Gulf Shores Middle School

Set in Gulf Shores, Alabama, Gulf Shores Middle School is a mid-tier junior high, operated by Gulf Shores City. It caters to 591 students across grades 6 through 8.

Across the 3 schools in Gulf Shores City (2,748 students total), Gulf Shores Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Gulf Shores Middle School logs that 80% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 5% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Baldwin County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Gulf Shores Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Gulf Shores Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.2%; this one delivers 65.1%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Baldwin County) reports that median household earnings sit near $78,775, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gulf Shores Middle School is one of 51 public schools in Baldwin County (combined enrollment of about 35,975 students).

Nearest neighbor: Gulf Shores Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Gulf Shores Middle School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 35.0%.

Gulf Shores Middle School operates from a countryside location.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.