John P Powell Middle School
700 Martin Luther King Dr
Lafayette AL, 36862, Chambers County
Phone: 334-864-8876
Ranking: 
(1,046 out of 1,064, bottom 2%)*
(1,046 out of 1,064, bottom 2%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Chambers 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: | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 151 | 166 | 159 | 162 | 167 | 191 | 196 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 49 | 32.5% | 56 | 33.7% | 56 | 35.2% | 58 | 35.8% | 54 | 32.3% | 52 | 27.2% | 61 | 31.1% |
| Grade 7: | 48 | 31.8% | 59 | 35.5% | 57 | 35.8% | 53 | 32.7% | 50 | 29.9% | 67 | 35.1% | 75 | 38.3% |
| Grade 8: | 54 | 35.8% | 51 | 30.7% | 46 | 28.9% | 51 | 31.5% | 63 | 37.7% | 72 | 37.7% | 60 | 30.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 74 | 49.0% | 79 | 47.6% | 78 | 49.1% | 82 | 50.6% | 74 | 44.3% | 85 | 44.5% | 89 | 45.4% |
| Female: | 77 | 51.0% | 87 | 52.4% | 81 | 50.9% | 80 | 49.4% | 85 | 50.9% | 98 | 51.3% | 103 | 52.6% |
| 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: | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 139 | 92.1% | 157 | 94.6% | 148 | 93.1% | 147 | 90.7% | 158 | 94.6% | 185 | 96.9% | 191 | 97.4% |
| White: | 10 | 6.6% | 8 | 4.8% | 11 | 6.9% | 13 | 8.0% | 8 | 4.8% | 6 | 3.1% | 5 | 2.6% |
| 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: | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 137 | 90.7% | 145 | 87.3% | 143 | 89.9% | 143 | 88.3% | 151 | 90.4% | 167 | 87.4% | 169 | 86.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 4.6% | 13 | 7.8% | 8 | 5.0% | 9 | 5.6% | 10 | 6.0% | 14 | 7.3% | 14 | 7.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.30 | 10.71 | 8.40 | 9.02 | 10.12 | 13.80 | 13.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 7.7% | 18.8% | 42% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 32% | 41% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 40.8% | 45.4% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 24.29% | 35.61% | 46.94% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.21% | 52.52% | 56.16% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 20% | 27.2% | 55.7% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 58.2% | 63% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 47.1% | 60% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 25.71% | 51.7% | 65.27% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.77% | 46.11% | 65.55% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 33.5% | 51.7% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 40.2% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 43.4% | 55.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.29% | 48.15% | 56.69% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.67% | 62.89% | 62.72% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 39.5% | 51.1% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 45.4% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 42.8% | 51.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.14% | 53.84% | 58.32% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.66% | 56.92% | 60.06% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 19.6% | 33.9% | 56% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 27.9% | 40.8% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 43% | 54.4% | 74.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.33% | 62.95% | 73.46% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | 53.55% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.07% | 54.88% | 74.92% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 30.91% | 54.73% | 76.94% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.15% | 63.61% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 63.82% | 77.16% |
| 2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 80.2% | 82.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 81.3% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 81.4% | 83% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.67% | 82.12% | 84.87% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.34% | 81.93% | 86.61% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 81.82% | 86.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.18% | 86.03% | 86.13% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.21% | 84.01% | 88.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.38% | 84.87% | 88.35% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 44.2% | 56.9% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 30% | 37.8% | 59.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 25.37% | 29.94% | 59.82% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 30.66% | 37.97% | 61.26% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 25.76% | 35.5% | 65.79% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.25% | 48.99% | 68.76% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 28.85% | 51.96% | 70.36% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.86% | 59.94% | 72.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.9% | 75.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 73% | 74.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.21% | 70.91% | 77% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 79.68% | 79.13% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.54% | 72.61% | 81.28% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 78.11% | 83.02% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.54% | 75.16% | 84.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.35% | 79.25% | 86.25% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 46.2% | 63% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 48.6% | 67.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.67% | 43.34% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 20.69% | 38.46% | 68.13% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 59.32% | 73.77% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.46% | 60.19% | 78.62% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 64.79% | 77.01% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.81% | 63.07% | 78.62% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.2% | 41.9% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 56.8% | 69.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 68.9% | 71.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 65.84% | 71.94% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.56% | 68.54% | 73.87% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.17% | 74.37% | 74.89% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 64.44% | 73.51% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 74.3% | 76.95% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.81% | 69.31% | 79.33% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 16.22% | 47.3% | 60.51% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.85% | 52.11% | 70.34% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.09% | 57.34% | 68.79% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 26.92% | 43.52% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.71% | 61.61% | 75.67% |
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* John P Powell 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.