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What's the biggest difference between Journey Middle School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
903
Middle
DISTRICT 1,020 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON CITY·NCES 010000802522
Journey Middle School
217 Celtic Drive, Madison, AL 35758 · (256) 464-8370 · Madison County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL903 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% 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.
- CBeats 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
19.0:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
241 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 58%
Community
5
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 | 321 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 305 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 277 | 31% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
73.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
46.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
59.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Journey Middle School
Journey Middle School's state test result (59.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Journey Middle School this school | 903 | 26.7% | 59.5% |
| Liberty Middle School Madison | 1,103 | 22.6% | 64.1% |
| Robert F Bumpus Middle School Hoover | 1,192 | 22.6% | 71.5% |
| Berry Middle School Hoover | 1,058 | 30.1% | 71.4% |
| Discovery Middle School Madison | 1,054 | 26.4% | 63.6% |
| East Samford School Auburn | 733 | 30.7% | 63.0% |
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 Journey Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #48 of 260 | #6 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #47 of 260 | #5 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #51 of 260 | #8 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 903 | #23 of 265 | #5 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #170 of 244 | #10 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #4 of 246 | #2 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.7% | #251 of 264 | #16 of 19 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 903 | 47.5 | 19.0:1 | 27% (241) |
| 2023-24 | 714 | 38.5 | 18.6:1 | 31% (219) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Journey Middle School.
About Journey Middle School
Journey Middle School is a large middle school in Madison, Alabama. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 903 students enrolled. Middle schools in Alabama have about 508 students on average; enrollment here is 78% higher.
Journey Middle School is one of the 13 schools that make up Madison City (13,046 students in total).
The biggest share of students at Journey Middle School, 47%, is White. The rest of enrollment is 23% Black, 10% Asian, 10% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Madison County's population at about 63%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Journey Middle School scores 70%.
Its ratio of 19.0:1 is based on 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Alabama is 17.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. In all, 27% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Madison County, the average is 41%.
Among Alabama public middle schools, Journey Middle School outscored 63%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Journey Middle School are 5.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (59.5% actual, 64.5% predicted).
Madison County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $86,499, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Madison County's 89 public schools enroll about 55,800 students and include Journey Middle School.
Measured in a straight line, Madison Elementary School is about 0.8 miles from Journey Middle School. The five-mile area around Journey Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 66.8% proficiency; Journey Middle School posts 59.5%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The discussion board for Journey Middle School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
405,718
Census ACS
Median income
$86,499
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
55,800 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison City
- James Clemens High SchoolHigh · 2,159 students
- Bob Jones High SchoolHigh · 2,048 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,103 students
- MidTown Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,097 students
- Discovery Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,054 students
- Mill Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 965 students
Other schools in Madison
- James Clemens High SchoolHigh · 2,159 students
- Bob Jones High SchoolHigh · 2,048 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,103 students
- MidTown Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,097 students
- Discovery Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,054 students
- Mill Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 965 students
Other Journey Middle schools
One other US public school is named Journey Middle. Journey Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Journey MiddleCharlottesville, VA · 646 students
Nearby schools
- Madison Elementary School0.8 mi · 603
- MidTown Elementary School1.7 mi · 1,097
- Mill Creek Elementary School1.7 mi · 965
- Bob Jones High School2.3 mi · 2,048
- Horizon Elementary School2.4 mi · 567
- Madison City School PreK Center2.4 mi · 252
Frequently asked questions
About Journey Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Journey Middle School?
Journey Middle School enrolls approximately 903 students in grades 06-08.
Is Journey Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Journey Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Journey Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Journey Middle School is approximately 19.0:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Journey Middle School?
Student demographics at Journey Middle School are roughly 47% White, 10% Hispanic, 23% Black, 10% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Journey Middle School in?
Journey Middle School is part of Madison City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.