Enrollment
339
Middle
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GADSDEN CITY·NCES 010162000559
Sansom Middle School
2210 W Meighan Blvd, Gadsden, AL 35904 · (256) 546-4992 · Etowah County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
263 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 6 | 107 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 93 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 139 | 41% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Sansom Middle School→Gadsden City High School
Based on grade levels within Gadsden City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
46.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
15.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Sansom Middle School
Sansom Middle School's state test result (30.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sansom Middle School this school | 339 | 77.6% | 30.9% |
| Daleville Middle School Dalevile | 302 | 73.2% | 30.7% |
| CollinsRiverside Middle School Northport | 318 | 74.5% | 34.3% |
| Fox Run School Opelika | 392 | 74.5% | 44.3% |
| Montevallo Middle School Montevallo | 346 | 78.6% | 36.1% |
| DavisEmerson Middle School Cottondale | 397 | 79.3% | 22.4% |
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 Sansom Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Etowah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #183 of 260 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #184 of 260 | #7 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #183 of 260 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 339 | #190 of 265 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #70 of 244 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #9 of 246 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.6% | #51 of 264 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #58 of 151 | #2 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
339
+11 (+3%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 503
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 339 | 20.4 | 16.6:1 | 78% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 21 | 16.1:1 | 83% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 20.3 | 18.5:1 | 84% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | 21 | 15.6:1 | 70% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 398 | 22.8 | 17.4:1 | 76% (301) |
| 2015-16 | 414 | 26 | 15.9:1 | 77% (319) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 50% (241) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 26 | 17.4:1 | 66% (299) |
| 1990-91 | 503 | 30 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sansom Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (398 to 339); teachers down 11% (22.8 to 20.4).
About Sansom Middle School
Sansom Middle School is a middle school in Gadsden, Alabama, and it is part of Gadsden City. There are 339 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 33% below the 508-student average for middle schools in Alabama.
Gadsden City has 4,940 students in 12 schools, and Sansom Middle School is one of those schools.
The biggest share of students at Sansom Middle School, 38%, is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% Black, 25% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. In Etowah County overall, about 77% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
Sansom Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1, with 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Alabama average 17.9:1. The school has 78% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Etowah County, the average is 58%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Sansom Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Alabama schools: 30.9% actual against 27.6% predicted.
In the wider Etowah County area, median household income comes to 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%. Etowah County counts 42 public schools with about 15,139 students.
Among nearby public schools, Floyd Elementary School is closest at about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 30.9% average proficiency ranks 6th among 8 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 339, from 328 in 2020-21. The ratio was 15.6:1 in 2020-21 and 16.6:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Gadsden City
- Gadsden City High SchoolHigh · 1,361 students
- Gadsden Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- W E Striplin Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Floyd Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Eura Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 students
Other schools in Gadsden
- Gadsden City High SchoolHigh · 1,361 students
- Gadsden Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- W E Striplin Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Floyd Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Gaston High SchoolHigh · 380 students
Nearby schools
- Floyd Elementary School0.3 mi · 384
- Walnut Park Elementary School1.4 mi · 218
- Mitchell Elementary School1.5 mi · 262
- W E Striplin Elementary School1.9 mi · 400
- Gadsden Middle School1.9 mi · 438
- Gadsden City High School1.9 mi · 1,361
Frequently asked questions
About Sansom Middle SchoolHow large is Sansom Middle School?
Sansom Middle School enrolls approximately 339 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Sansom Middle School serve?
Sansom Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Sansom Middle School?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Sansom Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sansom Middle School?
At Sansom Middle School, the student body is approximately 38% White, 25% Hispanic, 32% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Sansom Middle School public or private?
Sansom Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gadsden City.
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