Enrollment
342
Middle
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATTALLA CITY·NCES 010018000034
Etowah Middle School
316 Jones Street, Attalla, AL 35954 · (256) 538-3236 · Etowah County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of Alabama public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
253 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 115 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 122 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 105 | 31% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Etowah Middle School→Etowah High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Attalla City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
48.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
17.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Etowah Middle School
Etowah Middle School's state test result (33.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etowah Middle School this school | 342 | 74.0% | 33.1% |
| East Lawrence Middle School Trinity | 409 | 68.2% | 30.3% |
| W S Neal Middle School East Brewton | 386 | 67.4% | 33.9% |
| Lott Middle School Citronelle | 427 | 68.6% | 34.1% |
| South Dale Middle School Pinckard | 412 | 69.7% | 42.6% |
| Ashford Middle School Ashford | 316 | 62.7% | 53.1% |
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 Etowah Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Etowah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #177 of 260 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #177 of 260 | #6 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #170 of 260 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #189 of 265 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #111 of 244 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.7% | #117 of 246 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.0% | #67 of 264 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #139 of 151 | #5 of 7 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
342
-14 (-4%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 616
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 17.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 342 | 19.1 | 17.9:1 | 74% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 19.2 | 18.4:1 | 85% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 19 | 19.3:1 | 85% (311) |
| 2020-21 | 356 | 20 | 17.8:1 | 68% (243) |
| 2017-18 | 349 | 18 | 19.4:1 | 64% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 410 | 20 | 20.5:1 | 70% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 465 | 32 | 14.5:1 | 71% (332) |
| 2000-01 | 482 | 28 | 17.2:1 | 59% (285) |
| 1990-91 | 616 | 35 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Etowah Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (349 to 342); teachers up 6% (18 to 19.1).
About Etowah Middle School
Etowah Middle School is a small middle school for students in Attalla, Alabama. It enrolled 342 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 33% lower than the average for middle schools in Alabama, which is about 508.
Attalla City oversees Etowah Middle School and 2 other schools, with 1,460 students in total.
White students account for 67% of enrollment at Etowah Middle School. Other groups make up 19% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Etowah County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school's share is lower. Etowah Middle School has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Etowah Middle School employs 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 17.9:1. Across middle schools in Alabama, the average ratio is about 17.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 74% in 2024-25. Public schools in Etowah County average 58%.
Etowah Middle School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 49% of Alabama public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 30.2% for Etowah Middle School. The school posts 33.1%, 2.9 points above the prediction.
Across Etowah County, median household income is about $54,563, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Etowah Middle School is among the 42 public schools in Etowah County.
Etowah High School is located about 0.2 miles from Etowah Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Etowah Middle School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Etowah Middle School is coded Suburb: Small, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 356 in 2020-21 and 342 in 2024-25, a decrease of 14 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Etowah Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Etowah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,105
Census ACS
Median income
$54,563
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
15,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Attalla City
- Attalla Elementary SchoolElementary · 665 students
- Etowah High SchoolHigh · 453 students
Other schools in Attalla
- Attalla Elementary SchoolElementary · 665 students
- Etowah High SchoolHigh · 453 students
- Duck Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 207 students
- Ivalee Elementary SchoolElementary · 200 students
- Career Technical CenterHigh
- The Etowah County Refocus CenterCombined
Nearby schools
- Etowah High School0.2 mi · 453
- Attalla Elementary School0.7 mi · 665
- Ivalee Elementary School2.9 mi · 200
- Walnut Park Elementary School3.5 mi · 218
- Gadsden City High School4.4 mi · 1,361
- Rainbow Middle School4.5 mi · 634
Frequently asked questions
About Etowah Middle SchoolHow large is Etowah Middle School?
Etowah Middle School enrolls approximately 342 students in grades 06-08.
Is Etowah Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Etowah Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Etowah Middle School?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at Etowah Middle School.
How diverse is Etowah Middle School?
Etowah Middle School reports a student body of 67% White, 8% Hispanic, 19% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Etowah Middle School public or private?
Etowah Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Attalla City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.