Tipton Middle School
2500 Tipton St
Selma AL, 36701, Dallas County
Phone: 334-872-8080
Ranking: 
(1,016 out of 1,064, bottom 5%)*
(1,016 out of 1,064, bottom 5%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Dallas 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: | 18 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 17 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 289 | 242 | 240 | 257 | 223 | 226 | 251 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 86 | 29.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 97 | 33.6% | 103 | 42.6% | 97 | 40.4% | 146 | 56.8% | 113 | 50.7% | 109 | 48.2% | 116 | 46.2% |
| Grade 8: | 106 | 36.7% | 83 | 34.3% | 143 | 59.6% | 111 | 43.2% | 110 | 49.3% | 117 | 51.8% | 135 | 53.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 139 | 48.1% | 116 | 47.9% | 121 | 50.4% | 134 | 52.1% | 98 | 43.9% | 106 | 46.9% | 135 | 53.8% |
| Female: | 150 | 51.9% | 126 | 52.1% | 119 | 49.6% | 123 | 47.9% | 117 | 52.5% | 112 | 49.6% | 112 | 44.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 286 | 99.0% | 239 | 98.8% | 239 | 99.6% | 257 | 100.0% | 222 | 99.6% | 221 | 97.8% | 244 | 97.2% |
| White: | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 6 | 2.4% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 262 | 90.7% | 176 | 72.7% | 222 | 92.5% | 241 | 93.8% | 199 | 89.2% | 191 | 84.5% | 212 | 84.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.2% | 8 | 3.3% | 8 | 3.1% | 11 | 4.9% | 12 | 5.3% | 13 | 5.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.36 | 19.63 | 16.75 | 128.50 | 19.68 | 15.50 | 15.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 30.8% | 42% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 20.5% | 25.7% | 41% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 29.1% | 33.3% | 45.4% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.11% | 35.61% | 46.94% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.82% | 29.77% | 56.16% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 53.1% | 55.7% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 56.3% | 63% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 43.8% | 60% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.54% | 41.23% | 65.27% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.64% | 36.39% | 65.55% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 41.6% | 51.7% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 35.6% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 36% | 36.9% | 55.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.87% | 47.68% | 56.69% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.73% | 44.64% | 62.72% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 44% | 43.8% | 51.1% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 43.3% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 42.2% | 51.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.63% | 53.56% | 58.32% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 48.81% | 60.06% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 13.2% | 29.9% | 56% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 23.6% | 42.8% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 54.8% | 74.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 78.6% | 82.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 70.2% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 70.8% | 83% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 42.9% | 56.9% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 39.4% | 59.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.81% | 44.77% | 59.82% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 41.62% | 61.26% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.64% | 37.98% | 65.79% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.89% | 42.85% | 68.76% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 27.66% | 43.52% | 70.36% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.58% | 48.87% | 72.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 67.3% | 75.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 58.8% | 74.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.26% | 60.18% | 77% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.52% | 62.09% | 79.13% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.77% | 64.39% | 81.28% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.64% | 73.99% | 83.02% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.94% | 68.14% | 84.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.69% | 76.37% | 86.25% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.9% | 49.4% | 63% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.2% | 55% | 67.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.86% | 46.54% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.08% | 47.85% | 68.13% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.57% | 57.82% | 73.77% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.05% | 61.82% | 78.62% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.28% | 57.94% | 77.01% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.89% | 61.82% | 78.62% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 45.2% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 58.1% | 69.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 63.6% | 71.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.06% | 53.95% | 71.94% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.66% | 61.61% | 73.87% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.71% | 54.2% | 74.89% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.06% | 55.76% | 73.51% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.03% | 55.59% | 76.95% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.71% | 57.95% | 79.33% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 22.81% | 25.68% | 60.51% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.95% | 36.83% | 70.34% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.25% | 49.06% | 68.79% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.65% | 48.89% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 62.79% | 75.67% |
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* Tipton Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.