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Elberta Middle School

13355A Main Street, Elberta, AL 36530 · (251) 986-8127 · Baldwin County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
Enrollment
276
Middle
DISTRICT 625 · STATE 508
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
118 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 713850%
Grade 813850%
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
21377%
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
3914%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
218%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · 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
16158%
Female
11542%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
74.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
47.1%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
64.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 →

Where Elberta Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlabamaIn Baldwin County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
64.2%#33 of 260#4 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
47.1%#44 of 260#4 of 9
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
74.1%#47 of 260#5 of 9
Enrollment
ranked largest first
276#223 of 265#9 of 9
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.9:1#26 of 244#2 of 9
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
37.9%#162 of 246#8 of 9
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
42.8%#215 of 264#5 of 9
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
276
+14 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2527618.514.9:143% (118)
2023-242821815.7:163% (178)
2022-232671715.7:163% (168)
2020-212621517.5:151% (133)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elberta Middle School.

About Elberta Middle School

This page covers Elberta Middle School, a low-enrollment middle school in Elberta, Alabama. It enrolls 276 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 7 through 8. The school is 46% below the average for middle schools in Alabama.

Baldwin County enrolls 31,965 students in 42 schools, including Elberta Middle School.

The student body at Elberta Middle School is 77% White. Smaller groups are 14% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. A diversity index of 38% means there is a 38% chance two randomly chosen students at Elberta Middle School are from different groups.

There are 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.9:1. The gap from the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama is 3.0 students per teacher. On the income side, 43% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Baldwin County is close, at 40%.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, Elberta Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Alabama schools: 64.2% actual against 52.9% predicted.

Census data for Baldwin County show median household income comes to about $78,775, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 51 public schools and about 35,975 students.

Less than a tenth of a mile separates Elberta Middle School from the closest public school, Elberta High School. The five-mile area around Elberta Middle School holds 2 other public schools. Elberta Middle School ranks 1st of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 64.2% against a local average of 40.8%.

The school's federal locale classification is Town: Fringe.

Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 14 students, from 262 to 276. Students per teacher dropped from 17.5 in 2020-21 to 14.9 in 2024-25.

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Baldwin County at a glance

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Population
246,989
Census ACS
Median income
$78,775
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
35,975 students

Quick facts

School name
Elberta Middle School
District
Baldwin County
Address
13355A Main Street, Elberta, AL 36530
Phone
(251) 986-8127
County
Baldwin County
Level
Middle
Grade range
07–08
Total enrollment
276
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
14.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
118 (43%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
010027002490
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Elberta Middle School
How large is Elberta Middle School?
Elberta Middle School enrolls approximately 276 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Elberta Middle School serve?
Elberta Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Elberta Middle School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Elberta Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Elberta Middle School?
Student demographics at Elberta Middle School are roughly 77% White, 14% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Elberta Middle School in?
Elberta Middle School is part of Baldwin County.
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