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W J Carroll Intermediate School

1000 Main St, Daphne, AL 36526 · (251) 626-0277 · Baldwin County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% 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

Enrollment
414
Middle
DISTRICT 625 · STATE 508
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
179 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 413332%
Grade 514134%
Grade 614034%
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
27566%
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
277%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
6315%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
4711%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
21051%
Female
20449%

School pathway

Feeds from
Daphne Elementary SchoolPK–03
Based on grade levels within Baldwin County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
75.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
44.9%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 J Carroll Intermediate School

W J Carroll Intermediate School's state test result (60.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
W J Carroll Intermediate School this school41443.2%60.0%
Moody Junior High School
Moody
37345.3%35.4%
Marbury Middle School
Marbury
42240.3%41.0%
White Plains Middle School
Anniston
38743.4%52.4%
Good Hope Middle School
Cullman
37843.9%45.3%
Eclectic Middle School
Eclectic
46846.8%49.5%
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 J Carroll Intermediate School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlabamaIn Baldwin County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
60.0%#47 of 260#5 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
44.9%#49 of 260#5 of 9
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
75.9%#39 of 260#4 of 9
Enrollment
ranked largest first
414#152 of 265#8 of 9
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.7:1#23 of 244#1 of 9
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
51.8%#112 of 246#4 of 9
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
43.2%#213 of 264#4 of 9
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-9.0%#90 of 151N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
414
+72 (+21%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 679
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2541428.214.7:143% (179)
2023-2445126.916.8:161% (275)
2022-2346324.319.0:161% (284)
2020-213422513.7:153% (181)
2017-1845526.117.4:157% (261)
2015-165132719.0:150% (258)
2010-114442121.1:139% (174)
2000-016284314.6:124% (148)
1990-916793618.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W J Carroll Intermediate School.

Since 2017-18: students down 9% (455 to 414); teachers up 8% (26.1 to 28.2).

About W J Carroll Intermediate School

W J Carroll Intermediate School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Daphne, Alabama, (ZIP code 36526). The school has 414 students in 2024-25 across grades 4 through 6.

The district for W J Carroll Intermediate School is Baldwin County, with 42 schools and 31,965 students.

At W J Carroll Intermediate School, 66% of students are White. Other students are 15% Black, 11% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. That is lower than the 82% White share among all Baldwin County residents. The diversity index for W J Carroll Intermediate School is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

For every teacher at W J Carroll Intermediate School, there are about 14.7 students; the school has 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Alabama average 17.9:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 43%. The average for public schools in Baldwin County is similar, at 40%.

W J Carroll Intermediate School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 84% of Alabama public middle schools.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, W J Carroll Intermediate School would score about 52.5%. It scores 60.0%, 7.5 points above that figure.

In Baldwin County, median household income comes to about $78,775, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 51, with about 35,975 students.

About 0.6 miles separate W J Carroll Intermediate School from the closest public school, Baldwin County Virtual School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. W J Carroll Intermediate School's average proficiency of 60.0% compares with 65.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 414, up from 342 in 2020-21.

W J Carroll Intermediate School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

Baldwin County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
246,989
Census ACS
Median income
$78,775
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
35,975 students

Quick facts

School name
W J Carroll Intermediate School
District
Baldwin County
Address
1000 Main St, Daphne, AL 36526
Phone
(251) 626-0277
County
Baldwin County
Level
Middle
Grade range
04–06
Total enrollment
414
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
14.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
179 (43%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
010027000056
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About W J Carroll Intermediate School
How large is W J Carroll Intermediate School?
W J Carroll Intermediate School enrolls approximately 414 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does W J Carroll Intermediate School serve?
W J Carroll Intermediate School serves grades 04-06.
How many teachers does W J Carroll Intermediate School have?
W J Carroll Intermediate School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
How diverse is W J Carroll Intermediate School?
W J Carroll Intermediate School reports a student body of 66% White, 7% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees W J Carroll Intermediate School?
W J Carroll Intermediate School is overseen by Baldwin County in Baldwin County.
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