Enrollment
147
Middle
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANETT CITY·NCES 010198000760
Lanett Junior High School
1301 South 8th Avenue, Lanett, AL 36863 · (334) 644-5950 · Chambers County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL147 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Alabama public middle schools
- DTest 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
17.3:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
86 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 7 | 80 | 54% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 46% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Lanett Junior High School→Lanett Senior High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lanett City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
31.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
6.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
17.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Lanett Junior High School
Lanett Junior High School's state test result (17.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanett Junior High School this school | 147 | 58.5% | 17.1% |
| Empower Community School Upper Campus Bessemer | 211 | 76.3% | N/A |
| Litchfield Middle School Gadsden | 252 | 80.2% | 17.8% |
| CollinsRiverside Middle School Northport | 318 | 74.5% | 34.3% |
| Academy For Science Foreign Language Middle School Huntsville | 194 | 47.9% | 56.0% |
| Irondale Middle School Irondale | 430 | 74.7% | 21.4% |
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 Lanett Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #231 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.9% | #224 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #226 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 147 | #258 of 265 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.5% | #133 of 264 |
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
147
+16 (+12%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 278
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 21.8:1
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 | 147 | 8.5 | 17.3:1 | 59% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 148 | 7.5 | 19.7:1 | 96% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 155 | 7.5 | 20.7:1 | 95% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 131 | 6 | 21.8:1 | 95% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 104 | 7 | 14.9:1 | 95% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 98 | 8 | 12.3:1 | 87% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 133 | 7 | 19.0:1 | 94% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 292 | 20 | 14.6:1 | 66% (194) |
| 1990-91 | 278 | 12 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lanett Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 41% (104 to 147); teachers up 21% (7 to 8.5).
About Lanett Junior High School
Lanett Junior High School is a small middle school in Lanett City, located in Lanett, Alabama. School enrollment was 147 students in 2024-25, in grades 7 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Alabama average about 508 students.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in Lanett City totals 971 students.
A majority of students at Lanett Junior High School, 59%, are Black. The rest of enrollment is 35% Hispanic, 5% White, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Chambers County, the Black share is about 38%. The chance that two students picked at random at Lanett Junior High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 53%.
The school has about 17.3 students per teacher and 8.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Alabama average about 17.9:1, a similar figure. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Chambers County, the average is about the same, 61%.
Measured against Alabama public middle schools, Lanett Junior High School receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Lanett Junior High School is among the bottom 10% of schools in Alabama. Predicted: 41.5%. Actual: 17.1%.
Chambers County census figures show that median household income is about $49,656, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. A total of 13 public schools operate in Chambers County, serving about 4,174 students.
The next-closest public school is Lanett Senior High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Lanett Junior High School ranks 6th of 8 nearby schools, at 17.1% versus a 28.5% average.
The federal government classifies Lanett Junior High School's location as Town: Distant.
The number of students grew from 131 to 147 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 17.3 students per teacher, compared with 21.8 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Lanett Junior High School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Chambers County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,192
Census ACS
Median income
$49,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,174 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lanett City
- W O Lance ElementaryElementary · 564 students
- Lanett Senior High SchoolHigh · 260 students
Other schools in Lanett
- W O Lance ElementaryElementary · 564 students
- Huguley Elementary SchoolElementary · 383 students
- Lanett Senior High SchoolHigh · 260 students
Nearby schools
- Lanett Senior High School0.0 mi · 260
- W O Lance Elementary0.8 mi · 564
- Bob HardingShawmut Elementary1.4 mi · 232
- Huguley Elementary School2.4 mi · 383
- West Point Elementary School2.6 mi · 450
- W F Burns Middle School3.5 mi · 545
Frequently asked questions
About Lanett Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Lanett Junior High School?
Lanett Junior High School enrolls approximately 147 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Lanett Junior High School serve?
Lanett Junior High School serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Lanett Junior High School?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Lanett Junior High School.
What is the student diversity at Lanett Junior High School?
Student demographics at Lanett Junior High School are roughly 5% White, 35% Hispanic, 59% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Lanett Junior High School?
Lanett Junior High School is overseen by Lanett City in Chambers County.
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