Capitol Heights Middle School

Summary:

Capitol Heights Middle School is a public middle school in Montgomery, Alabama, serving 655 students in grades 6-8. The school has a predominantly minority student population, with 66.41% African American and 27.94% Hispanic students.

Capitol Heights Middle School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing middle schools in Alabama, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly underperforms compared to state and county averages in academic assessments, with proficiency rates ranging from 0% to 13.61% in the 2023-2024 school year, while the state averages ranged from 22.06% to 53.32%. This performance gap is consistent across all grade levels and subject areas. The school also has an extremely high percentage of students (96.64%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The student-teacher ratio at Capitol Heights Middle School has fluctuated significantly, ranging from 21.1 to 36.9 students per teacher.

Nearby schools, such as Carr Middle School, Southlawn Middle School, and McKee Middle School, also perform poorly compared to the state averages, but they generally outperform Capitol Heights Middle School in academic assessments. The data also includes Baldwin Art and Academics Magnet, a high-performing school within the same Montgomery County school system, highlighting the potential for academic success when resources and programs are effectively targeted.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 116 Federal Dr
       Montgomery, AL  36107-1728


(334) 260-1000

District: Montgomery County

SchoolDigger Rank:
440th of 442 Alabama Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,595 Help


Students who attend Capitol Heights Middle School usually attend:

High:    Percy Julian High School

Feeder schools for Capitol Heights Middle School:

Elementary:    Highland Avenue Elementary School
    Highland Gardens Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  21.1 Help
Number of students:  655

Racial breakdown:

African American:
66.4%
Hispanic:
27.9%
White:
3.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  96.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Capitol Heights Middle School ranks worse than 99.5% of middle schools in Alabama. It also ranks last among 9 ranked middle schools in the Montgomery County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.39. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (66.4%), Hispanic (27.9%), White (3.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 96.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Montgomery County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Capitol Heights Middle School is 21.1. 6 middle schools in the Montgomery County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Capitol Heights Middle School is $9,595, which is the 4th highest among 9 middle schools in the Montgomery County School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Capitol Heights Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Capitol Heights Middle School 440th of 442 Alabama public middle schools. (See Capitol Heights Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Montgomery County:

SchoolDigger ranks Montgomery County 110th of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Capitol Heights Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Capitol Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 26.47 323rd 407 20.6%
2005 16.13 373rd 415 10.1%
2006 22.14 346th 409 15.4%
2007 8.39 393rd 412 4.6%
2008 8.90 402nd 417 3.6%
2009 9.56 408th 425 4.0%
2010 15.12 383rd 435 12.0%
2011 13.63 391st 435 10.1%
2012 1.57 431st 436 1.1%
2013 5.25 426th 436 2.3%
2014 6.59 431st 438 1.6%
2015 4.57 430th 430 0.0%
2016 3.35 432nd 432 0.0%
2017 6.13 420th 432 2.8%
2018 5.25 417th 423 1.4%
2019 6.52 423rd 437 3.2%
2021 10.80 417th 440 5.2%
2022 8.13 424th 432 1.9%
2023 7.04 428th 437 2.1%
2024 6.39 440th 442 0.5%
See the entire list of Alabama Middle School Rankings!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Capitol Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 30.79 11th 13 15.4%
2018 25.02 24th 25 4.0%
2019 26.75 27th 31 12.9%
2021 31.67 61st 70 12.9%
2022 27.10 70th 81 13.6%
2023 30.25 75th 94 20.2%
2024 30.32 84th 106 20.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Capitol Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 23.87 170th 195 12.8%
2018 18.36 211th 223 5.4%
2019 24.88 215th 254 15.4%
2021 20.15 259th 274 5.5%
2022 19.79 243rd 256 5.1%
2023 17.24 274th 281 2.5%
2024 19.78 267th 281 5.0%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Capitol Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 7.54 340th 349 2.6%
2018 7.56 384th 396 3.0%
2019 9.37 380th 396 4.0%
2021 13.96 394th 415 5.1%
2022 10.62 410th 421 2.6%
2023 10.37 401st 410 2.2%
2024 7.35 436th 437 0.2%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Capitol Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 5.64 370th 380 2.6%
2018 3.89 390th 392 0.5%
2019 5.40 387th 399 3.0%
2021 10.61 399th 415 3.9%
2022 7.93 420th 423 0.7%
2023 6.70 414th 417 0.7%
2024 6.51 425th 426 0.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Capitol Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 7.53 367th 380 3.4%
2018 8.49 373rd 397 6.0%
2019 8.99 378th 399 5.3%
2021 12.68 392nd 418 6.2%
2022 9.54 412th 427 3.5%
2023 8.65 406th 419 3.1%
2024 7.25 424th 428 0.9%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at Capitol Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 16.49 194th 205 5.4%
2018 15.24 240th 247 2.8%
2019 17.95 233rd 252 7.5%
2021 20.64 244th 266 8.3%
2022 16.70 265th 271 2.2%
2023 15.10 257th 263 2.3%
2024 13.15 266th 269 1.1%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Capitol Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 6.69 108th 108 0.0%
2018 11.54 111th 113 1.8%
2019 8.89 120th 124 3.2%
2021 17.00 144th 154 6.5%
2022 10.70 156th 157 0.6%
2023 10.00 164th 166 1.2%
2024 10.41 163rd 164 0.6%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for Native American students at Capitol Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 10.96 43rd 44 2.3%
2021 15.65 55th 56 1.8%
2022 12.89 65th 65 0.0%
2023 11.24 61st 61 0.0%
2024 11.00 68th 69 1.4%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for Native American Students!

Rank History for White students at Capitol Heights Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 7.87 245th 247 0.8%
2019 10.56 332nd 343 3.2%
2021 8.78 364th 369 1.4%
2022 6.92 372nd 376 1.1%
2023 4.46 367th 370 0.8%
2024 3.68 372nd 373 0.3%
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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Enrollment information for Capitol Heights 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 1054 1054
1989 670 390 34 0 1 n/a n/a 0 1095
1990 653 378 15 3 2 n/a n/a 0 1051
1991 646 462 18 6 4 n/a n/a 0 1136
1992 627 502 11 4 2 n/a n/a 0 1146
1993 613 545 11 5 0 n/a n/a 0 1174
1994 659 524 15 6 0 n/a n/a 0 1204
1995 588 461 14 7 1 n/a n/a 0 1071
1996 588 461 14 7 1 n/a n/a 0 1071
1997 524 421 6 5 3 n/a n/a 0 959
1998 468 422 10 8 3 n/a n/a 0 911
1999 442 388 12 10 3 n/a n/a 0 855
2000 448 369 14 6 3 n/a n/a 0 840
2001 425 388 14 6 3 n/a n/a 1 837
2002 323 432 15 10 4 n/a n/a 0 784
2003 323 432 15 10 4 n/a n/a 0 784
2004 226 475 12 10 1 n/a n/a 3 727
2005 187 549 11 12 0 n/a n/a 0 759
2006 191 617 11 13 1 n/a n/a 2 835
2007 142 608 10 19 0 n/a n/a 0 779
2008 83 595 12 13 0 n/a n/a 0 703
2009 84 600 7 10 0 n/a n/a 0 701
2010 75 516 9 11 0 n/a n/a 1 612
2011 38 325 3 13 0 0 1 0 380
2012 69 667 8 39 0 0 4 0 787
2013 53 589 9 42 0 0 8 0 701
2014 42 580 11 37 1 0 9 0 680
2015 37 489 10 66 0 0 3 0 605
2016 41 522 6 77 2 0 3 0 651
2017 33 454 1 98 0 0 1 0 587
2018 28 483 1 92 0 0 3 0 607
2019 27 431 2 119 6 0 5 0 590
2020 32 461 5 147 6 0 3 0 654
2021 40 496 4 158 29 0 2 0 729
2022 32 470 2 182 14 0 2 0 702
2023 21 435 1 183 13 1 1 0 655

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 Capitol Heights Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1054 49.0 21.5 0
1989 1095 53.0 20.6 n/a
1990 1051 52.0 20.2 0
1991 1136 57.0 19.9 n/a
1992 1146 60.0 19.1 n/a
1993 1174 53.0 22.2 n/a
1994 1204 57.0 21.1 n/a
1995 1071 56.6 18.9 n/a
1996 1071 56.6 18.9 n/a
1997 959 55.6 17.2 40.4
1998 911 50.4 18.1 48.4
1999 855 47.0 18.2 49.7
2000 840 45.0 18.7 59.3
2001 837 44.0 19.0 54.4
2002 784 48.0 16.3 66.7
2003 784 48.0 16.3 66.7
2004 727 46.0 15.8 73.8
2005 759 47.0 16.1 78.5
2006 835 47.0 17.7 76.6
2007 779 48.3 16.1 80.7
2008 703 46.6 15.1 83.2
2009 701 43.8 15.8 83.9
2010 612 n/a n/a 87.2
2011 380 23.5 16.1 90.3
2012 787 47.0 16.7 95.6
2013 701 54.0 12.9 95.4
2014 680 33.0 20.6 96.8
2015 605 30.0 20.1 79.5
2016 651 27.0 24.1 83.4
2017 587 32.0 18.3 80.6
2018 607 30.0 20.2 96.5
2019 590 33.5 17.6 96.6
2020 654 25.0 26.1 96.6
2021 729 26.0 28.0 96.6
2022 702 19.0 36.9 96.6
2023 655 31.0 21.1 96.6

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 Capitol Heights Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1054 49.0 21.5 0
1989 1095 53.0 20.6 n/a
1990 1051 52.0 20.2 0
1991 1136 57.0 19.9 n/a
1992 1146 60.0 19.1 n/a
1993 1174 53.0 22.2 n/a
1994 1204 57.0 21.1 n/a
1995 1071 56.6 18.9 n/a
1996 1071 56.6 18.9 n/a
1997 959 55.6 17.2 40.4
1998 911 50.4 18.1 48.4
1999 855 47.0 18.2 49.7
2000 840 45.0 18.7 59.3
2001 837 44.0 19.0 54.4
2002 784 48.0 16.3 66.7
2003 784 48.0 16.3 66.7
2004 727 46.0 15.8 73.8
2005 759 47.0 16.1 78.5
2006 835 47.0 17.7 76.6
2007 779 48.3 16.1 80.7
2008 703 46.6 15.1 83.2
2009 701 43.8 15.8 83.9
2010 612 n/a n/a 87.2
2011 380 23.5 16.1 90.3
2012 787 47.0 16.7 95.6
2013 701 54.0 12.9 95.4
2014 680 33.0 20.6 96.8
2015 605 30.0 20.1 79.5
2016 651 27.0 24.1 83.4
2017 587 32.0 18.3 80.6
2018 607 30.0 20.2 96.5
2019 590 33.5 17.6 96.6
2020 654 25.0 26.1 96.6
2021 729 26.0 28.0 96.6
2022 702 19.0 36.9 96.6
2023 655 31.0 21.1 96.6

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 Capitol Heights Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,023 (21.1%) $7,521 (78.4%) $9,595

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Capitol Heights Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 423rd of 437 Middle schoolsRanks 428th of 437 Middle schools
 1.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Capitol Heights Middle School)170.9
 16.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Montgomery County)25.211.2
 14%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)45.330.8
 14.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Capitol Heights Middle School)8.50.5
 8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Montgomery County)25.17.4
 17.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)43.121
 22.1%
8th Grade Mathematics (Capitol Heights Middle School)9.40
 9.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Montgomery County)27.27.5
 19.7%
   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 Students590655
 11%
African American431435
 0.9%
American Indian613
 116.7%
Asian21
 50%
Hispanic119183
 53.8%
Pacific Islander01
White2721
 22.2%
Two or More Races51
 80%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients96.6%96.6%
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Students at Capitol Heights Middle School are 66% African American, 28% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% American Indian.

Students who attend Capitol Heights Middle School usually go on to attend Percy Julian High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 655 students attended Capitol Heights Middle School.

Capitol Heights Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.5% of Alabama middle schools.


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