Summary:
In zip code 35044, there is exactly one middle school, Childersburg Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 and has an enrollment of 245 students within the Talladega County district.
For parents considering this area, Childersburg Middle School presents a mixed picture. The school's greatest strength is its English and Science performance. In the most recent school year, 6th-grade English proficiency reached 61.46%, which is above both the district (59.83%) and state (56.77%) averages. Similarly, 8th-grade Science proficiency was 50%, a strong showing that improved from the prior year. However, Mathematics is a significant concern. Proficiency rates in math are dramatically low across all grades, with 6th grade at 18.56%, 7th grade at 16.67%, and 8th grade at just 10.2%. This means 8th-grade science proficiency is nearly five times higher than 8th-grade math proficiency, highlighting a major subject-area gap. The school's overall state ranking has also declined over the past three years, falling from the 59th percentile to the 39th percentile, and its star rating has dropped from 3 stars to 2 stars.
On a positive note, the school has a very low chronic absenteeism rate of 8.1%, which is significantly better than the district (12.4%) and state (12.0%) averages, suggesting students are consistently attending school. This is particularly notable given that 74.29% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a high-poverty environment. The student-teacher ratio is 16.6 to 1, and per-student spending was $7,094 (from 2018-2019 data). While the school is underperforming its district in most subjects, especially math, its strong attendance and competitive English scores offer some encouraging signs. The declining math scores as students progress through grades, however, suggest a need for targeted math interventions to reverse the downward trend.
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