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Elmore County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Alabama for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 6 public middle schools serving 3,851 students in Elmore County School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Alabama.
Public Middle Schools in Elmore County School District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the Alabama public middle school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 36% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Alabama public middle school average of 45% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (AL)
# Schools
17 Schools
534 Schools
# Students
11,820 Students
236,737 Students
# Teachers
619 Teachers
12,843 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1
District Rank
Elmore County School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 145 school districts in Alabama (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#38 out of 145 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
29%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
47%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
38%

Graduation Rate
87%
88%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.54
0.61
# American Indian Students
31 Students
3,329 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
73 Students
2,720 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
685 Students
24,370 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
10%
# Black Students
3,082 Students
68,686 Students
% Black Students
26%
29%
# White Students
7,429 Students
129,762 Students
% White Students
63%
55%
# Hawaiian Students
6 Students
257 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
514 Students
7,613 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
441
2,540
# Students in K Grade:
830
5,092
# Students in 1st Grade:
889
5,246
# Students in 2nd Grade:
827
5,239
# Students in 3rd Grade:
852
5,011
# Students in 4th Grade:
797
5,480
# Students in 5th Grade:
818
10,423
# Students in 6th Grade:
886
39,140
# Students in 7th Grade:
893
55,757
# Students in 8th Grade:
948
56,367
# Students in 9th Grade:
1,005
13,737
# Students in 10th Grade:
987
11,591
# Students in 11th Grade:
836
10,975
# Students in 12th Grade:
811
10,139
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,459 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,006. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,741 is higher than the state median of $12,220. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$147 MM
$9,671 MM

Spending
$151 MM
$9,086 MM

Revenue / Student
$12,459
$13,006

Spending / Student
$12,741
$12,220

Best Elmore County School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Holtville Middle School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
655 Bulldog Ln
Deatsville, AL 36022
(334) 569-1596
Deatsville, AL 36022
(334) 569-1596
Grades: 5-8
| 619 students
Rank: #22.
Eclectic Middle School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
170 South Ann St
Eclectic, AL 36024
(334) 541-2131
Eclectic, AL 36024
(334) 541-2131
Grades: 5-8
| 448 students
Rank: #33.
Wetumpka Middle School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
1000 Micanopy St
Wetumpka, AL 36092
(334) 567-1413
Wetumpka, AL 36092
(334) 567-1413
Grades: 5-8
| 672 students
Rank: #44.
Millbrook Middle School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
4228 Chapman Rd
Millbrook, AL 36054
(334) 285-2100
Millbrook, AL 36054
(334) 285-2100
Grades: 5-8
| 1,134 students
Rank: #55.
Edge Virtual School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
517 Micanopy Street
Wetumpka, AL 36092
(334) 514-3931
Wetumpka, AL 36092
(334) 514-3931
Grades: K-12
| 401 students
Rank: n/an/a
184 Rodney Lane
Wetumpka, AL 36093
(334) 567-1200
Wetumpka, AL 36093
(334) 567-1200
Grades: 5-8
| 577 students
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