Middle Schools in Oneonta City

Oneonta City, Alabama is home to a single middle school, Oneonta Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 300 students. The school is part of the Oneonta City school district, which is ranked 20 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oneonta Middle School appears to be a strong-performing school, consistently ranking between 45-54 out of 437-442 middle schools in Alabama over the past 3 school years. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating above-average performance, and has demonstrated high proficiency rates in English/Language Arts, with 75-79% of students scoring proficient or better across grades 6-8. Additionally, the school has outperformed the state average in Mathematics proficiency, particularly in 7th and 8th grades where the school's rates were over 15 percentage points higher than the Alabama average. Oneonta Middle School also excelled in 8th grade Science, with 74.51% of students scoring proficient or better compared to the state average of 41.51%.

While Oneonta Middle School has shown consistent academic excellence, the school's relatively high free/reduced lunch rate of 57.67% in 2023-2024 indicates a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.8% in 2023-2024 is a metric to monitor, as high chronic absenteeism can negatively impact student learning and academic progress. The school's spending per student of $8,349 in 2018-2019 is a data point that could be further analyzed in the context of the school's performance, as understanding how these resources are allocated and utilized may provide insights into the school's success.