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Fairhope East Elementary

2 N Bishop Rd, Fairhope, AL 36532 · (251) 928-7841 · Baldwin County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL913 STUDENTS
Enrollment
913
Elementary
DISTRICT 690 · STATE 480
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
189 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 58%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K182%
Kindergarten11713%
Grade 112714%
Grade 213214%
Grade 311112%
Grade 412213%
Grade 516018%
Grade 612614%
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63%
White
73881%
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
Hispanic
839%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 12%
Black
253%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 31%
Asian
192%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Two+
425%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 4%
Native American
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
46351%
Female
45049%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
85.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
62.4%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.

Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
74.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where Fairhope East Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlabamaIn Baldwin County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
74.8%#53 of 626#4 of 27
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
62.4%#93 of 626#6 of 27
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
85.1%#51 of 626#5 of 27
Enrollment
ranked largest first
913#29 of 709#10 of 27
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.3:1#234 of 655#19 of 26
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
33.5%#471 of 658#21 of 26
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+7.3%#158 of 262#10 of 12
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
913
+62 (+7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 21.6:1
% White
81%
was 76%
% Hispanic
9%
was 6%
% Black
3%
was 10%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-2591356.116.3:121% (189)
2023-2485150.216.9:134% (286)
2022-2374048.615.2:129% (218)
2017-1885139.321.6:130% (258)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairhope East Elementary.

About Fairhope East Elementary

Fairhope East Elementary is a public elementary school in Fairhope, Alabama. The school has 913 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 6. By comparison, elementary schools in Alabama enroll about 480 students on average.

Fairhope East Elementary is one of the 42 schools that make up Baldwin County (31,965 students in total).

Fairhope East Elementary is 81% White by enrollment. Next come 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. That is in line with Baldwin County, where about 82% of residents are White. The diversity index for Fairhope East Elementary is 34%.

There are 56.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.3:1. The gap from the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama is 0.7 students per teacher. On the income side, 21% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Baldwin County is 40%.

Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Fairhope East Elementary would be expected to post about 68.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 74.8%.

The school's county is Baldwin County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $78,775, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 51 public schools in the county, enrolling about 35,975, Fairhope East Elementary among them.

Fairhope West Elementary is about 1.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 6. On average proficiency, Fairhope East Elementary is 1st of 8 nearby schools with test data.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

The 2017-18-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% rise, from 851 to 913. Black students made up 10% of enrollment in 2017-18 and 3% in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 21.6:1 to 16.3:1.

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Baldwin County at a glance

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Population
246,989
Census ACS
Median income
$78,775
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
35,975 students

Quick facts

School name
Fairhope East Elementary
District
Baldwin County
Address
2 N Bishop Rd, Fairhope, AL 36532
Phone
(251) 928-7841
County
Baldwin County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
913
Teachers (FTE)
56
Student–teacher ratio
16.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
189 (21%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
010027001710
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Fairhope East Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Fairhope East Elementary?
Fairhope East Elementary enrolls approximately 913 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Fairhope East Elementary serve?
Fairhope East Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Fairhope East Elementary?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Fairhope East Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Fairhope East Elementary?
Student demographics at Fairhope East Elementary are roughly 81% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Fairhope East Elementary public or private?
Fairhope East Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baldwin County.
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