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Handley Middle School

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Handley Middle School ranks 212 th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-8

212^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 52% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Handley Middle School is a public middle school in Roanoke, Alabama, serving grades 4-8 with a total enrollment of 497 students. The school is part of the Roanoke City School District, which is ranked 67 out of 135 districts in Alabama and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Academically, Handley Middle School has consistently ranked in the middle range of Alabama middle schools, with proficiency rates in mathematics, science, and English language arts ranging from around 15% to 65% across different grade levels and subject areas. Compared to the Roanoke City School District and the state of Alabama, Handley Middle School's test scores are often lower, indicating a need for academic improvement. The school has also experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.0% in 2023-2024 to 17.9% in 2022-2023, which may be a contributing factor to the school's academic challenges.

Interestingly, the nearby John P Powell Middle School and Wedowee Middle School also struggle academically, with lower test scores and rankings compared to the state average. These schools serve student populations with similar demographic characteristics, such as high percentages of students from low-income families, which may contribute to their academic challenges. Addressing the root causes of absenteeism and implementing targeted interventions to support all student groups could be crucial steps in improving Handley Middle School's overall performance and providing a high-quality education for the community it serves.

483

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,210

Per pupil spending ?

69.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

251 Gilham Rd
Roanoke, AL 36274-2722

(334) 539-5265

District: Roanoke City

Students who attend Handley Middle School usually attend:

High:

Handley High School

Feeder schools for Handley Middle School:

Elementary:

Knight Enloe Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.0%

African American:

37.7%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 62nd percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (39% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 62nd-percentile peak (2016) to 52nd (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

Alabama avg45%

Elementary school

447^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

212^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

67^th of 135Roanoke City 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	447 of 680	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	437 of 684	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	419 of 680	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	374 of 687	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	435 of 692	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	507 of 681	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	481 of 680	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	45.4	394 of 688	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.5	383 of 691	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.4	523 of 691	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.5	537 of 695	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.7	551 of 696	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.1	571 of 696	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.7	573 of 709	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.5	547 of 704	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.6	512 of 696	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.6	465 of 698	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.1	581 of 698	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.6	489 of 689	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.7	492 of 688	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.5	482 of 623	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	275 of 427	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.9	174 of 420	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.2	249 of 427	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	268 of 426	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	269 of 426	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.0	372 of 426	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	344 of 423	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	43.4	182 of 336	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	410 of 649	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	399 of 650	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	369 of 645	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.7	316 of 656	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.4	357 of 656	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	528 of 646	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	503 of 640	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	44.0	381 of 639	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	412 of 660	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	440 of 670	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	360 of 623	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	390 of 651	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	404 of 653	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.2	574 of 649	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	509 of 651	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	58.4	214 of 567	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	441 of 651	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	433 of 655	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	436 of 649	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	415 of 669	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	465 of 669	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	447 of 650	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	419 of 650	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.8	366 of 639	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	352 of 403	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	254 of 395	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	309 of 373	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	365 of 398	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	340 of 392	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	260 of 344	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.7	174 of 280	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	407 of 532	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	417 of 535	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	353 of 528	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	269 of 540	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.2	333 of 539	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	456 of 529	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	420 of 508	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.0	229 of 369	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	212 of 439	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	241 of 442	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	250 of 437	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.9	186 of 432	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	183 of 440	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.3	301 of 437	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	255 of 423	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.4	169 of 432	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.9	162 of 432	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	38.4	270 of 430	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.0	246 of 438	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.0	297 of 436	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.1	267 of 436	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.2	306 of 435	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.5	285 of 435	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.7	250 of 425	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.9	309 of 417	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.1	256 of 412	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.7	151 of 409	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.9	213 of 415	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.3	207 of 407	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	76 of 259	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	49.1	109 of 269	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	121 of 263	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.9	183 of 271	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	121 of 266	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.2	170 of 252	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	164 of 247	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.6	81 of 205	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	177 of 415	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	194 of 426	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	198 of 417	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	227 of 423	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.8	199 of 415	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.4	272 of 399	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	256 of 392	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.2	162 of 380	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	202 of 428	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	228 of 437	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	227 of 410	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	204 of 421	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	169 of 415	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.4	292 of 396	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	303 of 396	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	78.7	43 of 349	87.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	240 of 422	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	284 of 428	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	290 of 419	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.7	144 of 427	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	158 of 418	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.6	283 of 399	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.0	223 of 397	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.9	155 of 380	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	135 of 271	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.4	192 of 281	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.6	277 of 281	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	204 of 256	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	211 of 274	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	160 of 254	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	165 of 223	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	197 of 377	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	203 of 373	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	190 of 370	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.2	101 of 376	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	58.6	114 of 369	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.5	232 of 343	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	152 of 331	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.3	78 of 247	68.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

White (2025)23rd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-22 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)71st percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile~ school

White (2025)48th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English56%-3 vs state

Science38%-4 vs state

Mathematics22%-11 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 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th 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
Handley Middle School	Public	4-8	251 Gilham Rd	Roanoke	36274	Randolph County	Roanoke City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 539-5265	483	28	17.5	69.2%	280 (58.0%)	182 (37.7%)	7 (1.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	49.6	212^th of 439 public middle schools	51.7%		43.8	241^st of 442 public middle schools	45.5%	29	28.9	20.6	25.0	19.2	15.6	34.0	42.2	44.3	65.0	57.0	52.5	60.0	$8,210	$1,230	$6,981
John P Powell Middle School	Public	6-8	300 Ave A SE	Lafayette	36862	Chambers County	Chambers County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 864-8274	140	8	18.2	76.4%	25 (17.9%)	102 (72.9%)	10 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	13.3	396^th of 439 public middle schools	9.8%		12.4	397^th of 442 public middle schools	10.2%	1			14.0	4.1	6.4		10.6			39.5	24.5	21.7	$13,362	$4,042	$9,306

Frequently Asked Questions about Handley Middle School

How many students attend Handley Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 483 students attended Handley Middle School.

Is Handley Middle School a good school?

Handley Middle School ranks 212^th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Handley Middle School in?

Roanoke City

What is the racial makeup of Handley Middle School?

Students at Handley Middle School are 58% White, 38% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Handley Middle School attend?

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

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