Fort Payne Middle School

Regular School · Fort Payne, AL

Fort Payne Middle School is a regular school school in Fort Payne, Alabama, serving grades 06–08 with 741 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.8:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

741

Teachers (FTE)

47.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	354	48%
Hispanic/Latino	326	44%
Two or more races	27	4%
Black or African American	18	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	9	1%
Asian	7	1%
Total enrollment	741	360M / 381F

English Language Learners: 161 (22% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	23.0% -1.1pp	24.1%	1,068
Reading Proficiency	46.0% -0.3pp	46.3%	1,065
Science Proficiency	39.0%	—	283

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)

-0.21 grade levels

Math

-0.13 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

71 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

8.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

135

18.2% 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.)	741	100%

Contact & Location

4910 Martin Ave NE

Fort Payne, AL 35967

Phone: (256)845-7501

http://www.ftpayk12.org

District

Fort Payne City

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,681

District enrollment: 3,515

Other Schools in District

Little Ridge Intermediate School Elementary
Wills Valley Elementary School Elementary
Fort Payne High School High
Williams Avenue Elementary School Prekindergarten

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 35967) → CensusDepth.com
Alabama population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alabama teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

010156001750

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