South Dale Middle School

South Dale Middle School, an intimate junior high in Pinckard, Alabama, one of the schools within Dale County, educates 412 students, covering grades 5 through 8.

Across the 7 schools in Dale County (3,376 students total), South Dale Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, South Dale Middle School shows that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 34% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, South Dale Middle School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, South Dale Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.4%, the actual is 42.6%, a residual of +9.2 points.

Around the school, census data for Dale County shows the typical household earns roughly $54,963 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Dale County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,437 students), South Dale Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Dale County High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.5 miles from this campus. 3 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), South Dale Middle School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. South Dale Middle School's enrollment has fell 3% since 2018, when it stood at 424 (now 412). White enrollment moved from 66% to 52% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 22.2:1 today.

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