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Enrollment
249
Middle
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALKER COUNTY·NCES 010345001319
Oakman Middle School
142 School St, Oakman, AL 35579 · (205) 622-3611 · Walker County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL249 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
113 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 58%
Community
2
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 5 | 62 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 67 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 26% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
53.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
19.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Oakman Middle School
Oakman Middle School's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakman Middle School this school | 249 | 45.4% | 35.9% |
| Hokes Bluff Middle School Hokes Bluff | 253 | 46.6% | 50.2% |
| Bankhead Middle School Cordova | 298 | 44.3% | 50.6% |
| Cleburne County Middle School Heflin | 243 | 50.2% | 49.0% |
| Glencoe Middle School Glencoe | 272 | 47.4% | 48.1% |
| Straughn Middle School Andalusia | 287 | 51.2% | 74.7% |
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 Oakman Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Walker County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #157 of 260 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #162 of 260 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #146 of 260 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 249 | #234 of 265 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #173 of 244 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.3% | #234 of 246 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.4% | #199 of 264 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -64.9% | #1 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
249
-409 (-62%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 381
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 249 | 13 | 19.1:1 | 45% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 35 | 17.9:1 | 63% (392) |
| 2022-23 | 648 | 35 | 18.5:1 | 63% (408) |
| 2020-21 | 658 | 41 | 16.1:1 | 50% (331) |
| 2017-18 | 709 | 41 | 17.3:1 | 54% (385) |
| 2015-16 | 697 | 41 | 17.0:1 | 54% (376) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 56% (251) |
| 2000-01 | 421 | 26 | 16.2:1 | 55% (232) |
| 1990-91 | 381 | 17 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakman Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 65% (709 to 249); teachers down 68% (41 to 13).
About Oakman Middle School
Oakman Middle School is a small middle school with an address in Oakman, Alabama. School enrollment was 249 students in 2024-25, in grades 5 through 8. The average among middle schools in Alabama is roughly 508 students; this school is 51% smaller than that.
Oakman Middle School falls under Walker County, which has 17 schools enrolling 7,091 students.
Oakman Middle School enrolls a student body that is 92% White. The rest of enrollment is 6% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Oakman Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 14%.
Oakman Middle School employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 19.1:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Alabama is 17.9:1, lower than at this school. Oakman Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 45%. That is 9 points below the 54% average for public schools in Walker County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Oakman Middle School would be expected to post about 51.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for Walker County show that median household income is about $56,509, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. A total of 24 public schools operate in Walker County, serving about 10,041 students.
Nearest public school: Oakman Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Oakman Middle School is 6th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for Oakman Middle School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data put enrollment at 658 in 2020-21 and 249 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.1:1) than in 2020-21 (16.1:1).
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Walker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,841
Census ACS
Median income
$56,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Walker County
- Sumiton Elementary SchoolElementary · 720 students
- Valley Junior High SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Curry Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Dora High SchoolHigh · 476 students
- Sumiton Middle SchoolMiddle · 476 students
- Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High SchoolElementary · 475 students
Other schools in Oakman
- Oakman Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
- Oakman High SchoolHigh · 315 students
Nearby schools
- Oakman Elementary School0.0 mi · 356
- Oakman High School0.1 mi · 315
- Parrish ElementaryMiddle School6.3 mi · 288
- Maddox Intermediate School10.1 mi · 643
- Memorial Park Elementary School10.2 mi · 483
- T R Simmons Elementary School10.5 mi · 507
Frequently asked questions
About Oakman Middle SchoolHow large is Oakman Middle School?
Oakman Middle School enrolls approximately 249 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Oakman Middle School serve?
Oakman Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Oakman Middle School?
Approximately 19.1:1 students per teacher at Oakman Middle School.
How diverse is Oakman Middle School?
Oakman Middle School reports a student body of 92% White, 0% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Oakman Middle School?
Oakman Middle School is overseen by Walker County in Walker County.
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