East Lawrence Middle School

East Lawrence Middle School is one of the close-knit intermediate schools in Trinity, Alabama, run under Lawrence County, with 409 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8.

East Lawrence Middle School is one of 12 schools operated by Lawrence County, a district that educates 4,676 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, East Lawrence Middle School records that White students make up the majority at 77%. Beyond that, the school records 12% Black, 6% Hispanic, 4% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, On paper, East Lawrence Middle School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting East Lawrence Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Lawrence County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, East Lawrence Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.4%, the actual is 30.3%, a residual of -4.1 points.

In the broader community, Lawrence County reports that median household income runs about $66,071, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Lawrence County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,676 students), of which East Lawrence Middle School is one.

East Lawrence High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around East Lawrence Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts East Lawrence Middle School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.0%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at East Lawrence Middle School has fell 4%, going from 425 students in 2018 to 409 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 23.0:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.