Enrollment
318
Middle
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 010147000523
Fayette Middle School
418 3Rd Ave NE, Fayette, AL 35555 · (205) 932-7660 · Fayette County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of Alabama public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
14.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
190 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 5 | 85 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 80 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 80 | 25% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Fayette Middle School→Fayette County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fayette County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
21.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Fayette Middle School
Fayette Middle School's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayette Middle School this school | 318 | 59.7% | 38.1% |
| Ashford Middle School Ashford | 316 | 62.7% | 53.1% |
| Central Jr High School of Clay County Lineville | 282 | 59.2% | 33.7% |
| Andalusia Junior High Andalusia | 270 | 56.3% | 55.8% |
| Opp Middle School Opp | 379 | 63.3% | 41.4% |
| Munford Middle School Munford | 308 | 54.5% | 32.7% |
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 Fayette Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #148 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #144 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #125 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #199 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #16 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #98 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.7% | #124 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.5% | #37 of 151 |
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
318
-54 (-15%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 490
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 318 | 22 | 14.4:1 | 60% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 24.5 | 14.0:1 | 76% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 341 | 23 | 14.8:1 | 76% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 21 | 17.7:1 | 67% (251) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 23.1 | 17.5:1 | 64% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 445 | 21 | 21.2:1 | 61% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 477 | 31 | 15.4:1 | 55% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 543 | 34 | 16.0:1 | 43% (231) |
| 1990-91 | 490 | 26 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fayette Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (405 to 318); teachers down 5% (23.1 to 22).
About Fayette Middle School
Fayette Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Fayette County, located in Fayette, Alabama. Enrollment is 318 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 5 through 8. Against the 508-student average for middle schools in Alabama, enrollment here is 37% lower.
Fayette Middle School is part of Fayette County, where 6 schools serve 2,268 students.
White students account for 62% of enrollment at Fayette Middle School. Smaller groups are 26% Black, 8% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Fayette County is roughly 84% White. Fayette Middle School has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 14.4 students per teacher and 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Alabama is 17.9:1, higher than at this school. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for Fayette Middle School is C+. Compared with Alabama public middle schools, the school scored higher than 42% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Fayette Middle School is 2.5 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 38.1% actual, 40.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Alabama.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Fayette County show that median household income is about $49,488, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 6 public schools in Fayette County, with a combined enrollment of about 2,268.
The shortest distance from Fayette Middle School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Fayette Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Fayette Middle School places 7th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Fayette Middle School falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Fayette Middle School saw enrollment fall 15% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 17.7:1 in 2020-21 and 14.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,053
Census ACS
Median income
$49,488
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,268 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fayette County
- Fayette Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- Hubbertville SchoolCombined · 450 students
- Fayette County High SchoolHigh · 366 students
- Berry Elementary SchoolElementary · 360 students
- Berry High SchoolHigh · 245 students
Other schools in Fayette
- Fayette Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- Hubbertville SchoolCombined · 450 students
- Fayette County High SchoolHigh · 366 students
Nearby schools
- Fayette Elementary School0.1 mi · 529
- Fayette County High School1.0 mi · 366
- Hubbertville School10.8 mi · 450
- Berry Elementary School13.0 mi · 360
- Berry High School13.2 mi · 245
- South Lamar School15.0 mi · 624
Frequently asked questions
About Fayette Middle SchoolHow many students attend Fayette Middle School?
Fayette Middle School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Fayette Middle School serve?
Fayette Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fayette Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fayette Middle School is approximately 14.4:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fayette Middle School?
At Fayette Middle School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 4% Hispanic, 26% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Fayette Middle School public or private?
Fayette Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fayette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.