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East Lawrence Middle School

Summary:

East Lawrence Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in Trinity, Alabama, part of the Lawrence County School District. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade, dropping from a high of 124 out of 438 middle schools in 2013-2014 to 331 out of 442 in the most recent 2023-2024 school year.

East Lawrence Middle School has a significantly higher percentage of white students (79.95%) compared to the state average for middle schools (around 50%), and it consistently underperforms the state and county averages on standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 3.33% of 8th graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 22.06% statewide. The school also has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 77.57% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Hartselle Intermediate School and Priceville Junior High School, East Lawrence Middle School consistently underperforms on academic measures. The school's overall statewide ranking has been on a downward trajectory over the past decade, indicating the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public 5-8

 99 County Road 370
       Trinity, AL  35673-3314

(256) 905-2420

District: Lawrence County

SchoolDigger Rank:
331st of 442 Alabama Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,270 Help


Students who attend East Lawrence Middle School usually attend:

High:    East Lawrence High School

Feeder schools for East Lawrence Middle School:

Elementary:    East Lawrence Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.0 Help
Number of students:  419

Racial breakdown:

White:
80.0%
African American:
9.8%
Hispanic:
6.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  77.6% Help


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Compare Details East Lawrence Middle School ranks worse than 74.9% of middle schools in Alabama. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.79. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (80%), African American (9.8%), Hispanic (6.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 77.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at East Lawrence Middle School is 18. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at East Lawrence Middle School is $7,270.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

East Lawrence Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks East Lawrence Middle School 331st of 442 Alabama public middle schools. (See East Lawrence Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Lawrence County:

SchoolDigger ranks Lawrence County 91st of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for East Lawrence Middle School

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Rank History for all students at East Lawrence Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 69.54 100th 407 75.4%
2005 61.40 137th 415 67.0%
2006 49.84 210th 409 48.7%
2007 59.56 165th 412 60.0%
2008 63.12 132nd 417 68.3%
2009 70.81 96th 425 77.4%
2010 70.35 111th 435 74.5%
2011 48.91 246th 435 43.4%
2012 51.38 242nd 436 44.5%
2013 66.38 126th 436 71.1%
2014 65.08 124th 438 71.7%
2015 51.66 190th 430 55.8%
2016 59.15 156th 432 63.9%
2017 57.75 162nd 432 62.5%
2018 56.75 168th 423 60.3%
2019 47.31 237th 437 45.8%
2021 49.34 213th 440 51.6%
2022 33.19 297th 432 31.3%
2023 38.03 275th 437 37.1%
2024 26.79 331st 442 25.1%
See the entire list of Alabama Middle School Rankings!

Rank History for Special Education students at East Lawrence Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.04 138th 223 38.1%
2019 29.28 198th 254 22.0%
2021 34.90 190th 274 30.7%
2022 34.16 178th 256 30.5%
2023 54.91 89th 281 68.3%
2024 25.32 242nd 281 13.9%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at East Lawrence Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 59.43 109th 349 68.8%
2018 63.89 130th 396 67.2%
2019 51.77 189th 396 52.3%
2021 52.30 185th 415 55.4%
2022 40.23 256th 421 39.2%
2023 41.33 237th 410 42.2%
2024 26.01 341st 437 22.0%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at East Lawrence Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 61.42 120th 380 68.4%
2018 57.64 157th 392 59.9%
2019 52.87 188th 399 52.9%
2021 49.11 203rd 415 51.1%
2022 36.35 271st 423 35.9%
2023 32.22 297th 417 28.8%
2024 22.41 340th 426 20.2%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at East Lawrence Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 53.79 160th 380 57.9%
2018 56.73 158th 397 60.2%
2019 40.70 247th 399 38.1%
2021 48.61 198th 418 52.6%
2022 30.80 309th 427 27.6%
2023 43.94 234th 419 44.2%
2024 31.96 296th 428 30.8%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at East Lawrence Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 85.27 16th 205 92.2%
2021 51.81 96th 266 63.9%
2024 64.76 61st 269 77.3%
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Rank History for White students at East Lawrence Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 33.60 157th 247 36.4%
2018 34.20 223rd 331 32.6%
2019 29.21 264th 343 23.0%
2021 37.17 232nd 369 37.1%
2022 20.86 323rd 376 14.1%
2023 24.99 305th 370 17.6%
2024 14.06 344th 373 7.8%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for White Students!

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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Reviews:
by a parent
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Open Quote I have two sons that go to this school, and my oldest son is in the 9th grade and been going here for almost 9 yrs. but lately sad to say the teaching quilty has not been good, my younger son is in the 6th grade, and he comes home with at least two or three hours of homework everynight. His Math teacher only gives grades on homework and one weekly bell work quiz, and every now and then a chapter test, it just feels like we are teaching him at home because they send most of the work home with them. Not a good school and I am currently trying to pull both my boys out after 9yrs. Just sad what ever happened to sending them to school to learn its not right for them to go to school all day and then come home and do 2 or 3 hours of homework. Do you work all day then go home and work for another 2 or 3 hours? Close Quote



Enrollment information for East Lawrence 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 834 834
1989 853 60 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 913
1990 847 62 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 910
1991 825 62 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 888
1992 615 130 0 1 215 n/a n/a 0 961
1993 614 110 0 1 210 n/a n/a 0 935
1994 653 109 0 0 162 n/a n/a 0 924
1995 700 133 0 1 115 n/a n/a 0 949
1996 700 133 0 1 115 n/a n/a 0 949
1997 723 126 0 9 120 n/a n/a 0 978
1998 757 134 0 4 86 n/a n/a 0 981
1999 810 133 0 5 59 n/a n/a 0 1007
2000 530 107 0 2 80 n/a n/a 0 719
2001 556 105 2 4 52 n/a n/a 0 719
2002 524 103 0 1 93 n/a n/a 0 721
2003 524 103 0 1 93 n/a n/a 0 721
2004 517 92 1 3 84 n/a n/a 0 697
2005 400 73 1 5 181 n/a n/a 0 660
2006 397 85 4 9 134 n/a n/a 0 629
2007 407 86 3 7 106 n/a n/a 1 610
2008 395 77 3 8 76 n/a n/a 0 559
2009 407 83 1 7 48 n/a n/a 0 546
2010 417 81 1 11 24 n/a n/a 0 534
2011 428 75 0 13 23 0 2 0 541
2012 417 73 0 13 19 0 2 0 524
2013 412 72 0 19 23 0 3 0 529
2014 382 60 0 12 27 0 8 0 489
2015 327 49 0 7 26 1 6 0 416
2016 312 50 0 9 28 1 8 0 408
2017 318 38 1 18 28 0 13 0 416
2018 320 40 2 18 32 0 13 0 425
2019 318 34 2 18 30 0 13 0 415
2020 318 33 2 22 19 0 17 0 411
2021 313 31 1 20 17 0 16 0 398
2022 341 29 1 25 15 1 0 0 412
2023 335 41 0 27 14 1 1 0 419

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 East Lawrence Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 834 33.0 25.2 0
1989 913 39.0 23.4 n/a
1990 910 41.0 22.1 0
1991 888 40.0 22.2 n/a
1992 961 49.0 19.6 n/a
1993 935 49.0 19.1 n/a
1994 924 53.0 17.4 n/a
1995 949 53.0 17.9 n/a
1996 949 53.0 17.9 n/a
1997 978 56.0 17.5 35.6
1998 981 55.2 17.8 35.4
1999 1007 59.0 17.1 53.5
2000 719 35.0 20.5 53.8
2001 719 37.0 19.4 54.2
2002 721 33.0 21.8 56.9
2003 721 33.0 21.8 56.9
2004 697 32.0 21.8 55.4
2005 660 35.6 18.5 55.2
2006 629 33.0 19.1 53.9
2007 610 31.5 19.4 51.9
2008 559 29.8 18.8 50.3
2009 546 26.5 20.4 54
2010 534 29.5 18.1 60.3
2011 541 31.0 17.4 58
2012 524 33.5 15.6 67.4
2013 529 30.2 17.4 62
2014 489 26.5 18.4 65.4
2015 416 17.0 24.4 66.8
2016 408 18.0 22.6 68.9
2017 416 19.2 21.6 63.9
2018 425 18.5 22.9 67.3
2019 415 20.5 20.2 68.9
2020 411 20.1 20.3 64.7
2021 398 20.0 19.9 54.3
2022 412 19.0 21.6 57.3
2023 419 23.1 18.0 77.6

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 East Lawrence Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 834 33.0 25.2 0
1989 913 39.0 23.4 n/a
1990 910 41.0 22.1 0
1991 888 40.0 22.2 n/a
1992 961 49.0 19.6 n/a
1993 935 49.0 19.1 n/a
1994 924 53.0 17.4 n/a
1995 949 53.0 17.9 n/a
1996 949 53.0 17.9 n/a
1997 978 56.0 17.5 35.6
1998 981 55.2 17.8 35.4
1999 1007 59.0 17.1 53.5
2000 719 35.0 20.5 53.8
2001 719 37.0 19.4 54.2
2002 721 33.0 21.8 56.9
2003 721 33.0 21.8 56.9
2004 697 32.0 21.8 55.4
2005 660 35.6 18.5 55.2
2006 629 33.0 19.1 53.9
2007 610 31.5 19.4 51.9
2008 559 29.8 18.8 50.3
2009 546 26.5 20.4 54
2010 534 29.5 18.1 60.3
2011 541 31.0 17.4 58
2012 524 33.5 15.6 67.4
2013 529 30.2 17.4 62
2014 489 26.5 18.4 65.4
2015 416 17.0 24.4 66.8
2016 408 18.0 22.6 68.9
2017 416 19.2 21.6 63.9
2018 425 18.5 22.9 67.3
2019 415 20.5 20.2 68.9
2020 411 20.1 20.3 64.7
2021 398 20.0 19.9 54.3
2022 412 19.0 21.6 57.3
2023 419 23.1 18.0 77.6

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 East Lawrence Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $485 (6.7%) $6,770 (93.1%) $7,270

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

Impact of COVID-19 on East Lawrence 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 237th of 437 Middle schoolsRanks 275th of 437 Middle schools
 8.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
5th Grade Mathematics (East Lawrence Middle School)32.210
 22.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence County)37.719.2
 18.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.933.9
 10.9%
6th Grade Mathematics (East Lawrence Middle School)47.717.1
 30.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence County)43.720
 23.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)45.330.8
 14.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (East Lawrence Middle School)208.6
 11.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence County)25.510.7
 14.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)43.121
 22.1%
8th Grade Mathematics (East Lawrence Middle School)32.54.6
 27.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Lawrence County)34.58.9
 25.6%
   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 Students415419
 1%
African American3441
 20.6%
American Indian3014
 53.3%
Asian20
 100%
Hispanic1827
 50%
Pacific Islander01
White318335
 5.3%
Two or More Races131
 92.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients68.9%77.6%
 8.6%

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East Lawrence Middle School ranks 331st of 442 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 419 students attended East Lawrence Middle School.

Students at East Lawrence Middle School are 80% White, 10% African American, 6% Hispanic, 3% American Indian.

Students who attend East Lawrence Middle School usually go on to attend East Lawrence High School


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