Foley High School

1 Pride Pl, Gulf Shores AL, 36535 | Baldwin County School District | 251-943-2221
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1753
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 36% 17% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 7 in Gulf Shores
  • Ranked #0 of 1849 in Alabama
Proficiency Averages
43%Gulf Shores
44%Alabama

Foley 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 1,753 students and 99 teachers at Foley High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 18 to 1.

Foley High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 36.0%, which is 17% lower than the Alabama average.

Foley High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1753
Teachers99
Student/Teacher ratio18:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment219
Taking some courses163
Taking some courses (not tests)46
Passing some courses89
Passing no courses67

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 Foley High School, there are a total of 219 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 163 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All40%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School40%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All32%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School32%

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.

Foley High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictAlabamaNational
White 73.8% 78.8% 57.7% 51.1%
Black 16.0% 13.6% 32.7% 15.9%
Asian 0.2% 1.0% 1.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 9.5% 5.8% 5.4% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.4% 0.7% 1.0% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 0.1% 1.7% 3.1%

Gulf Shores demographics profile

StatisticGulf ShoresAlabamaNational
Population19,3374,903,185328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)5959791
Median age51.738.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.8:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)57%57%55%
Speak English91%95%79%
Speak Spanish6%3%13%

Education level achieved in Gulf Shores

IndexGulf ShoresAlabamaNational
Completed 8th grade88.9%80.7%84.3%
Completed high school88.3%79.2%83.0%
Completed some college59.0%53.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree35.7%31.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors24.2%24.0%30.3%
Completed masters9.3%8.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.0%2.5%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.4%1.0%1.3%
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Source: The Foley High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.