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Enrollment
501
Middle
DISTRICT 785 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHENIX CITY·NCES 010270001092
South Girard School
521 Fontaine Rd, Phenix City, AL 36869 · (334) 298-2527 · Russell County
GRADES 08–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL501 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of Alabama public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
16.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
303 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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 8 | 501 | 100% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Phenix City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
15.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 South Girard School
South Girard School's state test result (34.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Girard School this school | 501 | 60.5% | 34.3% |
| Hillcrest Middle School Tuscaloosa | 542 | 58.7% | 24.5% |
| Gadsden Middle School Gadsden | 438 | 63.9% | 40.6% |
| Demopolis Middle School Demopolis | 394 | 59.4% | 46.5% |
| Sparkman Middle School Toney | 723 | 59.3% | 37.4% |
| W F Burns Middle School Valley | 545 | 57.4% | 28.2% |
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 South Girard School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #170 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #185 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #160 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 501 | #113 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #73 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #78 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.5% | #117 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.6% | #31 of 79 |
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
501
-78 (-13%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 748
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 501 | 30.1 | 16.7:1 | 60% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 30.1 | 16.9:1 | 82% (416) |
| 2022-23 | 513 | 29.1 | 17.6:1 | 82% (422) |
| 2020-21 | 579 | 29 | 20.0:1 | 62% (358) |
| 2017-18 | 437 | 23.5 | 18.6:1 | 68% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 24 | 18.7:1 | 74% (332) |
| 2010-11 | 419 | 27 | 15.5:1 | 77% (324) |
| 2000-01 | 773 | 37 | 20.9:1 | 61% (469) |
| 1990-91 | 748 | 33 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Girard School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (437 to 501); teachers up 28% (23.5 to 30.1).
About South Girard School
South Girard School is a public middle school run by Phenix City in Phenix City, Alabama. Its 501 students are spread across grade 8.
South Girard School is one of the 11 schools that make up Phenix City (7,198 students in total).
At 60%, Black students outnumber all other groups at South Girard School combined. Other students are 22% White, 11% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Russell County residents are about 46% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at South Girard School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
Teacher staffing is 30.1 full-time equivalents, or about 16.7 students per teacher. Among middle schools in Alabama, the typical ratio is 17.9:1. About 60% of students, or 303, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for South Girard School is C. Compared with Alabama public middle schools, the school scored higher than 29% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at South Girard School are 5.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (34.3% actual, 40.0% predicted).
Federal survey data for Russell County show that median household income is about $51,197, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. A total of 18 public schools operate in Russell County, serving about 10,127 students.
Nearest public school: Meadowlane Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around South Girard School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 24.2% on proficiency, and South Girard School is above that at 34.3%.
NCES assigns South Girard School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students declined from 579 to 501 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 16.7:1, from 20.0:1.
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Russell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,811
Census ACS
Median income
$51,197
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
10,127 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Phenix City
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,579 students
- Phenix City Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,068 students
- Ridgecrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
- Phenix City Elementary SchoolElementary · 683 students
- Westview Elementary SchoolElementary · 563 students
- Central Freshman AcademyHigh · 513 students
Other schools in Phenix City
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,579 students
- Phenix City Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,068 students
- Ridgecrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
- Phenix City Elementary SchoolElementary · 683 students
- Westview Elementary SchoolElementary · 563 students
- Central Freshman AcademyHigh · 513 students
Nearby schools
- Meadowlane Elementary School0.3 mi · 155
- Ridgecrest Elementary School1.1 mi · 722
- Westview Elementary School2.4 mi · 563
- Davis Elementary School2.5 mi · 387
- Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy2.6 mi · 382
- Key Elementary School2.7 mi · 263
Frequently asked questions
About South Girard SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South Girard School?
South Girard School enrolls approximately 501 students in grades 08-08.
What age range does South Girard School serve?
South Girard School serves students from grade 08 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at South Girard School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at South Girard School.
How diverse is South Girard School?
South Girard School reports a student body of 22% White, 11% Hispanic, 60% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees South Girard School?
South Girard School is overseen by Phenix City in Russell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.