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What's one thing Leeds Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
452
Middle
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEEDS CITY·NCES 010001102095
Leeds Middle School
1771 Whitmire Street, Leeds, AL 35094 · (205) 699-4505 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL452 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Alabama public middle schools
- B-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
16.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
230 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 148 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 154 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 150 | 33% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Leeds Middle School→Leeds High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Leeds City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
54.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
22.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Leeds Middle School
Leeds Middle School's state test result (40.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds Middle School this school | 452 | 50.9% | 40.7% |
| Jasper Junior High School Jasper | 467 | 50.3% | 52.6% |
| Clanton Middle School Clanton | 401 | 55.9% | 35.7% |
| Maddox Intermediate School Jasper | 643 | 50.4% | 58.7% |
| Northport Intermediate School Northport | 500 | 44.0% | 56.5% |
| Rehobeth Middle School Rehobeth | 408 | 54.9% | 47.9% |
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 Leeds Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #131 of 260 | #11 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #141 of 260 | #11 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #140 of 260 | #11 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 452 | #130 of 265 | #17 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #74 of 244 | #9 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #68 of 246 | #5 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.9% | #174 of 264 | #22 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #73 of 79 | #11 of 12 |
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
452
-26 (-5%) vs 2020
+26% since 2010-11, when it was 358
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 20.8:1
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 | 452 | 27 | 16.8:1 | 51% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 26 | 17.7:1 | 62% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 26 | 18.1:1 | 62% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 478 | 23 | 20.8:1 | 41% (197) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 20 | 22.4:1 | 51% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 542 | 23 | 23.6:1 | 53% (286) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 30 | 11.9:1 | 61% (220) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leeds Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (448 to 452); teachers up 35% (20 to 27).
About Leeds Middle School
Leeds Middle School runs as a medium-sized middle school in Leeds, Alabama. Its 452 students are spread across grades 6 through 8.
Leeds City is the local district for Leeds Middle School. It runs 4 schools with 2,271 students.
Leeds Middle School is 57% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% Black and 17% Hispanic. In Jefferson County overall, about 48% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.8:1. On average, middle schools in Alabama have 17.9:1, compared with 16.8:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Leeds Middle School is 51%. For comparison, public schools in Jefferson County average 52%.
allk12 grades Leeds Middle School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Alabama with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 47.0%. Leeds Middle School scores 40.7%.
Among Jefferson County residents, the median household income is $66,388, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Besides Leeds Middle School, Jefferson County has 180 other public schools.
The closest public school to Leeds Middle School is Leeds Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Leeds Middle School is 5th of 7 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment is down 5% from 2020-21, when Leeds Middle School had 478 students, to 2024-25, when it had 452. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 20.8:1 to 16.8:1.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Leeds City
- Leeds Elementary SchoolElementary · 678 students
- Leeds High SchoolHigh · 624 students
- Leeds Primary SchoolElementary · 517 students
Other schools in Leeds
- Leeds Elementary SchoolElementary · 678 students
- Leeds High SchoolHigh · 624 students
- Leeds Primary SchoolElementary · 517 students
Nearby schools
- Leeds Elementary School0.7 mi · 678
- Leeds Primary School1.4 mi · 517
- Leeds High School2.2 mi · 624
- SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy3.0 mi · 418
- Moody Elementary School3.9 mi · 839
- Moody Middle School5.8 mi · 573
Frequently asked questions
About Leeds Middle SchoolHow large is Leeds Middle School?
Leeds Middle School enrolls approximately 452 students in grades 06-08.
Is Leeds Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Leeds Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Leeds Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Leeds Middle School is approximately 16.8:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Leeds Middle School?
Student demographics at Leeds Middle School are roughly 57% White, 17% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Leeds Middle School public or private?
Leeds Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Leeds City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.