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What's the most underrated thing about Orange Beach MiddleHigh School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
662
High
DISTRICT 631 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE BEACH CITY·NCES 010358102555
Orange Beach MiddleHigh School
23908 Canal Road, Orange Beach, AL 36561 · (251) 967-5306 · Baldwin County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL662 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of Alabama public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
15.1:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
124 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 7 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 130 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 105 | 16% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 Orange Beach City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
57.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
64.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Orange Beach MiddleHigh School
Orange Beach MiddleHigh School's state test result (64.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Beach MiddleHigh School this school | 662 | 18.7% | 64.7% |
| Springville High School Springville | 772 | 21.8% | 48.5% |
| Spanish Fort High School Spanish Fort | 1,115 | 16.7% | 58.7% |
| Hartselle High School Hartselle | 1,027 | 26.8% | 44.4% |
| Gulf Shores High School Gulf Shores | 927 | 28.3% | 49.1% |
| Chelsea High School Chelsea | 1,235 | 23.5% | 49.2% |
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 Orange Beach MiddleHigh School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Baldwin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #8 of 305 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #9 of 305 | #2 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #12 of 305 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 662 | #120 of 319 | #9 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #48 of 307 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.8% | #253 of 307 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.7% | #311 of 317 | #9 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 662 | 44 | 15.1:1 | 19% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 643 | 42 | 15.3:1 | 23% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 631 | 33 | 19.1:1 | 23% (148) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orange Beach MiddleHigh School.
About Orange Beach MiddleHigh School
Orange Beach MiddleHigh School is a mid-sized high school. Its address is in Orange Beach, Alabama. The school offers grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 662 students.
Orange Beach City is the local district for Orange Beach MiddleHigh School. It runs 2 schools with 1,262 students.
Of every 100 students at Orange Beach MiddleHigh School, about 89 are White. It is also 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 21%.
Teacher count: 44 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.1:1. Compared with the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 19%. Across public schools in Baldwin County, the average is 40%.
Among Alabama public high schools, Orange Beach MiddleHigh School outscored 96%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Orange Beach MiddleHigh School are 5.6 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (64.7% actual, 70.3% predicted).
In the wider Baldwin County area, median household income comes to about $78,775, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Baldwin County counts 51 public schools with about 35,975 students.
Among nearby public schools, Orange Beach Elementary School is closest at about 3.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 4. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Orange Beach MiddleHigh School ranks 4th on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
This page is set up for the Orange Beach MiddleHigh School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Orange Beach City
- Orange Beach Elementary SchoolElementary · 600 students
Other schools in Orange Beach
- Orange Beach Elementary SchoolElementary · 600 students
Nearby schools
- Orange Beach Elementary School3.6 mi · 600
- Gulf Shores High School3.7 mi · 927
- Gulf Shores Middle School3.9 mi · 591
- Gulf Shores Elementary School4.0 mi · 1,230
- Swift Elementary School6.8 mi · 155
- Foley High School7.6 mi · 1,520
Frequently asked questions
About Orange Beach MiddleHigh SchoolHow large is Orange Beach MiddleHigh School?
Orange Beach MiddleHigh School enrolls approximately 662 students in grades 07-12.
Is Orange Beach MiddleHigh School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Orange Beach MiddleHigh School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Orange Beach MiddleHigh School have?
Orange Beach MiddleHigh School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Orange Beach MiddleHigh School?
Student demographics at Orange Beach MiddleHigh School are roughly 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Orange Beach MiddleHigh School public or private?
Orange Beach MiddleHigh School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Orange Beach City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.