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What's one thing Foley Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
823
Middle
DISTRICT 625 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALDWIN COUNTY·NCES 010027000060
Foley Middle School
200 N Oak St, Foley, AL 36535 · (251) 943-1255 · Baldwin County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL823 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
517 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 416 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 407 | 49% |
Student demographics
67%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
48.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
21.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Foley Middle School
Foley Middle School's state test result (37.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foley Middle School this school | 823 | 62.8% | 37.8% |
| Decatur Middle School Decatur | 818 | 63.6% | 35.0% |
| Fort Payne Middle School Fort Payne | 741 | 63.3% | 48.6% |
| Austin Middle School Decatur | 727 | 64.8% | 38.5% |
| Athens Middle School Athens | 935 | 59.3% | 39.1% |
| Boaz Middle School Boaz | 583 | 70.2% | 42.3% |
Matched among Alabama middle 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 Foley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Baldwin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #152 of 260 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #143 of 260 | #8 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #173 of 260 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 823 | #32 of 265 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #83 of 244 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #12 of 246 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.8% | #107 of 264 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.4% | #34 of 79 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
823
+122 (+17%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 564
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 823 | 48 | 17.1:1 | 63% (517) |
| 2023-24 | 769 | 48 | 16.0:1 | 85% (650) |
| 2022-23 | 783 | 47 | 16.7:1 | 83% (646) |
| 2020-21 | 701 | 44 | 15.9:1 | 73% (512) |
| 2017-18 | 726 | 39.3 | 18.4:1 | 76% (554) |
| 2015-16 | 715 | 37 | 19.3:1 | 67% (480) |
| 2010-11 | 605 | 30 | 20.2:1 | 65% (395) |
| 2000-01 | 660 | 41 | 16.1:1 | 51% (334) |
| 1990-91 | 564 | 26 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Foley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (726 to 823); teachers up 22% (39.3 to 48).
About Foley Middle School
Foley Middle School is a middle-grades school in Foley, Alabama, according to federal school records. A federal count lists 823 students at the school, in grades 7 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Alabama) has about 508 students.
Baldwin County is responsible for 42 schools, Foley Middle School included, with 31,965 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Foley Middle School is White (42%). Smaller groups are 36% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 7% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Baldwin County is roughly 82% White. Foley Middle School has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 48 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.1:1. Among middle schools in Alabama, the typical ratio is 17.9:1. The school's lunch program data list 63% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Baldwin County, the average is 40%.
Compared with Alabama schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Foley Middle School's results are within a point of predicted: 37.8% against 38.3%.
Baldwin County has these Census figures: median household income is about $78,775, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Foley Middle School is among the 51 public schools in Baldwin County.
The nearest public school is Foley Elementary School, at about 0.2 miles. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Foley Middle School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Fringe, or in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 701 in 2020-21 and 823 in 2024-25, a gain of 122 students. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.9:1 in 2020-21 to 17.1:1 in 2024-25.
The Foley Middle School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Foley
- Foley High SchoolHigh · 1,520 students
- Florence B Mathis ElementaryElementary · 1,023 students
- Foley Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,022 students
- Magnolia SchoolElementary · 944 students
Other Foley Middle schools
One other US public school is named Foley Middle. Foley Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Foley Middle SchoolBerea, KY · 429 students
Nearby schools
- Foley Elementary School0.2 mi · 1,022
- Florence B Mathis Elementary1.5 mi · 1,023
- Foley High School1.8 mi · 1,520
- Magnolia School3.4 mi · 944
- Elberta Middle School5.3 mi · 276
- Elberta High School5.3 mi · 735
Frequently asked questions
About Foley Middle SchoolHow many students attend Foley Middle School?
Foley Middle School enrolls approximately 823 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Foley Middle School serve?
Foley Middle School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Foley Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Foley Middle School is approximately 17.1:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Foley Middle School?
Student demographics at Foley Middle School are roughly 42% White, 36% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Foley Middle School in?
Foley Middle School is part of Baldwin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.