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W J Carroll Intermediate School
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 133 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 141 | 34% |
| Grade 6 | 140 | 34% |
School pathway
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientWhat 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.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W J Carroll Intermediate School this school | 414 | 43.2% | 60.0% |
| Moody Junior High School Moody | 373 | 45.3% | 35.4% |
| Marbury Middle School Marbury | 422 | 40.3% | 41.0% |
| White Plains Middle School Anniston | 387 | 43.4% | 52.4% |
| Good Hope Middle School Cullman | 378 | 43.9% | 45.3% |
| Eclectic Middle School Eclectic | 468 | 46.8% | 49.5% |
Where W J Carroll Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In 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 151 | N/A |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 414 | 28.2 | 14.7:1 | 43% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 26.9 | 16.8:1 | 61% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 24.3 | 19.0:1 | 61% (284) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | 25 | 13.7:1 | 53% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 26.1 | 17.4:1 | 57% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 513 | 27 | 19.0:1 | 50% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 444 | 21 | 21.1:1 | 39% (174) |
| 2000-01 | 628 | 43 | 14.6:1 | 24% (148) |
| 1990-91 | 679 | 36 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
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.
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