W F Burns Middle School

W F Burns Middle School operates as a middle-of-the-pack middle-grades school in Valley, Alabama, part of Chambers County. Current enrollment sits at 545 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Chambers County runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 3,203 students. W F Burns Middle School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, W F Burns Middle School logs that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 38% Black, 13% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, W F Burns Middle School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, W F Burns Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.2%; this one delivers 28.2%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Chambers County shows median household earnings sit near $49,656, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. W F Burns Middle School is one of 13 public schools in Chambers County (combined enrollment of about 4,174 students).

Nearest neighbor: Valley High School, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. On composite proficiency, W F Burns Middle School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 38.5%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 13%: 627 students in 2018 compared to 545 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 3% to 13%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.