Enrollment
272
Middle
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ETOWAH COUNTY·NCES 010138001507
Glencoe Middle School
809 Lonesome Bend Rd, Glencoe, AL 35905 · (256) 492-5627 · Etowah County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL272 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
129 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 71 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 72 | 26% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Etowah County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
70.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
20.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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
48.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Glencoe Middle School
Glencoe Middle School's state test result (48.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glencoe Middle School this school | 272 | 47.4% | 48.1% |
| Hokes Bluff Middle School Hokes Bluff | 253 | 46.6% | 50.2% |
| Cleburne County Middle School Heflin | 243 | 50.2% | 49.0% |
| Vinemont Middle School Vinemont | 225 | 49.3% | 51.2% |
| Bankhead Middle School Cordova | 298 | 44.3% | 50.6% |
| Geneva Middle School Geneva | 298 | 51.0% | 61.4% |
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 Glencoe Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Etowah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #93 of 260 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #148 of 260 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #58 of 260 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 272 | #224 of 265 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #72 of 244 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.9% | #206 of 246 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.4% | #191 of 264 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #59 of 151 | #3 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
272
-47 (-15%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 412
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 272 | 16.3 | 16.7:1 | 47% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 17.3 | 16.9:1 | 62% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 304 | 16.1 | 18.9:1 | 63% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 319 | 16 | 19.9:1 | 45% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 317 | 16.5 | 19.2:1 | 45% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 337 | 16 | 21.1:1 | 49% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 344 | 19 | 18.1:1 | 44% (150) |
| 2000-01 | 385 | 18 | 21.4:1 | 20% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 412 | 18 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glencoe Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (317 to 272); teachers down 1% (16.5 to 16.3).
About Glencoe Middle School
Glencoe Middle School, located in Glencoe, Alabama, is a small middle school. It teaches 272 students in grades 5 through 8. It has 46% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Alabama (about 508).
Glencoe Middle School is one of 22 schools in Etowah County, which enrolls 8,739 students in total.
The share of White students at Glencoe Middle School is 86%. Other groups include 6% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 77% White. The diversity index for Glencoe Middle School is 26%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Glencoe Middle School, there are about 16.7 students; the school has 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 47%. Among public schools in Etowah County, the average eligibility rate is 58%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Glencoe Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Alabama schools: 48.1% actual against 49.5% predicted.
In Etowah County, home to about 103,105 people, median household income comes to about $54,563, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Glencoe Middle School shares Etowah County with 41 other public schools.
Glencoe Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Glencoe High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 39.1% on proficiency, and Glencoe Middle School is above that at 48.1%.
The federal government classifies Glencoe Middle School's location as Suburb: Small.
A 15% decrease took enrollment from 319 in 2020-21 to 272 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.9:1 to 16.7:1.
The allk12 page for Glencoe Middle School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Etowah County
- Southside High SchoolHigh · 825 students
- John S Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 745 students
- Rainbow Middle SchoolMiddle · 634 students
- Hokes Bluff Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Sardis High SchoolHigh · 546 students
Other schools in Glencoe
- Glencoe Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Glencoe High SchoolHigh · 300 students
Nearby schools
- Glencoe High School0.1 mi · 300
- Glencoe Elementary School0.7 mi · 397
- Adams Elementary School2.8 mi · 433
- Litchfield Middle School2.9 mi · 252
- Donehoo Elementary School3.4 mi · 225
- Hokes Bluff Middle School4.2 mi · 253
Frequently asked questions
About Glencoe Middle SchoolHow many students attend Glencoe Middle School?
Glencoe Middle School enrolls approximately 272 students in grades 05-08.
Is Glencoe Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Glencoe Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Glencoe Middle School have?
Glencoe Middle School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
How diverse is Glencoe Middle School?
Glencoe Middle School reports a student body of 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Glencoe Middle School public or private?
Glencoe Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Etowah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.