Fort Payne Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Fort Payne, Alabama

Fort Payne Middle School in Fort Payne, Alabama enrolled 741 students in 2024-25 with 47.0 full-time teachers, 15.8 students per teacher against the Alabama middle-school median of 18.0. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 55% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 28% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alabama: 47.3% and 29.9%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

787 students in 2022-23, 756 students in 2023-24, 741 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 49.9 to 47.0.

Students enrolled at Fort Payne Middle School by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 756, 2024-25: 74102004006008002022-237872023-247562024-25741
Students enrolled at Fort Payne Middle School by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 756, 2024-25: 74102004006008002022-237872023-247562024-25741
Students enrolled at Fort Payne Middle School by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 756, 2024-25: 74102004006008002022-237872023-247562024-25741
Students enrolled at Fort Payne Middle School by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 756, 2024-25: 74102004006008002022-237872023-247562024-25741
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2378749.915.8
2023-2475648.315.7
2024-2574147.015.8

15.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 80 of every 100 Alabama middle schools

Among the 258 Alabama middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Alabama middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.8 to 35.3; This school 15.8; state median 18.0.1 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.8state median 18.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.8 to 35.3; This school 15.8; state median 18.0.1 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.8state median 18.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.8 to 35.3; This school 15.8; state median 18.0.1 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.8state median 18.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.8 to 35.3; This school 15.8; state median 18.0.1 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.8state median 18.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 415 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fort Payne Middle School enrolled 830 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 69 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 415 of the 830 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions69
  • Chronically absent20.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

47.8% of students were White, 44.0% Hispanic, 3.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White47.8%
  2. Hispanic44.0%
  3. Two or more races3.6%
  4. Black2.4%
  5. American Indian1.2%
  6. Asian0.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Fort Payne Middle School scored proficient or above: 55% in reading in 2021-22 and 28% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alabama, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtAlabama
Reading and language arts, 2021-2255%50%47.3%
Math, 2022-2328%34% (2021-22)29.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Fort Payne Middle School

  1. Crossville Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 23 miles away: 770 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).23 mi
  2. Centre Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 25 miles away: 450 students, 20.9 per teacher (2024-25).25 mi
  3. Compare Fort Payne Middle School with Crossville Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Fort Payne City Schools spends per student$11,328 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,328
  5. The largest public schools in AlabamaFort Payne Middle School is the number 47 by size of 260 Alabama middle schools open in 2024-25.#47 of 260
  6. Alabama schools by students per teacher15.8 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 18.0 for middle schools.15.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Fort Payne Middle School

  1. How many students attend Fort Payne Middle School?
    741 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 787 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Fort Payne, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Fort Payne Middle School?
    15.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for middle schools is 18.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Fort Payne Middle School a Title I school?
    Fort Payne Middle School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Fort Payne Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Fort Payne Middle School scored proficient or above: 55% in reading in 2021-22 and 28% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Alabama's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Fort Payne Middle School in?
    Fort Payne City Schools, NCES district ID 0101560. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010156001750 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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