Sipsey Valley Middle School

Regular School · Buhl, AL

Sipsey Valley Middle School is a regular school school in Buhl, Alabama, serving grades 05–08 with 575 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 20.4:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

05 – 08

Enrollment

575

Teachers (FTE)

28.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

20.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	393	68%
Black or African American	101	18%
Hispanic/Latino	70	12%
Two or more races	8	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	575	281M / 294F

English Language Learners: 20 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	14.0% -10.1pp	24.1%	521
Reading Proficiency	46.0% -0.3pp	46.3%	521
Science Proficiency	35-39%	—	121

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)

-0.30 grade levels

Math

-0.19 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

82 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

16.3% 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.)	575	100%

Contact & Location

15817 Romulus Rd

Buhl, AL 35446

Phone: (205)342-2870

http://www.tcss.net

District

Tuscaloosa County

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,822

District enrollment: 19,377

Other Schools in District

Big Sandy Elementary Elementary
Brookwood Elementary School Elementary
Buhl Elementary School Elementary
Cottondale Elementary School Elementary
Crestmont Elementary School Elementary
Englewood Elementary School Elementary
FaucettVestavia Elementary School Elementary
Flatwoods Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 35446) → CensusDepth.com
Alabama population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alabama teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

010339002154

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