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Saks Middle School

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Public Grades 5-8

Summary

Saks Middle School is a public middle school in Anniston, Alabama, serving 301 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Calhoun County School District, which is ranked 43 out of 134 districts in the state.

Saks Middle School faces several key challenges. It has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools, with higher percentages of African American (47.84%) and Hispanic (11.96%) students. Academically, the school consistently underperforms the state and county averages in both mathematics and English language arts assessments. For example, in 2022-2023, the percentage of 8th-grade students proficient or better in mathematics was just 8.64%, compared to the state average of 21.12%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, ranking relatively higher for Hispanic students but lower for African American, White, and Special Education students.

Saks Middle School's struggles are further compounded by its extremely high poverty rates, with 64.92% to 86.38% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch over the past three years. This is significantly higher than the nearby White Plains Middle School, Alexandria Middle School, and Glencoe Middle School, which have rates ranging from 54.73% to 77.03%. Despite having a higher spending per student compared to these nearby schools, Saks Middle School's academic performance remains relatively low, suggesting a need to re-evaluate how resources are allocated to support student learning and achievement.

301

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

86.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4400 McClellan Blvd
Anniston, AL 36206

(256) 741-7400

District: Calhoun County

Students who attend Saks Middle School usually attend:

High:

Saks High School

Feeder schools for Saks Middle School:

Elementary:

Saks Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.8%

White:

38.5%

Hispanic:

12.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2013 → 31st in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (27% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2013

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school27%

District avg38%

Alabama avg39%

Not ranked this year

Saks Middle School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

64^th of 135Calhoun County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	33.2	300 of 437	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	283 of 432	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	233 of 440	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	297 of 437	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	320 of 423	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.9	291 of 432	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.4	283 of 432	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.8	219 of 430	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.6	259 of 438	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	65.9	129 of 436	70.4%	★★★★☆
2012	49.1	260 of 436	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.3	257 of 435	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.0	188 of 435	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.0	218 of 425	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.0	153 of 417	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.0	243 of 412	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	73.7	70 of 409	82.9%	★★★★☆
2005	67.2	94 of 415	77.3%	★★★★☆
2004	70.2	98 of 407	75.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	35.1	164 of 263	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	119 of 271	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	101 of 266	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	135 of 252	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	172 of 247	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.7	103 of 205	49.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	32.5	294 of 417	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	260 of 423	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	243 of 415	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	296 of 399	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	302 of 392	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.9	250 of 380	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	59.1	56 of 166	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	47 of 154	69.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	31 of 124	75.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	39.3	246 of 410	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	251 of 421	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.5	179 of 415	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	246 of 396	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	262 of 396	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.2	199 of 349	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	33.4	287 of 419	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	288 of 427	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	207 of 418	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.4	248 of 399	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	283 of 397	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.0	260 of 380	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	34.0	192 of 281	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	227 of 256	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	255 of 274	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	133 of 254	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	38.6	217 of 370	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	207 of 376	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.4	150 of 369	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	237 of 343	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	230 of 331	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.6	185 of 247	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2023)66th percentile+35 vs school

White (2023)41st percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)40th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2023)38th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2023)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2023)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2023)29th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2022-2023) ?

English41%-10 vs state

Science33%-8 vs state

Mathematics12%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)				Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Anniston Middle School	Public	6-8	4800 McClellan Blvd	Anniston	36206	Calhoun County	Anniston City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 231-5020	357	22	15.9	81.5%	21 (5.9%)	299 (83.8%)	17 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	11.3	406^th of 439 public middle schools	7.5%		14.1	381^st of 442 public middle schools	13.8%	25		17.8	3.8	3.0	11.0		32.8	21.0	10.1	$13,119	$3,040	$10,075
Alexandria Middle School	Public	5-8	80 Railroad Dr	Alexandria	36250	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-4500	503	27	18.6	51.7%	409 (81.3%)	54 (10.7%)	20 (4.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.2%)	65.9	116^th of 439 public middle schools	73.6%		58.3	156^th of 442 public middle schools	64.7%	40	38.5	43.2	16.7	25.9	54.3	76.9	64.4	60.5	64.9	$8,103	$842	$7,166
CE Hanna School	Public	5-6	1111 Watson Rd	Hobson City	36203	Calhoun County	Oxford City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 241-3896	536	42	12.7	61.2%	259 (48.3%)	129 (24.1%)	111 (20.7%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.1%)								(n/a)	42.4	53.2				68.3	66.3			$9,502	$1,565	$7,917
Oxford Middle School	Public	7-8	1750 Highway 78 W	Oxford	36203	Calhoun County	Oxford City	No	No	No	No	(256) 241-3816	619	42	14.7	58.3%	290 (46.8%)	181 (29.2%)	105 (17.0%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.0%)	64.3	125^th of 439 public middle schools	71.5%		67.5	110^th of 442 public middle schools	75.1%	15			24.9	23.4	53.3			56.3	62.9	$10,003	$1,320	$8,663
White Plains Middle School	Public	5-8	5800 Al Highway 9	Anniston	36207	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-4700	387	22	17.2	43.4%	310 (80.1%)	26 (6.7%)	46 (11.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	74.8	84^th of 439 public middle schools	80.9%		79.6	65^th of 442 public middle schools	85.3%	19	23.4	33.0	23.1	48.9	57.5	73.8	77.0	60.4	71.3	$8,745	$1,018	$7,681
Munford Middle School	Public	6-8	360 Cedars Road	Munford	36268	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5235	308	14	22.0	54.5%	226 (73.4%)	63 (20.5%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	38.3	280^th of 439 public middle schools	36.2%		54.9	178^th of 442 public middle schools	59.7%	102		18.5	18.7	15.3	32.7		36.7	61.5	45.9	$7,438	$589	$6,819
Cleburne County Middle School	Public	5-8	661 Duke Drive	Heflin	36264	Cleburne County	Cleburne County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 463-2405	243	14	18.0	50.2%	211 (86.8%)	11 (4.5%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	58.9	161^st of 439 public middle schools	63.3%		77.9	71^st of 442 public middle schools	83.9%	90	34.4	20.0	25.5			80.3	58.5	75.5		$8,654	$1,485	$7,035
Charles R Drew Middle School	Public	6-8	78975 Al Hwy 77	Lincoln	35096	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5280	448	23	19.2	58.3%	294 (65.6%)	128 (28.6%)	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	77.9	72^nd of 439 public middle schools	83.6%		73.7	84^th of 442 public middle schools	81.0%	12		49.6	36.9	30.7	49.3		70.0	75.0	61.3	$7,557	$679	$6,847
Glencoe Middle School	Public	5-8	809 Lonesome Bend Rd	Glencoe	35905	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 492-5627	272	16	16.6	47.4%	233 (85.7%)	5 (1.8%)	17 (6.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	61.9	140^th of 439 public middle schools	68.1%		55	177^th of 442 public middle schools	60.0%	37	29.2	25.7	19.2	8.7	60.9	73.6	77.1	63.5	66.7	$6,661	$397	$6,262
Piedmont Middle School	Public	6-8	401 N Main St	Piedmont	36272	Calhoun County	Piedmont City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 447-6165	223	14	15.5	59.2%	188 (84.3%)	18 (8.1%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	89.2	41^st of 439 public middle schools	90.7%		92.7	30^th of 442 public middle schools	93.2%	11		67.1	44.6	54.1	50.8		72.2	78.3	75.8	$7,714	$880	$6,829

Frequently Asked Questions about Saks Middle School

How many students attend Saks Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 301 students attended Saks Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Saks Middle School?

Students at Saks Middle School are 48% African American, 39% White, 12% Hispanic.

What district is Saks Middle School in?

Calhoun County

What high school do graduates of Saks Middle School attend?

Students who attend Saks Middle School usually go on to attend Saks High School

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