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W F Burns Middle School

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W F Burns Middle School ranks 322 nd of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

322^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 27% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

W F Burns Middle School is a public middle school located in Valley, Alabama, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 516 students. The school is part of the Chambers County School District, which is ranked 108 out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

W F Burns Middle School consistently performs below the state and county averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics ranged from 8.05% to 14.44%, compared to the state averages of 24.08% to 33.97%. Similarly, in English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 36.84% to 47.31%, compared to the state averages of 54.48% to 56.81%. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 8.8% to 17.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as John P Powell Middle School, Smiths Station Junior High School, Opelika Middle School, and Lanett Junior High School, W F Burns Middle School consistently ranks lower in statewide school rankings and has lower academic performance across all subject areas. The school's spending per student ($8,033 in 2018-2019) is also lower than the nearby schools, which may contribute to the lower academic performance.

545

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,033

Per pupil spending ?

57.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

292 Johnson St
Valley, AL 36854

(334) 756-3567

District: Chambers County

Students who attend W F Burns Middle School usually attend:

High:

Valley High School

Feeder schools for W F Burns Middle School:

Elementary:	Bob HardingShawmut Elementary
	Fairfax Elementary School
	Huguley Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.2%

African American:

37.6%

Hispanic:

13.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (28% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg25%

Alabama avg42%

322^nd of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Chambers County

108^th of 135Chambers 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
2025	27.6	322 of 439	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	330 of 442	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	314 of 437	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	307 of 432	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	295 of 440	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	259 of 437	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	271 of 423	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.8	193 of 432	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.1	237 of 432	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.6	284 of 430	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.1	313 of 438	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	46.1	296 of 436	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.2	328 of 436	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.4	316 of 435	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.9	309 of 435	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.0	278 of 425	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.4	274 of 417	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.0	284 of 412	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.6	261 of 409	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.0	280 of 415	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	23.8	335 of 407	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	161 of 259	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	145 of 269	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	156 of 263	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	158 of 271	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	148 of 266	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	116 of 252	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	96 of 247	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.7	61 of 205	70.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	61 of 117	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	72 of 106	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	310 of 415	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	321 of 426	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	302 of 417	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	310 of 423	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	277 of 415	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	238 of 399	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	243 of 392	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.5	167 of 380	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	142 of 173	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	140 of 164	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	122 of 166	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	292 of 428	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	324 of 437	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	304 of 410	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	314 of 421	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	316 of 415	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	237 of 396	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	244 of 396	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	309 of 422	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	318 of 428	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	298 of 419	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	297 of 427	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	284 of 418	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	245 of 399	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	263 of 397	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.5	179 of 380	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	90 of 92	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	204 of 271	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	266 of 281	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	45.1	118 of 281	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	144 of 256	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.8	73 of 274	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	56.4	81 of 254	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.9	118 of 223	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.1	133 of 195	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	311 of 377	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	307 of 373	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	253 of 370	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	276 of 376	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.1	240 of 369	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	186 of 343	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.7	252 of 331	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.9	125 of 247	49.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)2nd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English41%-15 vs state

Science36%-5 vs state

Mathematics11%-16 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 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th 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
W F Burns Middle School	Public	6-8	292 Johnson St	Valley	36854	Chambers County	Chambers County	No	No	No	No	(334) 756-3567	545	29	19.0	57.4%	257 (47.2%)	205 (37.6%)	73 (13.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	27.6	322^nd of 439 public middle schools	26.7%		26.9	330^th of 442 public middle schools	25.3%	8	14.4	8.1	11.9	36.2	38.6	47.3	36.8	$8,033	$1,242	$6,776
Lanett Junior High School	Public	7-8	1301 South 8th Avenue	Lanett	36863	Chambers County	Lanett City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 644-5950	147	9	17.2	58.5%	7 (4.8%)	86 (58.5%)	51 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	14.5	383^rd of 439 public middle schools	12.8%		10.8	411^th of 442 public middle schools	7.0%	28		6.4	7.6	10.6		33.8	29.0	$10,778	$2,436	$8,339
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
Fox Run School	Public	6	1100 Fox Run Parkway	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(334) 745-9751	392	21	18.8	74.5%	109 (27.8%)	192 (49.0%)	76 (19.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)								(n/a)	31.9				56.6
Opelika Middle School	Public	4-8	1206 Denson Dr	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	No	(334) 745-9726	812	50	16.3	73.2%	231 (28.4%)	410 (50.5%)	149 (18.3%)	9 (1.1%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	51.5	198^th of 439 public middle schools	54.9%		54.1	184^th of 442 public middle schools	58.4%	14		22.5	23.3	42.3		52.0	48.7	$8,645	$934	$7,550
Smiths Station Junior High School	Public	7-8	1100 Mullin Road	Smiths Station	36877	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(334) 664-4070	910	54	16.8	43.7%	598 (65.7%)	166 (18.2%)	81 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (6.8%)	55.6	176^th of 439 public middle schools	59.9%		66.7	117^th of 442 public middle schools	73.5%	59		15.9	24.5	38.4		64.6	55.8	$8,582	$830	$7,735

Frequently Asked Questions about W F Burns Middle School

Is W F Burns Middle School a good school?

W F Burns Middle School ranks 322^nd of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend W F Burns Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 545 students attended W F Burns Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of W F Burns Middle School?

Students at W F Burns Middle School are 47% White, 38% African American, 13% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What district is W F Burns Middle School in?

Chambers County

What high school do graduates of W F Burns Middle School attend?

Students who attend W F Burns Middle School usually go on to attend Valley High School

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