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Foley High School

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Foley High School ranks 153 rd of 386 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

153^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 386 Alabama High Schools

Better than 60% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Foley High School is a large public high school in Foley, AL, serving 1,520 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Baldwin County school district, located in a rapidly growing coastal area between Fairhope and the beach communities of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach.

The most pressing concern for parents is the school's chronic absenteeism rate, which at 21.5% is nearly double the district average of 11.2% and the state average of 12.0%. This directly impacts academic performance—only 26.79% of 11th graders are proficient in math, compared to 58.99% at Fairhope High School just 14 miles away, and 57.02% at Orange Beach Middle/High School. English proficiency tells a similar story, with Foley at 30.79% versus Fairhope's 67.32%. The graduation rate has also been volatile, dropping to 76.5% in 2023-2024 before recovering to 86.3%—still trailing the district (89.6%) and state (91.5%) averages. Notably, Foley serves a much higher-need population, with 59.54% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, compared to just 21.94% at Fairhope and 18.73% at Orange Beach.

Despite these challenges, Foley has genuine strengths. The school ranks 7th statewide for English Language Learner performance (92nd percentile, 5 stars), a remarkable achievement. It has also demonstrated effectiveness with low-income students, ranking in the 81st-87th percentile in recent years. However, parents should be aware of declining support for special education students (now at the 18th percentile, down from 48th) and a 1-star rating for military-connected students. The school achieved 4-star ratings from 2022-2024, proving it can perform at a higher level, but has slipped back to 3 stars. With persistent attendance issues and a recent academic decline, Foley sits at a crossroads—its strong ELL and low-income programs provide a foundation, but reversing the absenteeism trend will be critical to competing with the high-performing schools in its immediate vicinity.

1,520

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,424

Per pupil spending ?

59.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1 Pride Pl
Foley, AL 36535

(251) 213-6813

District: Baldwin County

Feeder schools for Foley High School:

Elementary:	Elberta Elementary School
	Florence B Mathis Elementary
	Foley Elementary School
	Magnolia School
	More...
	Summerdale School
	Swift Elementary School
Middle:	Foley Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.7%

Hispanic:

29.8%

African American:

16.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 76th percentile in 2024 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the Alabama average (86% vs 92%)

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 12% Alabama)

!Ranking has slipped from its 76th-percentile peak (2024) to 60th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg43%

Alabama avg32%

153^rd of 386

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8High 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	54.2	153 of 386	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.5	143 of 374	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.6	91 of 378	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	91 of 371	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	51.9	158 of 367	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.8	116 of 371	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	202 of 366	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	176 of 356	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	35.9	222 of 353	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.3	185 of 351	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.8	208 of 353	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.7	205 of 358	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.9	232 of 358	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.8	186 of 358	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.8	114 of 360	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.8	201 of 358	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.5	219 of 357	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.2	217 of 359	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.9	210 of 358	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.7	228 of 357	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.4	198 of 359	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	60.5	134 of 357	62.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	123 of 238	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.4	63 of 228	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	45.1	99 of 231	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	40 of 224	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	46.0	90 of 222	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.5	122 of 228	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	174 of 224	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	181 of 223	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.4	135 of 189	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	6 of 90	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	46.6	26 of 75	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	10 of 63	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	44.3	21 of 43	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.3	16 of 39	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.3	10 of 28	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.0	21 of 29	27.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.5	16 of 22	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	191 of 377	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.4	127 of 359	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	104 of 366	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	84 of 358	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.4	145 of 367	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	113 of 359	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	204 of 354	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	190 of 347	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.8	210 of 343	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	45 of 70	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	75.0	31 of 142	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	42 of 139	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	51.9	50 of 122	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	35 of 114	69.3%	★★★★☆
2021	45.1	55 of 113	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.8	68 of 103	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	67 of 95	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	15.7	85 of 93	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	132 of 383	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.7	69 of 367	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	49 of 375	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	50 of 349	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	74 of 361	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.4	111 of 361	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.7	213 of 358	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	159 of 349	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	33.1	206 of 315	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	59.2	130 of 380	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.0	158 of 363	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	99 of 368	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	58.6	117 of 358	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	179 of 366	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.8	129 of 366	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	187 of 357	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	173 of 350	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	32.8	226 of 339	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	24 of 28	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	45 of 123	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.1	31 of 66	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	31 of 56	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	18 of 45	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	12.6	34 of 40	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.6	21 of 43	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	10.6	34 of 37	8.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	21 of 24	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.6	17 of 19	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	161 of 197	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.3	121 of 194	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	102 of 198	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.6	56 of 182	69.2%	★★★★☆
2022	20.9	140 of 169	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	170 of 196	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.2	67 of 171	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	52 of 160	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.2	37 of 83	55.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	90 of 320	71.9%	★★★★☆
2025	50.4	148 of 325	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	92 of 325	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	113 of 317	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	136 of 326	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	124 of 319	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.0	179 of 313	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	159 of 300	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.4	172 of 230	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)93rd percentile+33 vs school

White (2026)72nd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)66th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)63rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2026)48th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)36th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2026)18th percentile-42 vs school

Military Connected (2026)14th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English31%-3 vs state

Science30%-6 vs state

Mathematics27%~ state avg

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by a parent
Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Foley HS offers a tremendous number and variety of things for students to become involved with and develop a feeling of belonging. This has resulted in a much tighter knit community both within and without the building. We are proud of our Foley Lions! Close Quote

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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 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Foley High School	Public	9-12	1 Pride Pl	Foley	36535	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	No	(251) 213-6813	1,520	97	15.6	59.5%	618 (40.7%)	255 (16.8%)	453 (29.8%)	12 (0.8%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	175 (11.5%)	54.2	153^rd of 386 public high schools	60.4%		57.5	143^rd of 374 public high schools	61.8%	10			26.8		30.4			30.8	$11,424	$1,256	$10,135
Elberta High School	Public	9-12	13355main Street	Elberta	36530	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	No	(251) 986-8127	735	46	15.9	46.7%	517 (70.3%)	18 (2.4%)	122 (16.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (10.2%)	78.6	65^th of 386 public high schools	83.2%		86.5	44^th of 374 public high schools	88.2%	21			42.1		40.6			39.9	$12,626	$1,167	$11,425
Orange Beach MiddleHigh School	Public	7-12	23908 Canal Road	Orange Beach	36561	Baldwin County	Orange Beach City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(251) 967-5306	662	44	15.0	18.7%	588 (88.8%)	11 (1.7%)	32 (4.8%)	6 (0.9%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.3%)	98.3	10^th of 386 public high schools	97.4%		92.3	26^th of 374 public high schools	93.0%	16	30.1	51.9	57.0	95.4	70.2	77.7	82.2	59.3	$17,104	$529	$16,559
Gulf Shores High School	Public	9-12	600 East 15th Ave	Gulf Shores	36547	Baldwin County	Gulf Shores City	No	No	No	No	(251) 968-4747	927	60	15.4	28.3%	746 (80.5%)	52 (5.6%)	78 (8.4%)	14 (1.5%)	12 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.7%)	93.1	24^th of 386 public high schools	93.8%		94.5	19^th of 374 public high schools	94.9%	5			48.4		58.2			48.9	$16,282	$1,113	$15,163
Robertsdale High School	Public	9-12	21630 Highway 59 South	Robertsdale	36567	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	No	(251) 947-4154	1,418	86	16.4	48.8%	938 (66.1%)	87 (6.1%)	280 (19.7%)	5 (0.4%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (7.1%)	63.4	114^th of 386 public high schools	70.5%		78.1	76^th of 374 public high schools	79.7%	38			26.2		36.0			37.3	$12,077	$1,181	$10,863
South Baldwin Center For Technology	Public	9-12	19200 Carolina Street	Robertsdale	36567	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	No	(251) 947-5041	0	8	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Fairhope High School	Public	9-12	18800 Greeno Rd	Fairhope	36532	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	No	(251) 928-8309	1,536	102	15.1	21.9%	1,201 (78.2%)	89 (5.8%)	141 (9.2%)	16 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (5.8%)	98.2	11^th of 386 public high schools	97.2%		99.5	6^th of 374 public high schools	98.4%	5			59.0		60.7			67.3	$12,149	$749	$11,366
Baldwin County Virtual School	Public, Virtual	7-12	605 Hwy 98	Daphne	36526	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	Yes	No	(251) 607-5622	298	23	12.9	34.6%	235 (78.9%)	20 (6.7%)	17 (5.7%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.7%)	89.7	32^nd of 386 public high schools	91.7%		97.4	9^th of 374 public high schools	97.6%	23	29.6	36.2	36.0	87.2	53.3	78.6	80.9	59.5	$13,195	$72	$13,104

Frequently Asked Questions about Foley High School

What is the racial makeup of Foley High School?

Students at Foley High School are 41% White, 30% Hispanic, 17% African American, 12% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Foley High School?

Foley High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Elberta Elementary School
Elementary : Florence B Mathis Elementary
Elementary : Foley Elementary School
Elementary : Magnolia School
Elementary : Summerdale School
Elementary : Swift Elementary School
Middle : Foley Middle School

What district is Foley High School in?

Baldwin County

How many students attend Foley High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,520 students attended Foley High School.

Is Foley High School a good school?

Foley High School ranks 153^rd of 386 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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