Magnolia School

Set in Foley, Alabama, Magnolia School is a sprawling K-5 school, part of Baldwin County. It educates 944 students across grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 97% larger than the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 480 students.

Baldwin County runs 42 schools in total, collectively educating 31,965 students. Magnolia School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Magnolia School lists that 57% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 22% Hispanic, 12% Black, 8% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

On the income-and-resources front, Magnolia School logs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Magnolia School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Baldwin County's rate of about 40%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Magnolia School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.7%; this one delivers 42.9%.

Across the wider county, census data for Baldwin County shows the typical household earns roughly $78,775 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Baldwin County's 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,975 students), Magnolia School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Foley Elementary School, roughly 3.2 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Magnolia School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 35.3%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Magnolia School has climbed 45%, going from 653 students in 2018 to 944 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 13% to 22% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

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