Summary:
Zip code 36111 in Montgomery, AL is home to just one middle school, Floyd Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 and enrolls 525 students within the Montgomery County district.
Floyd Middle School is a clear standout, dramatically outperforming its district and often surpassing state averages. The school consistently earns 4-5 star ratings and ranks in the 85th-91st percentile statewide. Its greatest strength is English/Language Arts, where proficiency rates are remarkably consistent across all grades (79.63% to 81.98%), giving the school a roughly 23-24 point advantage over the state average in every grade. Science is another exceptional area, with 8th grade proficiency at an extraordinary 85.47%—more than double the district rate and 31 points above the state. The school also boasts a low chronic absenteeism rate of 10.2%, less than half the district's 25.2%, despite nearly half of its students (48.38%) qualifying for free/reduced lunch.
Mathematics presents the school's biggest challenge. While 6th grade math proficiency is strong at 59.43%, there is a dramatic decline as students advance: 29.63% in 7th grade and just 23.84% in 8th grade—the only subject where the school falls below the state average. This 35.59-point drop from 6th to 8th grade suggests a need for targeted math interventions in upper grades. Encouragingly, the school showed improvement in 6 of 7 subject-grade combinations from the prior year, including a remarkable +18.45 point gain in 6th grade math and +12.69 points in 8th grade science. With a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1 and per-student spending of $7,969, Floyd Middle School achieves results that far exceed its resources, indicating effective instructional quality and a positive school culture that parents should find very appealing.
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