Escambia County Middle School

Escambia County Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school with its address in Atmore, Alabama. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 278 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Alabama is about 508 students.

Escambia County enrolls 4,072 students, and its 11 schools include Escambia County Middle School.

Black students make up 81% of enrollment at Escambia County Middle School. Other students are 12% White and 5% multiracial. That is higher than the 30% Black share among all Escambia County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 33% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Escambia County Middle School's 16 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 17.4:1. That matches the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama fairly closely. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 90%. The gap from the 64% average for public schools in Escambia County is 26 points.

Measured against Alabama public middle schools, Escambia County Middle 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.

Escambia County Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 15.5% and a predicted 18.9%.

Across Escambia County, the median household income is $48,225, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Escambia County is home to 16 public schools and about 5,240 public school students.

Rachel Patterson Elementary School is the closest public school, about 2.0 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Nearby schools with test data average 40.1% proficiency; Escambia County Middle School posts 15.5%.

NCES assigns Escambia County Middle School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.

Enrollment records show 529 in 2020-21 and 278 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable.

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