Enrollment
180
Middle
DISTRICT 178 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS COUNTY·NCES 010111000814
William R Martin Middle School
2863 County Road 81, Valley Grande, AL 36703 · (334) 872-6417 · Dallas County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL180 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% 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
24.0:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
153 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 7 | 99 | 55% |
| Grade 8 | 81 | 45% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
7.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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
26.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 William R Martin Middle School
William R Martin Middle School's state test result (26.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William R Martin Middle School this school | 180 | 85.0% | 26.7% |
| Thurgood Marshall Middle School Evergreen | 167 | 83.8% | 21.9% |
| Chickasaw Middle School Chickasaw | 143 | 90.9% | 17.4% |
| WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet Birmingham | 184 | 84.2% | 12.6% |
| Wilson Hall Middle School Grove Hill | 201 | 77.6% | 23.4% |
| Escambia County Middle School Atmore | 278 | 89.6% | 15.5% |
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 William R Martin Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #197 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.5% | #220 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #193 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 180 | #250 of 265 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.0% | #31 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.6% | #17 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
180
-57 (-24%) vs 2020
-49% since 2000-01, when it was 356
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 180 | 7.5 | 24.0:1 | 85% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 196 | 10 | 19.6:1 | 72% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 229 | 11 | 20.8:1 | 72% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 237 | 14 | 16.9:1 | 72% (171) |
| 2017-18 | 271 | 12.5 | 21.7:1 | 72% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 271 | 12 | 22.6:1 | 54% (147) |
| 2010-11 | 324 | N/A | N/A | 71% (231) |
| 2000-01 | 356 | 19 | 18.7:1 | 55% (196) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William R Martin Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (271 to 180); teachers down 40% (12.5 to 7.5).
About William R Martin Middle School
William R Martin Middle School is a very small middle school in Valley Grande, Alabama, administered by Dallas County. The school runs grades 7 through 8 and enrolls 180 students. That compares with an average of about 508 students for middle schools in Alabama.
Dallas County enrolls 2,283 students in 11 schools, including William R Martin Middle School.
Federal enrollment data show William R Martin Middle School is 72% Black. Enrollment also includes 18% White and 9% multiracial. In Dallas County overall, the Black share is about 70%. A diversity index of 44% means there is a 44% chance two randomly chosen students at William R Martin Middle School are from different groups.
With 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 24.0:1. Middle schools in Alabama average 17.9:1, 6.1 fewer students per teacher than here. Roughly 85% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Dallas County is similar, at 85%.
William R Martin Middle School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 44% of Alabama public middle schools.
William R Martin Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 26.7%, compared with a predicted 22.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, Dallas County, median household income comes to about $35,627, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 26%. The county has 23 public schools and about 4,584 students.
Valley Grande Elementary School sits less than a tenth of a mile from William R Martin Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. By average proficiency, William R Martin Middle School is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 237 to 180, a 24% decline. Federal data show the ratio rising from 16.9:1 to 24.0:1.
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Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,858
Census ACS
Median income
$35,627
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
26%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
4,584 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Dallas County
- Valley Grande Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Dallas County High SchoolHigh · 334 students
- Southside High SchoolHigh · 285 students
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- Keith MiddleHigh SchoolHigh · 188 students
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Other schools in Valley Grande
- Valley Grande Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
Nearby schools
- Valley Grande Elementary School0.1 mi · 353
- Edgewood Elementary School5.3 mi · 402
- Brantley Elementary School5.3 mi · 204
- Saints Virtual Academy5.4 mi · 24
- Selma High School5.4 mi · 680
- Payne Elementary School5.8 mi · 164
Frequently asked questions
About William R Martin Middle SchoolHow large is William R Martin Middle School?
William R Martin Middle School enrolls approximately 180 students in grades 07-08.
Is William R Martin Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
William R Martin Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does William R Martin Middle School have?
William R Martin Middle School employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
What is the student diversity at William R Martin Middle School?
Student demographics at William R Martin Middle School are roughly 18% White, 1% Hispanic, 72% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees William R Martin Middle School?
William R Martin Middle School is overseen by Dallas County in Dallas County.
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