Sansom Middle School

Regular School · Gadsden, AL

Sansom Middle School is a regular school school in Gadsden, Alabama, serving grades 06–08 with 339 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.6:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

339

Teachers (FTE)

20.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	128	38%
Black or African American	107	32%
Hispanic/Latino	86	25%
Two or more races	17	5%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	339	168M / 171F

English Language Learners: 18 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	7.0% -17.1pp	24.1%	304
Reading Proficiency	38.0% -8.3pp	46.3%	299
Science Proficiency	30-34%	—	96

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)

-0.41 grade levels

Math

-0.19 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

115 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

100

29.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

16.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	339	100%

Contact & Location

2210 W Meighan Blvd

Gadsden, AL 35904

Phone: (256)546-4992

http://2210 West Meighan Blvd

District

Gadsden City

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,874

District enrollment: 4,939

Other Schools in District

Adams Elementary School Elementary
Donehoo Elementary School Elementary
Eura Brown Elementary School Elementary
Floyd Elementary School Elementary
Mitchell Elementary School Elementary
Therapeutic Academic Program Elementary
Thompson Elementary School Elementary
W E Striplin Elementary School Elementary

View all 14 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 35904) → CensusDepth.com
Alabama population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alabama teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

010162000559

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