Enrollment
155
Elementary
DISTRICT 690 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALDWIN COUNTY·NCES 010027000070
Swift Elementary School
6330 Bon Secour Hwy, Bon Secour, AL 36511 · (251) 949-6422 · Baldwin County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL155 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
115 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 13 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (20).
Student demographics
50%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
50.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
19.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Swift Elementary School
Swift Elementary School's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swift Elementary School this school | 155 | 74.2% | 31.8% |
| Laceys Spring Elementary School Laceys Spring | 277 | 73.6% | 41.9% |
| Walnut Park Elementary School Gadsden | 218 | 78.9% | 43.3% |
| Wedowee Middle School Wedowee | 199 | 69.8% | 38.5% |
| Wedowee Elementary School Wedowee | 284 | 68.7% | 59.5% |
| Carlisle Elementary School Boaz | 343 | 68.8% | 42.9% |
Matched among Alabama elementary 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 Swift Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Baldwin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #488 of 626 | #27 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #516 of 626 | #27 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #457 of 626 | #26 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 155 | #683 of 709 | #27 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.2% | #167 of 696 | #2 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.2% | #13 of 364 | #1 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
155
+62 (+67%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 111
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 155 | 12.5 | 12.4:1 | 74% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 149 | 11.3 | 13.2:1 | 83% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 118 | 10.3 | 11.5:1 | 92% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 93 | 10 | 9.3:1 | 82% (76) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 20 | 13.6:1 | 73% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 281 | 19 | 14.8:1 | 70% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 233 | 18 | 12.9:1 | 62% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 128 | 9 | 14.2:1 | 51% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 111 | 5 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Swift Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (273 to 155); teachers down 38% (20 to 12.5).
About Swift Elementary School
Swift Elementary School is an elementary school located in Bon Secour, Alabama, in Baldwin County. Enrollment totals 155 students across pre-K through 6. That puts enrollment 68% below the 480-student average for elementary schools in Alabama.
Baldwin County has 42 schools and 31,965 students, and Swift Elementary School is one of those schools.
At Swift Elementary School, 63% of students are White. Other students are 32% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That is lower than the 82% White share among all Baldwin County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 50%.
Swift Elementary School reported 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1. There are 115 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 74% of enrollment. That rate is above the 40% average among public schools in Baldwin County.
Swift Elementary School is 1.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (31.8% versus 30.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Alabama.
For the population of Baldwin County, median household income comes to about $78,775, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Baldwin County counts 51 public schools with about 35,975 students.
Gulf Shores Elementary School is the nearest public school to Swift Elementary School, about 4.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 31.8% is below the 48.4% average for nearby schools.
Swift Elementary School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Swift Elementary School had 93 students in 2020-21 and 155 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 9.3:1 to 12.4:1.
This page is set up for the Swift Elementary 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 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
- Spanish Fort High SchoolHigh · 1,115 students
- Robertsdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,081 students
Other Swift Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Swift Elementary. Swift Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Swift Elementary SchoolARLINGTON, TX · 517 students
Nearby schools
- Gulf Shores Elementary School4.3 mi · 1,230
- Gulf Shores Middle School4.4 mi · 591
- Gulf Shores High School4.5 mi · 927
- Foley High School5.1 mi · 1,520
- Florence B Mathis Elementary5.2 mi · 1,023
- Foley Middle School6.7 mi · 823
Frequently asked questions
About Swift Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Swift Elementary School?
Swift Elementary School enrolls approximately 155 students in grades PK-06.
Is Swift Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Swift Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Swift Elementary School?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Swift Elementary School.
How diverse is Swift Elementary School?
Swift Elementary School reports a student body of 63% White, 32% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Swift Elementary School?
Swift Elementary School is overseen by Baldwin County in Baldwin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.