East Samford School
Public · Grades 6–7 · 733 students
Sanford Middle School
1500 Lee Road 11, Opelika, AL 36804
Grades
5–8
Middle
Students
533
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Lee County
Lee County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 257 Alabama middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Alabama middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Sanford Middle School
Sanford Middle School is a public middle school in Opelika, Alabama, serving grades 5–8. It is part of Lee County. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Lee County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 533 students were enrolled, with about 15.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Alabama middle school (18.0 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 257 Alabama middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 5–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 5–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 533 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Lee County
- County
- Lee County
- NCES school ID
- 010207000793
Schools near Sanford Middle School
All 16 schools in Opelika →
Drake Middle School
Public · Grades 6 · 720 students
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Public · Grades 4–8 · 812 students
Fox Run School
Public · Grades 6 · 392 students
Smiths Station Junior High School
Public · Grades 7–8 · 910 students
Tuskegee Public Elementary
Public · Grades 4–8 · 261 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.