Enrollment
176
Middle
DISTRICT 257 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINSTON COUNTY·NCES 010358001464
Double Springs Middle School
1218 County Rd 24, Double Springs, AL 35553 · (205) 717-3328 · Winston County
GRADES 05–07MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL176 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Alabama public middle schools
- BTest 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
14.4:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
111 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 62 | 35% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 32% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
Double Springs Middle School→Winston County High School
Based on grade levels within Winston County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
66.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
20.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Double Springs Middle School
Double Springs Middle School's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double Springs Middle School this school | 176 | 63.1% | 43.5% |
| Piedmont Middle School Piedmont | 223 | 59.2% | 62.4% |
| Geneva County Middle School Hartford | 178 | 60.1% | 58.7% |
| Slocomb Middle School Slocomb | 265 | 55.5% | 65.3% |
| Samson Middle School Samson | 156 | 68.6% | 39.2% |
| Cleburne County Middle School Heflin | 243 | 50.2% | 49.0% |
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 Double Springs Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #113 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #152 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #81 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 176 | #253 of 265 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.1% | #104 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.0% | #22 of 151 |
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
176
-76 (-30%) vs 2020
-30% since 2000-01, when it was 251
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 176 | 12.2 | 14.4:1 | 63% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 176 | 12.9 | 13.7:1 | 74% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 238 | 14.7 | 16.2:1 | 75% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 252 | 15 | 16.8:1 | 59% (149) |
| 2017-18 | 255 | 13.1 | 19.5:1 | 67% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 278 | 16 | 17.4:1 | 65% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 335 | 28 | 12.0:1 | 61% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 251 | 8 | 31.4:1 | 51% (129) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Double Springs Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (255 to 176); teachers down 7% (13.1 to 12.2).
About Double Springs Middle School
As a very small middle school, Double Springs Middle School serves students in Double Springs, Alabama. It is open to students in grades 5 through 7 and enrolls 176 students. That is 65% below the average of about 508 students for middle schools in Alabama.
Double Springs Middle School is one school in a 9-school district, Winston County, which enrolls 2,309 students.
By race and ethnicity, Double Springs Middle School is 95% White. Enrollment also includes 3% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 9%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. The school has 12.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama is 3.5 students per teacher. In all, 63% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 53% average for public schools in Winston County is 10 points.
Among Alabama public middle schools, Double Springs Middle School outscored 64%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Double Springs Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.5%, compared with a predicted 38.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Winston County, home to about 23,682 people, median household income comes to about $57,256, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Winston County's 14 public schools enroll about 3,906 students and include Double Springs Middle School.
Double Springs Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Winston County High School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Double Springs Middle School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment decreased by 30% across 4 years, from 252 in 2020-21 to 176 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.8:1 to 14.4:1 over the same years.
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Winston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,682
Census ACS
Median income
$57,256
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,906 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Winston County
- Double Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- Addison Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Meek High SchoolHigh · 286 students
- Winston County High SchoolHigh · 285 students
- Lynn High SchoolHigh · 256 students
- Addison High SchoolHigh · 232 students
Other schools in Double Springs
- Double Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- Winston County High SchoolHigh · 285 students
- Winston Career AcademyHigh
Nearby schools
- Winston County High School0.1 mi · 285
- Double Springs Elementary School1.3 mi · 349
- Lynn High School11.9 mi · 256
- Lynn Elementary School11.9 mi · 168
- Meek High School12.1 mi · 286
- Meek Elementary School12.2 mi · 211
Frequently asked questions
About Double Springs Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Double Springs Middle School?
Double Springs Middle School enrolls approximately 176 students in grades 05-07.
What grades does Double Springs Middle School serve?
Double Springs Middle School serves grades 05-07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Double Springs Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Double Springs Middle School is approximately 14.4:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Double Springs Middle School?
Student demographics at Double Springs Middle School are roughly 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Double Springs Middle School?
Double Springs Middle School is overseen by Winston County in Winston County.
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