Enrollment
287
Middle
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COVINGTON COUNTY·NCES 010093001672
Straughn Middle School
29324 Straughn School Road, Andalusia, AL 36421 · (334) 222-4090 · Covington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL287 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of Alabama public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
17.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
147 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 6 | 100 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 85 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 102 | 36% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Straughn Middle School→Straughn High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Covington County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
84.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
60.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
74.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+27.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 28 points, placing it in Alabama's top 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 Straughn Middle School
Straughn Middle School's state test result (74.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straughn Middle School this school | 287 | 51.2% | 74.7% |
| Geneva Middle School Geneva | 298 | 51.0% | 61.4% |
| Glencoe Middle School Glencoe | 272 | 47.4% | 48.1% |
| Cleburne County Middle School Heflin | 243 | 50.2% | 49.0% |
| Hokes Bluff Middle School Hokes Bluff | 253 | 46.6% | 50.2% |
| Curry Middle School Jasper | 353 | 55.2% | 41.2% |
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 Straughn Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #7 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #14 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.1% | #13 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 287 | #216 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #116 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.4% | #228 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #169 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.4% | #56 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
287
+10 (+4%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 285
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 287 | 16 | 17.9:1 | 51% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 16 | 18.4:1 | 59% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 16 | 19.9:1 | 65% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 16 | 17.3:1 | 53% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 275 | 15.5 | 17.7:1 | 48% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 307 | 15 | 20.5:1 | 53% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 285 | 20 | 14.3:1 | 58% (166) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Straughn Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (275 to 287); teachers up 3% (15.5 to 16).
About Straughn Middle School
Andalusia, Alabama, is home to Straughn Middle School, a small middle school. It enrolled 287 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, middle schools in Alabama average about 508 students each.
Straughn Middle School sits within Covington County, which has 8 schools and 3,028 students.
About 91% of the student body at Straughn Middle School is White. The remaining students are 3% Black and 2% Hispanic. Among people living in Covington County, the White share is about 83%. Pick two students at random and there is a 16% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 17.9 students per teacher and 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in Alabama average 17.9:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 51%.
Straughn Middle School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 99% of Alabama public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Straughn Middle School is in the top 10% of Alabama schools: 74.7% actual against 46.7% predicted.
Census estimates describe Covington County this way: the median household income is $52,456, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Straughn Middle School, Covington County has 13 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Straughn Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. On proficiency, Straughn Middle School is ahead of the 50.0% nearby average, ranking 1st of 9.
NCES describes the area around Straughn Middle School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 10 students since 2020-21, to 287.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Covington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,628
Census ACS
Median income
$52,456
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
6,173 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Covington County
- Straughn Elementary SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Red Level SchoolCombined · 535 students
- Pleasant Home SchoolCombined · 508 students
- Straughn High SchoolHigh · 433 students
- WS Harlan Elementary SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Florala High SchoolHigh · 233 students
Other schools in Andalusia
- Andalusia Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,082 students
- Straughn Elementary SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Pleasant Home SchoolCombined · 508 students
- Andalusia High SchoolHigh · 471 students
- Straughn High SchoolHigh · 433 students
- Andalusia Junior HighMiddle · 270 students
Nearby schools
- Straughn Elementary School0.0 mi · 569
- Straughn High School0.2 mi · 433
- Andalusia High School5.9 mi · 471
- Andalusia Junior High6.0 mi · 270
- Andalusia Elementary School8.8 mi · 1,082
- Fleeta School10.9 mi · 170
Frequently asked questions
About Straughn Middle SchoolHow large is Straughn Middle School?
Straughn Middle School enrolls approximately 287 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Straughn Middle School serve?
Straughn Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Straughn Middle School?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at Straughn Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Straughn Middle School?
Student demographics at Straughn Middle School are roughly 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Straughn Middle School in?
Straughn Middle School is part of Covington County.
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