Foley Middle School

Foley Middle School is one of the big junior highs in Foley, Alabama, part of Baldwin County, with 823 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 508 students per school, that is 62% bigger than typical.

Across the 42 schools in Baldwin County (31,965 students total), Foley Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Foley Middle School records that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 36% Hispanic, 14% Black, 7% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

In terms of school funding signals, Foley Middle School lists 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Foley Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Baldwin County (around 40%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Foley Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.3%; this one delivers 37.8%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Baldwin County) shows that median household income runs about $78,775, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Foley Middle School is one of 51 public schools in Baldwin County (combined enrollment of about 35,975 students).

Foley Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Foley Middle School comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.0%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 13%: 726 students in 2018 compared to 823 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 21% to 36% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

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