Slocomb Middle School

Slocomb Middle School is one of the modestly sized junior highs in Slocomb, Alabama, operated by Geneva County, with 265 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 48% below the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 508 students.

Geneva County comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 2,814 students; Slocomb Middle School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Slocomb Middle School records that the largest single group is White, at 80% of enrollment. Other groups include 9% Black, 9% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Slocomb Middle School reports 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Slocomb Middle School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 43.7%; this one delivers 65.3%, a residual of +21.6 points.

In the area at large, Geneva County reports that the typical household earns roughly $52,771 per year, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Geneva County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,043 students), Slocomb Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Slocomb High School, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Slocomb Middle School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 33.8%.

Slocomb Middle School operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Slocomb Middle School's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 280 (now 265). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.

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