Goodwyn Middle School

Goodwyn Middle School is an intermediate school of mid-sized scale in Montgomery, Alabama, one of the schools within Montgomery County, instructing 717 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 41% larger than the state mean of about 508.

Montgomery County runs 51 schools in total, collectively educating 26,958 students. Goodwyn Middle School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Goodwyn Middle School reports that 83% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder reads as 12% Hispanic, 4% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Montgomery County (around 67%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Goodwyn Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.3%; this one delivers 11.7%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Montgomery County put median household income runs about $59,386, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Goodwyn Middle School is one of 60 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 31,131 students).

The closest other public school is Dalraida Elementary School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Goodwyn Middle School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Goodwyn Middle School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.2%.

Goodwyn Middle School operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 34%: 534 students in 2018 compared to 717 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 14% to 4% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Goodwyn Middle School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.