The RBHudson STEAM Academy

As a cozy intermediate school in Selma, Alabama, The RBHudson STEAM Academy enrolls 279 students from grades 7 through 8, overseen by Selma City. Compared to the state average of about 508 students per school, that is 45% leaner than typical.

The RBHudson STEAM Academy is one of 8 schools operated by Selma City, a district that teaches 2,301 students overall.

Looking at the student body, The RBHudson STEAM Academy logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (98%). By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 70% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The RBHudson STEAM Academy reports 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. Roughly 93% of students at The RBHudson STEAM Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Dallas County (around 85%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, The RBHudson STEAM Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 16.3%; this one delivers 16.2%.

In the surrounding community, Dallas County reports that median household income runs about $35,627, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 26%. The RBHudson STEAM Academy is one of 23 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 4,584 students).

Saints Virtual Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), The RBHudson STEAM Academy ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 37.4%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. The RBHudson STEAM Academy's enrollment has contracted 36% since 2018, when it stood at 436 (now 279). Class-load math has pulled in: from 25.6:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the The RBHudson STEAM Academy community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.