Floyd Middle School vs. Carr Middle School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
Floyd Middle School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Alabama for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
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Overview
Floyd Middle School in Montgomery, Alabama, closed in 2024 after its state ranking declined from #39 in 2014 to #322 in 2023, indicating a notable decrease in overall performance among Alabama schools.
Math proficiency fell sharply from 79% in 2018 to 28% in 2023, which remained lower than the Alabama state average of 30% in 2023.
Reading proficiency remained consistently higher than the state average, with 69% proficiency in 2022 compared to the state average of 47%, while science proficiency ranked among the top 5% in Alabama, at 70% in 2022 versus the state average of 38%.
Enrollment declined modestly from 505 students in 2019 to 481 in 2023, with a student–teacher ratio around 20:1 and approximately 34% of students eligible for free or reduced–price lunch, reflecting socioeconomic diversity.
Floyd Middle School served grades 6–8 with around 500 students and 24 full–time teachers prior to closing, operating as a Title I magnet school focused on math, science, and technology education.
Serving 774 students in grades 6-8, Carr Middle School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Alabama for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 8% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 30%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 34% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 47%).
The student-teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the Alabama state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 95% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Alabama state average of 50% (majority Black).
Grades Offered
6-8
6-8
Total Students
525 students
774 students
Total Classroom Teachers
26 teachers
42 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
20:1
18:1
Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#322 out of 1275 schools in AL
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
#988 out of 1275 schools in AL
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
8%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
69%
34%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
70-74%
23%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Grade 6 Students
188
245
Grade 7 Students
177
280
Grade 8 Students
160
249
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
1%
n/a
% Asian
4%
6%
% Hispanic
6%
4%
% Black
78%
83%
% White
10%
5%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
2%
Diversity Score
0.38
0.31
Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
48%
62%
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
7%
9%