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Capitol Heights Middle School in Montgomery, AL serves grades 6–8 with 619 students enrolled and a student–teacher ratio of 21:1, classifying it as a midsize Union County NJ high school equivalent in scale.

The school ranks in the bottom 50% statewide (#1265 in 2023) and has shown minor fluctuations in ranking since 2012 without significant improvement.

Math proficiency was 1% in 2023, lower than the Alabama state average of 30%, reading proficiency was 15%, lower than the state average of 47%, and science proficiency was 8%, lower than the state average of 38%, reflecting consistent underperformance in core subjects.

Enrollment has declined from 855 students in 1999 to 619 in 2023, while free lunch eligibility rose sharply from 42% in 1999 to 94% in 2023, indicating significant socioeconomic shifts and a predominantly minority student body (98%).

Graduation rates are favorable at 95% in 2023, exceeding the Alabama state average of 88%, despite challenges in academic proficiency.

Goodwyn Middle School, an active Montgomery County public middle school serving grades 6–8 with 757 students, ranked in the bottom 50% of Alabama schools overall in 2023 at #1186, showing slight improvement from #1208 in 2022.

Math proficiency was 1% in 2023, significantly lower than the state average of 30%, and reading proficiency was 24%, also lower than the state average of 47%, with both metrics demonstrating a notable decline from earlier years (e.g., math proficiency dropped from 11% in 2019 to 1% in 2023).

Minority enrollment was high at 95%, predominantly Black (618 of 757 students), with socioeconomic indicators showing 76% of students eligible for free lunch in 2023, reflecting significant poverty levels.

The school had 38 teachers in 2023, with a student–teacher ratio of 21:1, which has improved from 30:1 in 2022 due to decreased enrollment from 984 students in 2022 to 808 in 2023.

Science proficiency declined sharply to 13% in 2022, lower than the state average of 38%, contrasting with an anomalous 69% in 2021, indicating volatile performance in science achievement.