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Enrollment
381
Middle
DISTRICT 453 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUNTERSVILLE CITY·NCES 010169000579
Guntersville Middle School
901 Sunset Drive, Guntersville, AL 35976 · (256) 582-5182 · Marshall County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Alabama public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
17.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
205 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 58%
Community
2
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 | 113 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 133 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 135 | 35% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Guntersville Middle School→Guntersville High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Guntersville City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
66.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
31.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
48.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Guntersville Middle School
Guntersville Middle School's state test result (48.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guntersville Middle School this school | 381 | 53.8% | 48.2% |
| Rehobeth Middle School Rehobeth | 408 | 54.9% | 47.9% |
| Ashville Middle School Ashville | 371 | 54.7% | 45.8% |
| Hamilton Middle School Hamilton | 463 | 56.4% | 54.6% |
| Sardis Middle School Sardis City | 381 | 54.1% | 39.4% |
| West Blocton Middle School West Blocton | 387 | 55.6% | 38.2% |
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 Guntersville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Marshall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #92 of 260 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #94 of 260 | #2 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #84 of 260 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 381 | #172 of 265 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #97 of 244 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #128 of 246 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.8% | #159 of 264 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #69 of 151 | N/A |
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
381
-29 (-7%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 441
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 381 | 21.8 | 17.4:1 | 54% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 22.4 | 18.7:1 | 59% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 20.9 | 19.5:1 | 56% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 21 | 19.5:1 | 46% (189) |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 21.3 | 20.6:1 | 39% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 470 | 24 | 19.6:1 | 51% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 436 | 35 | 12.5:1 | 39% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 24 | 17.6:1 | 39% (167) |
| 1990-91 | 441 | 19 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Guntersville Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (438 to 381); teachers up 3% (21.3 to 21.8).
About Guntersville Middle School
Guntersville Middle School is a small middle school found in Guntersville, Alabama. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 381 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 508-student average for middle schools in Alabama, enrollment here is 25% lower.
Guntersville City has 1,810 students spread across 4 schools.
Guntersville Middle School's enrollment is 69% White. Next come 13% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 79% White among all Marshall County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Guntersville Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 49%.
Federal data list 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Guntersville Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 17.4:1. Middle schools in Alabama average about 17.9:1, a similar figure. The lunch program counts 54% of students at Guntersville Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Alabama public middle schools, Guntersville Middle School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 44.9% at Guntersville Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Marshall County, median household income is about $62,571, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Guntersville Middle School is among the 37 public schools in Marshall County.
Nearby, Guntersville Elementary School is about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 4. On average proficiency, Guntersville Middle School is 2nd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 381 was 7% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 410. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 17.4:1, from 19.5:1.
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Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
99,748
Census ACS
Median income
$62,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
19,416 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Guntersville City
- Guntersville High SchoolHigh · 556 students
- Guntersville Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
Other schools in Guntersville
- Guntersville High SchoolHigh · 556 students
- Brindlee Mountain High SchoolHigh · 496 students
- Guntersville Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Brindlee Mountain Primary SchoolElementary · 278 students
- Marshall County Online SchoolHigh · 71 students
Nearby schools
- Guntersville Elementary School0.6 mi · 486
- Guntersville High School2.6 mi · 556
- Cherokee Elementary School2.8 mi · 387
- Marshall County Online School3.9 mi · 71
- Brindlee Mountain High School6.4 mi · 496
- Brindlee Mountain Primary School6.4 mi · 278
Frequently asked questions
About Guntersville Middle SchoolHow many students attend Guntersville Middle School?
Guntersville Middle School enrolls approximately 381 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Guntersville Middle School serve?
Guntersville Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Guntersville Middle School?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Guntersville Middle School.
How diverse is Guntersville Middle School?
Guntersville Middle School reports a student body of 69% White, 12% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Guntersville Middle School public or private?
Guntersville Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Guntersville City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.