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Enrollment
972
Elementary
DISTRICT 690 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALDWIN COUNTY·NCES 010027001711
Fairhope West Elementary
408 N Section Street, Fairhope, AL 36532 · (251) 928-8400 · Baldwin County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL972 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Alabama public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
262 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 41 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 144 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 135 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 143 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 146 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 127 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (144) is 13% larger than its 6th grade class (127).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63% · US 70%
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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
86.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
67.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
76.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 →
Schools most like Fairhope West Elementary
Fairhope West Elementary's state test result (76.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairhope West Elementary this school | 972 | 27.0% | 76.1% |
| Helena Intermediate School Helena | 955 | 28.8% | 66.4% |
| Belforest Elementary School Daphne | 1,069 | 23.9% | 68.8% |
| Spanish Fort Elementary School Spanish Fort | 726 | 26.2% | 73.9% |
| Redland Elementary School Wetumpka | 730 | 25.9% | 69.0% |
| Chelsea Park Elementary School Chelsea | 891 | 30.1% | 68.7% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Fairhope West Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Baldwin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #46 of 626 | #3 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #68 of 626 | #3 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.7% | #43 of 626 | #3 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 972 | #15 of 709 | #7 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #130 of 655 | #11 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.7% | #378 of 658 | #15 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.0% | #653 of 696 | #21 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #165 of 364 | #5 of 10 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
972
+110 (+13%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 928
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 972 | 63.3 | 15.3:1 | 27% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 990 | 61.4 | 16.1:1 | 39% (384) |
| 2022-23 | 1,007 | 61.2 | 16.4:1 | 39% (394) |
| 2020-21 | 862 | 63 | 13.7:1 | 34% (297) |
| 2017-18 | 1,121 | 66 | 17.0:1 | 26% (296) |
| 2015-16 | 1,090 | 58 | 18.8:1 | 27% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 693 | 41 | 16.9:1 | 28% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 367 | 37 | 9.9:1 | 28% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 928 | 51 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairhope West Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,121 to 972); teachers down 4% (66 to 63.3).
About Fairhope West Elementary
Fairhope West Elementary is a large elementary school for students in Fairhope, Alabama. The school enrolls 972 students, from pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Alabama is about 480, so this school runs 102% above that.
The 42 schools of Baldwin County, including Fairhope West Elementary, enroll 31,965 students.
By race and ethnicity, Fairhope West Elementary is 74% White. The school is also 9% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. By the diversity index, Fairhope West Elementary comes in at 43%.
Federal data list 63.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Fairhope West Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 27%. For comparison, public schools in Baldwin County average 40%.
The allk12 Grade for Fairhope West Elementary is A. Compared with Alabama public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 89% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 64.3% at Fairhope West Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 76.1%.
Census estimates describe Baldwin County this way: median household income is about $78,775, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Baldwin County number 51 and enroll about 35,975.
Nearest public school: Fairhope East Elementary, about 1.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Fairhope West Elementary holds 6 other public schools. Fairhope West Elementary's average proficiency of 76.1% compares with 67.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
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.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 13%, from 862 to 972. The school's ratio rose from 13.7:1 to 15.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Fairhope West Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Baldwin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Baldwin County
- Daphne High SchoolHigh · 1,639 students
- Fairhope High SchoolHigh · 1,536 students
- Foley High SchoolHigh · 1,520 students
- Robertsdale High SchoolHigh · 1,418 students
- Spanish Fort High SchoolHigh · 1,115 students
- Robertsdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,081 students
Other schools in Fairhope
- Fairhope High SchoolHigh · 1,536 students
- Fairhope East ElementaryElementary · 913 students
- J Larry Newton SchoolElementary · 804 students
- Fairhope Middle SchoolMiddle · 775 students
Nearby schools
- Fairhope East Elementary1.5 mi · 913
- Fairhope High School2.5 mi · 1,536
- Fairhope Middle School2.7 mi · 775
- Baldwin County Virtual School3.7 mi · 298
- W J Carroll Intermediate School4.3 mi · 414
- J Larry Newton School4.7 mi · 804
Frequently asked questions
About Fairhope West ElementaryHow many students attend Fairhope West Elementary?
Fairhope West Elementary enrolls approximately 972 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Fairhope West Elementary serve?
Fairhope West Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Fairhope West Elementary have?
Fairhope West Elementary employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fairhope West Elementary?
At Fairhope West Elementary, the student body is approximately 74% White, 8% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Fairhope West Elementary public or private?
Fairhope West Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baldwin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.