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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Robert F Bumpus Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,192
Middle
DISTRICT 1,037 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOOVER CITY·NCES 010000701422
Robert F Bumpus Middle School
6055 Flemming Parkway, Hoover, AL 35244 · (205) 439-2200 · Shelby County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,192 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% 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.
- B+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
15.3:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
269 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 394 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 426 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 372 | 31% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
85.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
55.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
71.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 F Bumpus Middle School
Robert F Bumpus Middle School's state test result (71.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert F Bumpus Middle School this school | 1,192 | 22.6% | 71.5% |
| Liberty Middle School Madison | 1,103 | 22.6% | 64.1% |
| Journey Middle School Madison | 903 | 26.7% | 59.5% |
| Berry Middle School Hoover | 1,058 | 30.1% | 71.4% |
| Discovery Middle School Madison | 1,054 | 26.4% | 63.6% |
| Pizitz Middle School Vestavia | 1,131 | 10.2% | 81.8% |
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 F Bumpus Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #15 of 260 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #23 of 260 | #2 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.3% | #10 of 260 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,192 | #3 of 265 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #35 of 244 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #26 of 246 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.6% | #257 of 264 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +42.4% | #10 of 79 | #2 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
1,192
+70 (+6%) vs 2020
+92% since 2000-01, when it was 622
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 1,192 | 77.8 | 15.3:1 | 23% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 1,164 | 75.3 | 15.5:1 | 22% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 1,128 | 75.5 | 14.9:1 | 22% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 1,122 | 71 | 15.8:1 | 12% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 837 | 55.5 | 15.1:1 | 19% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 812 | 54 | 15.0:1 | 23% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 1,063 | 88 | 12.1:1 | 22% (231) |
| 2000-01 | 622 | 38 | 16.4:1 | 1% (9) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert F Bumpus Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 42% (837 to 1,192); teachers up 40% (55.5 to 77.8).
About Robert F Bumpus Middle School
Robert F Bumpus Middle School is a high-enrollment middle-grades school in Hoover City, located in Hoover, Alabama. It serves 1,192 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Alabama average about 508 students.
Hoover City is the local district for Robert F Bumpus Middle School. It runs 16 schools with 13,632 students.
By race and ethnicity, Robert F Bumpus Middle School is 51% White. The rest of enrollment is 27% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Shelby County's population at about 76%. The chance that two students picked at random at Robert F Bumpus Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
The teaching staff at Robert F Bumpus Middle School is 77.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.3:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Alabama is 17.9:1, higher than at this school. About 23% of students, or 269, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 19 points below the 42% average for public schools in Shelby County.
Measured against Alabama public middle schools, Robert F Bumpus Middle School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Robert F Bumpus Middle School is +3.9 points: 71.5% actual, 67.5% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Shelby County show that median household income is about $97,961, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Robert F Bumpus Middle School is one of 48 public schools in Shelby County, which together enroll about 35,120 students.
Trace Crossings Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line. Robert F Bumpus Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 62.5%, lower than Robert F Bumpus Middle School's 71.5%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 1,192, 6% above the 1,122 of 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,211
Census ACS
Median income
$97,961
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
35,120 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hoover City
- Hoover High SchoolHigh · 2,919 students
- Spain Park High SchoolHigh · 1,472 students
- Berry Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,058 students
- Ira F Simmons Middle SchoolMiddle · 860 students
- Trace Crossings Elementary SchoolElementary · 769 students
- Deer Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 735 students
Other schools in Hoover
- Hoover High SchoolHigh · 2,919 students
- Spain Park High SchoolHigh · 1,472 students
- Berry Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,058 students
- Ira F Simmons Middle SchoolMiddle · 860 students
- Trace Crossings Elementary SchoolElementary · 769 students
- Deer Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 735 students
Nearby schools
- Trace Crossings Elementary School0.9 mi · 769
- Hoover High School1.3 mi · 2,919
- South Shades Crest Elementary School1.4 mi · 534
- Brocks Gap Intermediate School2.2 mi · 521
- Pelham High School2.3 mi · 1,076
- Deer Valley Elementary School2.4 mi · 735
Frequently asked questions
About Robert F Bumpus Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Robert F Bumpus Middle School?
Robert F Bumpus Middle School enrolls approximately 1,192 students in grades 06-08.
Is Robert F Bumpus Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Robert F Bumpus Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Robert F Bumpus Middle School have?
Robert F Bumpus Middle School employs 78 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Robert F Bumpus Middle School?
At Robert F Bumpus Middle School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 6% Hispanic, 27% Black, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Robert F Bumpus Middle School in?
Robert F Bumpus Middle School is part of Hoover City.
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