Erwin Middle School
Erwin Middle School serves 645 students in grades 6-8.
Erwin Middle School placed in the bottom 50% of all schools in Alabama for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%) for the 2018-19 school year.
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 18% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 47%) for the 2018-19 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 23% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 45%) for the 2018-19 school year.
The student:teacher ratio of 19:1 is higher than the Alabama state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Alabama state average of 45% (majority Black).
Top Rankings
Erwin Middle School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Alabama for:
Category
Attribute
Percent Eligible For Free Lunch
School Overview
Erwin Middle School's student population of 645 students has grown by 10% over five school years.
The teacher population of 34 teachers has grown by 6% over five school years.
Grades Offered
Grades 6-8
Total Students
645 students

Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers
34 teachers

Students by Grade

School Calendar
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School Rankings
Erwin Middle School is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 1,263 schools in Alabama (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-19 school year.
The diversity score of Erwin Middle School is 0.10, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.59. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall Testing Rank
#1129 out of 1263 schools
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
47%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
45%

Student : Teacher Ratio
19:1
17:1

American Indian
n/a
1%
Asian
n/a
1%
Hispanic
4%
8%

Black
95%
33%

White
1%
55%

Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
Two or more races
n/a
2%

All Ethnic Groups



Eligible for Free Lunch
89%
50%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch
5%
6%

School Statewide Testing
School District Name
Source: 2017-2018 (latest school year available) NCES, AL Dept. of Education
School Reviews
5 9/28/2020
I went to that school and I was so happy to go to a new school and I thought the school was going to be bad, but it was not the teachers. I liked some of them not all of them because they always had an attitude with me so I had detention a lot.
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