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Daphne Middle School

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Daphne Middle School ranks 55 th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

55^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 88% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Daphne Middle School in Daphne, AL, serves 861 students in grades 7-8 and is part of the Baldwin County school district, which ranks in the top quarter of Alabama districts. The school has been a consistently strong performer for a decade, ranking in the 88th percentile statewide (55th out of 443 middle schools) in its most recent evaluation.

Daphne Middle's standout strength is its exceptional support for English Language Learners, ranking in the top 10 schools statewide for ELL performance for three consecutive years. The school also excels in English Language Arts, with 7th grade proficiency at 70% and 8th grade at 73%—well above state averages of 55% and 58%, respectively. Science achievement has jumped significantly, with 8th grade proficiency rising from 57% to 69% in just one year. The school has also cut chronic absenteeism nearly in half since 2022, now at 8% compared to the state average of 12%. When compared to nearby schools, Daphne Middle outperforms Central Baldwin Middle School by a wide margin in both math and reading, though it trails Fairhope Middle School and Spanish Fort Middle School—particularly in mathematics, where proficiency rates are 15-25 percentage points lower.

The clearest area for growth is math, where 7th grade proficiency (33%) and 8th grade proficiency (40%) lag behind the district's top performers. Additionally, military-connected students—a notable subgroup given Daphne's proximity to Mobile-area installations—have shown declining performance over the past three years. Despite serving a more economically diverse population than its higher-ranked Baldwin County neighbors, Daphne Middle achieves strong results with a higher student-teacher ratio (18.1), suggesting effective instructional practices. With continued focus on mathematics and targeted support for military families, this school has solid potential to close the gap with the district's top-tier schools.

861

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,858

Per pupil spending ?

30.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

One Jody Davis Cir
Daphne, AL 36526-6109

(251) 626-2845

District: Baldwin County

Students who attend Daphne Middle School usually attend:

High:

Daphne High School

Feeder schools for Daphne Middle School:

Elementary:	Daphne East Elementary School
	Daphne Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.6%

African American:

15.0%

Hispanic:

9.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (57% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Alabama middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg56%

Alabama avg44%

55^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 12%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Middle Schools in the Baldwin County

33^rd of 140Baldwin 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
2026	82.3	55 of 449	87.8%	★★★★☆
2025	80.5	62 of 439	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	75 of 442	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	69 of 437	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	54 of 432	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	87.0	34 of 440	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	36 of 437	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	40 of 423	90.5%	★★★★★
2017	79.9	64 of 432	85.2%	★★★★☆
2016	84.1	51 of 432	88.2%	★★★★☆
2015	80.1	57 of 430	86.7%	★★★★☆
2014	78.7	58 of 438	86.8%	★★★★☆
2013	73.2	82 of 436	81.2%	★★★★☆
2012	76.2	76 of 436	82.6%	★★★★☆
2011	81.9	40 of 435	90.8%	★★★★★
2010	79.8	65 of 435	85.1%	★★★★☆
2009	83.5	41 of 425	90.4%	★★★★★
2008	71.4	83 of 417	80.1%	★★★★☆
2007	71.6	91 of 412	77.9%	★★★★☆
2006	78.6	56 of 409	86.3%	★★★★☆
2005	71.3	79 of 415	81.0%	★★★★☆
2004	73.7	83 of 407	79.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	62.4	66 of 269	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	58.4	73 of 259	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	62 of 269	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	55.2	84 of 263	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.2	57 of 271	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	60 of 266	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	41 of 252	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	60.1	70 of 247	71.7%	★★★★☆
2017	59.8	51 of 205	75.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	10 of 103	90.3%	★★★★★
2025	94.4	2 of 117	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	6 of 106	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	3 of 94	96.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	79.0	67 of 427	84.3%	★★★★☆
2025	82.2	51 of 415	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	73 of 426	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	60 of 417	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	56 of 423	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	84.6	37 of 415	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	30 of 399	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	35 of 392	91.1%	★★★★★
2017	78.1	54 of 380	85.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	15 of 173	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	77.5	23 of 164	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	30 of 166	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	39 of 157	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	20 of 154	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	16 of 124	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	11 of 113	90.3%	★★★★★
2017	79.7	16 of 108	85.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	105 of 438	76.0%	★★★★☆
2025	72.5	84 of 428	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	91 of 437	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	124 of 410	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	125 of 421	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	33 of 415	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	78.1	45 of 396	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	56 of 396	85.9%	★★★★☆
2017	65.5	80 of 349	77.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	82.5	54 of 426	87.3%	★★★★☆
2025	76.0	73 of 422	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	76 of 428	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	79 of 419	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	55 of 427	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	86.0	33 of 418	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	34 of 399	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	83.9	42 of 397	89.4%	★★★★☆
2017	77.6	59 of 380	84.5%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	26 of 37	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.1	25 of 43	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	17 of 32	46.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	9 of 26	65.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	85.0	21 of 146	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	69.9	18 of 92	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	59.8	23 of 78	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	10 of 72	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	16 of 60	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	17 of 61	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	46.5	22 of 46	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.8	22 of 30	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	63.8	59 of 269	78.1%	★★★★☆
2025	75.5	33 of 271	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	60.8	61 of 281	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	39.8	148 of 281	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.6	81 of 256	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.3	35 of 274	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	25 of 254	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	77.7	25 of 223	88.8%	★★★★☆
2017	74.6	19 of 195	90.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	63 of 359	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	78.9	62 of 377	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	78 of 373	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	68 of 370	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	59 of 376	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	84.2	36 of 369	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	28 of 343	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	90.1	28 of 331	91.5%	★★★★★
2017	74.3	45 of 247	81.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)90th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)87th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)86th percentile~ school

Female (2026)84th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)82nd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)78th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2026)75th percentile-12 vs school

Military Connected (2026)30th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English72%+15 vs state

Science69%+15 vs state

Mathematics36%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)					Summative Assessment Science (2026)		Summative Assessment English (2026)					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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 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
Daphne Middle School	Public	7-8	One Jody Davis Cir	Daphne	36526	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	No	(251) 626-2845	861	47	18.1	30.7%	565 (65.6%)	129 (15.0%)	82 (9.5%)	8 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (8.5%)	82.3	55^th of 449 public middle schools	87.8%		80.5	62^nd of 439 public middle schools	85.9%	7				32.9	40.0		69.0				70.1	73.2	$8,858	$828	$8,024
W J Carroll Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1000 Main St	Daphne	36526	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 626-0277	414	28	14.6	43.2%	275 (66.4%)	63 (15.2%)	27 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.4%)								(n/a)	55.1	40.7	43.2			64.6		75.2	80.3	73.7			$11,182	$1,709	$9,468
Spanish Fort Middle School	Public	7-8	33899 Jimmy Faulkner Dr	Spanish Fort	36527	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	No	(251) 625-3271	649	35	18.3	19.4%	501 (77.2%)	38 (5.9%)	45 (6.9%)	13 (2.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.9%)	94.3	21^st of 449 public middle schools	95.3%		95.3	17^th of 439 public middle schools	96.1%	4				56.6	47.4		84.1				80.7	79.2	$8,796	$831	$7,960
Fairhope Middle School	Public	7-8	Two Pirate Drive	Fairhope	36532	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	No	(251) 928-2573	775	49	15.8	27.2%	593 (76.5%)	52 (6.7%)	83 (10.7%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.0%)	95.1	17^th of 449 public middle schools	96.2%		94.7	19^th of 439 public middle schools	95.7%	2				58.6	62.4		79.7				78.9	80.2	$9,202	$491	$8,705
Central Baldwin Middle School	Public	7-8	24545 State Highway 59	Robertsdale	36567	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 947-2327	768	44	17.4	50.9%	512 (66.7%)	68 (8.9%)	138 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.3%)	63.9	136^th of 449 public middle schools	69.7%		61.3	144^th of 439 public middle schools	67.2%	8				24.8	31.0		62.6				56.6	59.7	$9,671	$1,411	$8,255
Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies	Public, Magnet	6-9	504 Government Street	Mobile	36602	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-1040	311	19	16.3	20.6%	192 (61.7%)	77 (24.8%)	13 (4.2%)	19 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	98.4	3^rd of 449 public middle schools	99.3%		99	2^nd of 439 public middle schools	99.5%	1			75.8	48.2	69.3		90.7			100.0	92.9	98.7
Dunbar Creative Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	500 Saint Anthony St	Mobile	36603	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(251) 221-2160	338	22	15.3	69.8%	33 (9.8%)	280 (82.8%)	8 (2.4%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	63.1	141^st of 449 public middle schools	68.6%		64.5	123^rd of 439 public middle schools	72.0%	18			22.9	15.2	31.0		57.5			65.3	74.1	70.8	$8,458	$1,071	$7,376
Calloway Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	350 N Lawrence St	Mobile	36603	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2042	315	22	14.3	90.5%	4 (1.3%)	299 (94.9%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	33.6	302^nd of 449 public middle schools	32.7%		23.5	338^th of 439 public middle schools	23.0%	36			17.3	19.8	14.7		44.8			37.3	48.4	48.4	$8,421	$1,124	$7,254
Pillans Middle School	Public	6-8	2051 Military Rd	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2300	440	25	17.6	89.8%	21 (4.8%)	384 (87.3%)	20 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	12.8	406^th of 449 public middle schools	9.6%		8	427^th of 439 public middle schools	2.7%	21			11.7	0.9	2.2		35.1			30.2	24.8	35.3	$10,414	$1,607	$8,796
Mobile County Training Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Whitley St	Mobile	36610	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2267	193	14	13.7	94.3%	0 (0.0%)	188 (97.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	10	421^st of 449 public middle schools	6.2%		13.1	398^th of 439 public middle schools	9.3%	23			1.9	1.9	1.4		31.4			25.9	32.1	23.2	$16,619	$1,912	$14,696

Frequently Asked Questions about Daphne Middle School

Is Daphne Middle School a good school?

Daphne Middle School ranks 55^th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Daphne Middle School attend?

Students who attend Daphne Middle School usually go on to attend Daphne High School

How many students attend Daphne Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 861 students attended Daphne Middle School.

What district is Daphne Middle School in?

Baldwin County

What is the racial makeup of Daphne Middle School?

Students at Daphne Middle School are 66% White, 15% African American, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

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