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What's the most underrated thing about W S Neal Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
386
Middle
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESCAMBIA COUNTY·NCES 010135001506
W S Neal Middle School
703 Williamson St, East Brewton, AL 36426 · (251) 867-5035 · Escambia County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% 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.
- B-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
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
260 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 58%
Community
2
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 5 | 83 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 117 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 97 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 89 | 23% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Escambia County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
53.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
17.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 S Neal Middle School
W S Neal Middle School's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W S Neal Middle School this school | 386 | 67.4% | 33.9% |
| East Lawrence Middle School Trinity | 409 | 68.2% | 30.3% |
| Opp Middle School Opp | 379 | 63.3% | 41.4% |
| Lott Middle School Citronelle | 427 | 68.6% | 34.1% |
| Sumiton Middle School Sumiton | 476 | 64.3% | 28.7% |
| Ashford Middle School Ashford | 316 | 62.7% | 53.1% |
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 S Neal Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #174 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #174 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #147 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 386 | #168 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #195 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #138 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.4% | #92 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #87 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
386
-32 (-8%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 424
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 386 | 19.5 | 19.8:1 | 67% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 22.5 | 18.0:1 | 76% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 23.5 | 17.7:1 | 76% (316) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 20 | 20.9:1 | 76% (318) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 22.8 | 18.6:1 | 76% (324) |
| 2015-16 | 439 | 22 | 19.9:1 | 72% (318) |
| 2010-11 | 465 | 32 | 14.5:1 | 75% (350) |
| 2000-01 | 390 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 63% (245) |
| 1990-91 | 424 | 20 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W S Neal Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (425 to 386); teachers down 14% (22.8 to 19.5).
About W S Neal Middle School
W S Neal Middle School is a small middle school serving families in East Brewton, Alabama. Enrollment is 386 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 5 through 8. Against the 508-student average for middle schools in Alabama, enrollment here is 24% lower.
W S Neal Middle School is one school in Escambia County, a system of 11 schools with 4,072 students.
White students make up a majority at W S Neal Middle School, at 70%. Smaller groups are 23% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Escambia County is roughly 61% White. W S Neal Middle School's diversity index is 45%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 19.8:1 comes from the school's 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.9 students per teacher above the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 67% in 2024-25.
allk12 grades W S Neal Middle School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Alabama, W S Neal Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 33.9% actual against a predicted 35.0%.
In the county around the school, Escambia County, the median household income is $48,225, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 14% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Escambia County is home to 16 public schools and about 5,240 public school students.
The next-closest public school is W S Neal Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. W S Neal Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. W S Neal Middle School ranks 8th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 33.9% against a local average of 49.3%.
Federal data place W S Neal Middle School in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 32 fewer students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.8:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Escambia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,629
Census ACS
Median income
$48,225
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
5,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Escambia County
- Flomaton High SchoolHigh · 559 students
- Rachel Patterson Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- W S Neal Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
- Escambia County High SchoolHigh · 390 students
- Flomaton Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
- W S Neal High SchoolHigh · 370 students
Other schools in East Brewton
- W S Neal Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
- W S Neal High SchoolHigh · 370 students
Nearby schools
- W S Neal Elementary School0.1 mi · 500
- W S Neal High School0.8 mi · 370
- Brewton Elementary School2.4 mi · 476
- TR Miller High School3.7 mi · 373
- Brewton Middle School4.8 mi · 319
- PollardMcCall Junior High School6.4 mi · 200
Frequently asked questions
About W S Neal Middle SchoolHow large is W S Neal Middle School?
W S Neal Middle School enrolls approximately 386 students in grades 05-08.
Is W S Neal Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
W S Neal Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does W S Neal Middle School have?
W S Neal Middle School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
What is the student diversity at W S Neal Middle School?
Student demographics at W S Neal Middle School are roughly 70% White, 4% Hispanic, 23% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees W S Neal Middle School?
W S Neal Middle School is overseen by Escambia County in Escambia County.
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