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Flomaton High School
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientWhat this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Flomaton High School
Flomaton High School is a senior high of low-enrollment scale in Flomaton, Alabama, part of Escambia County, caters to 559 students in grades 6 through 12.
Escambia County runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 4,072 students. Flomaton High School is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, Flomaton High School reports that 76% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 13% Black, 5% Native American, 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 61% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.2:1, putting Flomaton High School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Escambia County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Flomaton High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.1%; this one delivers 41.4%.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Escambia County indicate the typical household earns roughly $48,225 per year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Flomaton High School is one of 16 public schools in Escambia County (combined enrollment of about 5,240 students).
The closest other public school is Flomaton Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Flomaton High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 47.5%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Flomaton High School has edged up 13%, going from 496 students in 2018 to 559 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 today.
On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Escambia County at a glance
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