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What's one thing Corner Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
437
Middle
DISTRICT 642 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 010192002174
Corner Middle School
10005 Corner School Road, Warrior, AL 35180 · (205) 379-3230 · Jefferson County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
154 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 5 | 94 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 121 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 121 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 101 | 23% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Jefferson County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
25.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
47.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Corner Middle School
Corner Middle School's state test result (47.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corner Middle School this school | 437 | 35.2% | 47.2% |
| Hayden Middle School Hayden | 437 | 34.3% | 56.9% |
| Hartselle Intermediate School Hartselle | 522 | 34.9% | 74.4% |
| Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle Grant | 376 | 35.1% | 42.9% |
| Hartselle Junior High School Hartselle | 553 | 35.1% | 64.8% |
| Marbury Middle School Marbury | 422 | 40.3% | 41.0% |
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 Corner Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #98 of 260 | #10 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #129 of 260 | #10 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #100 of 260 | #9 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #141 of 265 | #18 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #190 of 244 | #17 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.8% | #238 of 246 | #28 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.2% | #226 of 264 | #26 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #106 of 151 | #12 of 17 |
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
437
-36 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 437 | 22.2 | 19.7:1 | 35% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 21 | 21.0:1 | 45% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 21 | 20.9:1 | 53% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 473 | 27 | 17.5:1 | 36% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 463 | 24 | 19.3:1 | 29% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 532 | 33 | 16.1:1 | 26% (139) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Corner Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (463 to 437); teachers down 8% (24 to 22.2).
About Corner Middle School
Corner Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Warrior, Alabama, (ZIP code 35180). The school serves 437 students in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25.
Jefferson County has 55 schools; together they serve 35,444 students.
At Corner Middle School, White students make up 94% of the student body. After that, the student body is 3% Hispanic. Among all residents of Jefferson County, the White share is about 48%. By the diversity index, Corner Middle School comes in at 12%.
The school reports 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 19.7 students per teacher. For comparison, middle schools in Alabama average 17.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 35% of students. Among public schools in Jefferson County, the average eligibility rate is 52%.
Test results at Corner Middle School are 11.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (47.2% actual, 58.3% predicted).
In Jefferson County (population about 667,755), median household income is about $66,388, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 181 public schools operate in Jefferson County, serving about 97,401 students.
Corner High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Corner Middle School ranks 6th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 47.2% against a local average of 47.8%.
NCES describes the area around Corner Middle School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Corner Middle School had 473 students in 2020-21 and 437 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease. The ratio was 17.5:1 in 2020-21 and 19.7:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Corner Middle School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
667,755
Census ACS
Median income
$66,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
181
97,401 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County
- ClayChalkville High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- McAdory High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Hueytown High SchoolHigh · 1,200 students
- Shades Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,094 students
- Gardendale High SchoolHigh · 1,076 students
- Pinson Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,025 students
Nearby schools
- Corner High School3.1 mi · 492
- Bagley Elementary School4.3 mi · 550
- Warrior Elementary School7.2 mi · 612
- Sumiton Elementary School7.2 mi · 720
- Sumiton Middle School7.4 mi · 476
- Dora High School7.8 mi · 476
Frequently asked questions
About Corner Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Corner Middle School?
Corner Middle School enrolls approximately 437 students in grades 05-08.
Is Corner Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Corner Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Corner Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Corner Middle School is approximately 19.7:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Corner Middle School?
Student demographics at Corner Middle School are roughly 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Corner Middle School public or private?
Corner Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.