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What's the most underrated thing about Headland Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
580
Middle
DISTRICT 505 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRY COUNTY·NCES 010174000605
Headland Middle School
1 Martin Luther King Dr, Headland, AL 36345 · (334) 585-7083 · Henry County
GRADES 06–09MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL580 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Alabama public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
18.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
254 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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 | 149 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 136 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 145 | 25% |
| Grade 9 | 150 | 26% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Headland Middle School→Headland High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Henry County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
33.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
54.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Headland Middle School
Headland Middle School's state test result (54.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headland Middle School this school | 580 | 43.8% | 54.7% |
| Saraland Middle SchoolAdams Campus Saraland | 789 | 44.9% | 74.1% |
| Eclectic Middle School Eclectic | 468 | 46.8% | 49.5% |
| Marbury Middle School Marbury | 422 | 40.3% | 41.0% |
| Holtville Middle School Deatsville | 632 | 42.6% | 56.4% |
| Redland Middle School Wetumpka | 579 | 36.3% | 57.8% |
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 Headland Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #64 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #85 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #63 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 580 | #86 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #135 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.7% | #153 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.8% | #207 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #151 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
580
0 (0%) vs 2020
+84% since 1990-91, when it was 315
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 580 | 31.5 | 18.4:1 | 44% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 29 | 19.0:1 | 47% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 576 | 29 | 19.9:1 | 47% (272) |
| 2020-21 | 580 | 30 | 19.3:1 | 46% (269) |
| 2017-18 | 581 | 32 | 18.2:1 | 48% (276) |
| 2015-16 | 556 | 25 | 22.2:1 | 50% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 466 | 23 | 20.3:1 | 50% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 326 | 19 | 17.2:1 | 48% (155) |
| 1990-91 | 315 | 16 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Headland Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (581 to 580); teachers down 2% (32 to 31.5).
About Headland Middle School
Headland Middle School operates as a mid-sized middle school in Headland, Alabama. In all, 580 students attend the school in grades 6 through 9.
Henry County has 5 schools and 2,524 students, and Headland Middle School is one of those schools.
About 74% of the student body at Headland Middle School is White. Smaller groups are 22% Black. Henry County residents are about 71% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at Headland Middle School are from different groups.
Based on 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Headland Middle School has a ratio of 18.4:1. The ratio is within a point of the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. Income data for the school show 44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Alabama public middle schools, Headland Middle School outscored 74%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Headland Middle School would score about 52.1%. It scores 54.7%, 2.6 points above that figure.
In Henry County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $59,931 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Headland Middle School, Henry County has 6 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Headland Elementary School is about 0.6 miles from Headland Middle School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 54.7% is above the 33.7% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 580 to 580, a small change.
Headland Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,647
Census ACS
Median income
$59,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,524 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henry County
- Headland Elementary SchoolElementary · 898 students
- Headland High SchoolHigh · 442 students
- Abbeville Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
- Abbeville High SchoolHigh · 266 students
- Henry County Virtual CampusCombined
Other schools in Headland
- Headland Elementary SchoolElementary · 898 students
- Headland High SchoolHigh · 442 students
Nearby schools
- Headland Elementary School0.6 mi · 898
- Headland High School0.6 mi · 442
- Dothan High School6.7 mi · 1,588
- Morris Slingluff Elementary School6.9 mi · 381
- Webb Elementary School7.8 mi · 419
- Carver 9th Grade Academy8.7 mi · 583
Frequently asked questions
About Headland Middle SchoolHow large is Headland Middle School?
Headland Middle School enrolls approximately 580 students in grades 06-09.
What grades does Headland Middle School serve?
Headland Middle School serves grades 06-09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Headland Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Headland Middle School is approximately 18.4:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Headland Middle School?
At Headland Middle School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 2% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Headland Middle School public or private?
Headland Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Henry County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.