Enrollment
309
Middle
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRMINGHAM CITY·NCES 010039000133
Green Acres Middle School
1220 67th Street West, Birmingham, AL 35228 · (205) 231-1370 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL309 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of Alabama public middle schools
- DTest 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.
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
22.1:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
261 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 102 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 93 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 114 | 37% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
37.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
7.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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
20.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Green Acres Middle School
Green Acres Middle School's state test result (20.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Acres Middle School this school | 309 | 84.5% | 20.0% |
| Smith Middle School Birmingham | 336 | 86.3% | 12.0% |
| Bush Hills STEAM Academy Birmingham | 370 | 85.4% | 14.6% |
| Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School Birmingham | 330 | 87.9% | 17.6% |
| Rutledge School Midfield | 288 | 90.3% | 17.9% |
| Huffman Middle School Birmingham | 384 | 79.4% | 14.8% |
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 Green Acres Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #222 of 260 | #17 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.8% | #218 of 260 | #15 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #210 of 260 | #17 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 309 | #207 of 265 | #28 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #233 of 244 | #27 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.5% | #212 of 246 | #24 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.5% | #33 of 264 | #9 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #51 of 151 | #5 of 17 |
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
309
-48 (-13%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 503
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 309 | 14 | 22.1:1 | 84% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 16 | 20.4:1 | 95% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 18 | 18.7:1 | 95% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 357 | 18 | 19.8:1 | 95% (339) |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 15 | 24.8:1 | 95% (352) |
| 2015-16 | 308 | 13 | 23.7:1 | 65% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 85% (358) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 30 | 17.7:1 | 22% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 503 | 24 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Green Acres Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (372 to 309); teachers down 7% (15 to 14).
About Green Acres Middle School
Green Acres Middle School is a small middle school for students in Birmingham, Alabama. The school's enrollment of 309 students covers grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Alabama average about 508 students each.
Birmingham City has 20,954 students spread across 43 schools.
Black students make up 86% of enrollment at Green Acres Middle School. Smaller groups are 12% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Jefferson County is roughly 42% Black. Green Acres Middle School's diversity index is 25%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 14 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 22.1:1. That is 4.2 students per teacher above the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 84%. That is 32 points above the 52% average for public schools in Jefferson County.
The allk12 Grade for Green Acres Middle School is C-. Compared with Alabama public middle schools, the school scored higher than 21% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Green Acres Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Alabama schools: 20.0% actual against 22.6% predicted.
Jefferson County has about 667,755 residents, and the median household income is $66,388, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. In all, Jefferson County has 181 public schools and roughly 97,401 students.
The closest public school, Jones Valley Middle School, is about 1.0 miles from Green Acres Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Green Acres Middle School ranks 3rd of 7 on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment is down 13% from 2020-21, when Green Acres Middle School had 357 students, to 2024-25, when it had 309. Students per teacher rose from 19.8 in 2020-21 to 22.1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
667,755
Census ACS
Median income
$66,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
181
97,401 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- Huffman High SchoolMagnetHigh · 1,094 students
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Other Green Acres Middle schools
One other US public school is named Green Acres Middle. Green Acres Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Green Acres MiddleVisalia, CA · 761 students
Nearby schools
- Jones Valley Middle School1.0 mi · 465
- Charles A Brown Elementary School1.1 mi · 296
- Robinson Primary School1.1 mi · 238
- Legacy Prep Intermediate1.1 mi · 219
- Central Park Elementary School1.2 mi · 386
- Midfield Elementary School1.2 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About Green Acres Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Green Acres Middle School?
Green Acres Middle School enrolls approximately 309 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Green Acres Middle School serve?
Green Acres Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Green Acres Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Green Acres Middle School is approximately 22.1:1 (14 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Green Acres Middle School?
Green Acres Middle School reports a student body of 1% White, 12% Hispanic, 86% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Green Acres Middle School?
Green Acres Middle School is overseen by Birmingham City in Jefferson County.
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