Enrollment
223
Middle
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIEDMONT CITY·NCES 010276001818
Piedmont Middle School
401 N Main St, Piedmont, AL 36272 · (256) 447-6165 · Calhoun County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL223 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% 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.
- A+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
15.5:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
132 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 78 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 81 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 29% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Piedmont Middle School→Piedmont High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Piedmont City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
75.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
54.8%
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 55 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Alabama's top 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 Piedmont Middle School
Piedmont Middle School's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Middle School this school | 223 | 59.2% | 62.4% |
| Slocomb Middle School Slocomb | 265 | 55.5% | 65.3% |
| Double Springs Middle School Double Springs | 176 | 63.1% | 43.5% |
| Central Jr High School of Clay County Lineville | 282 | 59.2% | 33.7% |
| Geneva County Middle School Hartford | 178 | 60.1% | 58.7% |
| 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 Piedmont Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Calhoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #39 of 260 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #24 of 260 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #43 of 260 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 223 | #240 of 265 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #40 of 244 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.0% | #203 of 246 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.2% | #129 of 264 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.0% | #34 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
223
-58 (-21%) vs 2020
-46% since 2000-01, when it was 412
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 223 | 14.4 | 15.5:1 | 59% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 236 | 15.4 | 15.3:1 | 68% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 255 | 15.4 | 16.6:1 | 69% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 281 | 14 | 20.1:1 | 63% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 286 | 13.9 | 20.6:1 | 57% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 273 | 14 | 19.5:1 | 67% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 262 | 24 | 10.9:1 | 68% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 412 | 25 | 16.5:1 | 50% (207) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Piedmont Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (286 to 223); teachers up 4% (13.9 to 14.4).
About Piedmont Middle School
Piedmont Middle School is a middle-grades school in Piedmont, Alabama, and it is part of Piedmont City. There are 223 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Alabama, the average enrollment is about 508.
The Piedmont City system has 3 schools and 1,080 students.
White students are 84% of those enrolled at Piedmont Middle School. The next largest groups are 8% Black and 5% multiracial. In Calhoun County overall, about 70% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 28, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 15.5:1 is based on 14.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Alabama is 17.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 59% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Calhoun County average a similar 58%.
Among Alabama public middle schools, Piedmont Middle School outscored 93%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Piedmont Middle School ranks in the top 10% of Alabama schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 62.4%. Predicted: 41.0%. Difference: 21.4 points.
American Community Survey estimates for Calhoun County show that the median household earns about $55,029 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Across Calhoun County, 38 public schools serve about 16,686 students.
The closest school to Piedmont Middle School is Piedmont Elementary School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Piedmont Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Piedmont Middle School's average proficiency of 62.4% compares with 50.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 223 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 281. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 20.1:1 in 2020-21 to 15.5:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Piedmont Middle School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,090
Census ACS
Median income
$55,029
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
16,686 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Piedmont City
- Piedmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Piedmont High SchoolHigh · 315 students
Other schools in Piedmont
- Piedmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Piedmont High SchoolHigh · 315 students
Other Piedmont Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Piedmont Middle. Piedmont Middle School is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Piedmont Middle SchoolCharlotte, NC · 1,108 students
- Piedmont MiddleMonroe, NC · 980 students
- Piedmont Middle SchoolPiedmont, OK · 796 students
- Piedmont MiddleSan Jose, CA · 591 students
- Piedmont MiddlePiedmont, CA · 575 students
Nearby schools
- Piedmont Elementary School0.0 mi · 542
- Piedmont High School0.5 mi · 315
- Spring Garden High School5.7 mi · 550
- Pleasant Valley Elementary School11.6 mi · 458
- Pleasant Valley High School11.9 mi · 393
- White Plains High School13.1 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Piedmont Middle SchoolHow many students attend Piedmont Middle School?
Piedmont Middle School enrolls approximately 223 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Piedmont Middle School serve?
Piedmont Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Piedmont Middle School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Piedmont Middle School.
How diverse is Piedmont Middle School?
Piedmont Middle School reports a student body of 84% White, 1% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Piedmont Middle School?
Piedmont Middle School is overseen by Piedmont City in Calhoun County.
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