Sardis Middle School

Sardis Middle School, a close-knit 6-8 campus in Sardis City, Alabama, part of Etowah County, teaches 381 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 508 students per school, that is 25% smaller than typical.

Within Etowah County, which oversees 22 schools and 8,739 students, Sardis Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Sardis Middle School reports that nearly all students (83%) are White. The remainder is composed of 11% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Sardis Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sardis Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.7%; this one delivers 39.4%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Etowah County put the typical household earns roughly $54,563 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Etowah County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,139 students), Sardis Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Sardis High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sardis Middle School. On composite proficiency, Sardis Middle School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 34.5%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 383 students in 2018 compared to 381 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Sardis Middle School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.