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Enrollment
1,230
Elementary
DISTRICT 916 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GULF SHORES CITY·NCES 010020202469
Gulf Shores Elementary School
1600 E 3rd St, Gulf Shores, AL 36542 · (251) 968-7375 · Baldwin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,230 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Alabama public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
17.8:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
435 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 82 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 173 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 179 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 193 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 184 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 213 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 206 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (173) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (206).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Gulf Shores City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
82.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
54.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
67.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Gulf Shores Elementary School
Gulf Shores Elementary School's state test result (67.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Shores Elementary School this school | 1,230 | 35.4% | 67.1% |
| Elberta Elementary School Elberta | 1,034 | 38.4% | 61.2% |
| Brooks Elementary School Killen | 874 | 32.8% | 63.4% |
| Helena Intermediate School Helena | 955 | 28.8% | 66.4% |
| Holtville Elementary School Deatsville | 877 | 39.2% | 61.7% |
| Fairhope West Elementary Fairhope | 972 | 27.0% | 76.1% |
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 Gulf Shores Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Baldwin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #108 of 626 | #9 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #153 of 626 | #9 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #77 of 626 | #7 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,230 | #2 of 709 | #1 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #438 of 655 | #26 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.5% | #437 of 658 | #20 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.4% | #617 of 696 | #19 of 27 |
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
1,230
+279 (+29%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 1,230 | 69 | 17.8:1 | 35% (435) |
| 2023-24 | 1,162 | 67 | 17.3:1 | 46% (538) |
| 2022-23 | 1,062 | 62 | 17.1:1 | 44% (463) |
| 2020-21 | 951 | 51 | 18.6:1 | 38% (359) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gulf Shores Elementary School.
About Gulf Shores Elementary School
Gulf Shores Elementary School is a large elementary school serving families in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Its enrollment is 1,230 students, spread over pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Alabama enroll around 480, and this school is 156% larger than that mark.
Gulf Shores City counts 3 schools and 2,748 students, including Gulf Shores Elementary School.
The student body at Gulf Shores Elementary School is 79% White. It is also 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. Among Baldwin County residents, the White share is about 82%. A diversity index of 36% means there is a 36% chance two randomly chosen students at Gulf Shores Elementary School are from different groups.
Gulf Shores Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1, with 69 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 35% at Gulf Shores Elementary School.
Gulf Shores Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 76% of Alabama public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Gulf Shores Elementary School is 8.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Alabama schools.
In Baldwin County, the median household earns about $78,775 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Baldwin County has 51 public schools with about 35,975 students, including Gulf Shores Elementary School.
Of the public schools around it, Gulf Shores Elementary School is closest to Gulf Shores Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Gulf Shores Elementary School has 4 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Gulf Shores Elementary School at 2nd of 9.
Gulf Shores Elementary School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 1,230, from 951 in 2020-21.
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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 Gulf Shores City
- Gulf Shores High SchoolHigh · 927 students
- Gulf Shores Middle SchoolMiddle · 591 students
Other schools in Gulf Shores
- Gulf Shores High SchoolHigh · 927 students
- Gulf Shores Middle SchoolMiddle · 591 students
Nearby schools
- Gulf Shores Middle School0.1 mi · 591
- Gulf Shores High School0.3 mi · 927
- Orange Beach MiddleHigh School4.0 mi · 662
- Swift Elementary School4.3 mi · 155
- Orange Beach Elementary School7.6 mi · 600
- Foley High School7.8 mi · 1,520
Frequently asked questions
About Gulf Shores Elementary SchoolHow large is Gulf Shores Elementary School?
Gulf Shores Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,230 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Gulf Shores Elementary School serve?
Gulf Shores Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gulf Shores Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gulf Shores Elementary School is approximately 17.8:1 (69 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gulf Shores Elementary School?
At Gulf Shores Elementary School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Gulf Shores Elementary School public or private?
Gulf Shores Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gulf Shores City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.