Enrollment
372
Middle
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORGAN COUNTY·NCES 010248000574
Danville Middle School
5933 Highway 36 W, Danville, AL 35619 · (256) 773-7723 · Morgan County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
213 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 80 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 95 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 99 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 26% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
57.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
22.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 57 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →
Where Danville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Morgan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #137 of 260 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #139 of 260 | #6 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #121 of 260 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #177 of 265 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #207 of 244 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.6% | #201 of 246 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.3% | #141 of 264 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #114 of 151 | 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
372
-27 (-7%) vs 2020
-3% since 2000-01, when it was 385
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 372 | 18.5 | 20.1:1 | 57% (213) |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 18.1 | 21.4:1 | 62% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 377 | 20.3 | 18.5:1 | 62% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 20 | 19.9:1 | 38% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 20.7 | 18.9:1 | 48% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 20 | 20.1:1 | 52% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | 33 | 13.3:1 | 51% (223) |
| 2000-01 | 385 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 36% (137) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Danville Middle School.
About Danville Middle School
Danville Middle School is a small middle school serving families in Danville, Alabama. The school had 372 students in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in Alabama) has about 508 students.
Morgan County enrolls 7,619 students in 16 schools, including Danville Middle School.
At Danville Middle School, White students make up 84% of the student body. The remaining students are 9% Hispanic and 3% Black. Among people living in Morgan County, the White share is about 74%. By the diversity index, Danville Middle School comes in at 29%.
Staffing totals 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 20.1:1. For comparison, middle schools in Alabama average 17.9:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 57%. Across public schools in Morgan County, the average is about the same, 56%.
Schools in Alabama with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 42.4%. Danville Middle School scores 39.5%.
Census estimates describe Morgan County this way: median household income is about $68,845, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Morgan County number 46 and enroll about 20,204.
Danville High School is the public school closest to Danville Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Danville Middle School has 3 other public schools within five miles. Danville Middle School's average proficiency of 39.5% compares with 59.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Danville Middle School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Danville Middle School had 399 students in 2020-21 and 372 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Morgan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,471
Census ACS
Median income
$68,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
20,204 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Morgan County
- Albert P Brewer High SchoolHigh · 757 students
- Priceville Elementary SchoolElementary · 674 students
- West Morgan Middle SchoolMiddle · 561 students
- West Morgan Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Priceville High SchoolHigh · 506 students
- DanvilleNeel Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
Other schools in Danville
- DanvilleNeel Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Danville High SchoolHigh · 374 students
- SpeakeElementary · 178 students
Nearby schools
- Danville High School0.1 mi · 374
- DanvilleNeel Elementary School1.1 mi · 504
- Speake4.4 mi · 178
- Barkley Bridge Elementary School8.3 mi · 419
- Crestline Elementary School8.5 mi · 710
- Hartselle Junior High School9.3 mi · 553
Frequently asked questions
About Danville Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Danville Middle School?
Danville Middle School enrolls approximately 372 students in grades 05-08.
Is Danville Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Danville Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Danville Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Danville Middle School is approximately 20.1:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Danville Middle School?
At Danville Middle School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Danville Middle School in?
Danville Middle School is part of Morgan County.
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