Eclectic Middle School

Set in Eclectic, Alabama, Eclectic Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school, operated by Elmore County. It serves 468 students across grades 5 through 8.

Across the 16 schools in Elmore County (11,741 students total), Eclectic Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Eclectic Middle School records that nearly all students (81%) are White. Other groups include 11% Black, 6% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

On the resource side, Eclectic Middle School lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Eclectic Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.0%, the actual is 49.5%, a residual of -0.5 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Elmore County put median household income runs about $78,243, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Elmore County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,867 students), of which Eclectic Middle School is one.

Elmore County High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Eclectic Middle School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 34.3%.

Eclectic Middle School operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 509 students in 2018 compared to 468 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 86% to 81% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.