Enrollment
356
Middle
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTTSBORO CITY·NCES 010294001148
Scottsboro Junior High School
1601 Heroes Drive, Scottsboro, AL 35768 · (256) 218-2300 · Jackson County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Alabama public middle schools
- BTest 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
17.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
170 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 7 | 183 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 173 | 49% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
23.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
47.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Scottsboro Junior High School
Scottsboro Junior High School's state test result (47.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottsboro Junior High School this school | 356 | 47.8% | 47.2% |
| Moody Junior High School Moody | 373 | 45.3% | 35.4% |
| White Plains Middle School Anniston | 387 | 43.4% | 52.4% |
| Good Hope Middle School Cullman | 378 | 43.9% | 45.3% |
| Fairview Middle School Cullman | 291 | 50.5% | 50.6% |
| Jasper Junior High School Jasper | 467 | 50.3% | 52.6% |
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 Scottsboro Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #99 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #138 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #67 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #184 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #106 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.3% | #156 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.8% | #189 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #67 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
356
-25 (-7%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 510
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 356 | 20.3 | 17.6:1 | 48% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 20 | 17.7:1 | 56% (197) |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 21 | 18.1:1 | 56% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 381 | 20 | 19.1:1 | 48% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 410 | 22.8 | 18.0:1 | 50% (207) |
| 2015-16 | 414 | 23 | 18.0:1 | 45% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 404 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 50% (200) |
| 2000-01 | 464 | 24 | 19.3:1 | 29% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 510 | 29 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scottsboro Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (410 to 356); teachers down 11% (22.8 to 20.3).
About Scottsboro Junior High School
Scottsboro Junior High School, located in Scottsboro, Alabama, is a small middle-grades school. Its grade span covers grades 7 through 8, with 356 students on the rolls. Middle schools in Alabama average about 508 students, which makes this school 30% below average.
The district, Scottsboro City, has 2,457 students enrolled across 5 schools.
The largest group at Scottsboro Junior High School is White students, at 76%. The remaining students are 16% Hispanic and 4% Black. Among people living in Jackson County, the White share is about 88%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Scottsboro Junior High School scores 39%.
There are 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Scottsboro Junior High School, giving a ratio of 17.6:1. The average for middle schools in Alabama is about 17.9:1. By family income, 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Scottsboro Junior High School lands at B, ahead of 56% of Alabama public middle schools.
In Alabama, Scottsboro Junior High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 47.2% actual against a predicted 49.3%.
Looking at the county, Jackson County, the median household earns about $51,908 a year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Scottsboro Junior High School, Jackson County has 23 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Collins Intermediate School, is about 0.3 miles. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Scottsboro Junior High School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Scottsboro Junior High School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Scottsboro Junior High School had a net loss of 25 students, or 7%. The school's ratio dropped from 19.1:1 to 17.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,053
Census ACS
Median income
$51,908
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,616 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Scottsboro City
- Scottsboro High SchoolHigh · 727 students
- Caldwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Collins Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 538 students
- Thurston T Nelson Primary SchoolElementary · 257 students
Other schools in Scottsboro
- Scottsboro High SchoolHigh · 727 students
- Skyline High SchoolCombined · 586 students
- Caldwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Collins Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 538 students
- Thurston T Nelson Primary SchoolElementary · 257 students
Nearby schools
- Collins Intermediate School0.3 mi · 538
- Caldwell Elementary School0.6 mi · 579
- Thurston T Nelson Primary School2.3 mi · 257
- Scottsboro High School2.5 mi · 727
- Section High School6.1 mi · 503
- Hollywood Elementary School6.2 mi · 184
Frequently asked questions
About Scottsboro Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Scottsboro Junior High School?
Scottsboro Junior High School enrolls approximately 356 students in grades 07-08.
Is Scottsboro Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Scottsboro Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Scottsboro Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Scottsboro Junior High School is approximately 17.6:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Scottsboro Junior High School?
At Scottsboro Junior High School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Scottsboro Junior High School?
Scottsboro Junior High School is overseen by Scottsboro City in Jackson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.