Nichols-Lawson Middle School
1550 Talladega Hwy Sylacauga AL, 35150, Talladega County Phone: 256-245-4376 Ranking:  (295 out of 1,064, top 28%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Sylacauga 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: | 35 | 40 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 38 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 570 | 598 | 586 | 592 | 569 | 566 | 535 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 166 | 29.1% | 194 | 32.4% | 198 | 33.8% | 200 | 33.8% | 183 | 32.2% | 201 | 35.5% | 177 | 33.1% |
| Grade 7: | 204 | 35.8% | 214 | 35.8% | 195 | 33.3% | 190 | 32.1% | 203 | 35.7% | 182 | 32.2% | 173 | 32.3% |
| Grade 8: | 200 | 35.1% | 190 | 31.8% | 192 | 32.8% | 202 | 34.1% | 183 | 32.2% | 183 | 32.3% | 185 | 34.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 268 | 47.0% | 270 | 45.2% | 288 | 49.1% | 304 | 51.4% | 276 | 48.5% | 270 | 47.7% | 263 | 49.2% |
| Female: | 302 | 53.0% | 328 | 54.8% | 298 | 50.9% | 288 | 48.6% | 285 | 50.1% | 288 | 50.9% | 268 | 50.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 2.1% | 11 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.3% |
| Black: | 201 | 35.3% | 194 | 32.4% | 206 | 35.2% | 226 | 38.2% | 233 | 40.9% | 209 | 36.9% | 193 | 36.1% |
| White: | 349 | 61.2% | 388 | 64.9% | 365 | 62.3% | 356 | 60.1% | 324 | 56.9% | 341 | 60.2% | 329 | 61.5% |
| 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: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 261 | 45.8% | 300 | 50.2% | 296 | 50.5% | 283 | 47.8% | 266 | 46.7% | 244 | 43.1% | 219 | 40.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 5.3% | 35 | 5.9% | 30 | 5.1% | 45 | 7.6% | 53 | 9.3% | 41 | 7.2% | 32 | 6.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.47 | 15.10 | 13.44 | 13.58 | 12.76 | 14.90 | 14.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.4% | 37.4% | 42% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 40.6% | 41% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 44.7% | 45.4% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.76% | 44.76% | 46.94% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.07% | 62.07% | 56.16% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 43.6% | 55.7% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.9% | 63% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 57.5% | 60% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 65.27% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.43% | 79.43% | 65.55% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 43.5% | 51.7% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 46.5% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 50.5% | 55.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.49% | 53.49% | 56.69% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.37% | 64.37% | 62.72% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 51.1% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 50.9% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 53.5% | 51.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.39% | 56.39% | 58.32% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.22% | 63.22% | 60.06% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.7% | 56% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 75.7% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.9% | 74.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.52% | 77.52% | 73.46% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.41% | 75.41% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.05% | 82.05% | 74.92% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.05% | 74.05% | 76.94% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.07% | 83.07% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.98% | 78.98% | 77.16% |
| 2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 82.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.8% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 83% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.76% | 88.76% | 84.87% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.8% | 86.61% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.25% | 90.25% | 86.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.03% | 87.03% | 86.13% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.59% | 92.59% | 88.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.67% | 86.67% | 88.35% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 63.1% | 56.9% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 74.2% | 59.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.92% | 81.92% | 59.82% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 61.26% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.87% | 85.87% | 65.79% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.88% | 84.88% | 68.76% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.66% | 77.66% | 70.36% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.65% | 85.65% | 72.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 73.7% | 75.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 74.8% | 74.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.32% | 80.32% | 77% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.29% | 82.29% | 79.13% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.5% | 81.28% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.37% | 85.37% | 83.02% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.76% | 88.76% | 84.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.26% | 90.26% | 86.25% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 63% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 75.3% | 67.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.13% | 76.13% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.28% | 72.28% | 68.13% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.91% | 77.91% | 73.77% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.82% | 81.82% | 78.62% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.87% | 74.87% | 77.01% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.57% | 87.57% | 78.62% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 61.1% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.8% | 69.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.5% | 71.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.86% | 73.86% | 71.94% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.43% | 80.43% | 73.87% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.04% | 86.04% | 74.89% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.08% | 78.08% | 73.51% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.03% | 81.03% | 76.95% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 79.33% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.27% | 69.27% | 60.51% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.78% | 77.78% | 70.34% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.24% | 74.24% | 68.79% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.44% | 67.44% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.21% | 68.21% | 75.67% |
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* Nichols-Lawson Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.