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What's the most underrated thing about Gulf Shores Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
591
Middle
DISTRICT 916 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GULF SHORES CITY·NCES 010020202471
Gulf Shores Middle School
450 E 15th Ave, Gulf Shores, AL 36542 · (251) 968-8719 · Baldwin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL591 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Alabama public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
201 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 6 | 207 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 194 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 190 | 32% |
Student demographics
35%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
Gulf Shores Middle School→Gulf Shores High School
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
76.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
57.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
65.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Middle School
Gulf Shores Middle School's state test result (65.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Shores Middle School this school | 591 | 34.0% | 65.1% |
| Hartselle Junior High School Hartselle | 553 | 35.1% | 64.8% |
| Cullman Middle School Cullman | 491 | 31.2% | 69.0% |
| North Jefferson Middle School Kimberly | 669 | 34.8% | 50.6% |
| Hartselle Intermediate School Hartselle | 522 | 34.9% | 74.4% |
| Muscle Shoals Middle School Muscle Shoals | 642 | 33.2% | 67.4% |
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 Gulf Shores Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Baldwin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #30 of 260 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #20 of 260 | #2 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #33 of 260 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 591 | #80 of 265 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #172 of 244 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.0% | #174 of 246 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.0% | #233 of 264 | #6 of 9 |
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
591
+84 (+17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 591 | 31 | 19.1:1 | 34% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 29.5 | 20.3:1 | 50% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 28.5 | 20.7:1 | 48% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 25 | 20.3:1 | 37% (187) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gulf Shores Middle School.
About Gulf Shores Middle School
Gulf Shores Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Gulf Shores, Alabama, one of the schools in Gulf Shores City. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 591 students.
Gulf Shores City has 2,748 students in 3 schools, and Gulf Shores Middle School is one of those schools.
A majority of students at Gulf Shores Middle School, 80%, are White. Next come 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 5% Black. County-wide, about 82% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Gulf Shores Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 35%.
Gulf Shores Middle School employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 19.1:1. That ratio is over the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 34%.
Gulf Shores Middle School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 86% of Alabama public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 59.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Baldwin County, median household income is about $78,775, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. A total of 51 public schools operate in Baldwin County, serving about 35,975 students.
The shortest distance from Gulf Shores Middle School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Gulf Shores Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Gulf Shores Middle School places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The NCES locale for Gulf Shores Middle School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The number of students grew from 507 to 591 over 4 years. The school's ratio fell from 20.3:1 to 19.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. 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 Gulf Shores City
- Gulf Shores Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,230 students
- Gulf Shores High SchoolHigh · 927 students
Other schools in Gulf Shores
- Gulf Shores Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,230 students
- Gulf Shores High SchoolHigh · 927 students
Nearby schools
- Gulf Shores Elementary School0.1 mi · 1,230
- Gulf Shores High School0.2 mi · 927
- Orange Beach MiddleHigh School3.9 mi · 662
- Swift Elementary School4.4 mi · 155
- Orange Beach Elementary School7.5 mi · 600
- Foley High School7.8 mi · 1,520
Frequently asked questions
About Gulf Shores Middle SchoolHow many students attend Gulf Shores Middle School?
Gulf Shores Middle School enrolls approximately 591 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Gulf Shores Middle School serve?
Gulf Shores Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gulf Shores Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gulf Shores Middle School is approximately 19.1:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gulf Shores Middle School?
At Gulf Shores Middle School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Gulf Shores Middle School public or private?
Gulf Shores Middle 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.