Enrollment
353
Middle
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALKER COUNTY·NCES 010345001703
Curry Middle School
115 Yellow Jacket Dr, Jasper, AL 35503 · (205) 384-3441 · Walker County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
195 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 90 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 85 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 100 | 28% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
59.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
23.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
41.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Curry Middle School
Curry Middle School's state test result (41.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curry Middle School this school | 353 | 55.2% | 41.2% |
| Centre Middle School Centre | 450 | 56.0% | 49.4% |
| Danville Middle School Danville | 372 | 57.3% | 39.5% |
| Geneva Middle School Geneva | 298 | 51.0% | 61.4% |
| West Blocton Middle School West Blocton | 387 | 55.6% | 38.2% |
| Straughn Middle School Andalusia | 287 | 51.2% | 74.7% |
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 Curry Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Walker County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #129 of 260 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #137 of 260 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #114 of 260 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #185 of 265 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #126 of 244 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.0% | #230 of 246 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.2% | #151 of 264 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #67 of 79 | N/A |
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
353
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 406
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 353 | 19.5 | 18.1:1 | 55% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 20.5 | 17.0:1 | 68% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 21 | 17.1:1 | 68% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 19 | 18.5:1 | 50% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 14 | 24.7:1 | 45% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 286 | 14 | 20.4:1 | 57% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 446 | 20 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 403 | 20 | 20.1:1 | 34% (136) |
| 1990-91 | 406 | 16 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Curry Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (346 to 353); teachers up 39% (14 to 19.5).
About Curry Middle School
Curry Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school in Alabama, located in Jasper. The school counted 353 students in 2024-25, covering grades 5 through 8. The school is 31% below the average for middle schools in Alabama.
Walker County, which runs Curry Middle School, has 17 schools and 7,091 students.
The share of White students at Curry Middle School is 92%. Enrollment also includes 3% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Hispanic. The diversity index for Curry Middle School is 16%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 18.1 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. The school reported 55% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Walker County average a similar 54%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Curry Middle School, the prediction is 43.8% and the result is 41.2%.
Census data for Walker County show median household income comes to about $56,509, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Public schools in Walker County number 24, with about 10,041 students.
Measured in a straight line, Curry Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Curry Middle School. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 41.2% is below the 49.7% average for nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (351) to 2024-25 (353).
People who know Curry Middle School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Walker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,841
Census ACS
Median income
$56,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Walker County
- Sumiton Elementary SchoolElementary · 720 students
- Valley Junior High SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Curry Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Dora High SchoolHigh · 476 students
- Sumiton Middle SchoolMiddle · 476 students
- Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High SchoolElementary · 475 students
Other schools in Jasper
- Jasper High SchoolHigh · 850 students
- Maddox Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 643 students
- Valley Junior High SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Curry Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- T R Simmons Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
- Memorial Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
Nearby schools
- Curry Elementary School0.1 mi · 550
- Curry High School0.1 mi · 364
- Meek Elementary School8.4 mi · 211
- Meek High School8.5 mi · 286
- Memorial Park Elementary School8.8 mi · 483
- Jasper High School8.8 mi · 850
Frequently asked questions
About Curry Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Curry Middle School?
Curry Middle School enrolls approximately 353 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Curry Middle School serve?
Curry Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Curry Middle School have?
Curry Middle School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Curry Middle School?
At Curry Middle School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Curry Middle School public or private?
Curry Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Walker County.
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