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Enrollment
601
Middle
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PELL CITY·NCES 010265001570
Duran Junior High School
309 Williamson Drive, Pell City, AL 35125 · (205) 338-2825 · St. Clair County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL601 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Alabama public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
18.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
354 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 58%
Community
5
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 7 | 298 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 303 | 50% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Duran Junior High School→Pell City High School
Based on grade levels within Pell City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
17.9%
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 18 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
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Duran Junior High School
Duran Junior High School's state test result (35.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duran Junior High School this school | 601 | 58.9% | 35.6% |
| Williams Intermediate School Pell City | 598 | 62.0% | 49.4% |
| Grand Bay Middle School Grand Bay | 751 | 59.8% | 36.9% |
| Moulton Middle School Moulton | 505 | 53.5% | 34.5% |
| Hamilton Middle School Hamilton | 463 | 56.4% | 54.6% |
| Odenville Middle School Odenville | 534 | 53.7% | 29.1% |
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 Duran Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #159 of 260 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #172 of 260 | #6 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #149 of 260 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 601 | #76 of 265 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #158 of 244 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.5% | #146 of 246 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.9% | #130 of 264 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +119.3% | #1 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
601
+304 (+102%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 906
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 601 | 32 | 18.8:1 | 59% (354) |
| 2023-24 | 628 | 34.8 | 18.1:1 | 60% (377) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 15.3 | 21.3:1 | 62% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 297 | 15 | 19.8:1 | 56% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 274 | 14.3 | 19.2:1 | 53% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 308 | 14 | 22.0:1 | 50% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 19 | 16.8:1 | 48% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 931 | 48 | 19.4:1 | 46% (432) |
| 1990-91 | 906 | 40 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Duran Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 119% (274 to 601); teachers up 125% (14.3 to 32).
About Duran Junior High School
Located in Pell City, Alabama, Duran Junior High School is a medium-sized middle school. The school serves 601 students in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25.
Within Pell City, Duran Junior High School is one of 8 schools. The district enrolls 4,079 students.
At Duran Junior High School, White students make up 74% of the student body. The next largest groups are 15% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The school's White share is 10 points below the 84% share among St. Clair County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 43% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 32 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 18.8:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. The school's lunch program data list 59% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 49% average for public schools in St. Clair County.
Measured against Alabama public middle schools, Duran Junior High School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Alabama schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Duran Junior High School's results are 5.5 points below predicted: 35.6% against 41.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for St. Clair County show that the median household income is $77,463, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Besides Duran Junior High School, St. Clair County has 28 other public schools.
The closest public school, Pell City High School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Duran Junior High School. There are 7 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Duran Junior High School ranks 6th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Duran Junior High School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Federal records list enrollment at Duran Junior High School as 297 in 2020-21 and 601 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. Students per teacher fell from 19.8 in 2020-21 to 18.8 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
St. Clair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
94,166
Census ACS
Median income
$77,463
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
13,737 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pell City
- Pell City High SchoolHigh · 1,193 students
- Williams Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Walter M Kennedy SchoolElementary · 437 students
- Coosa Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Iola Roberts Elementary SchoolElementary · 402 students
- Eden Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
Other schools in Pell City
- Pell City High SchoolHigh · 1,193 students
- Williams Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Walter M Kennedy SchoolElementary · 437 students
- Iola Roberts Elementary SchoolElementary · 402 students
- Eden Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Legacy CenterElementary · 98 students
Nearby schools
- Pell City High School0.1 mi · 1,193
- Legacy Center0.7 mi · 98
- Eden Elementary School1.2 mi · 346
- Iola Roberts Elementary School1.2 mi · 402
- Walter M Kennedy School1.9 mi · 437
- Williams Intermediate School2.3 mi · 598
Frequently asked questions
About Duran Junior High SchoolHow large is Duran Junior High School?
Duran Junior High School enrolls approximately 601 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Duran Junior High School serve?
Duran Junior High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Duran Junior High School?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at Duran Junior High School.
How diverse is Duran Junior High School?
Duran Junior High School reports a student body of 74% White, 5% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Duran Junior High School in?
Duran Junior High School is part of Pell City.
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