Straughn Middle School

Straughn Middle School operates as a compact junior high in Andalusia, Alabama, one of the schools within Covington County. Current enrollment sits at 287 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 508 students each, so Straughn Middle School sits 44% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 8 schools in Covington County (3,028 students total), Straughn Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Straughn Middle School shows that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 3% Black, 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Covington County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Straughn 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 46.7%; this one delivers 74.7%, a residual of +27.9 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Covington County put the typical household earns roughly $52,456 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Covington County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,173 students), of which Straughn Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Straughn Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Straughn Middle School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.8%.

Straughn Middle School operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 4%: 275 students in 2018 compared to 287 in 2025.

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