Athens Middle School

Regular School · Athens, AL

Athens Middle School is a regular school school in Athens, Alabama, serving grades 06–08 with 935 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 19.5:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

935

Teachers (FTE)

48.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

19.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	438	47%
Hispanic/Latino	229	24%
Black or African American	195	21%
Two or more races	52	6%
Asian	12	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	5	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	4	0%
Total enrollment	935	487M / 448F

English Language Learners: 130 (14% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	15.0% -9.1pp	24.1%	853
Reading Proficiency	45.0% -1.3pp	46.3%	860
Science Proficiency	38.0%	—	254

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.12 grade levels

Math

-0.17 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

113 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	935	100%

Contact & Location

100 Hwy 31 North

Athens, AL 35611

Phone: (256)233-6620

http://www.acs-k12.org/Domain/13

District

Athens City

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,474

District enrollment: 4,840

Other Schools in District

Athens Elementary School Elementary
Athens Intermediate School Elementary
Brookhill Elementary School Elementary
James L Cowart Elementary School Elementary
Julian Newman Elementary School Elementary
Athens High School High
Athens Renaissance School Other

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 35611) → CensusDepth.com
Alabama population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alabama teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

010012001473

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD