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What's the biggest difference between Midland City Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
478
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALE COUNTY·NCES 010105000391
Midland City Elementary School
48 Second Street, Midland City, AL 36350 · (334) 983-4591 · Dale County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Alabama public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
333 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 15% larger than its 4th grade class (79).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Midland City Elementary School→South Dale Middle School
Based on grade levels within Dale County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
71.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
49.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Alabama's top 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 Midland City Elementary School
Midland City Elementary School's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland City Elementary School this school | 478 | 69.7% | 53.5% |
| W S Neal Elementary School East Brewton | 500 | 67.6% | 42.6% |
| Goshen Elementary School Goshen | 446 | 66.6% | 37.3% |
| Webb Elementary School Webb | 419 | 72.8% | 68.7% |
| Dadeville Elementary School Dadeville | 571 | 69.4% | 45.9% |
| Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School Alexander City | 436 | 71.3% | 36.6% |
Matched among Alabama elementary 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 Midland City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Dale County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #264 of 626 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #201 of 626 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #202 of 626 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #328 of 709 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #595 of 655 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #168 of 658 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.7% | #228 of 696 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.0% | #87 of 262 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
478
+55 (+13%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 555
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 478 | 24 | 19.9:1 | 70% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 24 | 19.0:1 | 79% (361) |
| 2022-23 | 453 | 24.1 | 18.8:1 | 79% (357) |
| 2020-21 | 423 | 26 | 16.3:1 | 78% (330) |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 23.2 | 17.8:1 | 80% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 426 | 24 | 17.8:1 | 84% (357) |
| 2010-11 | 400 | 29 | 13.8:1 | 79% (315) |
| 2000-01 | 384 | 30 | 12.8:1 | 70% (269) |
| 1990-91 | 555 | 33 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midland City Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (412 to 478); teachers up 3% (23.2 to 24).
About Midland City Elementary School
Midland City Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Midland City, Alabama. Enrollment stands at 478 students, covering pre-K through 4.
Midland City Elementary School sits within Dale County, which has 7 schools and 3,376 students.
More than half of the students at Midland City Elementary School are White (54%). Beyond that, enrollment is 32% Black, 6% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. In Dale County overall, about 68% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Midland City Elementary School scores 59%.
Its ratio of 19.9:1 is based on 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1, 2.9 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 70%.
Midland City Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 73% of Alabama public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Midland City Elementary School ranks in the top 10% in Alabama. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.5%, against a prediction of 33.4%.
In Dale County, median household income comes to about $54,963, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county's public schools total 18, with about 6,437 students.
Dale County High School is about 0.4 miles from Midland City Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 3. The school's 53.5% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 9 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 55 students, from 423 to 478. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.9:1) than in 2020-21 (16.3:1).
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Dale County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,599
Census ACS
Median income
$54,963
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dale County
- Ariton SchoolCombined · 887 students
- GW Long Elementary SchoolElementary · 492 students
- Dale County High SchoolHigh · 437 students
- South Dale Middle SchoolMiddle · 412 students
- George W Long High SchoolHigh · 377 students
- Newton Elementary SchoolElementary · 293 students
Nearby schools
- Dale County High School0.4 mi · 437
- South Dale Middle School2.9 mi · 412
- Kelly Springs Elementary School3.3 mi · 516
- Newton Elementary School5.9 mi · 293
- Highlands Elementary School6.8 mi · 501
- Morris Slingluff Elementary School6.9 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About Midland City Elementary SchoolHow large is Midland City Elementary School?
Midland City Elementary School enrolls approximately 478 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Midland City Elementary School serve?
Midland City Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Midland City Elementary School have?
Midland City Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Midland City Elementary School?
Student demographics at Midland City Elementary School are roughly 54% White, 6% Hispanic, 32% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Midland City Elementary School in?
Midland City Elementary School is part of Dale County.
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