Monrovia Middle School

Located at 1216 Jeff Rd, in Huntsville, Alabama, Monrovia Middle School is a sprawling junior high that instructs 988 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by Madison County. Compared to the state average of about 508 students per school, that is 94% bigger than typical.

Across the 28 schools in Madison County (20,691 students total), Monrovia Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Monrovia Middle School reports that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 31% Black, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Monrovia Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Madison County (around 41%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Monrovia Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.9%, the actual is 52.2%, a residual of -8.7 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Madison County) reports that median household income runs about $86,499, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Monrovia Middle School is one of 89 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 55,800 students).

Nearest neighbor: Monrovia Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Monrovia Middle School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 36.9%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Monrovia Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,035 (now 988). White enrollment moved from 58% to 48% across the same window.

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