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Enrollment
755
Middle
DISTRICT 642 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 010192000735
Hueytown Middle School
701 Sunrise Blvd, Hueytown, AL 35023 · (205) 379-5150 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL755 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Alabama public middle schools
- C-Test 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.
- ·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
16.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
546 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 239 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 215 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 301 | 40% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
39.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
5.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Hueytown Middle School
Hueytown Middle School's state test result (22.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hueytown Middle School this school | 755 | 72.3% | 22.6% |
| Opelika Middle School Opelika | 812 | 73.2% | 37.9% |
| Rudd Middle School Pinson | 648 | 71.3% | 22.9% |
| Brewbaker Middle School Montgomery | 806 | 79.8% | 15.4% |
| Moorer Middle School Eufaula | 495 | 75.4% | 30.7% |
| Minor Middle School Adamsville | 668 | 76.3% | 14.7% |
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 Hueytown Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #209 of 260 | #15 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.9% | #233 of 260 | #18 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #205 of 260 | #14 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 755 | #46 of 265 | #8 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #57 of 244 | #7 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.7% | #70 of 246 | #6 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.3% | #74 of 264 | #19 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #79 of 151 | #9 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
755
-58 (-7%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 1,011
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 755 | 47 | 16.1:1 | 72% (546) |
| 2023-24 | 792 | 45 | 17.6:1 | 62% (492) |
| 2022-23 | 789 | 45.5 | 17.3:1 | 62% (489) |
| 2020-21 | 813 | 44 | 18.5:1 | 76% (617) |
| 2017-18 | 845 | 42.5 | 19.9:1 | 62% (524) |
| 2015-16 | 762 | 38 | 20.1:1 | 49% (373) |
| 2010-11 | 771 | 57 | 13.5:1 | 49% (377) |
| 2000-01 | 804 | 42 | 19.1:1 | 21% (168) |
| 1990-91 | 1,011 | 52 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hueytown Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (845 to 755); teachers up 11% (42.5 to 47).
About Hueytown Middle School
Hueytown Middle School is a public middle-grades school run by Jefferson County in Hueytown, Alabama. Enrollment stands at 755 students, covering grades 6 through 8. The school is 49% larger than the average for middle schools in Alabama.
The 55 schools in Jefferson County enroll 35,444 students altogether, Hueytown Middle School among them.
Black students are 57% of those enrolled at Hueytown Middle School. Beyond that, enrollment is 23% Hispanic and 20% White. In Jefferson County overall, about 42% of residents are Black. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at Hueytown Middle School are from different groups.
The school has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 16.1 students per teacher. Statewide, middle schools in Alabama average 17.9:1. Of all students at Hueytown Middle School, 72% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Jefferson County, the average is 52%.
Hueytown Middle School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 14% of Alabama public middle schools.
Hueytown Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 22.6% and a predicted 31.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for Jefferson County show that median household income comes to about $66,388, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Jefferson County counts 181 public schools with about 97,401 students.
Hueytown Intermediate School is the nearest public school to Hueytown Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Hueytown Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Hueytown Middle School is ahead of the 21.6% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
Hueytown Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 58 students, from 813 to 755. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 18.5:1 to 16.1:1.
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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
Other schools in Jefferson County
- ClayChalkville High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- McAdory High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Hueytown High SchoolHigh · 1,200 students
- Shades Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,094 students
- Gardendale High SchoolHigh · 1,076 students
- Pinson Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,025 students
Other schools in Hueytown
- Hueytown High SchoolHigh · 1,200 students
- Hueytown Primary SchoolElementary · 601 students
- Hueytown Intermediate SchoolElementary · 527 students
Nearby schools
- Hueytown Intermediate School0.4 mi · 527
- Hueytown Primary School0.7 mi · 601
- Brighton School1.9 mi · 336
- Abrams Elementary School2.3 mi · 231
- Empower Community SchoolLower School2.6 mi · 201
- Rutledge School2.7 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Hueytown Middle SchoolHow many students attend Hueytown Middle School?
Hueytown Middle School enrolls approximately 755 students in grades 06-08.
Is Hueytown Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hueytown Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Hueytown Middle School have?
Hueytown Middle School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Hueytown Middle School?
Student demographics at Hueytown Middle School are roughly 20% White, 23% Hispanic, 57% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Hueytown Middle School?
Hueytown Middle School is overseen by Jefferson County in Jefferson County.
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