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Alexander City Middle School

Summary:

Alexander City Middle School is a public middle school serving 459 students in grades 7-8 in Alexander City, Alabama. The school is part of the Alexander City School District, which is ranked 65 out of 137 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Alexander City Middle School has a relatively diverse student population, with 40.09% White, 43.14% African American, and 11.55% Hispanic students. However, the school has struggled academically in recent years, with proficiency rates in math, science, and English language arts consistently below the state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 18.67% of 7th graders and 18.72% of 8th graders were proficient or better in math, compared to the state averages of 23.6% and 22.06%, respectively. The school also has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 42.92% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which is higher than the 51.6% at the nearby William L. Radney Elementary School.

Despite these challenges, Alexander City Middle School has a lower student-teacher ratio of 16.6, compared to 18.2 at William L. Radney Elementary School, suggesting more resources may be available for individual student support. However, the school's declining academic performance and significant disparities in achievement among different student subgroups highlight the need for targeted interventions and more equitable educational practices. By addressing these issues, the school and district can work towards providing a high-quality education for all students.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 359 State St
       Alexander City, AL  35010-1948

(256) 234-8660

District: Alexander City

SchoolDigger Rank:
224th of 442 Alabama Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,288 Help


Students who attend Alexander City Middle School usually attend:

High:    Benjamin Russell High School

Feeder schools for Alexander City Middle School:

Elementary:    Jim Pearson Elementary School
    Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.6 Help
Number of students:  459

Racial breakdown:

African American:
43.1%
White:
40.1%
Hispanic:
11.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  42.9% Help


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Compare Details Alexander City Middle School ranks worse than 50.7% of middle schools in Alabama. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.78. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Alexander City Middle School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (43.1%), White (40.1%), Hispanic (11.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 42.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Alexander City Middle School is 16.6. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Alexander City Middle School is $9,288.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Alexander City Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Alexander City Middle School 224th of 442 Alabama public middle schools. (See Alexander City Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Alexander City:

SchoolDigger ranks Alexander City 65th of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Alexander City Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Alexander City Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 40.88 252nd 407 38.1%
2005 54.46 178th 415 57.1%
2006 63.70 123rd 409 69.9%
2007 65.73 131st 412 68.2%
2008 71.08 84th 417 79.9%
2009 81.07 46th 425 89.2%
2010 73.99 92nd 435 78.9%
2011 58.90 191st 435 56.1%
2012 67.91 121st 436 72.2%
2013 66.46 125th 436 71.3%
2014 57.62 165th 438 62.3%
2015 74.77 70th 430 83.7%
2016 55.67 176th 432 59.3%
2017 54.77 180th 432 58.3%
2018 53.92 191st 423 54.8%
2019 54.81 190th 437 56.5%
2021 50.77 204th 440 53.6%
2022 45.52 227th 432 47.5%
2023 36.18 284th 437 35.0%
2024 47.78 224th 442 49.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Alexander City Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 24.31 47th 60 21.7%
2023 15.38 70th 72 2.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Alexander City Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 17.03 90th 94 4.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Alexander City Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 35.10 125th 195 35.9%
2018 63.57 50th 223 77.6%
2019 45.02 130th 254 48.8%
2021 47.59 116th 274 57.7%
2022 54.57 84th 256 67.2%
2023 54.14 93rd 281 66.9%
2024 37.55 164th 281 41.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Alexander City Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 35.64 240th 349 31.2%
2018 41.45 240th 396 39.4%
2019 49.50 203rd 396 48.7%
2021 51.17 192nd 415 53.7%
2022 42.87 233rd 421 44.7%
2023 21.05 350th 410 14.6%
2024 38.34 272nd 437 37.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Alexander City Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 57.69 143rd 380 62.4%
2018 57.52 161st 392 58.9%
2019 52.69 190th 399 52.4%
2021 57.34 153rd 415 63.1%
2022 47.83 216th 423 48.9%
2023 43.60 234th 417 43.9%
2024 46.67 217th 426 49.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Alexander City Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 49.81 184th 380 51.6%
2018 49.85 200th 397 49.6%
2019 57.04 161st 399 59.6%
2021 44.34 225th 418 46.2%
2022 42.91 232nd 427 45.7%
2023 30.14 306th 419 27.0%
2024 47.67 206th 428 51.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Alexander City Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 46.23 91st 205 55.6%
2018 35.15 151st 247 38.9%
2019 43.33 129th 252 48.8%
2021 40.52 131st 266 50.8%
2022 45.97 113th 271 58.3%
2023 28.57 199th 263 24.3%
2024 38.70 143rd 269 46.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Alexander City Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 55.68 61st 157 61.1%
2023 37.37 99th 166 40.4%
2024 36.00 100th 164 39.0%
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Rank History for White students at Alexander City Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 58.23 80th 247 67.6%
2018 63.57 83rd 331 74.9%
2019 64.57 88th 343 74.3%
2021 54.42 134th 369 63.7%
2022 51.24 154th 376 59.0%
2023 45.98 181st 370 51.1%
2024 60.29 115th 373 69.2%
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Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Alexander City Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 612 612
1989 363 243 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 606
1990 356 221 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 577
1991 335 235 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 571
1992 372 241 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 615
1993 397 249 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 646
1994 393 233 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 628
1995 361 190 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 554
1996 361 190 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 554
1997 369 181 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 556
1998 357 224 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 586
1999 361 217 4 3 0 n/a n/a 0 585
2000 341 191 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 537
2001 346 204 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 555
2002 349 255 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 608
2003 349 255 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 608
2004 325 243 0 1 0 n/a n/a 1 570
2005 320 232 1 4 3 n/a n/a 0 560
2006 340 226 3 13 2 n/a n/a 2 586
2007 320 201 2 11 1 n/a n/a 1 536
2008 298 225 4 9 0 n/a n/a 0 536
2009 312 228 3 8 1 n/a n/a 0 552
2010 303 199 4 7 2 n/a n/a 1 516
2011 314 202 1 3 1 0 0 0 521
2012 316 182 2 9 0 0 0 0 509
2013 299 195 0 10 0 0 3 0 507
2014 278 199 4 9 0 0 3 0 493
2015 263 176 5 12 0 0 1 0 457
2016 238 158 4 33 1 2 8 0 444
2017 224 164 5 30 0 2 8 0 433
2018 236 170 7 22 3 2 0 0 440
2019 234 174 5 5 4 4 0 0 426
2020 250 172 5 5 5 1 0 0 438
2021 273 183 5 1 5 1 0 0 468
2022 187 192 4 55 0 0 21 0 459
2023 184 198 6 53 0 0 18 0 459

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Alexander City Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 612 29.0 21.1 0
1989 606 32.0 18.9 n/a
1990 577 31.5 18.3 0
1991 571 32.5 17.5 n/a
1992 615 32.5 18.9 n/a
1993 646 34.0 19.0 n/a
1994 628 35.0 17.9 n/a
1995 554 32.2 17.2 n/a
1996 554 32.2 17.2 n/a
1997 556 32.4 17.2 17.6
1998 586 33.3 17.6 22.5
1999 585 33.0 17.7 27.4
2000 537 30.0 17.9 31.8
2001 555 31.0 17.9 29
2002 608 31.0 19.6 46.7
2003 608 31.0 19.6 46.7
2004 570 32.8 17.4 51.7
2005 560 30.0 18.7 50.4
2006 586 37.0 15.8 50
2007 536 35.0 15.3 45.8
2008 536 36.0 14.9 53
2009 552 33.1 16.5 53.6
2010 516 32.0 16.1 53.2
2011 521 32.0 16.2 57
2012 509 30.0 16.9 54.8
2013 507 29.0 17.4 52.3
2014 493 26.0 18.9 61.7
2015 457 26.0 17.5 53
2016 444 26.0 17.0 51.6
2017 433 25.5 16.9 55.2
2018 440 26.2 16.7 56.1
2019 426 24.5 17.3 59.6
2020 438 24.8 17.6 62.8
2021 468 24.0 19.5 65.2
2022 459 n/a n/a 43.1
2023 459 27.5 16.6 42.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Alexander City Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 612 29.0 21.1 0
1989 606 32.0 18.9 n/a
1990 577 31.5 18.3 0
1991 571 32.5 17.5 n/a
1992 615 32.5 18.9 n/a
1993 646 34.0 19.0 n/a
1994 628 35.0 17.9 n/a
1995 554 32.2 17.2 n/a
1996 554 32.2 17.2 n/a
1997 556 32.4 17.2 17.6
1998 586 33.3 17.6 22.5
1999 585 33.0 17.7 27.4
2000 537 30.0 17.9 31.8
2001 555 31.0 17.9 29
2002 608 31.0 19.6 46.7
2003 608 31.0 19.6 46.7
2004 570 32.8 17.4 51.7
2005 560 30.0 18.7 50.4
2006 586 37.0 15.8 50
2007 536 35.0 15.3 45.8
2008 536 36.0 14.9 53
2009 552 33.1 16.5 53.6
2010 516 32.0 16.1 53.2
2011 521 32.0 16.2 57
2012 509 30.0 16.9 54.8
2013 507 29.0 17.4 52.3
2014 493 26.0 18.9 61.7
2015 457 26.0 17.5 53
2016 444 26.0 17.0 51.6
2017 433 25.5 16.9 55.2
2018 440 26.2 16.7 56.1
2019 426 24.5 17.3 59.6
2020 438 24.8 17.6 62.8
2021 468 24.0 19.5 65.2
2022 459 n/a n/a 43.1
2023 459 27.5 16.6 42.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Alexander City Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $861 (9.3%) $8,368 (90.1%) $9,288

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Alexander City Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 190th of 437 Middle schoolsRanks 284th of 437 Middle schools
 21.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
7th Grade Mathematics (Alexander City Middle School)48.516.1
 32.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Alexander City)48.516.1
 32.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)43.121
 22.1%
8th Grade Mathematics (Alexander City Middle School)46.311
 35.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Alexander City)46.611
 35.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.721.1
 23.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students426459
 7.7%
African American174198
 13.8%
American Indian40
 100%
Asian56
 20%
Hispanic553
 960%
Pacific Islander40
 100%
White234184
 21.4%
Two or More Races018
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients59.6%42.9%
 16.7%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Alexander City Middle School

Students who attend Alexander City Middle School usually go on to attend Benjamin Russell High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 459 students attended Alexander City Middle School.

Alexander City Middle School ranks 224th of 442 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Alexander City Middle School are 43% African American, 40% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.


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