Etowah Middle School

Located at 316 Jones Street, in Attalla, Alabama, Etowah Middle School is a close-knit intermediate school that caters to 342 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Attalla City. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 508 students each, so Etowah Middle School sits 33% below that benchmark.

Etowah Middle School is one of 3 schools operated by Attalla City, a district that educates 1,460 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Etowah Middle School records that 67% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 19% Black, 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. The state averages about 17.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Etowah County's rate of about 58%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Etowah Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Etowah County put median household earnings sit near $54,563, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Etowah County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,139 students), Etowah Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Etowah High School, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Etowah Middle School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 35.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 349 students in 2018 compared to 342 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 72% to 67% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

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