Brocks Gap Intermediate School vs. Robert F Bumpus Middle School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
Brocks Gap Intermediate School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Alabama for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Math Proficiency
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Diversity
Student Attention
Robert F Bumpus Middle School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Alabama for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Math Proficiency
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Diversity
Student Attention
Overview
Serving 495 students in grades 3-5, Brocks Gap Intermediate School ranks in the top 5% of all schools in Alabama for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 5%, and reading proficiency is top 5%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 74% (which is higher than the Alabama state average of 30%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 77% (which is higher than the Alabama state average of 47%).
The student-teacher ratio of 15:1 is lower than the Alabama state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 46% of the student body (majority Black), which is lower than the Alabama state average of 49% (majority Black).
Robert F Bumpus Middle School ranked #74 in Alabama in 2023, improving from #80 in 2022 but lower than its peak rank #59 in 2019, indicating some fluctuation in state ranking over the past decade for this Birmingham, AL middle school.
Math proficiency was 59% in 2023, higher than the state average of 30%, while reading proficiency was 76%, also higher than the state average of 47%; science proficiency stood at 64%, exceeding the state average of 38%.
Enrollment increased from 850 students in 2018 to 1,128 in 2023; minority enrollment represented 48% of the student body with a male percentage of 53%, signaling demographic diversity at this Hoover City school.
Serving grades 6–8, Robert F Bumpus Middle School had an enrollment of 1,164 students and maintained a student–teacher ratio of 16:1 in 2023, reflecting stable core school attributes.
The percentage of students eligible for free lunch rose from approximately 11% in 2019 to 19% in 2023, indicating a socio–economic shift in the student population over recent years.
Grades Offered
3-5
6-8
Total Students
495 students
1,164 students
% Male | % Female
48% | 52%
53% | 47%
Total Classroom Teachers
32 teachers
75 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
16:1
Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#31 out of 1275 schools in AL
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
#74 out of 1275 schools in AL
(Top 10%)
(Top 10%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
74%
59%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
77%
76%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
65-69%
64%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Grade 3 Students
173
-
Grade 4 Students
146
-
Grade 5 Students
176
-
Grade 6 Students
-
420
Grade 7 Students
-
353
Grade 8 Students
-
391
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
10%
12%
% Hispanic
7%
5%
% Black
23%
26%
% White
54%
52%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
5%
Diversity Score
0.64
0.65
Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
19%
20%
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
3%
2%
