Enrollment
308
Middle
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TALLADEGA COUNTY·NCES 010318002086
Munford Middle School
360 Cedars Road, Munford, AL 36268 · (256) 315-5235 · Talladega County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Alabama public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
168 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 117 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 90 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 101 | 33% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
47.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
17.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Munford Middle School
Munford Middle School's state test result (32.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munford Middle School this school | 308 | 54.5% | 32.7% |
| Deshler Middle School Tuscumbia | 336 | 51.2% | 40.4% |
| Geneva Middle School Geneva | 298 | 51.0% | 61.4% |
| Andalusia Junior High Andalusia | 270 | 56.3% | 55.8% |
| Central Jr High School of Clay County Lineville | 282 | 59.2% | 33.7% |
| Fayette Middle School Fayette | 318 | 59.7% | 38.1% |
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 Munford Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Talladega County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #178 of 260 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #175 of 260 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #179 of 260 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #209 of 265 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #234 of 244 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.8% | #147 of 246 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.5% | #156 of 264 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #38 of 151 | N/A |
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
308
-54 (-15%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 368
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 308 | 13.9 | 22.1:1 | 55% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 14.5 | 19.7:1 | 77% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 296 | 13.5 | 21.9:1 | 77% (228) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | 19 | 19.1:1 | 60% (219) |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 19.2 | 20.4:1 | 71% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 388 | 19 | 20.4:1 | 70% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 368 | 33 | 11.2:1 | 72% (264) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Munford Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (391 to 308); teachers down 27% (19.2 to 13.9).
About Munford Middle School
Munford Middle School is a small middle-grades school in Munford, Alabama, under Talladega County. In all, 308 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. It has 39% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Alabama (about 508).
Talladega County is made up of 17 schools with 7,321 students in all.
More than half of enrollment at Munford Middle School is White: 73%. Enrollment also includes 20% Black, 3% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The school's White share is 11 points above the 62% share among Talladega County residents. The diversity index for Munford Middle School is 42%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 22.1:1 is based on 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Alabama average 17.9:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 55%.
On the allk12 Grade, Munford Middle School lands at C-, ahead of 19% of Alabama public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Munford Middle School is -11.7 points: 32.7% actual, 44.3% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Talladega County show that median household income comes to about $57,776, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Talladega County counts 33 public schools with about 10,973 students.
Munford High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Munford Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Munford Middle School is 8th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Munford Middle School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was 308 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 362. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.1:1 to 22.1:1 over the same years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Talladega County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,021
Census ACS
Median income
$57,776
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,973 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Talladega County
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 902 students
- Munford Elementary SchoolElementary · 770 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 607 students
- Fayetteville High SchoolCombined · 580 students
- BB Comer Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Charles R Drew Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
Other schools in Munford
- Munford Elementary SchoolElementary · 770 students
- Munford High SchoolHigh · 385 students
Other Munford Middle schools
One other US public school is named Munford Middle. Munford Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Munford Middle SchoolMunford, TN · 910 students
Nearby schools
- Munford High School0.0 mi · 385
- Munford Elementary School0.2 mi · 770
- Coldwater Elementary School5.4 mi · 391
- Oxford Middle School6.5 mi · 619
- CE Hanna School6.6 mi · 536
- Oxford Elementary School6.6 mi · 837
Frequently asked questions
About Munford Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Munford Middle School?
Munford Middle School enrolls approximately 308 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Munford Middle School serve?
Munford Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Munford Middle School?
Approximately 22.1:1 students per teacher at Munford Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Munford Middle School?
Student demographics at Munford Middle School are roughly 73% White, 3% Hispanic, 20% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Munford Middle School in?
Munford Middle School is part of Talladega County.
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