Sanford Middle School

Regular School · Opelika, AL

Sanford Middle School is a regular school school in Opelika, Alabama, serving grades 05–08 with 533 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.5:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

05 – 08

Enrollment

533

Teachers (FTE)

34.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	317	59%
Black or African American	109	20%
Hispanic/Latino	56	11%
Two or more races	51	10%
Total enrollment	533	281M / 252F

English Language Learners: 18 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	27.0% +2.9pp	24.1%	492
Reading Proficiency	46.0% -0.3pp	46.3%	492
Science Proficiency	35-39%	—	117

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)

-0.31 grade levels

Math

-0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

9 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

128

24% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

18.6% 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.)	533	100%

Contact & Location

1500 Lee Road 11

Opelika, AL 36804

Phone: (334)705-6040

http://www.lee.k12.al.us

District

Lee County

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,402

District enrollment: 9,312

Other Schools in District

Beauregard Elementary School Elementary
Beulah Elementary School Elementary
East Smiths Station Elementary School Elementary
Loachapoka Elementary School Elementary
South Smiths Station Elementary School Elementary
Wacoochee Elementary School Elementary
West Smiths Station Elementary School Elementary
Beauregard High School High

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 36804) → CensusDepth.com
Alabama population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alabama teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

010207000793

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