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Sanford Middle School

Serves grades 5 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1500 Lee Road 11
Opelika, AL 36804
Phone
(334) 705-6040
District
Lee County
County
LEE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
545
Classroom Teachers
33

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alabama

5

(10 is best)

Better than 41.9% of all AL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Sanford Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
45%
48%
56%
33%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
40%
51%
50%
35%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
35%
36%
49%
18%
21%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
36%
39%
50%
14%
21%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
17
16
20
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 140 25.7%
Grade 6 137 25.1%
Grade 7 132 24.2%
Grade 8 135 24.8%
Grade 9 1 0.2%
Total 545 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 66.3% 68.2% 53.8%
Black 24.3% 22.6% 32.8%
Hispanic 9.3% 8.7% 10.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.3% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 73.8% 62.4% 60.1%
Free lunch eligible 67.2% 57.3% 54.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.6% 5.2% 5.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 60,508 5,074,296
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 126.1 100
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.2% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.1% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.4% 25.7%
65 OR OLDER 15.5% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 22,210 1,933,150
Single Parent Households With Children 6.7% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.3% 87.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 23.3% 27.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.7% 13.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.2% 14.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.6% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.1% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.6% 16.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.8% 14.2%
$15,000 or less 12.0% 11.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,535 $60,854,000 54.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $662 $6,167,000 5.5%
Staff $335 $3,116,000 2.8%
General Administration $144 $1,343,000 1.2%
School Administration $634 $5,902,000 5.3%
Operation $974 $9,072,000 8.1%
Transportation $788 $7,335,000 6.5%
Other $261 $2,429,000 2.2%
Total Support $3,798 $35,364,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,699 $15,820,000 14.1%
Total Expenditures $12,032 $112,038,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,200 $4,655,842,000 51.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $783 $587,926,000 6.5%
Staff $452 $339,107,000 3.7%
General Administration $257 $193,007,000 2.1%
School Administration $647 $485,591,000 5.3%
Operation $1,010 $758,603,000 8.3%
Transportation $503 $377,902,000 4.2%
Other $272 $204,126,000 2.2%
Total Support $3,924 $2,946,262,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,976 $1,483,801,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $12,100 $9,085,905,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%