Oneonta Middle School

As a tight-knit middle-grades school in Oneonta, Alabama, Oneonta Middle School teaches 316 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Oneonta City. Compared to the state average of about 508 students per school, that is 38% smaller than typical.

Across the 3 schools in Oneonta City (1,380 students total), Oneonta Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Oneonta Middle School records that 61% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 26% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Oneonta Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Oneonta Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.9%, the actual is 61.0%, a residual of +11.1 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Blount County) records that median household income runs about $64,190, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Blount County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,980 students), of which Oneonta Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Oneonta Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Oneonta Middle School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 36.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 13%: 363 students in 2018 compared to 316 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 69% to 61%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

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