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Enrollment
545
Middle
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAMBERS COUNTY·NCES 010060000272
W F Burns Middle School
292 Johnson St, Valley, AL 36854 · (334) 756-3567 · Chambers County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Alabama public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
19.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
313 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 181 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 182 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 182 | 33% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
W F Burns Middle School→Inspire Academy
Based on grade levels within Chambers County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
11.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 W F Burns Middle School
W F Burns Middle School's state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W F Burns Middle School this school | 545 | 57.4% | 28.2% |
| Wetumpka Middle School Wetumpka | 647 | 58.9% | 42.2% |
| Florence Middle School Florence | 663 | 55.7% | 42.5% |
| Sparkman Middle School Toney | 723 | 59.3% | 37.4% |
| NicholsLawson Middle School Sylacauga | 446 | 60.1% | 39.1% |
| Huntsville Junior High School Huntsville | 530 | 50.0% | 34.7% |
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 W F Burns Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #192 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #194 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #197 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 545 | #96 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #171 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #46 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.4% | #140 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #68 of 151 |
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
545
-112 (-17%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 452
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 545 | 28.7 | 19.0:1 | 57% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 516 | 31 | 16.6:1 | 62% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 26 | 20.3:1 | 62% (328) |
| 2020-21 | 657 | 32 | 20.5:1 | 62% (409) |
| 2017-18 | 627 | 32.3 | 19.4:1 | 62% (390) |
| 2015-16 | 667 | 33 | 20.2:1 | 62% (416) |
| 2010-11 | 705 | 46 | 15.3:1 | 61% (431) |
| 2000-01 | 695 | 31 | 22.4:1 | 46% (321) |
| 1990-91 | 452 | 22 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W F Burns Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (627 to 545); teachers down 11% (32.3 to 28.7).
About W F Burns Middle School
Families in Valley, Alabama, are served by W F Burns Middle School, a medium-sized middle-grades school. It enrolled 545 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year.
Chambers County serves 3,203 students across 9 schools.
White students are the largest group at W F Burns Middle School, with 47% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 38% Black and 13% Hispanic. W F Burns Middle School has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at W F Burns Middle School and a ratio of 19.0:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Alabama is 17.9:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 57% of enrollment.
W F Burns Middle School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 13% of Alabama public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
W F Burns Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 28.2%, compared with a predicted 42.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
Federal survey data for Chambers County show that median household income is about $49,656, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. W F Burns Middle School is among the 13 public schools in Chambers County.
Nearest public school: Valley High School, about 0.9 miles away. The five-mile area around W F Burns Middle School holds 7 other public schools. W F Burns Middle School ranks 4th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 28.2% against a local average of 27.0%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
The number of students dropped from 657 to 545 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 19.0 students per teacher, compared with 20.5 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at W F Burns Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Chambers County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,192
Census ACS
Median income
$49,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,174 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chambers County
- Valley High SchoolHigh · 692 students
- Fairfax Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- Huguley Elementary SchoolElementary · 383 students
- Lafayette Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 311 students
- Bob HardingShawmut ElementaryElementary · 232 students
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 182 students
Other schools in Valley
- Beulah Elementary SchoolElementary · 696 students
- Valley High SchoolHigh · 692 students
- Fairfax Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- Beulah High SchoolHigh · 535 students
- Bob HardingShawmut ElementaryElementary · 232 students
Nearby schools
- Valley High School0.9 mi · 692
- Fairfax Elementary School1.2 mi · 689
- Bob HardingShawmut Elementary2.4 mi · 232
- Huguley Elementary School2.7 mi · 383
- Lanett Senior High School3.5 mi · 260
- Lanett Junior High School3.5 mi · 147
Frequently asked questions
About W F Burns Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at W F Burns Middle School?
W F Burns Middle School enrolls approximately 545 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does W F Burns Middle School serve?
W F Burns Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does W F Burns Middle School have?
W F Burns Middle School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
What is the student diversity at W F Burns Middle School?
Student demographics at W F Burns Middle School are roughly 47% White, 13% Hispanic, 38% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is W F Burns Middle School public or private?
W F Burns Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chambers County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.