Escambia County Middle School

Escambia County Middle School is a junior high of close-knit scale in Atmore, Alabama, overseen by Escambia County, enrolling 278 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 508 students each, so Escambia County Middle School sits 45% below that benchmark.

Across the 11 schools in Escambia County (4,072 students total), Escambia County Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Escambia County Middle School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (81%); the rest consists of 12% White, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

On the income-and-resources front, Escambia County Middle School records 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Escambia County's rate of about 64%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Escambia County Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 18.9%; this one delivers 15.5%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Escambia County) reports that median household income runs about $48,225, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Escambia County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,240 students), of which Escambia County Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Rachel Patterson Elementary School, around 2.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Escambia County Middle School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.6%.

Escambia County Middle School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Escambia County Middle School has ticked down 53%, going from 589 students in 2018 to 278 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 22.2:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Escambia County Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.