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Enrollment
720
Middle
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUBURN CITY·NCES 010021000041
Drake Middle School
655 N Donahue Dr, Auburn, AL 36832 · (334) 887-1940 · Lee County
GRADES 06–06MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL720 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Alabama public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
18.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
213 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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 6 | 720 | 100% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
77.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
57.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
67.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Drake Middle School
Drake Middle School's state test result (67.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Middle School this school | 720 | 29.6% | 67.8% |
| East Samford School Auburn | 733 | 30.7% | 63.0% |
| Liberty Middle School Madison | 1,103 | 22.6% | 64.1% |
| Journey Middle School Madison | 903 | 26.7% | 59.5% |
| Robert F Bumpus Middle School Hoover | 1,192 | 22.6% | 71.5% |
| Berry Middle School Hoover | 1,058 | 30.1% | 71.4% |
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 Drake Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #23 of 260 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #19 of 260 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #24 of 260 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 720 | #56 of 265 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #141 of 244 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.8% | #20 of 246 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.6% | #243 of 264 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.4% | #39 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
720
+38 (+6%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 562
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 720 | 39 | 18.5:1 | 30% (213) |
| 2023-24 | 720 | 39 | 18.5:1 | 33% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 711 | 35 | 20.3:1 | 31% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 682 | 35 | 19.5:1 | 27% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 652 | 33 | 19.8:1 | 27% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 1,236 | 63 | 19.6:1 | 28% (342) |
| 2010-11 | 1,039 | 67 | 15.5:1 | 26% (266) |
| 2000-01 | 458 | 28 | 16.4:1 | 26% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 562 | 31 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Drake Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (652 to 720); teachers up 18% (33 to 39).
About Drake Middle School
Auburn, Alabama, is home to Drake Middle School, a mid-sized middle-grades school. The school enrolls 720 students in grade 6. That compares with an average of about 508 students for middle schools in Alabama.
The 14 schools of Auburn City, including Drake Middle School, enroll 9,488 students.
Federal enrollment data show Drake Middle School is 52% White. Other groups include 19% Black, 16% Asian, 8% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 66% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 66%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.5:1. The school has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. Federal data show 30% of students (213) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 48% average among public schools in Lee County.
Drake Middle School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 88% of Alabama public middle schools.
In Alabama, Drake Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 67.8% actual against a predicted 62.4%.
In the surrounding county, Lee County, the median household earns about $65,824 a year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Lee County has 41 public schools with about 24,812 students, including Drake Middle School.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Cary Woods Elementary School, is the closest to Drake Middle School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Drake Middle School. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Drake Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Drake Middle School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 682 to 720, a 6% rise. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.5:1) than in 2020-21 (19.5:1).
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Drake Middle School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
181,134
Census ACS
Median income
$65,824
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
24,812 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Auburn City
- Auburn High SchoolHigh · 2,227 students
- Auburn Junior High SchoolHigh · 1,491 students
- East Samford SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Ogletree Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Auburn Early Education CenterElementary · 492 students
- Pick Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
Other schools in Auburn
- Auburn High SchoolHigh · 2,227 students
- Auburn Junior High SchoolHigh · 1,491 students
- East Samford SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Ogletree Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Auburn Early Education CenterElementary · 492 students
- Pick Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
Nearby schools
- Cary Woods Elementary School0.6 mi · 439
- Richland Elementary School1.1 mi · 426
- Pick Elementary School1.4 mi · 464
- Creekside Elementary School1.5 mi · 458
- East Samford School1.7 mi · 733
- Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School1.7 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Drake Middle SchoolHow large is Drake Middle School?
Drake Middle School enrolls approximately 720 students in grades 06-06.
Is Drake Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Drake Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-06.
How many students per teacher at Drake Middle School?
Approximately 18.5:1 students per teacher at Drake Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Drake Middle School?
At Drake Middle School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 8% Hispanic, 19% Black, 16% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Drake Middle School?
Drake Middle School is overseen by Auburn City in Lee County.
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