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cleburne County
- Cleburne County High SchoolHigh · 555 students
- Ranburne High SchoolHigh · 526 students
- Cleburne County Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Ranburne Elementary SchoolElementary · 343 students
- Fruithurst Elementary SchoolElementary · 226 students
- Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 206 students
Other schools in Heflin
- Cleburne County High SchoolHigh · 555 students
- Cleburne County Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 206 students
- Cleburne County Alternative SchoolHigh
- Cleburne County Career Technical SchoolHigh
Nearby schools
- Cleburne County Elementary School0.0 mi · 391
- Cleburne County High School0.1 mi · 555
- White Plains Middle School7.8 mi · 387
- White Plains Elementary School7.9 mi · 530
- Pleasant Grove Elementary School9.3 mi · 206
- White Plains High School9.5 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Cleburne County Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cleburne County Middle School?
Cleburne County Middle School enrolls approximately 243 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Cleburne County Middle School serve?
Cleburne County Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Cleburne County Middle School have?
Cleburne County Middle School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Cleburne County Middle School?
Student demographics at Cleburne County Middle School are roughly 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Cleburne County Middle School in?
Cleburne County Middle School is part of Cleburne County.
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