Enrollment
346
Middle
DISTRICT 750 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELBY COUNTY·NCES 010303001178
Montevallo Middle School
235 Samford St, Montevallo, AL 35115 · (205) 682-6410 · Shelby County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
272 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 114 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 119 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 113 | 33% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
48.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
19.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Montevallo Middle School
Montevallo Middle School's state test result (36.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montevallo Middle School this school | 346 | 78.6% | 36.1% |
| DavisEmerson Middle School Cottondale | 397 | 79.3% | 22.4% |
| Sansom Middle School Gadsden | 339 | 77.6% | 30.9% |
| Jemison Middle School Jemison | 328 | 72.3% | 23.0% |
| West Morgan Middle School Trinity | 561 | 75.0% | 43.4% |
| Jemison Intermediate School Jemison | 468 | 67.3% | 34.6% |
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 Montevallo Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #156 of 260 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #158 of 260 | #9 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #175 of 260 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #187 of 265 | #10 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #1 of 244 | #1 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #18 of 246 | #3 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.6% | #49 of 264 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #51 of 79 | #6 of 6 |
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
346
-38 (-10%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 346 | 30.5 | 11.3:1 | 79% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 339 | 28.5 | 11.9:1 | 77% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 26 | 14.2:1 | 78% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 64% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 329 | 20.5 | 16.1:1 | 67% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 328 | 20 | 16.4:1 | 64% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 325 | 40 | 8.1:1 | 61% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 344 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 47% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 387 | 20 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montevallo Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (329 to 346); teachers up 49% (20.5 to 30.5).
About Montevallo Middle School
Montevallo Middle School is a small middle-grades school in Montevallo, Alabama, administered by Shelby County. Its 346 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Alabama is about 508 students.
Shelby County oversees Montevallo Middle School and 28 other schools, with 20,638 students in total.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Montevallo Middle School. The largest is White students, at 40%. Other students are 37% Hispanic, 20% Black, and 2% multiracial. That is lower than the 76% White share among all Shelby County residents. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 11.3:1, with 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 6.6 students per teacher below the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 79%. The gap from the 42% average for public schools in Shelby County is 37 points.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Montevallo Middle School is 9.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 36.1%. Predicted: 26.9%.
Federal survey data for Shelby County show that the median household income is $97,961, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Shelby County is home to 48 public schools and about 35,120 public school students.
Montevallo Elementary School is the public school closest to Montevallo Middle School, about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Montevallo Middle School places 5th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Locale data from NCES put Montevallo Middle School in a town close to an urbanized area (Town: Fringe).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 38 fewer students in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.3:1) than in 2020-21 (16.0:1).
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Montevallo Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,211
Census ACS
Median income
$97,961
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
35,120 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shelby County
- Oak Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Helena High SchoolHigh · 1,383 students
- Chelsea High SchoolHigh · 1,235 students
- Oak Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,168 students
- Calera HighHigh · 1,018 students
- Helena MiddleMiddle · 957 students
Other schools in Montevallo
- Calera MiddleMiddle · 767 students
- Montevallo Elementary SchoolElementary · 758 students
- Montevallo High SchoolHigh · 485 students
Nearby schools
- Montevallo Elementary School0.7 mi · 758
- Montevallo High School0.7 mi · 485
- Calera Middle5.7 mi · 767
- Calera High5.8 mi · 1,018
- Calera Intermediate School6.5 mi · 747
- Meadow View Elementary School6.6 mi · 953
Frequently asked questions
About Montevallo Middle SchoolHow large is Montevallo Middle School?
Montevallo Middle School enrolls approximately 346 students in grades 06-08.
Is Montevallo Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Montevallo Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Montevallo Middle School have?
Montevallo Middle School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Montevallo Middle School?
Student demographics at Montevallo Middle School are roughly 40% White, 37% Hispanic, 20% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Montevallo Middle School in?
Montevallo Middle School is part of Shelby County.
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