Lowndes County Middle School

As a tiny intermediate school in Fort Deposit, Alabama, Lowndes County Middle School instructs 104 students from grades 6 through 8, run under Lowndes County. Enrollment runs roughly 80% smaller than the state mean of about 508.

Lowndes County runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 1,109 students. Lowndes County Middle School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lowndes County Middle School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (92%). The remainder is composed of 5% White, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 74% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Lowndes County Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lowndes County (around 85%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lowndes County Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 15.5%; this one delivers 22.5%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Lowndes County put median household income runs about $37,052, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. Lowndes County Middle School is one of 9 public schools in Lowndes County (combined enrollment of about 1,109 students).

Fort Deposit Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lowndes County Middle School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.2%.

Lowndes County Middle School operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Lowndes County Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 28% since 2018, when it stood at 145 (now 104). Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

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