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Enrollment
460
Middle
DISTRICT 518 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSCALOOSA COUNTY·NCES 010339001882
Duncanville Middle School
11205 Eagle Parkway, Duncanville, AL 35456 · (205) 342-2830 · Tuscaloosa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Alabama public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
21.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
225 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 177 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 146 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 137 | 30% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
52.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
23.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Duncanville Middle School
Duncanville Middle School's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncanville Middle School this school | 460 | 48.9% | 38.9% |
| Prattville Intermediate School Prattville | 518 | 47.7% | 54.6% |
| Huntsville Junior High School Huntsville | 530 | 50.0% | 34.7% |
| Deshler Middle School Tuscumbia | 336 | 51.2% | 40.4% |
| Odenville Middle School Odenville | 534 | 53.7% | 29.1% |
| Leeds Middle School Leeds | 452 | 50.9% | 40.7% |
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 Duncanville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Tuscaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #142 of 260 | #6 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #133 of 260 | #6 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #152 of 260 | #7 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #128 of 265 | #9 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #230 of 244 | #12 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #72 of 246 | #5 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.9% | #183 of 264 | #7 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.0% | #52 of 79 | #6 of 8 |
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
460
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+72% since 2010-11, when it was 267
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 460 | 21 | 21.9:1 | 49% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 22 | 20.3:1 | 65% (289) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 22 | 21.1:1 | 65% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 24 | 19.3:1 | 55% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 21 | 20.9:1 | 55% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 25 | 17.9:1 | 47% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 267 | 27 | 9.9:1 | 60% (159) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Duncanville Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (438 to 460); teachers unchanged (21 to 21).
About Duncanville Middle School
Duncanville Middle School is a middle-grades school in Duncanville, Alabama, according to federal school records. The school's 460 students are in grades 6 through 8.
Tuscaloosa County, which runs Duncanville Middle School, has 35 schools and 19,278 students.
Duncanville Middle School is 52% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 38% Black and 7% Hispanic. Among people living in Tuscaloosa County, the White share is about 60%. Pick two students at random and there is a 58% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Duncanville Middle School total 21 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 21.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. The school counts 225 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 49%.
Duncanville Middle School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 30% of Alabama public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Duncanville Middle School is 48.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.9%.
Census estimates describe Tuscaloosa County this way: the median household income is $66,231, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Duncanville Middle School, Tuscaloosa County has 57 other public schools.
Maxwell Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles away. Within five miles of Duncanville Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 38.9% is above the 29.1% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 463 in 2020-21, 460 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 19.3:1 to 21.9:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Duncanville Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Tuscaloosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
237,552
Census ACS
Median income
$66,231
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
30,508 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tuscaloosa County
- Tuscaloosa County High SchoolHigh · 1,607 students
- Hillcrest High SchoolHigh · 1,434 students
- Brookwood High SchoolHigh · 1,076 students
- Lake View Elementary SchoolElementary · 744 students
- Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 743 students
- Brookwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 738 students
Nearby schools
- Maxwell Elementary School1.6 mi · 511
- Taylorville Primary School3.9 mi · 578
- Woodland Forrest Elementary School4.0 mi · 544
- Hillcrest High School4.1 mi · 1,434
- Hillcrest Middle School4.3 mi · 542
- Southview Elementary School4.5 mi · 644
Frequently asked questions
About Duncanville Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Duncanville Middle School?
Duncanville Middle School enrolls approximately 460 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Duncanville Middle School serve?
Duncanville Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Duncanville Middle School have?
Duncanville Middle School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Duncanville Middle School?
Student demographics at Duncanville Middle School are roughly 52% White, 7% Hispanic, 38% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Duncanville Middle School in?
Duncanville Middle School is part of Tuscaloosa County.
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