Enrollment
302
Middle
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALEVILLE CITY·NCES 010108002497
Daleville Middle School
626 N Daleville Ave, Dalevile, AL 36322 · (334) 598-4463 · Dale County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL302 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Alabama public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
25.2:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.0:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
221 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 57 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 81 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 79 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 28% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Daleville Middle School→Daleville High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Daleville City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
16.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
30.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Daleville Middle School
Daleville Middle School's state test result (30.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daleville Middle School this school | 302 | 73.2% | 30.7% |
| Sansom Middle School Gadsden | 339 | 77.6% | 30.9% |
| Fox Run School Opelika | 392 | 74.5% | 44.3% |
| CollinsRiverside Middle School Northport | 318 | 74.5% | 34.3% |
| Alexander City Middle School Alexander City | 430 | 72.8% | 33.8% |
| William L Radney Elementary School Alexander City | 414 | 70.0% | 50.5% |
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 Daleville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #185 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #179 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #187 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 302 | #210 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.2:1 | #243 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #6 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.2% | #69 of 264 |
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
302
-48 (-14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
25.2:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 302 | 12 | 25.2:1 | 73% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 18 | 20.3:1 | 79% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 361 | 9.5 | 38.0:1 | 72% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | 16 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Daleville Middle School.
About Daleville Middle School
Daleville Middle School is classified as a middle school. It is located in Dalevile, Alabama. Enrollment is 302 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 5 through 8. Against the 508-student average for middle schools in Alabama, enrollment here is 41% lower.
Besides Daleville Middle School, Daleville City runs 2 other schools. The district enrolls 1,156 students.
At Daleville Middle School, the largest share of students is White, at 40%. The next largest groups are 30% Black, 22% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The school's White share is 28 points below the 68% share among Dale County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 12 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 25.2:1. That is 7.3 students per teacher above the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Daleville Middle School is 73%. Public schools in Dale County average 62%.
Daleville Middle School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 38% of Alabama public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Daleville Middle School is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 30.7% actual, 30.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Alabama.
Dale County has these Census figures: the median household income is $54,963, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. In all, Dale County has 18 public schools and roughly 6,437 students.
Daleville High School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Daleville Middle School. Daleville Middle School places 8th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment declined 14% from its 2020-21 level of 350. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 21.9:1 in 2020-21 to 25.2:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Dale County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,599
Census ACS
Median income
$54,963
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Daleville City
- A M Windham Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
- Daleville High SchoolHigh · 347 students
Nearby schools
- Daleville High School0.1 mi · 347
- A M Windham Elementary School0.5 mi · 507
- Harrand Creek Elementary School6.4 mi · 440
- Rucker Boulevard Elementary School6.5 mi · 517
- Newton Elementary School6.8 mi · 293
- Pinedale Elementary School7.6 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Daleville Middle SchoolHow large is Daleville Middle School?
Daleville Middle School enrolls approximately 302 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Daleville Middle School serve?
Daleville Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Daleville Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Daleville Middle School is approximately 25.2:1 (12 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Daleville Middle School?
Daleville Middle School reports a student body of 40% White, 22% Hispanic, 30% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Daleville Middle School?
Daleville Middle School is overseen by Daleville City in Dale County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.