Enrollment
316
Middle
DISTRICT 460 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONEONTA CITY·NCES 010255002355
Oneonta Middle School
27605 State Highway 75, Oneonta, AL 35121 · (205) 543-5203 · Blount County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Alabama public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
15.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
148 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 120 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 94 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 102 | 32% |
Student demographics
55%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Oneonta Middle School→Oneonta High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Oneonta City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
38.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Oneonta Middle School
Oneonta Middle School's state test result (61.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oneonta Middle School this school | 316 | 46.8% | 61.0% |
| Scottsboro Junior High School Scottsboro | 356 | 47.8% | 47.2% |
| Jasper Junior High School Jasper | 467 | 50.3% | 52.6% |
| Fairview Middle School Cullman | 291 | 50.5% | 50.6% |
| Haleyville Middle School Haleyville | 348 | 56.9% | 53.0% |
| Northport Intermediate School Northport | 500 | 44.0% | 56.5% |
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 Oneonta Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #43 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #65 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #37 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #203 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #41 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #88 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.8% | #192 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #71 of 151 |
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
316
-21 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 316 | 20.4 | 15.5:1 | 47% (148) |
| 2023-24 | 300 | 19.7 | 15.3:1 | 58% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 324 | 19.4 | 16.7:1 | 58% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 337 | 18 | 18.7:1 | 41% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 363 | 18.2 | 20.0:1 | 41% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 353 | 16 | 22.1:1 | 39% (138) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oneonta Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (363 to 316); teachers up 12% (18.2 to 20.4).
About Oneonta Middle School
Oneonta Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school for students in Oneonta, Alabama. The school reports 316 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Alabama is about 508 students.
Oneonta Middle School is part of a district of 3 schools: Oneonta City, with 1,380 students.
White students are the majority at Oneonta Middle School, with 61% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 26% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. The school's White share is 27 points below the 88% share among Blount County residents. The school's diversity index is 55%, meaning two students picked at random have a 55% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Oneonta Middle School was 15.5:1. On average, middle schools in Alabama have 17.9:1, compared with 15.5:1 here. Oneonta Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 47%. That tracks the 48% average for public schools in Blount County.
allk12 grades Oneonta Middle School an A. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Oneonta Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 61.0%; the prediction is 49.9%.
Blount County has about 59,518 residents, and the median household income is $64,190, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Besides Oneonta Middle School, Blount County has 19 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Oneonta High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Oneonta Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Local comparison: Oneonta Middle School ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 61.0% versus a 49.6% average.
For locale, NCES codes Oneonta Middle School as Rural: Fringe.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 21 fewer students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.5:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Oneonta Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Blount County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,518
Census ACS
Median income
$64,190
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
8,980 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oneonta City
- Oneonta Elementary SchoolElementary · 663 students
- Oneonta High SchoolHigh · 401 students
Other schools in Oneonta
- Appalachian SchoolCombined · 699 students
- Oneonta Elementary SchoolElementary · 663 students
- Oneonta High SchoolHigh · 401 students
- Allgood Alternative SchoolCombined
Other Oneonta Middle schools
One other US public school is named Oneonta Middle. Oneonta Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- ONEONTA MIDDLE SCHOOLONEONTA, NY · 388 students
Nearby schools
- Oneonta High School0.0 mi · 401
- Oneonta Elementary School0.0 mi · 663
- Cleveland Elementary School6.0 mi · 499
- Cleveland High School6.0 mi · 389
- Appalachian School6.6 mi · 699
- Locust Fork High School7.1 mi · 417
Frequently asked questions
About Oneonta Middle SchoolHow large is Oneonta Middle School?
Oneonta Middle School enrolls approximately 316 students in grades 06-08.
Is Oneonta Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oneonta Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oneonta Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oneonta Middle School is approximately 15.5:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oneonta Middle School?
At Oneonta Middle School, the student body is approximately 61% White, 26% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Oneonta Middle School public or private?
Oneonta Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oneonta City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.