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Enrollment
634
Middle
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ETOWAH COUNTY·NCES 010138001508
Rainbow Middle School
454 Lumbley Rd, Rainbow City, AL 35906 · (256) 442-1095 · Etowah County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL634 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
255 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 199 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 210 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 225 | 35% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
68.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
26.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 Rainbow Middle School
Rainbow Middle School's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Middle School this school | 634 | 40.2% | 46.6% |
| Arab Junior High School Arab | 563 | 43.2% | 71.9% |
| Priceville Junior High School Decatur | 483 | 38.9% | 68.1% |
| Gulf Shores Middle School Gulf Shores | 591 | 34.0% | 65.1% |
| Muscle Shoals Middle School Muscle Shoals | 642 | 33.2% | 67.4% |
| North Jefferson Middle School Kimberly | 669 | 34.8% | 50.6% |
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 Rainbow Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Etowah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #102 of 260 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #122 of 260 | #3 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #73 of 260 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 634 | #71 of 265 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #215 of 244 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.3% | #168 of 246 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.2% | #219 of 264 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #146 of 151 | #6 of 7 |
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
634
-9 (-1%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 634 | 31.1 | 20.4:1 | 40% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 623 | 32 | 19.5:1 | 48% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 625 | 32.1 | 19.5:1 | 48% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 643 | 31 | 20.7:1 | 35% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 641 | 33.4 | 19.2:1 | 37% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 713 | 32 | 22.3:1 | 38% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 726 | 38 | 19.1:1 | 34% (246) |
| 2000-01 | 595 | 30 | 19.8:1 | 20% (121) |
| 1990-91 | 403 | 21 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rainbow Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (641 to 634); teachers down 7% (33.4 to 31.1).
About Rainbow Middle School
Rainbow Middle School is a middle school with a street address in Rainbow City, Alabama. The school reports 634 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Alabama is about 508 students.
Rainbow Middle School belongs to Etowah County, a district of 22 schools and 8,739 students.
At 79%, White students outnumber all other groups at Rainbow Middle School combined. Smaller groups are 8% Black, 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 77% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Rainbow Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 36%.
With 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Rainbow Middle School was 20.4:1. The 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 40%. For comparison, public schools in Etowah County average 58%.
Schools in Alabama with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 54.7%. Rainbow Middle School scores 46.6%.
County data help place the school in context: in Etowah County, median household income is about $54,563, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The public schools of Etowah County number 42 and enroll about 15,139.
John S Jones Elementary School is the public school closest to Rainbow Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Rainbow Middle School ranks 4th of 9 on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 643 to 634.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Rainbow Middle School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Etowah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,105
Census ACS
Median income
$54,563
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
15,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Etowah County
- Southside High SchoolHigh · 825 students
- John S Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 745 students
- Hokes Bluff Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Sardis High SchoolHigh · 546 students
- Whitesboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 423 students
Other schools in Rainbow City
- John S Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 745 students
Nearby schools
- John S Jones Elementary School0.2 mi · 745
- Southside High School2.5 mi · 825
- Eura Brown Elementary School2.9 mi · 340
- Southside Elementary School3.2 mi · 585
- Gadsden City High School3.6 mi · 1,361
- Etowah High School4.4 mi · 453
Frequently asked questions
About Rainbow Middle SchoolHow large is Rainbow Middle School?
Rainbow Middle School enrolls approximately 634 students in grades 06-08.
Is Rainbow Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rainbow Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Rainbow Middle School have?
Rainbow Middle School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rainbow Middle School?
At Rainbow Middle School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 5% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Rainbow Middle School in?
Rainbow Middle School is part of Etowah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.