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What's something Spanish Fort High School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,115
High
DISTRICT 1,081 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALDWIN COUNTY·NCES 010027002073
Spanish Fort High School
One Plaza De Toros, Spanish Fort, AL 36527 · (251) 621-6629 · Baldwin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,115 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% 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.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
186 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 9 | 307 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 238 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 253 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 317 | 28% |
Student demographics
36%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
63.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
51.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
58.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Spanish Fort High School
Spanish Fort High School's state test result (58.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish Fort High School this school | 1,115 | 16.7% | 58.7% |
| HewittTrussville High School Trussville | 1,571 | 15.3% | 65.1% |
| Chelsea High School Chelsea | 1,235 | 23.5% | 49.2% |
| Fairhope High School Fairhope | 1,536 | 21.9% | 65.1% |
| Springville High School Springville | 772 | 21.8% | 48.5% |
| Orange Beach MiddleHigh School Orange Beach | 662 | 18.7% | 64.7% |
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 Spanish Fort High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Baldwin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #12 of 305 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #14 of 305 | #3 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #17 of 305 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,115 | #54 of 319 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #115 of 307 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.0% | #187 of 307 | #8 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.7% | #313 of 317 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #103 of 130 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,115
+118 (+12%) vs 2020
+24% since 2010-11, when it was 897
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 1,115 | 67.2 | 16.6:1 | 17% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 1,202 | 65.9 | 18.2:1 | 24% (290) |
| 2022-23 | 1,188 | 66.3 | 17.9:1 | 24% (285) |
| 2020-21 | 997 | 61 | 16.3:1 | 18% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 1,076 | 61 | 17.6:1 | 17% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 1,109 | 58 | 19.1:1 | 15% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 897 | 47 | 19.1:1 | 13% (117) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spanish Fort High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (1,076 to 1,115); teachers up 10% (61 to 67.2).
About Spanish Fort High School
As a large high school, Spanish Fort High School serves students in Spanish Fort, Alabama. The school had 1,115 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for high schools in Alabama is about 682, so this school runs 63% larger than that.
Baldwin County (42 schools, 31,965 students) runs Spanish Fort High School.
White students are the majority at Spanish Fort High School, with 79% of enrollment. It is also 7% Black, 6% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. That is close to the 82% White share among all Baldwin County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 36% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1 at Spanish Fort High School, with 67.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama fairly closely. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 17% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Baldwin County average 40%.
allk12 grades Spanish Fort High School an A. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Spanish Fort High School's lunch-eligibility share in Alabama is predicted to score 71.8%. Spanish Fort High School scores 58.7%, 13.1 points below that line.
County data help place the school in context: in Baldwin County, the median household income is $78,775, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Baldwin County has 51 public schools and roughly 35,975 students.
The school nearest to Spanish Fort High School is Rockwell Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.8 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. By average proficiency, Spanish Fort High School is 6th among 8 schools close by.
Under the NCES locale system, Spanish Fort High School is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment at Spanish Fort High School grew 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 997 to 1,115 students.
Community posts for Spanish Fort High School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Robertsdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,081 students
- Belforest Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,069 students
Other schools in Spanish Fort
- Spanish Fort Elementary SchoolElementary · 726 students
- Rockwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 682 students
- Spanish Fort Middle SchoolMiddle · 649 students
Nearby schools
- Rockwell Elementary School0.8 mi · 682
- Spanish Fort Middle School1.8 mi · 649
- Stonebridge Elementary3.0 mi · 620
- Spanish Fort Elementary School3.2 mi · 726
- Daphne High School3.5 mi · 1,639
- Baldwin Preparatory Academy4.5 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About Spanish Fort High SchoolHow large is Spanish Fort High School?
Spanish Fort High School enrolls approximately 1,115 students in grades 09-12.
Is Spanish Fort High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Spanish Fort High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Spanish Fort High School have?
Spanish Fort High School employs 67 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Spanish Fort High School?
Student demographics at Spanish Fort High School are roughly 79% White, 6% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Spanish Fort High School public or private?
Spanish Fort High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baldwin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.