Collins Intermediate School

Located at 102 Legion Dr, in Scottsboro, Alabama, Collins Intermediate School is a mid-sized 6-8 campus that works with 538 students (grades 4 through 6), run under Scottsboro City.

Collins Intermediate School is one of 5 schools operated by Scottsboro City, a district that hosts 2,457 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Collins Intermediate School records that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 12% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

On the resource side, On paper, Collins Intermediate School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.6:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Collins Intermediate School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.7%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Jackson County) shows that median household earnings sit near $51,908, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jackson County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,616 students), of which Collins Intermediate School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Scottsboro Junior High School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Collins Intermediate School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Collins Intermediate School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 37.0%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Collins Intermediate School's enrollment has grew 56% since 2018, when it stood at 344 (now 538). White enrollment moved from 83% to 77% across the same window.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.