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Enrollment
944
Elementary
DISTRICT 690 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALDWIN COUNTY·NCES 010027000648
Magnolia School
1 Jaguar Loop, Foley, AL 36535 · (251) 965-6200 · Baldwin County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL944 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Alabama public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
15.7:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
575 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 37 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 116 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 136 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 132 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 151 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 132 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 12% smaller than its 6th grade class (132).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
29.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Magnolia School
Magnolia School's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia School this school | 944 | 60.9% | 42.9% |
| Robertsdale Elementary School Robertsdale | 1,081 | 56.8% | 41.1% |
| Thompson Intermediate School Alabaster | 901 | 57.5% | 58.4% |
| Clanton Elementary School Clanton | 942 | 52.7% | 62.5% |
| Madison Cross Roads Elementary School Toney | 841 | 58.0% | 49.9% |
| Haleyville Elementary School Haleyville | 785 | 58.9% | 60.0% |
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 Magnolia School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Baldwin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #390 of 626 | #19 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #415 of 626 | #20 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #357 of 626 | #19 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 944 | #24 of 709 | #9 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #161 of 655 | #15 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #146 of 658 | #5 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.9% | #334 of 696 | #6 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +44.6% | #19 of 262 | #2 of 12 |
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
944
+212 (+29%) vs 2020
+101% since 2000-01, when it was 470
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 944 | 60.2 | 15.7:1 | 61% (575) |
| 2023-24 | 903 | 56.7 | 15.9:1 | 77% (698) |
| 2022-23 | 894 | 55.5 | 16.1:1 | 76% (683) |
| 2020-21 | 732 | 51 | 14.3:1 | 68% (501) |
| 2017-18 | 653 | 36.2 | 18.0:1 | 74% (480) |
| 2015-16 | 703 | 40 | 17.6:1 | 70% (494) |
| 2010-11 | 667 | 44 | 15.2:1 | 58% (390) |
| 2000-01 | 470 | 33 | 14.2:1 | 50% (236) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Magnolia School.
Since 2017-18: students up 45% (653 to 944); teachers up 66% (36.2 to 60.2).
About Magnolia School
Magnolia School is a high-enrollment elementary school with its address in Foley, Alabama. The school offers pre-K through 6 and enrolls 944 students. On average, elementary schools in Alabama enroll around 480, and this school is 97% above that mark.
Baldwin County has a total of 42 schools and 31,965 students, Magnolia School among them.
About 57% of the student body at Magnolia School is White. Other groups make up 22% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 8% multiracial. County-wide, 82% of Baldwin County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
With 60.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.7:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. Roughly 61% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Baldwin County is 40%.
Magnolia School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 33% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Schools in Alabama with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 39.7%. Magnolia School scores 42.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Baldwin County show that median household income comes to about $78,775, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Baldwin County counts 51 public schools with about 35,975 students.
Foley Elementary School is about 3.2 miles from Magnolia School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Magnolia School ranks 3rd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Magnolia School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 29%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.3:1 in 2020-21, and 15.7:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Magnolia School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Baldwin County
- Daphne High SchoolHigh · 1,639 students
- Fairhope High SchoolHigh · 1,536 students
- Foley High SchoolHigh · 1,520 students
- Robertsdale High SchoolHigh · 1,418 students
- Spanish Fort High SchoolHigh · 1,115 students
- Robertsdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,081 students
Other schools in Foley
- Foley High SchoolHigh · 1,520 students
- Florence B Mathis ElementaryElementary · 1,023 students
- Foley Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,022 students
- Foley Middle SchoolMiddle · 823 students
Other Magnolia schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Magnolia. Magnolia School is the largest of the 3.
- MagnoliaMAGNOLIA, NJ · 396 students
- MAGNOLIA SCHOOLORLANDO, FL · 115 students
Nearby schools
- Foley Elementary School3.2 mi · 1,022
- Foley Middle School3.4 mi · 823
- Florence B Mathis Elementary3.8 mi · 1,023
- Foley High School4.2 mi · 1,520
- Summerdale School5.6 mi · 615
- Swift Elementary School7.2 mi · 155
Frequently asked questions
About Magnolia SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Magnolia School?
Magnolia School enrolls approximately 944 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Magnolia School serve?
Magnolia School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Magnolia School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Magnolia School.
What is the student diversity at Magnolia School?
Student demographics at Magnolia School are roughly 57% White, 22% Hispanic, 12% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Magnolia School in?
Magnolia School is part of Baldwin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.