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Alumni: what's one memory from Thompson Middle School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,444
Middle
DISTRICT 1,263 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALABASTER CITY·NCES 010019001184
Thompson Middle School
100 Warrior Drive, Alabaster, AL 35007 · (205) 685-8100 · Shelby County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,444 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
760 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 6 | 460 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 480 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 504 | 35% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Thompson Middle School→Thompson High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Alabaster City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
68.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
40.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
55.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Thompson Middle School
Thompson Middle School's state test result (55.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Middle School this school | 1,444 | 52.6% | 55.1% |
| Athens Middle School Athens | 935 | 59.3% | 39.1% |
| Echols Middle School Northport | 738 | 55.1% | 37.9% |
| Bernice J Causey Middle School Mobile | 1,339 | 52.1% | 48.0% |
| Meridianville Middle School Hazel Green | 1,100 | 45.2% | 46.1% |
| Central Baldwin Middle School Robertsdale | 768 | 50.9% | 42.7% |
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 Thompson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #63 of 260 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #58 of 260 | #6 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #71 of 260 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,444 | #1 of 265 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #87 of 244 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #38 of 246 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.6% | #165 of 264 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +51.4% | #7 of 79 | #1 of 6 |
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
1,444
-13 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 1,444 | 83.7 | 17.3:1 | 53% (760) |
| 2023-24 | 1,424 | 82.7 | 17.2:1 | 53% (755) |
| 2022-23 | 1,434 | 81.3 | 17.6:1 | 51% (726) |
| 2020-21 | 1,457 | 79 | 18.4:1 | 31% (457) |
| 2017-18 | 954 | 51 | 18.7:1 | 30% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 1,004 | 56 | 17.9:1 | 43% (431) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thompson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 51% (954 to 1,444); teachers up 64% (51 to 83.7).
About Thompson Middle School
Thompson Middle School serves students in Alabaster, Alabama, as a high-enrollment middle-grades school. It educates 1,444 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 184% bigger than the 508 average for middle schools in Alabama.
Thompson Middle School is run by Alabaster City, whose 5 schools enroll 6,316 students.
At 51%, White students outnumber all other groups at Thompson Middle School combined. The school is also 23% Hispanic and 23% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 76%. The chance that two students picked at random at Thompson Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
Its 83.7 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 17.3:1. Across middle schools in Alabama, the average ratio is about 17.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 53%. Public schools in Shelby County average 42%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Thompson Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 55.1%; the prediction is 45.7%.
Within Shelby County, median household income is about $97,961, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Federal data list 48 public schools in Shelby County, with a combined enrollment of about 35,120.
The nearest public school is Thompson Intermediate School, at about 0.4 miles. Thompson Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 55.1% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (1,457) to 2024-25 (1,444). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 18.4:1 to 17.3:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,211
Census ACS
Median income
$97,961
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
35,120 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alabaster City
- Thompson High SchoolHigh · 2,060 students
- Creek View Elementary SchoolElementary · 958 students
- Meadow View Elementary SchoolElementary · 953 students
- Thompson Intermediate SchoolElementary · 901 students
Other schools in Alabaster
- Thompson High SchoolHigh · 2,060 students
- Meadow View Elementary SchoolElementary · 953 students
- Thompson Intermediate SchoolElementary · 901 students
Other Thompson Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Thompson Middle. Thompson Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Thompson MiddleMurrieta, CA · 1,565 students
- Thompson Middle SchoolSaint Charles, IL · 1,364 students
- Thompson Middle SchoolMIDDLETOWN, NJ · 862 students
- Thompson Middle SchoolSAGINAW, MI · 585 students
- Thompson Middle SchoolNorth Grosvenordale, CT · 262 students
Nearby schools
- Thompson Intermediate School0.4 mi · 901
- Thompson High School0.8 mi · 2,060
- Creek View Elementary School1.9 mi · 958
- Meadow View Elementary School3.4 mi · 953
- Helena High School4.4 mi · 1,383
- Helena Middle4.5 mi · 957
Frequently asked questions
About Thompson Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Thompson Middle School?
Thompson Middle School enrolls approximately 1,444 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Thompson Middle School serve?
Thompson Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Thompson Middle School have?
Thompson Middle School employs 84 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thompson Middle School?
At Thompson Middle School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 23% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Thompson Middle School?
Thompson Middle School is overseen by Alabaster City in Shelby County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.