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Florence B Mathis Elementary

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Florence B Mathis Elementary ranks 473 rd of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

473^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Florence B Mathis Elementary is a public elementary school located in Foley, Alabama, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 983 students. The school is part of the Baldwin County School District, which is ranked 33 out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, Florence B Mathis Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Alabama elementary schools, with a ranking between 405-493 out of 680-692 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly lower than the Baldwin County and Alabama state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 33.8% of 3rd graders were proficient in math, compared to 48.5% in Baldwin County and 45.47% statewide. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with most subgroups ranking in the bottom half or bottom quarter of Alabama elementary schools.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Baldwin County School District, such as J. Larry Newton School and Elberta Elementary School, generally outperform Florence B Mathis Elementary on academic measures and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. However, these schools also have higher percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting that socioeconomic factors may play a significant role in academic achievement. In contrast, Orange Beach Elementary School and Gulf Shores Elementary School, which are in different school districts, significantly outperform Florence B Mathis Elementary and the Baldwin County average on academic measures, likely due to their lower percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

1,023

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,763

Per pupil spending ?

56.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 9th Ave
Foley, AL 36535-1117

(251) 943-1244

District: Baldwin County

Students who attend Florence B Mathis Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Foley Middle School
High:	Foley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.2%

Hispanic:

31.4%

African American:

16.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2021 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (37% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2021

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg57%

Alabama avg50%

473^rd of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 11 pts since 2021

From bottom 41% (2021) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 22Elementary Schools in the Baldwin County

33^rd of 135Baldwin County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	473 of 680	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	493 of 684	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	460 of 680	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	427 of 687	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	405 of 692	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	372 of 427	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	316 of 420	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	294 of 427	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	301 of 426	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.7	219 of 426	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.2	107 of 426	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	52.3	186 of 423	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.1	147 of 336	56.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	122 of 142	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	117 of 131	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	105 of 123	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	77 of 110	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	50 of 100	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	15 of 74	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	44.8	32 of 65	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	470 of 649	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	467 of 650	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	460 of 645	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	465 of 656	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	410 of 656	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.9	210 of 646	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	252 of 640	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.2	293 of 639	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	183 of 206	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	182 of 196	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	161 of 184	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	146 of 175	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	116 of 164	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.9	35 of 152	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	48.7	62 of 140	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.5	57 of 130	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	475 of 660	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	479 of 670	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	446 of 623	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.3	400 of 651	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	373 of 653	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.5	83 of 649	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	150 of 651	77.0%	★★★★☆
2017	60.5	197 of 567	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	456 of 651	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	476 of 655	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	409 of 649	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	378 of 669	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	372 of 669	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.6	228 of 650	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	233 of 650	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.7	263 of 639	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	78 of 97	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	72 of 82	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	64 of 70	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	48 of 64	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	46 of 54	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	24 of 39	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	11 of 17	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.2	4 of 12	66.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	326 of 403	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	335 of 395	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	345 of 373	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	290 of 345	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	386 of 398	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.2	167 of 392	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	173 of 344	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.8	76 of 280	72.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	464 of 532	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	483 of 535	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	448 of 528	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	471 of 540	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	398 of 539	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.7	263 of 529	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.3	130 of 508	74.4%	★★★★☆
2017	48.5	178 of 369	51.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)28th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile-16 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English53%-9 vs state

Science32%-11 vs state

Mathematics22%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Summative Assessment Science (2025)		Summative Assessment English (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Florence B Mathis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 9th Ave	Foley	36535	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 943-1244	1,023	61	16.7	56.9%	401 (39.2%)	170 (16.6%)	321 (31.4%)	19 (1.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (10.5%)	30.2	473^rd of 680 public elementary schools	30.4%		29.2	493^rd of 684 public elementary schools	27.9%	20	33.8	23.7	10.4	21.2			32.1		70.5	41.6	50.0	50.8			$8,763	$1,379	$7,380
Foley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	450 N Cedar Street	Foley	36535	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 943-8861	1,022	65	15.7	63.3%	388 (38.0%)	166 (16.2%)	368 (36.0%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (9.2%)	33.8	456^th of 680 public elementary schools	32.9%		35.6	459^th of 684 public elementary schools	32.9%	3	25.6	27.2	23.7	19.9			32.0		48.9	55.7	67.0	53.7			$10,214	$1,776	$8,433
Magnolia School	Public	PK, KG-6	1 Jaguar Loop	Foley	36535	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 965-6200	944	60	15.6	60.9%	539 (57.1%)	114 (12.1%)	206 (21.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (8.3%)	40.8	417^th of 680 public elementary schools	38.7%		43.3	409^th of 684 public elementary schools	40.2%	8	34.6	29.5	30.0	22.3			36.1		59.1	46.7	75.3	55.8			$9,815	$1,360	$8,450
Swift Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6330 Bon Secour Hwy	Bon Secour	36511	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 949-6422	155	13	12.4	74.2%	97 (62.6%)	1 (0.6%)	50 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	26.3	502^nd of 680 public elementary schools	26.2%		34	469^th of 684 public elementary schools	31.4%	33	25.0	19.1	36.4	5.0			9.5		52.6	33.3	58.3	63.2			$17,030	$2,133	$14,892
Elberta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	25820 Highway 98	Elberta	36530	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 986-5888	1,034	61	16.8	38.4%	839 (81.1%)	14 (1.4%)	114 (11.0%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	57 (5.5%)	75.1	153^rd of 680 public elementary schools	77.5%		75.1	158^th of 684 public elementary schools	76.9%	5	47.9	60.9	48.9	52.1			48.7		72.1	70.2	78.3	79.6			$9,386	$1,091	$8,290
Summerdale School	Public	PK, KG-8	400 E Broadway	Summerdale	36580	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 989-6850	615	35	17.4	64.2%	313 (50.9%)	25 (4.1%)	216 (35.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.3%)	32.6	464^th of 680 public elementary schools	31.8%		48.9	357^th of 684 public elementary schools	47.8%	107	22.1	25.5	25.9	20.9	23.4	23.9	46.8	45.1	47.0	51.1	53.7	55.4	58.7	50.7	$11,278	$1,841	$9,432
Gulf Shores Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 E 3rd St	Gulf Shores	36542	Baldwin County	Gulf Shores City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 968-7375	1,230	69	17.8	35.4%	970 (78.9%)	64 (5.2%)	96 (7.8%)	11 (0.9%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (6.6%)	81.5	103^rd of 680 public elementary schools	84.9%		79	128^th of 684 public elementary schools	81.3%	25	55.0	56.5	52.7				62.0		77.1	83.7	85.4
Orange Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4900 S Wilson Blvd	Orange Beach	36561	Baldwin County	Orange Beach City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(251) 981-5662	600	41	14.6	19.3%	536 (89.3%)	12 (2.0%)	32 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	95.8	11^th of 680 public elementary schools	98.4%		94.7	26^th of 684 public elementary schools	96.2%	15	81.5	86.7	91.9	72.2			90.7		88.9	85.3	93.0	81.1
J Larry Newton School	Public	PK, KG-6	9761 County Road 32	Fairhope	36532	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 990-3858	804	55	14.6	35.7%	578 (71.9%)	37 (4.6%)	119 (14.8%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (7.3%)	87.8	67^th of 680 public elementary schools	90.1%		78	136^th of 684 public elementary schools	80.1%	69	60.7	66.7	77.9	70.6			60.4		82.6	76.0	80.4	81.4			$9,027	$1,062	$7,960
Silverhill School	Public	PK, KG-6	15800 4th Ave	Silverhill	36576	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 945-5188	497	30	16.7	58.1%	271 (54.5%)	12 (2.4%)	190 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	35.7	450^th of 680 public elementary schools	33.8%		45.2	391^st of 684 public elementary schools	42.8%	59	41.5	26.6	4.4	20.0			42.2		49.1	59.7	63.2	50.0			$10,025	$1,230	$8,789

Frequently Asked Questions about Florence B Mathis Elementary

How many students attend Florence B Mathis Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,023 students attended Florence B Mathis Elementary.

What district is Florence B Mathis Elementary in?

Baldwin County

What schools do graduates of Florence B Mathis Elementary attend?

Students who attend Florence B Mathis Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Foley Middle School
High : Foley High School

Is Florence B Mathis Elementary a good school?

Florence B Mathis Elementary ranks 473^rd of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Florence B Mathis Elementary?

Students at Florence B Mathis Elementary are 39% White, 31% Hispanic, 17% African American, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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