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Enrollment
927
High
DISTRICT 916 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GULF SHORES CITY·NCES 010020202473
Gulf Shores High School
600 East 15th Ave, Gulf Shores, AL 36547 · (251) 968-4747 · Baldwin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL927 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Alabama public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
262 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 256 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 240 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 239 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 192 | 21% |
Student demographics
34%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
Feeds from
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
53.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
42.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 High School
Gulf Shores High School's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Shores High School this school | 927 | 28.3% | 49.1% |
| Cullman High School Cullman | 1,014 | 28.6% | 40.6% |
| Hartselle High School Hartselle | 1,027 | 26.8% | 44.4% |
| Chelsea High School Chelsea | 1,235 | 23.5% | 49.2% |
| Southside High School Southside | 825 | 33.7% | 28.7% |
| Helena High School Helena | 1,383 | 26.4% | 40.8% |
Matched among Alabama high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Baldwin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #25 of 305 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #27 of 305 | #5 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #37 of 305 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 927 | #74 of 319 | #7 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #60 of 307 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.1% | #196 of 307 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.3% | #297 of 317 | #6 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high 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
927
+159 (+21%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 927 | 60 | 15.4:1 | 28% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 882 | 55.5 | 15.9:1 | 42% (367) |
| 2022-23 | 799 | 50.5 | 15.8:1 | 37% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 768 | 48 | 16.0:1 | 28% (215) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gulf Shores High School.
About Gulf Shores High School
Gulf Shores High School is a mid-sized high school with its address in Gulf Shores, Alabama. There are 927 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Alabama, the average enrollment is about 682.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in Gulf Shores City totals 2,748 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Gulf Shores High School is White, at 80%. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among Baldwin County residents, the White share is about 82%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 34%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.4:1. The school has 60 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama is 1.7 students per teacher. In all, 28% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 40% average for public schools in Baldwin County is 12 points.
Gulf Shores High School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 82% of Alabama public high schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 63.4% for Gulf Shores High School. The school posts 49.1%, 14.3 points below the prediction.
The county, Baldwin County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $78,775 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Baldwin County has 51 public schools with about 35,975 students, including Gulf Shores High School.
Measured in a straight line, Gulf Shores Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Gulf Shores High School. The five-mile area around Gulf Shores High School holds 4 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Gulf Shores High School ranks 5th on proficiency.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 927, from 768 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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,230 students
- Gulf Shores Middle SchoolMiddle · 591 students
Other schools in Gulf Shores
- Gulf Shores Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,230 students
- Gulf Shores Middle SchoolMiddle · 591 students
Nearby schools
- Gulf Shores Middle School0.2 mi · 591
- Gulf Shores Elementary School0.3 mi · 1,230
- Orange Beach MiddleHigh School3.7 mi · 662
- Swift Elementary School4.5 mi · 155
- Orange Beach Elementary School7.3 mi · 600
- Foley High School7.8 mi · 1,520
Frequently asked questions
About Gulf Shores High SchoolHow large is Gulf Shores High School?
Gulf Shores High School enrolls approximately 927 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Gulf Shores High School serve?
Gulf Shores High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Gulf Shores High School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Gulf Shores High School.
How diverse is Gulf Shores High School?
Gulf Shores High School reports a student body of 80% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Gulf Shores High School?
Gulf Shores High School is overseen by Gulf Shores City in Baldwin County.
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