Enrollment
252
Middle
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GADSDEN CITY·NCES 010162000552
Litchfield Middle School
1109 Hoke St, Gadsden, AL 35903 · (256) 492-6793 · Etowah County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL252 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% 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.
- 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
16.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
202 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 6 | 84 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 86 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 33% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Litchfield Middle School→Gadsden City High School
Based on grade levels within Gadsden City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
31.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
6.1%
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 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
17.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Litchfield Middle School
Litchfield Middle School's state test result (17.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Litchfield Middle School this school | 252 | 80.2% | 17.8% |
| Ronald McNair 78 Huntsville | 390 | 77.4% | 16.6% |
| CollinsRiverside Middle School Northport | 318 | 74.5% | 34.3% |
| DavisEmerson Middle School Cottondale | 397 | 79.3% | 22.4% |
| Empower Community School Upper Campus Bessemer | 211 | 76.3% | N/A |
| 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 Litchfield Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Etowah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #227 of 260 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.1% | #232 of 260 | #8 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #227 of 260 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 252 | #233 of 265 | #8 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #62 of 244 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #97 of 246 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.2% | #44 of 264 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.4% | #18 of 79 | 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
252
-25 (-9%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 322
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 252 | 15.5 | 16.3:1 | 80% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 247 | 16.5 | 15.0:1 | 90% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 255 | 16.5 | 15.4:1 | 91% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 18 | 15.4:1 | 82% (226) |
| 2017-18 | 201 | 17.3 | 11.6:1 | 95% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 202 | 16 | 12.6:1 | 94% (190) |
| 2010-11 | 237 | 27 | 8.8:1 | 88% (208) |
| 2000-01 | 298 | 18 | 16.6:1 | 87% (260) |
| 1990-91 | 322 | 21 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Litchfield Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (201 to 252); teachers down 10% (17.3 to 15.5).
About Litchfield Middle School
Litchfield Middle School operates as a small middle school in Gadsden, Alabama. Total enrollment is 252 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. It has 50% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Alabama (about 508).
Gadsden City is responsible for 12 schools, Litchfield Middle School included, with 4,940 students in all.
More than half of enrollment at Litchfield Middle School is Black: 60%. Other groups include 31% Hispanic and 8% White. The county population is about 15% Black. The diversity index for Litchfield Middle School is 54%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Litchfield Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1, with 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 80% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Etowah County, the average eligibility rate is 58%.
Litchfield 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 12% of Alabama public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 17.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 25.8%.
In Etowah County, home to about 103,105 people, the median household earns about $54,563 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Litchfield Middle School shares Etowah County with 41 other public schools.
Adams Elementary School is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Litchfield Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Litchfield Middle School's average proficiency of 17.8% compares with 35.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES describes the area around Litchfield Middle School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
A 9% decrease took enrollment from 277 in 2020-21 to 252 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Litchfield Middle School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Etowah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,105
Census ACS
Median income
$54,563
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
15,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gadsden City
- Gadsden City High SchoolHigh · 1,361 students
- Gadsden Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- W E Striplin Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Floyd Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Eura Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 students
Other schools in Gadsden
- Gadsden City High SchoolHigh · 1,361 students
- Gadsden Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- W E Striplin Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Floyd Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Gaston High SchoolHigh · 380 students
Other Litchfield Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Litchfield Middle. Litchfield Middle School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Litchfield Middle SchoolLITCHFIELD, MN · 494 students
- Litchfield Middle SchoolLitchfield, NH · 344 students
- Litchfield Middle SchoolLitchfield, IL · 282 students
- Litchfield Middle SchoolLitchfield, CT · 147 students
Nearby schools
- Adams Elementary School0.1 mi · 433
- Donehoo Elementary School1.1 mi · 225
- Etowah County Special Education Learning Center2.3 mi · 1
- Thompson Elementary School2.6 mi · 288
- W E Striplin Elementary School2.6 mi · 400
- Gadsden Middle School2.6 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About Litchfield Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Litchfield Middle School?
Litchfield Middle School enrolls approximately 252 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Litchfield Middle School serve?
Litchfield Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Litchfield Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Litchfield Middle School is approximately 16.3:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Litchfield Middle School?
At Litchfield Middle School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 31% Hispanic, 60% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Litchfield Middle School in?
Litchfield Middle School is part of Gadsden City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.