Fairhope High School

18800 Greeno Rd, Gulf Shores AL, 36532 | Baldwin County School District | 251-928-8309
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1616
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 75% 71% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 8 in Gulf Shores
  • Ranked #0 of 1849 in Alabama
Proficiency Averages
69%Gulf Shores
44%Alabama

Fairhope High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Baldwin County School District" in Gulf Shores, AL. There are a total of 1,616 students and 93 teachers at Fairhope High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 18 to 1.

Fairhope High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 74.5%, which is 71% higher than the Alabama average.

Fairhope High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1616
Teachers93
Student/Teacher ratio18:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment443
Taking some courses398
Taking some courses (not tests)49
Passing some courses222
Passing no courses162

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Fairhope High School, there are a total of 443 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 398 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All75%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School75%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All74%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School74%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Fairhope High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictAlabamaNational
White 86.0% 78.8% 57.7% 51.1%
Black 9.7% 13.6% 32.7% 15.9%
Asian 0.7% 1.0% 1.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 2.7% 5.8% 5.4% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.7% 0.7% 1.0% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 0.1% 1.7% 3.1%

Gulf Shores demographics profile

StatisticGulf ShoresAlabamaNational
Population8,9914,903,185328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2909791
Median age36.138.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)61%57%55%
Speak English95%95%79%
Speak Spanish3%3%13%

Education level achieved in Gulf Shores

IndexGulf ShoresAlabamaNational
Completed 8th grade92.0%80.7%84.3%
Completed high school90.9%79.2%83.0%
Completed some college74.4%53.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree54.4%31.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors45.0%24.0%30.3%
Completed masters12.6%8.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.4%2.5%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.0%1.0%1.3%
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Source: The Fairhope High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.