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What tradition at Minor Middle School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
668
Middle
DISTRICT 642 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 010192000687
Minor Middle School
400 Hillcrest Rd, Adamsville, AL 35005 · (205) 379-2550 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL668 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
510 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 58%
Community
5
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 | 207 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 223 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 238 | 36% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
27.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
2.2%
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 2 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
14.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 →
Where Minor Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #243 of 260 | #22 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.2% | #250 of 260 | #26 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #240 of 260 | #21 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 668 | #61 of 265 | #11 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #122 of 244 | #14 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.1% | #165 of 246 | #12 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.3% | #56 of 264 | #14 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #76 of 79 | #12 of 12 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
668
-66 (-9%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 844
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 668 | 37 | 18.1:1 | 76% (510) |
| 2023-24 | 687 | 38 | 18.1:1 | 88% (603) |
| 2022-23 | 728 | 40 | 18.2:1 | 88% (639) |
| 2020-21 | 734 | 39 | 18.8:1 | 88% (644) |
| 2017-18 | 665 | 34 | 19.6:1 | 83% (555) |
| 2015-16 | 675 | 35 | 19.3:1 | 71% (479) |
| 2010-11 | 800 | 53 | 15.1:1 | 75% (597) |
| 2000-01 | 722 | 37 | 19.5:1 | 35% (254) |
| 1990-91 | 844 | 40 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Minor Middle School.
About Minor Middle School
Minor Middle School operates as a medium-sized middle school in Adamsville, Alabama. It enrolled 668 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, middle schools in Alabama average about 508 students each.
Minor Middle School sits within Jefferson County, which has 55 schools and 35,444 students.
Roughly 78% of students at Minor Middle School are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Hispanic, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 42%. Minor Middle School's diversity index is 37%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Minor Middle School, 37 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 18.1:1. That matches the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama fairly closely. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 76% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Jefferson County averages 52%, lower than here.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Minor Middle School, the prediction is 28.5% and the result is 14.7%.
County data help place the school in context: in Jefferson County, the median household income is $66,388, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. In all, Jefferson County has 181 public schools and roughly 97,401 students.
The closest other public school is Minor High School, about 1.3 miles away. Minor Middle School has 7 other public schools within five miles. Minor Middle School ranks 7th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 14.7% against a local average of 25.7%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Minor Middle School's enrollment declined 9%, to 668.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Minor Middle School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
667,755
Census ACS
Median income
$66,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
181
97,401 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County
- ClayChalkville High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- McAdory High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Hueytown High SchoolHigh · 1,200 students
- Shades Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,094 students
- Gardendale High SchoolHigh · 1,076 students
- Pinson Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,025 students
Other schools in Adamsville
- Minor High SchoolHigh · 978 students
- UW Clemon Elementary SchoolElementary · 590 students
- Adamsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 288 students
Nearby schools
- Minor High School1.3 mi · 978
- UW Clemon Elementary School1.3 mi · 590
- Adamsville Elementary School1.4 mi · 288
- Brookville Elementary School2.9 mi · 211
- Minor Community School3.5 mi · 384
- South Hampton K84.3 mi · 511
Frequently asked questions
About Minor Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Minor Middle School?
Minor Middle School enrolls approximately 668 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Minor Middle School serve?
Minor Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Minor Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Minor Middle School is approximately 18.1:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Minor Middle School?
Student demographics at Minor Middle School are roughly 6% White, 12% Hispanic, 78% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Minor Middle School in?
Minor Middle School is part of Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.