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Opelika Middle School

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Opelika Middle School ranks 204 th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-8

204^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 55% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Opelika Middle School in Opelika, AL, serves 812 students in grades 4 through 8 and is part of the Opelika City district, which holds a 2-star rating. The school itself has maintained a steady 3-star rating for the past decade, and a large majority of its students (73%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, a much higher rate than nearby schools like Drake Middle School (30%) in the Auburn City district.

One of the most interesting findings is that Opelika Middle School performs exceptionally well for specific student groups, ranking in the 78th percentile for African American students and the 85th percentile for White students statewide—both 4-star ratings. This is notably higher than the school’s overall ranking (54th percentile), which suggests that other subgroups, particularly English Language Learners (22nd percentile) and Multi-racial students (28th percentile), are pulling the overall score down. The school also shows a clear strength in science, with 8th-grade proficiency at 58.9% (above the state average), but struggles in 7th-grade English (46.5% proficiency, below the state average) and has seen stagnant 7th-grade math scores around 22% for three years. Chronic absenteeism is another challenge, at 16.5%, which is higher than the district (13.7%) and state (12.0%) averages, and much higher than nearby W F Burns Middle School (7.1%).

Compared to neighboring schools, Opelika Middle School faces a clear socioeconomic divide. For example, Drake Middle School has 6th-grade English proficiency of 75%, versus Opelika’s 46%, but Drake serves a far less economically disadvantaged population. Within the same district, Fox Run School (which also serves 6th grade) posts higher math scores (35%) than Opelika’s historical 6th-grade scores (31%). The good news is that Opelika’s science scores have improved dramatically over the past two years, and its success with certain student groups proves the school can achieve high outcomes. The key takeaway for parents is that Opelika Middle School has strong potential, but it needs to focus on replicating its successful strategies for all students, especially in math and for English Language Learners.

812

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,964

Per pupil spending ?

73.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1206 Denson Dr
Opelika, AL 36801-2999

(334) 745-9726

District: Opelika City

Students who attend Opelika Middle School usually attend:

High:

Opelika High School

Feeder schools for Opelika Middle School:

Elementary:	Carver Primary School
	Jeter Primary School
	Morris Avenue Intermediate School
	Northside School
	More...
	Southview Primary School
	West Forest Intermediate School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.5%

White:

28.4%

Hispanic:

18.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2016 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (42% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg44%

Alabama avg48%

204^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

81^st of 140Opelika 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	204 of 449	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.5	198 of 439	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	184 of 442	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	193 of 437	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	154 of 432	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	177 of 440	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	169 of 437	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	184 of 423	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.5	249 of 432	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	57.3	167 of 432	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.5	181 of 430	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.3	184 of 438	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.0	284 of 436	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.2	288 of 436	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.6	240 of 435	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.5	249 of 435	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.5	210 of 425	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.5	214 of 417	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.2	228 of 412	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.0	185 of 409	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.6	215 of 415	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	55.6	167 of 407	59.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	65.3	58 of 269	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	60.2	67 of 259	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	67 of 269	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	77 of 263	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.0	63 of 271	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	57.8	80 of 266	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	48 of 252	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	59.2	74 of 247	70.0%	★★★★☆
2017	40.9	106 of 205	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	80 of 103	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	106 of 117	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	89 of 106	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	63 of 94	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	34 of 81	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.2	53 of 70	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	18 of 31	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	203 of 427	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.2	172 of 415	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	147 of 426	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	152 of 417	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	142 of 423	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	183 of 415	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	186 of 399	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	185 of 392	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.9	233 of 380	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	112 of 173	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	77 of 164	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	73 of 166	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	77 of 157	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.7	71 of 154	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	42 of 124	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	31 of 113	72.6%	★★★★☆
2017	57.2	37 of 108	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	206 of 438	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.5	228 of 428	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	215 of 437	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	219 of 410	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	202 of 421	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.7	210 of 415	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	177 of 396	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	202 of 396	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.4	270 of 349	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	52.6	186 of 426	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.3	211 of 422	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	198 of 428	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	220 of 419	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.5	172 of 427	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	162 of 418	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	143 of 399	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	155 of 397	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.6	223 of 380	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	53.3	12 of 26	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.5	18 of 26	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	12 of 29	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.9	17 of 19	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	106 of 146	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	35 of 46	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.4	16 of 30	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	50 of 66	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.2	36 of 69	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	28 of 61	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	36 of 65	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	24 of 56	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	20 of 44	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	170 of 269	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.2	160 of 271	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	133 of 281	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	163 of 281	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	183 of 256	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.0	169 of 274	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	110 of 254	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.1	143 of 223	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.3	114 of 195	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	78.4	54 of 359	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	74.8	71 of 377	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	73 of 373	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	54 of 370	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	39 of 376	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	85.1	35 of 369	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	84.7	36 of 343	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	47 of 331	85.8%	★★★★☆
2017	64.2	67 of 247	72.9%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)85th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2026)78th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2026)56th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2023)54th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)52nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)27th percentile-27 vs school

Native American (2025)24th percentile-31 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)22nd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science59%+7 vs state

English50%-10 vs state

Mathematics25%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)					Summative Assessment Science (2026)		Summative Assessment English (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	53	204^th of 449 public middle schools	54.6%		51.5	198^th of 439 public middle schools	54.9%	6				22.7	27.4		58.9				46.5	53.8	$9,964	$908	$9,003
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)			35.1							56.7
East Samford School	Public	6-7	332 E Samford Avenue	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	No	(334) 887-1960	733	42	17.4	30.7%	362 (49.4%)	152 (20.7%)	78 (10.6%)	107 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.5%)								(n/a)				49.1							74.3		$11,318	$899	$10,399
Drake Middle School	Public	6	655 N Donahue Dr	Auburn	36832	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	No	(334) 887-1940	720	39	18.4	29.6%	375 (52.1%)	137 (19.0%)	59 (8.2%)	114 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.9%)								(n/a)			59.7							75.0			$13,528	$2,008	$10,044
Sanford Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Lee Road 11	Opelika	36804	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 705-6040	533	34	15.5	60.4%	317 (59.5%)	109 (20.5%)	56 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.6%)	41.7	263^rd of 449 public middle schools	41.4%		42.6	258^th of 439 public middle schools	41.2%	5			44.8	6.2	12.8		45.7			58.7	42.5	52.8	$13,742	$2,696	$11,015
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%)	29.2	319^th of 449 public middle schools	29.0%		27.6	322^nd of 439 public middle schools	26.7%	3			22.4	8.5	11.2		55.9			41.5	37.5	40.6	$10,933	$2,408	$8,493
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%)	8.2	428^th of 449 public middle schools	4.7%		14.5	383^rd of 439 public middle schools	12.8%	45				1.2	5.9		20.6				20.2	20.6	$9,645	$1,488	$8,158
Smiths Station Junior High School	Public	6-8	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%)	56.3	184^th of 449 public middle schools	59.0%		55.6	176^th of 439 public middle schools	59.9%	8			45.7	17.4	20.2		52.5			60.3	60.4	55.6	$10,667	$1,486	$9,149

Frequently Asked Questions about Opelika Middle School

Is Opelika Middle School a good school?

Opelika Middle School ranks 204^th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Opelika Middle School?

Students at Opelika Middle School are 50% African American, 28% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Opelika Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 812 students attended Opelika Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Opelika Middle School attend?

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

What district is Opelika Middle School in?

Opelika City

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