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Enrollment
520
Middle
DISTRICT 610 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY·NCES 010243001524
McKee Middle School
4017 McInnis Road, Montgomery, AL 36116 · (334) 284-7528 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL520 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
444 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 161 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 173 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 186 | 36% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
6.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 28 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
15.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 McKee Middle School
McKee Middle School's state test result (15.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKee Middle School this school | 520 | 85.4% | 15.3% |
| CL Scarborough Model Middle School Mobile | 641 | 86.1% | 22.6% |
| Westlawn Middle School Tuscaloosa | 568 | 87.9% | 19.4% |
| Erwin Middle School Center Point | 585 | 82.1% | 13.4% |
| Pillans Middle School Mobile | 440 | 89.8% | 12.0% |
| Bush Hills STEAM Academy Birmingham | 370 | 85.4% | 14.6% |
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 McKee Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #241 of 260 | #7 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.2% | #231 of 260 | #6 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #239 of 260 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 520 | #106 of 265 | #8 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #115 of 244 | #5 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.7% | #236 of 246 | #11 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.4% | #29 of 264 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.7% | #21 of 151 | 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
520
-232 (-31%) vs 2020
+19% since 2010-11, when it was 438
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 520 | 29 | 17.9:1 | 85% (444) |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 32 | 18.7:1 | 94% (561) |
| 2022-23 | 676 | 36 | 18.8:1 | 94% (634) |
| 2020-21 | 752 | 33 | 22.8:1 | 94% (705) |
| 2017-18 | 761 | 36 | 21.1:1 | 94% (714) |
| 2015-16 | 770 | 38 | 20.3:1 | 75% (576) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | 23 | 19.0:1 | 79% (346) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McKee Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (761 to 520); teachers down 19% (36 to 29).
About McKee Middle School
Families in Montgomery, Alabama, are served by McKee Middle School, a medium-sized middle school. The school counts 520 students across grades 6 through 8.
The district, Montgomery County, has 26,958 students enrolled across 51 schools.
Federal enrollment data show McKee Middle School is 93% Black. Other groups make up 6% Hispanic. Montgomery County as a whole is about 59% Black, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 14%, meaning two students picked at random have a 14% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.9:1, with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in Alabama average 17.9:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 85% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Montgomery County is 67%.
McKee Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 15.3% is 6.6 points below the 22.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Montgomery County census figures show that the median household income is $59,386, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. There are 60 public schools in Montgomery County, enrolling about 31,131 students in all.
The nearest public school is McKee PreK Center, at about 0.1 miles. Within five miles of McKee Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, McKee Middle School is 7th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies McKee Middle School's location as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment has fallen by 232 students since 2020-21, to 520. The school's ratio fell from 22.8:1 to 17.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
226,718
Census ACS
Median income
$59,386
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
31,131 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County
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Other schools in Montgomery
- Johnson Abernathy Graetz High SchoolHigh · 1,587 students
- Carver Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,553 students
- Percy Julian High SchoolHigh · 1,282 students
- Park Crossing High SchoolHigh · 882 students
- Brewbaker Middle SchoolMiddle · 806 students
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Other McKee Middle schools
One other US public school is named McKee Middle. McKee Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- McKee MiddleBakersfield, CA · 869 students
Nearby schools
- McKee PreK Center0.1 mi · 178
- MacMillan International at McKee0.1 mi · 386
- Fitzpatrick Elementary School1.1 mi · 385
- Crump Elementary School1.4 mi · 575
- Johnson Elementary School2.4 mi · 340
- Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School2.6 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About McKee Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at McKee Middle School?
McKee Middle School enrolls approximately 520 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does McKee Middle School serve?
McKee Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McKee Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McKee Middle School is approximately 17.9:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is McKee Middle School?
McKee Middle School reports a student body of 0% White, 6% Hispanic, 93% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is McKee Middle School in?
McKee Middle School is part of Montgomery County.
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