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Fairhope Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

19^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 96% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Fairhope Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Fairhope, Alabama, which is part of the Baldwin County school district. This exceptional institution has consistently been one of the top-performing middle schools in Alabama, ranking within the top 10 for several years.

Fairhope Middle School significantly outperforms the Baldwin County and Alabama state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 78.01% of 7th graders were proficient or better in English, compared to 66.35% in Baldwin County and 56.51% statewide. The school also performs exceptionally well across different student subgroups, ranking in the top 25 in the state for female, male, white, and special education students. Even for subgroups that perform lower statewide, such as African American and Hispanic students, Fairhope Middle School ranks in the top 60 and top 23, respectively.

In addition to its strong academic performance, Fairhope Middle School has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.9% to 17.9% over the past few years, which is better than the state average. The school also has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (33.33% in 2022-2023) compared to the nearby schools in the Baldwin County district, such as Elberta Middle School, Spanish Fort Middle School, Foley Middle School, and Central Baldwin Middle School.

775

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,202

Per pupil spending ?

27.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Two Pirate Drive
Fairhope, AL 36532

(251) 928-2573

District: Baldwin County

Students who attend Fairhope Middle School usually attend:

High:

Fairhope High School

Feeder schools for Fairhope Middle School:

Elementary:	Fairhope East Elementary
	Fairhope West Elementary
	J Larry Newton School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.5%

Hispanic:

10.7%

African American:

6.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (69% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Alabama middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg51%

Alabama avg40%

19^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Middle 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	94.7	19 of 439	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	6 of 442	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	4 of 437	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	6 of 432	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	4 of 440	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	10 of 437	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	11 of 423	97.4%	★★★★★
2017	96.0	13 of 432	97.0%	★★★★★
2016	97.6	12 of 432	97.2%	★★★★★
2015	91.8	30 of 430	93.0%	★★★★★
2014	91.6	26 of 438	94.1%	★★★★★
2013	82.4	31 of 436	92.9%	★★★★★
2012	86.1	24 of 436	94.5%	★★★★★
2011	87.4	22 of 435	94.9%	★★★★★
2010	87.0	26 of 435	94.0%	★★★★★
2009	87.6	32 of 425	92.5%	★★★★★
2008	83.1	36 of 417	91.4%	★★★★★
2007	87.8	22 of 412	94.7%	★★★★★
2006	78.8	54 of 409	86.8%	★★★★☆
2005	68.7	88 of 415	78.8%	★★★★☆
2004	67.2	111 of 407	72.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	60 of 259	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	36 of 269	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	31 of 263	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	38 of 271	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	78.8	35 of 266	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	55.2	87 of 252	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.8	36 of 247	85.4%	★★★★☆
2017	59.8	52 of 205	74.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	18 of 117	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	13 of 106	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	9 of 94	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	2 of 81	97.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	11 of 415	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	5 of 426	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	5 of 417	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	9 of 423	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	6 of 415	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.1	8 of 399	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	11 of 392	97.2%	★★★★★
2017	94.6	11 of 380	97.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	23 of 173	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	89.0	8 of 164	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	15 of 166	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	10 of 157	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	6 of 154	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	88.9	7 of 124	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	8 of 113	92.9%	★★★★★
2017	91.6	6 of 108	94.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	45 of 428	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	95.4	12 of 437	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	9 of 410	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	7 of 421	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	96.4	4 of 415	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	15 of 396	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	11 of 396	97.2%	★★★★★
2017	88.1	18 of 349	94.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	24 of 422	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	9 of 428	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	4 of 419	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	6 of 427	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.7	6 of 418	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	9 of 399	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	13 of 397	96.7%	★★★★★
2017	95.2	15 of 380	96.1%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	89.4	2 of 32	93.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	22 of 92	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	13 of 78	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	94.8	2 of 72	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	81.8	8 of 60	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	84.9	5 of 61	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	70.8	11 of 46	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	9 of 30	70.0%	★★★★☆
2017	45.9	14 of 21	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	21 of 271	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	19 of 281	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	14 of 281	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.2	15 of 256	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	83.0	14 of 274	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	4 of 254	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	81.9	18 of 223	91.9%	★★★★★
2017	92.5	5 of 195	97.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	18 of 377	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	9 of 373	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	8 of 370	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	9 of 376	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.0	7 of 369	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	11 of 343	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	19 of 331	94.3%	★★★★★
2017	92.9	17 of 247	93.1%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2024)94th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)85th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)77th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)76th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English77%+22 vs state

Science67%+25 vs state

Mathematics62%+38 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 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
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%)	94.7	19^th of 439 public middle schools	95.7%		97.5	6^th of 442 public middle schools	98.6%	13				58.2	66.0		66.6				78.0	76.6	$9,202	$491	$8,705
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)	51.9	38.9	44.6			58.1		79.7	75.4	73.0			$11,182	$1,709	$9,468
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%)	80.5	62^nd of 439 public middle schools	85.9%		76.6	75^th of 442 public middle schools	83.0%	13				35.9	35.1		56.8				69.8	64.9	$8,858	$828	$8,024
Central Baldwin Middle School	Public	7-8	24545 State Highway 59	Robertsdale	36551	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%)	61.3	144^th of 439 public middle schools	67.2%		56.2	167^th of 442 public middle schools	62.2%	23				22.5	25.5		46.9				58.7	58.3	$9,671	$1,411	$8,255
Foley Middle School	Public	7-8	200 N Oak St	Foley	36535	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 943-1255	823	48	17.1	62.8%	345 (41.9%)	112 (13.6%)	294 (35.7%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.4%)	50.3	206^th of 439 public middle schools	53.1%		33.2	304^th of 442 public middle schools	31.2%	98				22.3	21.6		46.2				53.5	42.8	$9,739	$1,338	$8,396
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%)	8	427^th of 439 public middle schools	2.7%		12.1	399^th of 442 public middle schools	9.7%	28			5.9	2.1	1.3		9.3			21.2	23.2	22.4	$10,414	$1,607	$8,796
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%)	95.3	17^th of 439 public middle schools	96.1%		88.6	36^th of 442 public middle schools	91.9%	19				49.7	49.7		77.1				81.7	79.5	$8,796	$831	$7,960
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%)	99	2^nd of 439 public middle schools	99.5%		97.3	8^th of 442 public middle schools	98.2%	6			75.0	63.4	63.6		89.6			95.5	95.1	94.8
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%)	64.5	123^rd of 439 public middle schools	72.0%		71.1	96^th of 442 public middle schools	78.3%	27			22.0	15.6	17.0		65.0			72.4	64.8	83.0	$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%)	23.5	338^th of 439 public middle schools	23.0%		21.5	353^rd of 442 public middle schools	20.1%	15			8.0	11.5	13.0		23.2			38.0	45.3	36.5	$8,421	$1,124	$7,254

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairhope Middle School

What high school do graduates of Fairhope Middle School attend?

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

What district is Fairhope Middle School in?

Baldwin County

What is the racial makeup of Fairhope Middle School?

Students at Fairhope Middle School are 77% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Is Fairhope Middle School a good school?

Yes! Fairhope Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 19^th of 439 Alabama middle schools.

How many students attend Fairhope Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 775 students attended Fairhope Middle School.

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