Fort Payne Middle School
4910 Martin Ave Ne Fort Payne AL, 35967, De Kalb County Phone: 256-845-7501 Ranking:  (444 out of 1,064, top 42%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8 School District: Fort Payne City School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: 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: | 48 | 51 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 44 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 922 | 921 | 907 | 895 | 823 | 852 | 852 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 215 | 23.3% | 219 | 23.8% | 221 | 24.4% | 263 | 29.4% | 207 | 25.2% | 232 | 27.2% | 203 | 23.8% |
| Grade 6: | 225 | 24.4% | 236 | 25.6% | 265 | 29.2% | 202 | 22.6% | 221 | 26.9% | 199 | 23.4% | 200 | 23.5% |
| Grade 7: | 233 | 25.3% | 263 | 28.6% | 201 | 22.2% | 228 | 25.5% | 199 | 24.2% | 204 | 23.9% | 226 | 26.5% |
| Grade 8: | 249 | 27.0% | 203 | 22.0% | 220 | 24.3% | 202 | 22.6% | 196 | 23.8% | 217 | 25.5% | 223 | 26.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 484 | 52.5% | 460 | 49.9% | 459 | 50.6% | 459 | 51.3% | 404 | 49.1% | 432 | 50.7% | 428 | 50.2% |
| Female: | 438 | 47.5% | 461 | 50.1% | 448 | 49.4% | 436 | 48.7% | 411 | 49.9% | 412 | 48.4% | 420 | 49.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.9% | 8 | 0.9% | 8 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 313 | 33.9% | 290 | 31.5% | 271 | 29.9% | 263 | 29.4% | 227 | 27.6% | 236 | 27.7% | 221 | 25.9% |
| Black: | 38 | 4.1% | 36 | 3.9% | 44 | 4.9% | 55 | 6.1% | 55 | 6.7% | 47 | 5.5% | 54 | 6.3% |
| White: | 503 | 54.6% | 541 | 58.7% | 548 | 60.4% | 570 | 63.7% | 532 | 64.6% | 560 | 65.7% | 569 | 66.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 62 | 6.7% | 52 | 5.6% | 39 | 4.3% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 577 | 62.6% | 559 | 60.7% | 529 | 58.3% | 503 | 56.2% | 426 | 51.8% | 405 | 47.5% | 378 | 44.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 43 | 4.7% | 50 | 5.4% | 50 | 5.5% | 56 | 6.3% | 49 | 6.0% | 67 | 7.9% | 79 | 9.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.41 | 18.06 | 17.15 | 17.42 | 16.85 | 18.10 | 19.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 50.7% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.6% | 33.6% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.85% | 30.85% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 38.4% | 37.25% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 57.2% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 53.1% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.25% | 61.25% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.58% | 68.58% | 64.88% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 51.2% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 41.3% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.15% | 44.15% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 43.3% | 43.74% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 52.2% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 47.1% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.51% | 33.51% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.97% | 41.97% | 40.59% |
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 57.7% | 42% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 46.8% | 41% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 60.4% | 45.4% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.44% | 56.44% | 46.94% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.73% | 64.73% | 56.16% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 63.1% | 55.7% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 66.6% | 63% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 72.6% | 60% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.21% | 79.21% | 65.27% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.83% | 70.83% | 65.55% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 51.7% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 58.3% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.7% | 55.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 59.9% | 56.69% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.58% | 71.58% | 62.72% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 48.3% | 51.1% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 59.5% | 51.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 59.4% | 58.32% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.16% | 73.16% | 60.06% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.1% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 62.1% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.89% | 73.89% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.12% | 77.12% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.74% | 82.74% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.65% | 84.65% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.27% | 94.27% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.9% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.5% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.79% | 79.79% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.86% | 81.86% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.26% | 83.26% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.55% | 88.55% | 88.88% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 56% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 72.5% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 74.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.98% | 72.98% | 73.46% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.07% | 71.07% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.06% | 73.06% | 74.92% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.41% | 83.41% | 76.94% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.57% | 78.57% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.86% | 75.86% | 77.16% |
| 2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 82.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84.7% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.9% | 83% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.94% | 82.94% | 84.87% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.79% | 85.79% | 86.61% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.73% | 80.73% | 86.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | 86.13% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.25% | 90.25% | 88.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.53% | 83.53% | 88.35% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 61.2% | 56.9% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 68.5% | 59.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.53% | 66.53% | 59.82% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.26% | 69.26% | 61.26% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.07% | 71.07% | 65.79% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.07% | 71.07% | 68.76% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.11% | 83.11% | 70.36% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 89.9% | 72.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.9% | 75.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 74.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.14% | 81.14% | 77% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.34% | 78.34% | 79.13% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.54% | 84.54% | 81.28% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.22% | 81.22% | 83.02% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.55% | 91.55% | 84.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.85% | 89.85% | 86.25% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 72.8% | 63% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 67.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.91% | 79.91% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.37% | 78.37% | 68.13% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.94% | 73.94% | 73.77% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.84% | 77.84% | 78.62% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.9% | 77.01% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.95% | 83.95% | 78.62% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 57.8% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71.5% | 69.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.6% | 71.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.89% | 74.89% | 71.94% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.54% | 80.54% | 73.87% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.83% | 77.83% | 74.89% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.48% | 79.48% | 73.51% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.18% | 82.18% | 76.95% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.7% | 79.33% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.14% | 71.14% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.16% | 79.16% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.03% | 81.03% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.12% | 70.12% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.46% | 85.46% | 80.09% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.15% | 77.15% | 60.51% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.38% | 81.38% | 70.34% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.26% | 75.26% | 68.79% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.61% | 72.61% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.21% | 80.21% | 75.67% |
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* Fort Payne Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.