Enrollment
376
Middle
DISTRICT 444 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARSHALL COUNTY·NCES 010000600193
Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle
6077 Main St, Grant, AL 35747 · (256) 728-5950 · Marshall County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% 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.
- FBeats 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
17.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
132 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 5 | 105 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 81 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 91 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 99 | 26% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Marshall County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
27.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle
Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle this school | 376 | 35.1% | 42.9% |
| Corner Middle School Warrior | 437 | 35.2% | 47.2% |
| Hayden Middle School Hayden | 437 | 34.3% | 56.9% |
| Priceville Junior High School Decatur | 483 | 38.9% | 68.1% |
| Hartselle Intermediate School Hartselle | 522 | 34.9% | 74.4% |
| Hartselle Junior High School Hartselle | 553 | 35.1% | 64.8% |
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 Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Marshall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #118 of 260 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #113 of 260 | #5 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #101 of 260 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #175 of 265 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #113 of 244 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.1% | #220 of 246 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.1% | #227 of 264 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #66 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
376
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
+11% since 2000-01, when it was 339
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 376 | 21 | 17.9:1 | 35% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 21 | 17.3:1 | 41% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 364 | 22 | 16.5:1 | 41% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 20 | 18.6:1 | 42% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 18.3 | 23.7:1 | 55% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 442 | 18 | 24.6:1 | 63% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 39 | 11.0:1 | 49% (210) |
| 2000-01 | 339 | 16 | 21.2:1 | 48% (164) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (433 to 376); teachers up 15% (18.3 to 21).
About Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle
Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle is a low-enrollment middle-grades school that serves part of Grant, Alabama. Classes run from 5 through 8, and the school has 376 students. Against the 508-student average for middle schools in Alabama, enrollment here is 26% lower.
The district, Marshall County, has 6,494 students enrolled across 14 schools.
Most students at Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle are White: 88% of enrollment. Other students are 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 79% White share among all Marshall County residents. Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle has a diversity index of 22%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 21 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 17.9:1. Middle schools in Alabama have a similar average ratio of 17.9:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle is 35%. It compares with 59% for public schools in Marshall County.
Measured against Alabama public middle schools, Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (42.9%) and its predicted rate (58.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools.
In the county around the school, Marshall County, median household income is about $62,571, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. A total of 37 public schools operate in Marshall County, serving about 19,416 students.
The nearest other public school, Kate D Smith DAR Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle ranks 5th of 7 on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle had 373 students in 2020-21 and 376 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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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 Marshall County
- Asbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 729 students
- Douglas High SchoolHigh · 727 students
- Asbury High SchoolHigh · 659 students
- Robert D Sloman PrimaryElementary · 613 students
- Kate D Smith DAR Elementary SchoolElementary · 546 students
- Douglas Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
Other schools in Grant
- Kate D Smith DAR Elementary SchoolElementary · 546 students
- Kate D Smith DAR High SchoolHigh · 372 students
- Kate D Smith DAR Intermediate SchoolElementary · 308 students
Nearby schools
- Kate D Smith DAR Elementary School0.0 mi · 546
- Kate D Smith DAR High School0.0 mi · 372
- Kate D Smith DAR Intermediate School0.0 mi · 308
- Woodville High School6.3 mi · 504
- New Hope Elementary School8.4 mi · 534
- New Hope High School8.5 mi · 598
Frequently asked questions
About Kate Duncan Smith DAR MiddleHow many students attend Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle?
Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle enrolls approximately 376 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle serve?
Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle have?
Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle?
Student demographics at Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle are roughly 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle in?
Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle is part of Marshall County.
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