📍 8 Morris Ave, Opelika, Lee County, 36801
Morris Avenue Intermediate School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Opelika, Lee County. The school has 349 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Opelika City school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
Morris Avenue Intermediate School enrolls 349 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 39% White and 5.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 182 | 52% |
| White | 135 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
246 of the school's 349 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Morris Avenue Intermediate School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-30.
Morris Avenue Intermediate School is one of 9 schools in Opelika City, based in Opelika, Alabama. The district serves 5,377 students district-wide and employs 306 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 349 students, Morris Avenue Intermediate School is smaller than the district average of about 597 students per school.
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