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Enrollment
810
Middle
DISTRICT 550 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUSSELL COUNTY·NCES 010288001441
Russell County Middle School
80 Warrior Way, Seale, AL 36875 · (334) 468-5604 · Russell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL810 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Alabama public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
18.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
407 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 272 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 272 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 266 | 33% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Russell County Middle School→Russell County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Russell County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
19.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Russell County Middle School
Russell County Middle School's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell County Middle School this school | 810 | 50.2% | 32.0% |
| Bragg Middle School Gardendale | 731 | 45.8% | 47.7% |
| Huntsville Junior High School Huntsville | 530 | 50.0% | 34.7% |
| Meridianville Middle School Hazel Green | 1,100 | 45.2% | 46.1% |
| Florence Middle School Florence | 663 | 55.7% | 42.5% |
| Millbrook Middle School Millbrook | 1,071 | 57.9% | 43.7% |
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 Russell County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #180 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #159 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #176 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 810 | #35 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #161 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #24 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.2% | #178 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #48 of 79 |
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
810
-4 (0%) vs 2020
+53% since 2010-11, when it was 528
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 23.3:1
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 | 810 | 43 | 18.8:1 | 50% (407) |
| 2023-24 | 831 | 41 | 20.3:1 | 77% (640) |
| 2022-23 | 830 | 41 | 20.2:1 | 77% (640) |
| 2020-21 | 814 | 35 | 23.3:1 | 65% (533) |
| 2017-18 | 760 | 40.5 | 18.8:1 | 66% (502) |
| 2015-16 | 527 | 25 | 21.1:1 | 59% (309) |
| 2010-11 | 528 | 27 | 19.6:1 | 78% (410) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Russell County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (760 to 810); teachers up 6% (40.5 to 43).
About Russell County Middle School
At 80 Warrior Way in Seale, Alabama, Russell County Middle School operates as a large middle school. It educates 810 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Alabama is about 508 students.
Russell County Middle School is one school in Russell County, a system of 7 schools with 3,850 students.
The most common group at Russell County Middle School is White students, at 42%. It is also 40% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. That is close to the 46% White share among all Russell County residents. Russell County Middle School's diversity index is 65%, against a US figure of 70%.
Russell County Middle School employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 18.8:1. This ratio sits 0.9 above the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 50% in 2024-25.
Russell County Middle School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 15% of Alabama public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Russell County Middle School is 15.4 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 32.0% actual, 47.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Alabama.
Russell County Middle School is located in Russell County, where the median household income is $51,197, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. Russell County Middle School is one of 18 public schools in the county.
Russell County High School is the public school closest to Russell County Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 37.9% on proficiency, and Russell County Middle School is below that at 32.0%.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 814 in 2020-21 and 810 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 23.3:1 to 18.8:1 over the same years.
The Russell County Middle School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Russell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,811
Census ACS
Median income
$51,197
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
10,127 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Russell County
- Russell County High SchoolHigh · 1,078 students
- Oliver Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Ladonia Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
- Mt Olive Primary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Mount Olive Intermediate SchoolElementary · 345 students
- Dixie Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
Other schools in Seale
- Russell County High SchoolHigh · 1,078 students
- Oliver Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Alternative Learning CenterHigh
Other Russell County Middle schools
One other US public school is named Russell County Middle. Russell County Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Russell County Middle SchoolRussell Springs, KY · 652 students
Nearby schools
- Russell County High School0.4 mi · 1,078
- Oliver Elementary School2.2 mi · 481
- Mt Olive Primary School7.5 mi · 424
- Mount Olive Intermediate School7.5 mi · 345
- Dixie Elementary School10.0 mi · 251
- Ladonia Elementary School10.3 mi · 461
Frequently asked questions
About Russell County Middle SchoolHow large is Russell County Middle School?
Russell County Middle School enrolls approximately 810 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Russell County Middle School serve?
Russell County Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Russell County Middle School?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at Russell County Middle School.
How diverse is Russell County Middle School?
Russell County Middle School reports a student body of 42% White, 10% Hispanic, 40% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Russell County Middle School in?
Russell County Middle School is part of Russell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.