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Prattville Junior High School

1089 N Chestnut, Prattville, AL 36067 · (334) 365-6697 · Autauga County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL928 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Alabama public middle schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • DBeats 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

Enrollment
928
Middle
DISTRICT 623 · STATE 508
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
368 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 744148%
Grade 848752%
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
46650%
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
647%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
31834%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
334%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
425%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
46250%
Female
46650%

School pathway

Feeds from
Daniel Pratt Elementary School01–06Prattville Intermediate School05–06
Based on grade levels within Autauga County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
60.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
29.2%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Prattville Junior High School

Prattville Junior High School's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Prattville Junior High School this school92839.7%45.3%
Northridge Middle School
Tuscaloosa
77539.1%50.8%
Ira F Simmons Middle School
Hoover
86044.3%63.3%
Monrovia Middle School
Huntsville
98831.8%52.2%
Bragg Middle School
Gardendale
73145.8%47.7%
Meridianville Middle School
Hazel Green
1,10045.2%46.1%
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 Prattville Junior High School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Alabama
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
45.3%#107 of 260
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
29.2%#105 of 260
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
60.1%#109 of 260
Enrollment
ranked largest first
928#21 of 265
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.2:1#129 of 244
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
62.2%#45 of 246
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
39.7%#220 of 264
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-7.4%#98 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 2024-25
Enrollment
928
-90 (-9%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 796
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 21.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-259285118.2:140% (368)
2023-249715019.4:156% (548)
2022-231,0315319.4:157% (583)
2020-211,0184821.2:138% (391)
2017-181,00249.520.2:141% (412)
2015-161,0255518.6:144% (447)
2010-111,0965619.6:138% (421)
2000-011,0585021.2:125% (260)
1990-917964119.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prattville Junior High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,002 to 928); teachers up 3% (49.5 to 51).

About Prattville Junior High School

Prattville Junior High School sits in Prattville, Alabama, and is classified as a middle school. Enrollment totals 928 students across grades 7 through 8. On average, middle schools in Alabama enroll around 508, and this school is 83% above that mark.

The district, Autauga County, operates 13 schools serving 8,888 students.

White students are 50% of those enrolled at Prattville Junior High School. Other reported shares: 34% Black, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That compares with about 71% White among all Autauga County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 62%.

There are 51 full-time-equivalent teachers at Prattville Junior High School, giving a ratio of 18.2:1. The average for middle schools in Alabama is about 17.9:1. By family income, 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Prattville Junior High School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 39% of Alabama public middle schools.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Prattville Junior High School is -9.9 points: 45.3% actual, 55.1% predicted.

For Autauga County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $72,481 a year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Autauga County number 16, with about 8,888 students.

Prattville Junior High School's nearest public school is Prattville High School (about 1.1 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Prattville Junior High School. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Prattville Junior High School is 4th on average proficiency.

In the federal locale system, Prattville Junior High School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment fell 9% over 4 years, reaching 928 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 21.2:1 in 2020-21, and 18.2:1 in 2024-25.

The allk12 page for Prattville Junior High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.

Autauga County at a glance

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Population
59,947
Census ACS
Median income
$72,481
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
8,888 students

Quick facts

School name
Prattville Junior High School
District
Autauga County
Address
1089 N Chestnut, Prattville, AL 36067
Phone
(334) 365-6697
County
Autauga County
Level
Middle
Grade range
07–08
Total enrollment
928
Teachers (FTE)
51
Student–teacher ratio
18.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
368 (40%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
010024000049
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Prattville Junior High School
What is the total enrollment at Prattville Junior High School?
Prattville Junior High School enrolls approximately 928 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Prattville Junior High School serve?
Prattville Junior High School serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Prattville Junior High School?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at Prattville Junior High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Prattville Junior High School?
At Prattville Junior High School, the student body is approximately 50% White, 7% Hispanic, 34% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Prattville Junior High School in?
Prattville Junior High School is part of Autauga County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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