Sanford Middle School

1500 Lee Rd 11, Opelika, AL 36804 | (334) 745-5023

Grades: 5-8
Student Enrollment: 737

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4.5 out of 5 | 5 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 737 elementary and middle school students from grades 5-8
Ranks 250th out of 459 middle schools in AL.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 1500 Lee Road 11, Opelika, AL 36804

Principal or Admin: Ms Michelle C Rutherford
Fax: (334) 745-5685
Website: sanford.lcm.schoolinsites.com

School District Details

Lee County School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,531
Graduation Rate: 67.2%
Dropout Rate: 3.7%
Students Per Teacher: 15.8
Enrolled Students: 9,662

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 737
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 46.8
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 15.8

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 369 (50.1%)
Females: 368 (49.9%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 75 (10.2%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 367 (49.8%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 442 (60.0%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Sanford Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	5	0.7%
Black	176	23.9%
Asian	4	0.5%
Hispanic	8	1.1%
White	544	73.8%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
5th Grade	184	25.0%
6th Grade	167	22.7%
7th Grade	188	25.5%
8th Grade	198	26.9%

Source: AL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 4.5

4.5 out of 5 | 5 Reviews

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5 reviews for Sanford Middle School

Reviewed by Student on September 28, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Sanford Middle School is a bad school. the whole point of the school is alright. but the bathroom is nasty. the food is small and favorless. i'm a student other there and i got some social problems and the councler act like your making up the problems and the bad kids are "trying to know you". and they basically don't care about how the kids feel and there problems

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on September 28, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
the school sucks broke dumb learning the food tasted like cardboard the water is okay sence you cant mess water up can you!?!

Reviewed by Community Member on April 19, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
If you have a child that is behaviorally/socially challanged, this IS NOT the school for her/him! The staff at SMS does not know how to deal with such situations appropriatly. They assume the child is simply refusing to do what they are asked & labels them "willful or defiant"

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on September 02, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
The teachers suck

Reviewed by Student on June 15, 2008
Rating: (3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
That school sucks. They're broke. The bathrooms are dirty. Not good food

Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Sanford Middle School performed on average about the same as other schools across the state on ARMT state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading

ARMT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	72.9%	73.0%	82.6%
2009	73.5%	70.9%	79.9%
2008	60.7%	61.7%	78.0%

Reading Test
2010	81.2%	84.1%	85.6%
2009	81.6%	82.7%	84.7%
2008	72.1%	78.4%	84.4%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	68.8%	72.5%	76.9%
2009	53.3%	66.4%	74.9%
2008	49.2%	58.9%	71.9%

Reading Test
2010	85.0%	84.8%	86.1%
2009	80.8%	87.2%	86.2%
2008	82.4%	85.2%	86.6%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	63.4%	69.3%	68.8%
2009	55.1%	60.1%	65.8%
2008	49.4%	50.2%	61.3%

Reading Test
2010	80.9%	84.8%	83.0%
2009	79.2%	80.0%	81.3%
2008	74.0%	74.6%	79.1%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	85.6%	76.4%	78.6%
2009	81.6%	69.3%	73.8%
2008	67.1%	57.6%	68.1%

Reading Test
2010	76.3%	70.5%	73.5%
2009	71.7%	72.7%	74.9%
2008	67.8%	69.9%	73.9%

Source: AL Department of Education 2009-2010

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