Summary:
The two middle schools in Chambers County, Alabama, W.F. Burns Middle School and John P. Powell Middle School, are both struggling academically, with low test scores and rankings compared to the state averages.
Both schools are ranked in the bottom half of Alabama middle schools, with W.F. Burns Middle School ranked 322 out of 439 schools and John P. Powell Middle School ranked 396. Both schools are also rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating they are among the lowest-performing schools in the state. The percentage of students proficient or better in mathematics, science, and English language arts is significantly lower than the state averages at both schools.
The data also reveals that both schools have high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients, with John P. Powell Middle School having an extremely high rate of 95.14% and W.F. Burns Middle School at 62.21%. Additionally, both schools have higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates of 14.8%. While John P. Powell Middle School has a higher per-student spending of $13,362 compared to $8,033 at W.F. Burns Middle School, the student-teacher ratios are similar at 16.6 and 16.0, respectively.
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