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Enrollment
652
Middle
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIKE ROAD CITY·NCES 010019502424
Pike Road Intermediate School
4710 Pike Road, Pike Road, AL 36064 · (334) 420-5360 · Montgomery County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL652 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Alabama public middle schools
- ATest 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
20.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
164 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 4 | 231 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 190 | 29% |
| Grade 6 | 231 | 35% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pike Road City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
77.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
49.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
63.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Pike Road Intermediate School
Pike Road Intermediate School's state test result (63.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Road Intermediate School this school | 652 | 25.2% | 63.5% |
| Pike Road Jr High School Pike Road | 449 | 22.9% | 60.5% |
| Discovery Middle School Madison | 1,054 | 26.4% | 63.6% |
| Oak Mountain Middle School Birmingham | 1,168 | 25.5% | 64.9% |
| Muscle Shoals Middle School Muscle Shoals | 642 | 33.2% | 67.4% |
| Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies Mobile | 311 | 20.6% | 82.9% |
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 Pike Road Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #36 of 260 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #35 of 260 | #1 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #28 of 260 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 652 | #64 of 265 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #214 of 244 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #61 of 246 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.2% | #254 of 264 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.6% | #11 of 79 | #1 of 6 |
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
652
+80 (+14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 27.2:1
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 | 652 | 32 | 20.4:1 | 25% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 33.5 | 18.1:1 | 26% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 625 | 32 | 19.5:1 | 23% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 572 | 21 | 27.2:1 | 20% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 481 | 23.7 | 20.3:1 | 19% (91) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pike Road Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (481 to 652); teachers up 35% (23.7 to 32).
About Pike Road Intermediate School
Pike Road Intermediate School is a medium-sized middle-grades school found in Pike Road, Alabama. It covers grades 4 through 6, with a total enrollment of 652 students. Enrollment is 28% higher than the average for middle schools in Alabama, which is about 508.
Pike Road Intermediate School belongs to Pike Road City, a district of 4 schools and 2,822 students.
White students account for 55% of enrollment at Pike Road Intermediate School. Other groups include 29% Black, 8% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 31% White. By the diversity index, Pike Road Intermediate School comes in at 60%.
The school has about 20.4 students per teacher and 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 25%. On average, public schools in Montgomery County report 67%.
Measured against Alabama public middle schools, Pike Road Intermediate School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Pike Road Intermediate School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (63.5%) and its predicted rate (65.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools.
Within Montgomery County, median household income is about $59,386, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Montgomery County number 60 and enroll about 31,131.
Blount Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Pike Road Intermediate School is ahead of the 40.1% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 9.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 572 to 652. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (20.4:1) than in 2020-21 (27.2:1).
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
226,718
Census ACS
Median income
$59,386
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
31,131 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pike Road City
- Pike Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 888 students
- Pike Road High SchoolHigh · 833 students
- Pike Road Jr High SchoolMiddle · 449 students
Other schools in Pike Road
- Pike Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 888 students
- Pike Road High SchoolHigh · 833 students
- Pike Road Jr High SchoolMiddle · 449 students
Nearby schools
- Blount Elementary School2.4 mi · 359
- Carr Middle School2.6 mi · 774
- Wilson Elementary School3.1 mi · 376
- Park Crossing High School4.5 mi · 882
- Pike Road High School4.8 mi · 833
- Pike Road Jr High School4.8 mi · 449
Frequently asked questions
About Pike Road Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Pike Road Intermediate School?
Pike Road Intermediate School enrolls approximately 652 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does Pike Road Intermediate School serve?
Pike Road Intermediate School serves grades 04-06.
How many teachers does Pike Road Intermediate School have?
Pike Road Intermediate School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Pike Road Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Pike Road Intermediate School are roughly 55% White, 8% Hispanic, 29% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Pike Road Intermediate School in?
Pike Road Intermediate School is part of Pike Road City.
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