Moody Middle School

Set in Moody, Alabama, Moody Middle School is a mid-sized 6-8 campus, part of St Clair County. It works with 573 students across grades 4 through 6.

Within St Clair County, which oversees 18 schools and 9,658 students, Moody Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Moody Middle School reports that 70% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 11% Black, 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Moody Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.3%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (St. Clair County) logs that median household earnings sit near $77,463, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Clair County's 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,737 students), Moody Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Moody Junior High School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Moody Middle School. On composite proficiency, Moody Middle School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 37.2%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 600 students in 2018 compared to 573 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 5% to 10% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 23.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.