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Fairhope Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

17^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 96% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Fairhope Middle School in Fairhope, AL, is a high-performing public school serving 775 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Baldwin County district. The school has earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past decade and currently ranks 17th out of 443 middle schools in Alabama, placing it in the top 5% statewide.

The most striking academic strength at Fairhope Middle is mathematics. In the 2025-2026 school year, 58.58% of 7th graders and 62.37% of 8th graders were proficient in math—more than double the state average (24.46% and 26.36%, respectively) and significantly ahead of the district average (34.56% and 39.98%). This represents a 24 to 36 percentage point advantage over the district, highlighting a highly effective math program. The school also excels in science, with 79.74% of 8th graders proficient compared to 54.12% statewide. Notably, Fairhope Middle achieves these results across all student subgroups, earning 5-star ratings for its work with English Language Learners, Special Education students, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. The school ranks in the 95th percentile for its work with low-income students, demonstrating a commitment to closing achievement gaps.

Compared to nearby schools, Fairhope Middle outperforms most peers in the Baldwin County district, including Foley Middle School (ranked 209th) and Central Baldwin Middle School (ranked 135th). Only Spanish Fort Middle School (21st) and Elberta Middle School (30th) come close. The contrast with schools in the neighboring Mobile County district is even starker—for example, Pillans Middle School has an 8th-grade math proficiency rate of just 2.21%. The only nearby school that outperforms Fairhope is Barton Academy for Advanced World Studies, a selective magnet school. Fairhope Middle's achievement as a traditional public school serving its entire zoned community is a particularly impressive feat. With a student-teacher ratio of 15.8 and a chronic absenteeism rate of 11.5% (down from 19.0% in 2021-2022), the school maintains a supportive learning environment while delivering exceptional academic outcomes.

775

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,096

Per pupil spending ?

27.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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 — 97th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (72% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Alabama middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Baldwin County

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg56%

Alabama avg44%

17^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Middle 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	95.1	17 of 449	96.2%	★★★★★
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
2026	77.6	36 of 269	86.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	83.3	9 of 103	91.3%	★★★★★
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
2026	95.4	9 of 427	97.9%	★★★★★
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
2026	74.0	16 of 82	80.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	88.8	23 of 438	94.7%	★★★★★
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
2026	93.6	21 of 426	95.1%	★★★★★
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
2026	88.9	13 of 146	91.1%	★★★★★
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
2026	76.0	26 of 269	90.3%	★★★★★
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
2026	93.3	21 of 359	94.2%	★★★★★
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 (2026)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile~ school

White (2026)94th percentile~ school

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

English Language Learner (2026)91st percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)91st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)90th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)87th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)80th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science80%+26 vs state

English80%+23 vs state

Mathematics60%+35 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 (2023)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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	$13,096	$739	$12,322
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			$14,197	$2,031	$12,132
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	$10,679	$579	$10,065
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	$12,095	$1,629	$10,433
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%)	51.5	211^th of 449 public middle schools	53.0%		50.3	206^th of 439 public middle schools	53.1%	5				16.4	26.0		64.6				47.3	53.6	$12,414	$1,700	$10,681
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	$13,329	$4,286	$8,950
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	$15,570	$2,126	$13,410
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	$17,631	$1,518	$16,019
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	$14,305	$3,367	$10,846
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	$18,406	$4,165	$14,148

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairhope Middle 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.

What high school do graduates of Fairhope Middle School attend?

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

Is Fairhope Middle School a good school?

Yes! Fairhope Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 17^th of 449 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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