For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 477 students in Sylacauga City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Alabama.
Public Middle School in Sylacauga City School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Alabama public middle school average of 17%), and reading proficiency score of 48% (versus the 45% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 48% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Alabama public middle school average of 45% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (AL)
# Schools
4 Schools
531 Schools
# Students
2,104 Students
247,532 Students
# Teachers
78 Teachers
11,665 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
20:1
20:1
District Rank
Sylacauga City School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 143 school districts in Alabama (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#62 out of 143 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
24%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
46%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.56
0.60
# American Indian Students
3 Students
3,590 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
16 Students
2,865 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
77 Students
22,606 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
9%
# Black Students
877 Students
75,072 Students
% Black Students
42%
30%
# White Students
1,088 Students
137,153 Students
% White Students
52%
56%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
279 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
40 Students
5,795 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
80
2,768
# Students in K Grade:
160
5,957
# Students in 1st Grade:
172
5,688
# Students in 2nd Grade:
126
5,469
# Students in 3rd Grade:
132
5,567
# Students in 4th Grade:
145
6,264
# Students in 5th Grade:
159
11,179
# Students in 6th Grade:
125
40,909
# Students in 7th Grade:
173
58,202
# Students in 8th Grade:
179
58,956
# Students in 9th Grade:
177
13,965
# Students in 10th Grade:
162
11,298
# Students in 11th Grade:
150
11,015
# Students in 12th Grade:
164
10,295
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,482 in this school district is less than the state median of $12,931. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,510 is less than the state median of $12,150. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$24 MM
$9,671 MM
Spending
$24 MM
$9,086 MM
Revenue / Student
$11,482
$12,931
Spending / Student
$11,510
$12,150
Best Sylacauga City School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Nicholslawson Middle School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
1550 Talladega Highway
Sylacauga, AL 35150
(256) 245-4376
Sylacauga, AL 35150
(256) 245-4376
Grades: 6-8
| 477 students
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