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Daniel Payne Middle School
1500 Daniel Payne Dr
Birmingham AL, 35214, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-231-3190
Ranking: 
(914 out of 1,064, bottom 14%)*
(914 out of 1,064, bottom 14%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Birmingham City School District
Title I Eligible School: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 17 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 21 | ||||||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | 217 | 248 | 286 | 292 | 307 | 331 | ||||||
| Grade 6: | NA | NA | 70 | 32.3% | 81 | 32.7% | 86 | 30.1% | 105 | 36.0% | 105 | 34.2% | 94 | 28.4% |
| Grade 7: | NA | NA | 78 | 35.9% | 79 | 31.9% | 106 | 37.1% | 94 | 32.2% | 97 | 31.6% | 110 | 33.2% |
| Grade 8: | NA | NA | 69 | 31.8% | 88 | 35.5% | 94 | 32.9% | 93 | 31.8% | 105 | 34.2% | 127 | 38.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | 104 | 47.9% | 119 | 48.0% | 131 | 45.8% | 147 | 50.3% | 155 | 50.5% | 166 | 50.2% |
| Female: | NA | NA | 113 | 52.1% | 129 | 52.0% | 155 | 54.2% | 137 | 46.9% | 144 | 46.9% | 161 | 48.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | NA | NA | 216 | 99.5% | 247 | 99.6% | 284 | 99.3% | 290 | 99.3% | 305 | 99.3% | 330 | 99.7% |
| White: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 193 | 88.9% | 211 | 85.1% | 210 | 73.4% | 241 | 82.5% | 232 | 75.6% | 243 | 73.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 8 | 3.7% | 18 | 7.3% | 17 | 5.9% | 22 | 7.5% | 37 | 12.1% | 38 | 11.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 12.76 | 13.05 | 15.05 | 13.27 | 15.70 | 16.10 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 24.1% | 42% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 25.8% | 41% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 28.4% | 45.4% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.35% | 31.35% | 46.94% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.09% | 40.86% | 56.16% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 38.9% | 55.7% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 55.2% | 63% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 51.6% | 60% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.54% | 55.48% | 65.27% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.14% | 58.46% | 65.55% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 33.7% | 51.7% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 33.5% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 43.7% | 55.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.59% | 47.13% | 56.69% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 54.64% | 62.72% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | 39.1% | 51.1% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 37.1% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 39.2% | 51.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.48% | 49.97% | 58.32% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.69% | 52.19% | 60.06% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 31.2% | 56% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 49.1% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 57.8% | 74.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.62% | 60.12% | 73.46% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.07% | 57.06% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.77% | 60.31% | 74.92% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.11% | 61.74% | 76.94% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.05% | 62.06% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 60.27% | 77.16% |
| 2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 69.1% | 82.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 67.9% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 67.9% | 83% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 72.52% | 84.87% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.91% | 73.76% | 86.61% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 73.76% | 86.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.26% | 74.36% | 86.13% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.24% | 77.29% | 88.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.05% | 79.48% | 88.35% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 42.7% | 56.9% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 41.9% | 59.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.41% | 47.68% | 59.82% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 45.53% | 61.26% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.02% | 53.82% | 65.79% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.33% | 56.34% | 68.76% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.48% | 56.68% | 70.36% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58.33% | 72.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 62.1% | 75.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 63.6% | 74.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.94% | 66.23% | 77% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.66% | 65.86% | 79.13% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.77% | 69.58% | 81.28% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.17% | 72.95% | 83.02% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.64% | 74.29% | 84.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 74.7% | 86.25% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 40.7% | 63% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 56.5% | 67.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.41% | 58.37% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.98% | 57.25% | 68.13% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 63.26% | 73.77% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71.78% | 78.62% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.42% | 65.24% | 77.01% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.89% | 71.7% | 78.62% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 38.8% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 52.7% | 69.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 71.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.01% | 61.54% | 71.94% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.33% | 63.82% | 73.87% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 62.39% | 74.89% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 64.03% | 73.51% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.82% | 63.14% | 76.95% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.44% | 66.61% | 79.33% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.08% | 40.87% | 60.51% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.26% | 57.45% | 70.34% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.21% | 56.78% | 68.79% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.73% | 57.09% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 63.03% | 75.67% |
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* Daniel Payne Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.