Middle Schools in Gulf Shores City

Summary:

Gulf Shores City, Alabama is home to a single outstanding middle school, Gulf Shores Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. This school is a standout performer, ranking in the top 7% of all middle schools in the state of Alabama and maintaining a consistent 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gulf Shores Middle School significantly outperforms the state average in academic proficiency across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 8th grade math, 58.12% of students were proficient compared to just 24.53% statewide. The school also has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 14.8%, indicating strong student engagement. Additionally, the school serves a diverse student population, with 49.83% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

The Gulf Shores City school district as a whole is also a high performer, ranking 14th out of 135 districts in Alabama and maintaining a 5-star rating. This suggests that the exceptional academic outcomes at Gulf Shores Middle School are reflective of the overall quality of education in the Gulf Shores City district.

District Detail

300 East 16th Ave
Gulf Shores, AL 36542

(251) 968-9873

SchoolDigger Rank:
14^th of 135 Alabama districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,748

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Total
Gulf Shores Middle School	Public	6-8	450 E 15th Ave	Gulf Shores	36542	Baldwin County	Gulf Shores City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 968-8719	591	31	19.0	34.0%	472 (79.9%)	27 (4.6%)	50 (8.5%)	9 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.7%)	91.7	29^th of 439 public middle schools	93.4%		86.4	46^th of 442 public middle schools	89.6%	17	63.5	49.5	58.1	58.1	77.5	78.7	73.6

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Orange Beach City	3.92 mi	2	3^rd
Baldwin County	4.35 mi	45	33^rd
Mobile County	26.67 mi	92	94^th
Covenant Academy of Mobile	36.88 mi	1	116^th
Floretta P Carson Visual and Performing Arts	38.06 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.