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Perdido Elementary School

23589 County Road 47, Perdido, AL 36562 · (251) 937-8456 · Baldwin County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL572 STUDENTS
Enrollment
572
Elementary
DISTRICT 690 · STATE 480
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
289 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 58%
Community
3
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
36
Kindergarten
51
Grade 1
62
Grade 2
74
Grade 3
53
Grade 4
63
Grade 5
48
Grade 6
51
Grade 7
61
Grade 8
73
Student demographics
White
48585%
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
Hispanic
122%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 12%
Black
71%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 31%
Two+
468%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 4%
Native American
224%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
29952%
Female
27348%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
61.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
34.5%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
572
+68 (+13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 17.6:1
% White
85%
was 82%
% Hispanic
2%
was 4%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Perdido Elementary School

Located at 23589 County Road 47, in Perdido, Alabama, Perdido Elementary School is a moderately sized K-5 school that caters to 572 students (grades pre-K through 8), operated by Baldwin County.

Perdido Elementary School is one of 42 schools operated by Baldwin County, a district that teaches 31,965 students overall.

Demographically, Perdido Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%); the rest is composed of 8% multiracial, 4% Native American, 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Baldwin County's rate of about 40%.

After controlling for student poverty, Perdido Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.3%; this one delivers 47.9%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Baldwin County) reports that median household income runs about $78,775, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Baldwin County's 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,975 students), Perdido Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Rachel Patterson Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.1 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Perdido Elementary School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 44.1%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Perdido Elementary School has ticked up 13%, going from 504 students in 2018 to 572 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

Baldwin County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Perdido Elementary School
District
Baldwin County
Address
23589 County Road 47, Perdido, AL 36562
Phone
(251) 937-8456
County
Baldwin County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
572
Teachers (FTE)
39
Student–teacher ratio
14.5:1
Free/Reduced lunch
289 (51%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
010027000062
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Other schools in Baldwin County
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Frequently asked questions

About Perdido Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Perdido Elementary School?
Perdido Elementary School enrolls approximately 572 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Perdido Elementary School serve?
Perdido Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Perdido Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Perdido Elementary School is approximately 14.5:1 (39 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Perdido Elementary School?
Perdido Elementary School reports a student body of 85% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is Perdido Elementary School in?
Perdido Elementary School is part of Baldwin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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