Enrollment
309
Middle
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENE COUNTY·NCES 010168001520
Robert Brown Middle School
623 Mespotamia Street, Eutaw, AL 35462 · (205) 372-3269 · Greene County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL309 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Alabama public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
278 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 4 | 64 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 65 | 21% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Greene County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
25.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
4.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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
13.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Robert Brown Middle School
Robert Brown Middle School's state test result (13.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Brown Middle School this school | 309 | 90.0% | 13.8% |
| Calloway Smith Middle School Mobile | 315 | 90.5% | 24.9% |
| C J Donald Middle School Fairfield | 316 | 87.0% | 14.0% |
| The RBHudson STEAM Academy Selma | 279 | 93.2% | 16.2% |
| Booker T Washington Middle School Mobile | 270 | 92.6% | 18.5% |
| Tuskegee Public Elementary Tuskegee | 261 | 86.2% | 29.2% |
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 Robert Brown Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #248 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.6% | #238 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #243 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 309 | #208 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #7 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.3% | #244 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.0% | #12 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #49 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 2024-25Enrollment
309
-34 (-10%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 581
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 309 | 22.5 | 13.7:1 | 90% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 15 | 21.9:1 | 90% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 18 | 18.7:1 | 90% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 343 | 21 | 16.3:1 | 90% (309) |
| 2017-18 | 376 | 19 | 19.8:1 | 90% (339) |
| 2015-16 | 271 | 11 | 24.6:1 | 90% (245) |
| 2010-11 | 344 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 96% (330) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 99% (452) |
| 1990-91 | 581 | 32 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert Brown Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (376 to 309); teachers up 18% (19 to 22.5).
About Robert Brown Middle School
Robert Brown Middle School is a middle school in Eutaw, Alabama, reachable at (205) 372-3269. The school enrolls 309 students, from grades 4 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Alabama is about 508, so this school runs 39% smaller than that.
Robert Brown Middle School belongs to Greene County, a district of 3 schools and 841 students.
About 97% of the student body at Robert Brown Middle School is Black. Census estimates put the Black share of Greene County's population at about 81%. The school's diversity index is 6%, meaning two students picked at random have a 6% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 22.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.7:1. This ratio sits 4.2 below the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. Roughly 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 87% average for public schools in Greene County.
Measured against Alabama public middle schools, Robert Brown Middle School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Robert Brown Middle School is 4.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 13.8%. Predicted: 18.6%.
In the county around the school, Greene County, the median household income is $29,200, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 31% of people live in poverty. There are 5 public schools in Greene County, enrolling about 841 students in all.
The closest public school, Eutaw Primary School, is about 0.8 miles from Robert Brown Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Robert Brown Middle School ranks 7th of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Robert Brown Middle School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment dropped 10% from its 2020-21 level of 343. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.3:1 to 13.7:1 over the same years.
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Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,424
Census ACS
Median income
$29,200
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
31%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
841 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greene County
- Eutaw Primary SchoolElementary · 282 students
- Greene County High SchoolHigh · 250 students
- Greene County Career CenterHigh
- Peter J Kirksey Career CenterHigh
Other schools in Eutaw
- Eutaw Primary SchoolElementary · 282 students
- Greene County High SchoolHigh · 250 students
- Greene County Career CenterHigh
- Peter J Kirksey Career CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Eutaw Primary School0.8 mi · 282
- Greene County High School2.5 mi · 250
- Moundville Elementary School18.8 mi · 586
- Hale County High School19.3 mi · 354
- Hale County Middle School19.3 mi · 243
- Greensboro Elementary School20.1 mi · 519
Frequently asked questions
About Robert Brown Middle SchoolHow many students attend Robert Brown Middle School?
Robert Brown Middle School enrolls approximately 309 students in grades 04-08.
Is Robert Brown Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Robert Brown Middle School is a middle school covering grades 04-08.
How many teachers does Robert Brown Middle School have?
Robert Brown Middle School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Robert Brown Middle School?
Student demographics at Robert Brown Middle School are roughly 2% Hispanic, 97% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Robert Brown Middle School in?
Robert Brown Middle School is part of Greene County.
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