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Enrollment
387
Middle
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALHOUN COUNTY·NCES 010054001884
White Plains Middle School
5800 Al Highway 9, Anniston, AL 36207 · (256) 741-4700 · Calhoun County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Alabama public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
17.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
168 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 110 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 98 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 88 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 91 | 24% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
70.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
31.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 White Plains Middle School
White Plains Middle School's state test result (52.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Plains Middle School this school | 387 | 43.4% | 52.4% |
| Good Hope Middle School Cullman | 378 | 43.9% | 45.3% |
| Moody Junior High School Moody | 373 | 45.3% | 35.4% |
| Scottsboro Junior High School Scottsboro | 356 | 47.8% | 47.2% |
| West Point Middle School Vinemont | 397 | 48.9% | 50.5% |
| W J Carroll Intermediate School Daphne | 414 | 43.2% | 60.0% |
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 White Plains Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Calhoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #72 of 260 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #92 of 260 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #56 of 260 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 387 | #167 of 265 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #86 of 244 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.0% | #178 of 246 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.4% | #211 of 264 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #99 of 151 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
387
-21 (-5%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 506
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 387 | 22.5 | 17.2:1 | 43% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 21.2 | 18.4:1 | 57% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 402 | 19.5 | 20.6:1 | 55% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 20 | 20.4:1 | 43% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 417 | 21.5 | 19.4:1 | 41% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 24 | 19.2:1 | 42% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 506 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 43% (217) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for White Plains Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (417 to 387); teachers up 4% (21.5 to 22.5).
About White Plains Middle School
At 5800 Al Highway 9 in Anniston, Alabama, White Plains Middle School operates as a small middle school. School enrollment was 387 students in 2024-25, in grades 5 through 8. The average among middle schools in Alabama is roughly 508 students; this school is 24% smaller than that.
Calhoun County runs 17 schools with a combined 7,997 students. White Plains Middle School is one of them.
White Plains Middle School enrolls a student body that is 80% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Hispanic and 7% Black. In Calhoun County overall, about 70% of residents are White. By the diversity index, White Plains Middle School comes in at 34%.
Dividing enrollment by its 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 17.2:1. Middle schools in Alabama average about 17.9:1, a similar figure. White Plains Middle School reports 43% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Calhoun County is 58%.
White Plains Middle School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 66% of Alabama public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
White Plains Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.4%, compared with a predicted 52.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
Among Calhoun County residents, median household income is about $55,029, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. White Plains Middle School is one of 38 public schools in Calhoun County, which together enroll about 16,686 students.
The next-closest public school is White Plains Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of White Plains Middle School. On proficiency, White Plains Middle School is ahead of the 49.7% nearby average, ranking 4th of 9.
NCES describes the area around White Plains Middle School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 408 to 387. Federal data show the ratio falling from 20.4:1 to 17.2:1.
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Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,090
Census ACS
Median income
$55,029
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
16,686 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calhoun County
- Alexandria Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- Saks Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Wellborn Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Weaver Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- White Plains Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Alexandria Middle SchoolMiddle · 503 students
Other schools in Anniston
- Saks Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Wellborn Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- White Plains Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Anniston High SchoolHigh · 498 students
- De Armanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Wellborn High SchoolHigh · 425 students
Other White Plains Middle schools
One other US public school is named White Plains Middle. White Plains Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- WHITE PLAINS MIDDLE SCHOOLWHITE PLAINS, NY · 1,537 students
Nearby schools
- White Plains Elementary School0.1 mi · 530
- White Plains High School1.8 mi · 396
- Jacksonville High School7.6 mi · 756
- Kitty Stone Elementary School7.7 mi · 929
- Cleburne County High School7.8 mi · 555
- Cleburne County Middle School7.8 mi · 243
Frequently asked questions
About White Plains Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at White Plains Middle School?
White Plains Middle School enrolls approximately 387 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does White Plains Middle School serve?
White Plains Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does White Plains Middle School have?
White Plains Middle School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at White Plains Middle School?
At White Plains Middle School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is White Plains Middle School public or private?
White Plains Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Calhoun County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.