South Dale Middle School
202 South Hwy 123
Pinckard AL, 36371, Dale County
Phone: 334-983-3077
Ranking: 
(698 out of 1,064, bottom 34%)*
(698 out of 1,064, bottom 34%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Dale County 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: | 22 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 439 | 413 | 393 | 351 | 340 | 343 | 373 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 86 | 19.6% | 75 | 18.2% | 90 | 22.9% | 84 | 23.9% | 73 | 21.5% | 59 | 17.2% | 81 | 21.7% |
| Grade 6: | 77 | 17.5% | 98 | 23.7% | 88 | 22.4% | 83 | 23.6% | 74 | 21.8% | 84 | 24.5% | 81 | 21.7% |
| Grade 7: | 152 | 34.6% | 115 | 27.8% | 115 | 29.3% | 94 | 26.8% | 101 | 29.7% | 99 | 28.9% | 104 | 27.9% |
| Grade 8: | 124 | 28.2% | 125 | 30.3% | 100 | 25.4% | 90 | 25.6% | 92 | 27.1% | 101 | 29.4% | 107 | 28.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 223 | 50.8% | 213 | 51.6% | 203 | 51.7% | 182 | 51.9% | 164 | 48.2% | 168 | 49.0% | 192 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 216 | 49.2% | 200 | 48.4% | 190 | 48.3% | 169 | 48.1% | 167 | 49.1% | 167 | 48.7% | 177 | 47.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 15 | 3.4% | 9 | 2.2% | 8 | 2.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.1% |
| Black: | 105 | 23.9% | 92 | 22.3% | 90 | 22.9% | 90 | 25.6% | 96 | 28.2% | 90 | 26.2% | 114 | 30.6% |
| White: | 308 | 70.2% | 299 | 72.4% | 282 | 71.8% | 257 | 73.2% | 237 | 69.7% | 246 | 71.7% | 251 | 67.3% |
| 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: | 7 | 1.6% | 10 | 2.4% | 11 | 2.8% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 301 | 68.6% | 280 | 67.8% | 256 | 65.1% | 235 | 67.0% | 205 | 60.3% | 191 | 55.7% | 226 | 60.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 8.7% | 34 | 8.2% | 40 | 10.2% | 30 | 8.5% | 33 | 9.7% | 46 | 13.4% | 44 | 11.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.04 | 16.10 | 16.15 | 15.58 | 16.72 | 17.20 | 17.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 49.7% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.27% | 33.04% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.28% | 32.23% | 37.25% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 68.4% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.57% | 56.08% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.63% | 58.88% | 64.88% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 48.4% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.32% | 40% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.27% | 30.55% | 43.74% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 53.8% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.37% | 38.7% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.27% | 31.11% | 40.59% |
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 40.4% | 42% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 49.4% | 41% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 47.2% | 45.4% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.56% | 47.37% | 46.94% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.39% | 43.5% | 56.16% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 47.2% | 55.7% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 60.1% | 63% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 46.1% | 60% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.26% | 56.58% | 65.27% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.59% | 56.05% | 65.55% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 49.7% | 51.7% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 49.4% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 58.7% | 55.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.48% | 48.68% | 56.69% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.51% | 53.81% | 62.72% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 42.1% | 51.1% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 53.5% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 51% | 51.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.35% | 57.89% | 58.32% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.56% | 56.95% | 60.06% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 78.6% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.24% | 77.14% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.22% | 73.28% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.64% | 69.4% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.57% | 80.25% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.85% | 93.11% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.84% | 93.82% | 91.32% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 83% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.53% | 87.62% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.51% | 81.89% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.14% | 78.14% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.29% | 85.71% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.95% | 89.88% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.26% | 90.18% | 88.88% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 66.5% | 56% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 77.6% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 71.7% | 74.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.44% | 78.66% | 73.46% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.23% | 79.81% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.27% | 75.53% | 74.92% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 77.04% | 76.94% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.53% | 86.12% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.69% | 86.16% | 77.16% |
| 2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 84.8% | 82.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 86.4% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 84.1% | 83% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.48% | 87.03% | 84.87% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.02% | 91.08% | 86.61% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.11% | 85.83% | 86.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.92% | 88.27% | 86.13% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.15% | 91.46% | 88.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.11% | 92.06% | 88.35% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 65.7% | 56.9% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 63.4% | 59.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.96% | 45.21% | 59.82% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.37% | 59.13% | 61.26% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.79% | 60.63% | 65.79% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.23% | 65.48% | 68.76% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.45% | 79.48% | 70.36% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.43% | 81.68% | 72.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 81.3% | 75.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 69.2% | 74.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.62% | 70.43% | 77% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.87% | 73.05% | 79.13% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.45% | 78.28% | 81.28% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.57% | 82.31% | 83.02% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.67% | 88.42% | 84.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.52% | 89.69% | 86.25% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 71.3% | 63% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 79.3% | 67.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.88% | 75.82% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.08% | 70.4% | 68.13% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.47% | 70.97% | 73.77% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.33% | 80.58% | 78.62% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.32% | 90.51% | 77.01% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.75% | 90.06% | 78.62% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 54.1% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 72.7% | 69.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 77% | 71.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.67% | 75.82% | 71.94% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.73% | 74% | 73.87% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.58% | 72.14% | 74.89% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.84% | 72.82% | 73.51% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.42% | 78.02% | 76.95% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.76% | 88.49% | 79.33% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.22% | 66.23% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.57% | 65.58% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.21% | 76.17% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.77% | 84.68% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.42% | 81.46% | 80.09% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.96% | 53.92% | 60.51% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.31% | 71.04% | 70.34% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.48% | 69.68% | 68.79% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.83% | 71.35% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.88% | 80.53% | 75.67% |
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* South Dale Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.