Orange Beach MiddleHigh School

Orange Beach MiddleHigh School is a moderately sized high school in Orange Beach, Alabama, run under Orange Beach City. The school hosts 662 students in grades 7 through 12.

Orange Beach City comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 1,262 students; Orange Beach MiddleHigh School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Orange Beach MiddleHigh School shows that nearly all students (89%) are White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Orange Beach MiddleHigh School lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. The state averages around 17.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Baldwin County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Orange Beach MiddleHigh School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.7%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Baldwin County indicate median household earnings sit near $78,775, 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), Orange Beach MiddleHigh School is one campus in the mix.

Orange Beach Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Orange Beach MiddleHigh School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 35.9%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.