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East Lawrence Middle School

99 County Road 370, Trinity, AL 35673 · (256) 905-2420 · Lawrence County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
Enrollment
409
Middle
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 508
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
279 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 58922%
Grade 68822%
Grade 712330%
Grade 810927%
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
31677%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
266%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
4912%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
154%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
22555%
Female
18445%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
45.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
14.7%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 East Lawrence Middle School

East Lawrence Middle School's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
East Lawrence Middle School this school40968.2%30.3%
W S Neal Middle School
East Brewton
38667.4%33.9%
Sumiton Middle School
Sumiton
47664.3%28.7%
Lott Middle School
Citronelle
42768.6%34.1%
Opp Middle School
Opp
37963.3%41.4%
Etowah Middle School
Attalla
34274.0%33.1%
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 East Lawrence Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Alabama
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
30.3%#187 of 260
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
14.7%#188 of 260
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
45.9%#184 of 260
Enrollment
ranked largest first
409#154 of 265
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
20.3:1#210 of 244
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
38.3%#160 of 246
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
68.2%#90 of 264
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-3.8%#126 of 151
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 2024-25
Enrollment
409
+11 (+3%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 888
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 19.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2540920.220.3:168% (279)
2023-2439322.217.7:177% (304)
2022-2341923.218.1:178% (325)
2020-213982019.9:154% (216)
2017-1842518.523.0:167% (286)
2015-164081822.7:169% (281)
2010-115413117.4:158% (314)
2000-017193719.4:154% (390)
1990-918884022.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Lawrence Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 4% (425 to 409); teachers up 9% (18.5 to 20.2).

About East Lawrence Middle School

East Lawrence Middle School, located in Trinity, Alabama, is a small middle school. It enrolled 409 students in grades 5 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year.

The district for East Lawrence Middle School is Lawrence County, with 12 schools and 4,676 students.

White students account for 77% of enrollment at East Lawrence Middle School. Enrollment also includes 12% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Native American. County-wide, about 76% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at East Lawrence Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 38%.

Teacher staffing is 20.2 full-time equivalents, or about 20.3 students per teacher. The 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama is lower than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 68%. Public schools in Lawrence County average 57%.

Test results at East Lawrence Middle School are 4.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (30.3% actual, 34.4% predicted).

Census estimates describe Lawrence County this way: median household income is about $66,071, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Lawrence County number 14 and enroll about 4,676.

Lawrence County Developmental is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. East Lawrence Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 37.6%, higher than East Lawrence Middle School's 30.3%.

East Lawrence Middle School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.

Enrollment was 398 in 2020-21 and 409 in 2024-25, a rise of 11 students.

Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.

Lawrence County at a glance

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Population
33,276
Census ACS
Median income
$66,071
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,676 students

Quick facts

School name
East Lawrence Middle School
District
Lawrence County
Address
99 County Road 370, Trinity, AL 35673
Phone
(256) 905-2420
County
Lawrence County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
409
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
20.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
279 (68%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
010204000778
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Lawrence County
Other schools in Trinity
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About East Lawrence Middle School
How large is East Lawrence Middle School?
East Lawrence Middle School enrolls approximately 409 students in grades 05-08.
Is East Lawrence Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Lawrence Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Lawrence Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Lawrence Middle School is approximately 20.3:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is East Lawrence Middle School?
East Lawrence Middle School reports a student body of 77% White, 6% Hispanic, 12% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is East Lawrence Middle School public or private?
East Lawrence Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lawrence County.
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