William R Martin Middle School
2863 Dallas County Rd 81
Selma AL, 36703, Dallas County
Phone: 334-872-6417
Ranking:
(874 out of 1,064, bottom 18%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 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: | 16 | 17 | 17 | NA | NA | 19 | 19 | 19 | ||||||
Total Students: | 298 | 285 | 339 | 324 | 313 | 342 | 329 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 153 | 51.3% | 139 | 48.8% | 162 | 47.8% | 168 | 51.9% | 147 | 47.0% | 177 | 51.8% | 158 | 48.0% |
Grade 8: | 145 | 48.7% | 146 | 51.2% | 177 | 52.2% | 155 | 47.8% | 166 | 53.0% | 165 | 48.2% | 171 | 52.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 172 | 57.7% | 152 | 53.3% | 180 | 53.1% | 171 | 52.8% | 140 | 44.7% | 153 | 44.7% | 153 | 46.5% |
Female: | 126 | 42.3% | 133 | 46.7% | 159 | 46.9% | 153 | 47.2% | 165 | 52.7% | 181 | 52.9% | 172 | 52.3% |
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: | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
Black: | 164 | 55.0% | 150 | 52.6% | 181 | 53.4% | 173 | 53.4% | 170 | 54.3% | 184 | 53.8% | 178 | 54.1% |
White: | 126 | 42.3% | 129 | 45.3% | 154 | 45.4% | 148 | 45.7% | 142 | 45.4% | 156 | 45.6% | 151 | 45.9% |
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: | 6 | 2.0% | 6 | 2.1% | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 202 | 67.8% | 196 | 68.8% | 218 | 64.3% | 199 | 61.4% | 176 | 56.2% | 205 | 59.9% | 191 | 58.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 5.0% | 25 | 8.8% | 25 | 7.4% | 32 | 9.9% | 35 | 11.2% | 28 | 8.2% | 36 | 10.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.63 | 17.27 | 19.94 | NA | NA | 16.92 | 18.30 | 17.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ADAW | ||||||
2004 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 30.8% | 42% |
2005 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 35% | 25.7% | 41% |
2006 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 33.3% | 45.4% |
2008 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.42% | 35.61% | 46.94% |
2009 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 30.28% | 29.77% | 56.16% |
2004 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 53.1% | 55.7% |
2005 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 56.3% | 63% |
2006 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 43.8% | 60% |
2008 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.95% | 41.23% | 65.27% |
2009 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.07% | 36.39% | 65.55% |
2004 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 41.6% | 51.7% |
2005 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 35.6% | 48.9% |
2006 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.1% | 36.9% | 55.1% |
2008 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.41% | 47.68% | 56.69% |
2009 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.28% | 44.64% | 62.72% |
2004 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 43.8% | 51.1% |
2005 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 43.3% | 48.9% |
2006 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.1% | 42.2% | 51.2% |
2008 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 53.56% | 58.32% |
2009 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.28% | 48.81% | 60.06% |
ARMT | ||||||
2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 42.9% | 56.9% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 39.4% | 59.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.88% | 44.77% | 59.82% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.96% | 41.62% | 61.26% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.72% | 37.98% | 65.79% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.32% | 42.85% | 68.76% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.49% | 43.52% | 70.36% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.75% | 48.87% | 72.5% |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 67.3% | 75.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 58.8% | 74.3% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.14% | 60.18% | 77% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.09% | 79.13% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.86% | 64.39% | 81.28% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.15% | 73.99% | 83.02% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.15% | 68.14% | 84.9% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 76.37% | 86.25% |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 49.4% | 63% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 55% | 67.6% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.77% | 46.54% | 66.3% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.44% | 47.85% | 68.13% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.35% | 57.82% | 73.77% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.26% | 61.82% | 78.62% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.32% | 57.94% | 77.01% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.28% | 61.82% | 78.62% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 45.2% | 57.3% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 58.1% | 69.5% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 63.6% | 71.7% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.16% | 53.95% | 71.94% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.68% | 61.61% | 73.87% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.94% | 54.2% | 74.89% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.48% | 55.76% | 73.51% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 55.59% | 76.95% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.82% | 57.95% | 79.33% |
ASA | ||||||
2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 27.68% | 25.68% | 60.51% |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.76% | 36.83% | 70.34% |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.74% | 49.06% | 68.79% |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 48.89% | 68.5% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.85% | 62.79% | 75.67% |
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* William R Martin 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.