Drake Middle School

Set in Auburn, Alabama, Drake Middle School is a medium-sized 6-8 campus, part of Auburn City. It teaches 720 students across grade 6. Compared to the state average of about 508 students per school, that is 42% above typical.

Drake Middle School is one of 14 schools operated by Auburn City, a district that instructs 9,488 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Drake Middle School logs that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 19% Black, 16% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lee County (around 48%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Drake Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.4%; this one delivers 67.8%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Lee County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $65,824 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Lee County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,812 students), of which Drake Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Cary Woods Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Drake Middle School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 37.4%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Drake Middle School's enrollment has ticked up 10% since 2018, when it stood at 652 (now 720). Over the same period, the White share fell from 62% to 52%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 today.

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