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What's the most underrated thing about Phenix City Intermediate School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,068
Middle
DISTRICT 785 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHENIX CITY·NCES 010270001090
Phenix City Intermediate School
2401 S Railroad St, Phenix City, AL 36867 · (334) 298-8744 · Russell County
GRADES 06–07MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,068 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Alabama public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
16.9:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
680 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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 | 517 | 48% |
| Grade 7 | 551 | 52% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Phenix City Intermediate School→South Girard School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Phenix City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
18.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 51 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Phenix City Intermediate School
Phenix City Intermediate School's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phenix City Intermediate School this school | 1,068 | 63.7% | 34.8% |
| Dothan Preparatory Academy Dothan | 1,034 | 71.3% | 26.5% |
| Millbrook Middle School Millbrook | 1,071 | 57.9% | 43.7% |
| Calera Middle Montevallo | 767 | 62.5% | 34.8% |
| McAdory Middle School McCalla | 841 | 58.3% | 26.1% |
| ClayChalkville Middle School Trussville | 952 | 72.5% | 16.6% |
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 Phenix City Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #165 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #171 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #157 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,068 | #11 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #82 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #86 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.7% | #100 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #71 of 79 |
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
1,068
-41 (-4%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 758
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 1,068 | 63 | 16.9:1 | 64% (680) |
| 2023-24 | 1,057 | 54.5 | 19.4:1 | 83% (874) |
| 2022-23 | 1,044 | 55.5 | 18.8:1 | 80% (833) |
| 2020-21 | 1,109 | 57 | 19.5:1 | 65% (725) |
| 2017-18 | 1,055 | 45.7 | 23.1:1 | 72% (756) |
| 2015-16 | 930 | 42 | 22.1:1 | 71% (659) |
| 2010-11 | 941 | 57 | 16.5:1 | 73% (690) |
| 2000-01 | 1,141 | 61 | 18.7:1 | 66% (753) |
| 1990-91 | 758 | 36 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Phenix City Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,055 to 1,068); teachers up 38% (45.7 to 63).
About Phenix City Intermediate School
In Phenix City, Alabama, Phenix City Intermediate School is a large middle school. The school enrolls 1,068 students, from grades 6 through 7. Average enrollment for middle schools in Alabama is about 508, so this school runs 110% bigger than that.
Phenix City Intermediate School reports to Phenix City, which has 11 schools and 7,198 students.
Black students make up a majority at Phenix City Intermediate School, at 62%. The remaining shares are 21% White, 11% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Russell County's population at about 46%. Pick two students at random and there is a 55% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 63 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.9:1. That is 1.0 students per teacher below the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 64%.
Phenix City Intermediate School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 35% of Alabama public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Phenix City Intermediate School is 2.9 points below its prediction. Actual: 34.8%. Predicted: 37.7%.
Census Bureau estimates for Russell County show that the median household income is $51,197, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Phenix City Intermediate School is one of 18 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Phenix City Elementary School is about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Phenix City Intermediate School at 4th of 7.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 1,068 students in 2024-25, 41 fewer than the 1,109 it had in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.9:1) than in 2020-21 (19.5:1).
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Russell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,811
Census ACS
Median income
$51,197
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
10,127 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Phenix City
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,579 students
- Ridgecrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
- Phenix City Elementary SchoolElementary · 683 students
- Westview Elementary SchoolElementary · 563 students
- Central Freshman AcademyHigh · 513 students
- South Girard SchoolMiddle · 501 students
Other schools in Phenix City
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,579 students
- Ridgecrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
- Phenix City Elementary SchoolElementary · 683 students
- Westview Elementary SchoolElementary · 563 students
- Central Freshman AcademyHigh · 513 students
- South Girard SchoolMiddle · 501 students
Nearby schools
- Phenix City Elementary School0.1 mi · 683
- Central Freshman Academy0.7 mi · 513
- Central High School0.8 mi · 1,579
- Westview Elementary School1.2 mi · 563
- Sherwood Elementary School1.5 mi · 493
- Lakewood Primary School1.9 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Phenix City Intermediate SchoolHow large is Phenix City Intermediate School?
Phenix City Intermediate School enrolls approximately 1,068 students in grades 06-07.
What age range does Phenix City Intermediate School serve?
Phenix City Intermediate School serves students from grade 06 through grade 07.
How many teachers does Phenix City Intermediate School have?
Phenix City Intermediate School employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Phenix City Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Phenix City Intermediate School are roughly 21% White, 11% Hispanic, 62% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Phenix City Intermediate School?
Phenix City Intermediate School is overseen by Phenix City in Russell County.
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