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Enrollment
538
Middle
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTTSBORO CITY·NCES 010294001486
Collins Intermediate School
102 Legion Dr, Scottsboro, AL 35768 · (256) 218-2700 · Jackson County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Alabama public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
19.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
290 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 175 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 187 | 35% |
| Grade 6 | 176 | 33% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Scottsboro City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
44.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
57.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Collins Intermediate School
Collins Intermediate School's state test result (57.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collins Intermediate School this school | 538 | 53.9% | 57.7% |
| Rehobeth Elementary School Rehobeth | 590 | 53.2% | 67.4% |
| Hamilton Middle School Hamilton | 463 | 56.4% | 54.6% |
| Moulton Middle School Moulton | 505 | 53.5% | 34.5% |
| Rehobeth Middle School Rehobeth | 408 | 54.9% | 47.9% |
| Alexandria Middle School Alexandria | 503 | 51.7% | 49.9% |
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 Collins Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #52 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #50 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #66 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 538 | #98 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #188 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.6% | #159 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.9% | #158 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +56.4% | #5 of 79 |
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
538
0 (0%) vs 2020
+35% since 2010-11, when it was 400
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 538 | 27.5 | 19.6:1 | 54% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 28.5 | 18.7:1 | 61% (324) |
| 2022-23 | 521 | 29.5 | 17.7:1 | 61% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 538 | 30 | 17.9:1 | 50% (270) |
| 2017-18 | 344 | 18.3 | 18.9:1 | 50% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 386 | 23 | 16.8:1 | 53% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 400 | 26 | 15.4:1 | 54% (216) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Collins Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 56% (344 to 538); teachers up 51% (18.3 to 27.5).
About Collins Intermediate School
Collins Intermediate School is a public middle school in Scottsboro, Alabama. Its 538 students are spread across grades 4 through 6.
Collins Intermediate School is a school in Scottsboro City. The district has 5 schools and 2,457 students.
White students account for 77% of enrollment at Collins Intermediate School. Other students are 12% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 3% multiracial. That is lower than the 88% White share among all Jackson County residents. By the diversity index, Collins Intermediate School comes in at 39%.
With 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Collins Intermediate School was 19.6:1. Among middle schools in Alabama, the typical ratio is 17.9:1. Collins Intermediate School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 54%. That is close to the 51% average for public schools in Jackson County.
allk12 grades Collins Intermediate School an A. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Collins Intermediate School is 12.9 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 57.7% actual, 44.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Alabama.
County data help place the school in context: in Jackson County, median household income is about $51,908, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Collins Intermediate School is among the 23 public schools in Jackson County.
Nearest public school: Scottsboro Junior High School, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: 4. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Collins Intermediate School ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Collins Intermediate School as Town: Distant.
In 2020-21, Collins Intermediate School enrolled 538; in 2024-25, 538. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 19.6:1, from 17.9:1.
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Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,053
Census ACS
Median income
$51,908
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,616 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Scottsboro City
- Scottsboro High SchoolHigh · 727 students
- Caldwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Scottsboro Junior High SchoolMiddle · 356 students
- Thurston T Nelson Primary SchoolElementary · 257 students
Other schools in Scottsboro
- Scottsboro High SchoolHigh · 727 students
- Skyline High SchoolCombined · 586 students
- Caldwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Scottsboro Junior High SchoolMiddle · 356 students
- Thurston T Nelson Primary SchoolElementary · 257 students
Other Collins Intermediate schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Collins Intermediate. Collins Intermediate School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Collins Intermediate SchoolCORSICANA, TX · 891 students
- Collins Intermediate SchoolTHE WOODLANDS, TX · 719 students
Nearby schools
- Scottsboro Junior High School0.3 mi · 356
- Caldwell Elementary School0.7 mi · 579
- Thurston T Nelson Primary School2.1 mi · 257
- Scottsboro High School2.6 mi · 727
- Section High School5.8 mi · 503
- Hollywood Elementary School6.4 mi · 184
Frequently asked questions
About Collins Intermediate SchoolHow large is Collins Intermediate School?
Collins Intermediate School enrolls approximately 538 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does Collins Intermediate School serve?
Collins Intermediate School serves grades 04-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Collins Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Collins Intermediate School is approximately 19.6:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Collins Intermediate School?
At Collins Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Collins Intermediate School?
Collins Intermediate School is overseen by Scottsboro City in Jackson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.