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Enrollment
422
Middle
DISTRICT 623 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUTAUGA COUNTY·NCES 010024002159
Marbury Middle School
210 County Road 20 East, Marbury, AL 36051 · (334) 365-3522 · Autauga County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% 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.
- DBeats 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
17.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
170 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 128 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 143 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 151 | 36% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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 Autauga County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
61.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
25.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Marbury Middle School
Marbury Middle School's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marbury Middle School this school | 422 | 40.3% | 41.0% |
| W J Carroll Intermediate School Daphne | 414 | 43.2% | 60.0% |
| Winfield Middle School Winfield | 361 | 43.5% | 60.1% |
| Priceville Junior High School Decatur | 483 | 38.9% | 68.1% |
| Eclectic Middle School Eclectic | 468 | 46.8% | 49.5% |
| Hartselle Intermediate School Hartselle | 522 | 34.9% | 74.4% |
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 Marbury Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #130 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #127 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #106 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #150 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #105 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.1% | #182 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.3% | #218 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #142 of 151 |
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
422
-34 (-7%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 489
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 422 | 24 | 17.6:1 | 40% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 23 | 19.4:1 | 56% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 25 | 18.2:1 | 56% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 24 | 19.0:1 | 46% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 21.5 | 19.9:1 | 51% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 25 | 17.9:1 | 51% (227) |
| 2010-11 | 489 | 27 | 18.1:1 | 48% (233) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marbury Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (429 to 422); teachers up 12% (21.5 to 24).
About Marbury Middle School
Marbury Middle School, located in Marbury, Alabama, is a low-enrollment middle school. A total of 422 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8.
The district, Autauga County, operates 13 schools serving 8,888 students.
White students make up 81% of enrollment at Marbury Middle School. Next come 14% Black, 3% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 71% White among all Autauga County residents. Marbury Middle School's diversity index is 33%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Marbury Middle School, 24 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 17.6:1. For comparison, middle schools in Alabama average 17.9:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 40% of enrollment.
Marbury Middle School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 28% of Alabama public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Alabama schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Marbury Middle School's results are 13.7 points below predicted: 41.0% against 54.7%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Autauga County, the median household income is $72,481, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Marbury Middle School is one of 16 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Marbury Middle School is Verbena High School, about 3.9 miles away. Marbury Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within ten miles. The school's 41.0% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment declined 7% from its 2020-21 level of 456. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.0:1 to 17.6:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Autauga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,947
Census ACS
Median income
$72,481
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
8,888 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Autauga County
- Prattville High SchoolHigh · 1,844 students
- Daniel Pratt Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,035 students
- Pine Level Elementary SchoolElementary · 949 students
- Prattville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 928 students
- Marbury High SchoolHigh · 626 students
- Billingsley High SchoolCombined · 586 students
Nearby schools
- Verbena High School3.9 mi · 589
- Marbury High School5.6 mi · 626
- Pine Level Elementary School7.6 mi · 949
- Holtville Elementary School9.6 mi · 877
- Holtville High School9.7 mi · 555
- Holtville Middle School9.9 mi · 632
Frequently asked questions
About Marbury Middle SchoolHow many students attend Marbury Middle School?
Marbury Middle School enrolls approximately 422 students in grades 06-08.
Is Marbury Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marbury Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Marbury Middle School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Marbury Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Marbury Middle School?
Student demographics at Marbury Middle School are roughly 81% White, 3% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Marbury Middle School in?
Marbury Middle School is part of Autauga County.
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