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Spanish Fort Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

17^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 96% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Spanish Fort Middle School is a high-performing public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Spanish Fort, Alabama, which is part of the Baldwin County school district. The school has consistently been one of the top-performing middle schools in Alabama, ranking in the top 5% of all middle schools in the state for the past several years.

Spanish Fort Middle School significantly outperforms the state and county averages in academic assessments across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, nearly 50% of 7th and 8th graders were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to only around 35% for the Baldwin County district and 24% for the state of Alabama. The school also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking in the top 5-10% of Alabama middle schools for Hispanic, multi-racial, and English Language Learner students. Additionally, the school maintains relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and has a lower percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch compared to the surrounding schools and the state average.

When compared to other middle schools in the surrounding area, such as Bay Minette Middle School and Central Baldwin Middle School, Spanish Fort Middle School stands out as a clear leader, with significantly higher academic proficiency rates and overall performance. This consistent high performance, equity-focused practices, and strong standing among nearby schools make Spanish Fort Middle School a model for other middle schools to aspire to.

649

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,796

Per pupil spending ?

19.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

33899 Jimmy Faulkner Dr
Spanish Fort, AL 36527-7606

(251) 625-3271

District: Baldwin County

Students who attend Spanish Fort Middle School usually attend:

High:

Spanish Fort High School

Feeder schools for Spanish Fort Middle School:

Elementary:	Rockwell Elementary School
	Spanish Fort Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.2%

Hispanic:

6.9%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (68% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Alabama middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Baldwin County

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg51%

Alabama avg40%

17^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	95.3	17 of 439	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	36 of 442	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	37 of 437	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	26 of 432	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	24 of 440	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	20 of 437	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	19 of 423	95.5%	★★★★★
2017	93.1	23 of 432	94.7%	★★★★★
2016	92.4	26 of 432	94.0%	★★★★★
2015	90.5	36 of 430	91.6%	★★★★★
2014	91.6	27 of 438	93.8%	★★★★★
2013	82.4	32 of 436	92.7%	★★★★★
2012	79.9	52 of 436	88.1%	★★★★☆
2011	84.3	32 of 435	92.6%	★★★★★
2010	85.3	31 of 435	92.9%	★★★★★
2009	90.8	18 of 425	95.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	32 of 259	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	76 of 269	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	56 of 263	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	52 of 271	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	45 of 266	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	40 of 252	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	30 of 247	87.9%	★★★★☆
2017	75.9	29 of 205	85.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	1 of 117	99.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	7 of 415	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	39 of 426	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	82.9	48 of 417	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.0	34 of 423	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	27 of 415	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	18 of 399	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	18 of 392	95.4%	★★★★★
2017	91.0	19 of 380	95.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	5 of 173	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	8 of 166	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	5 of 157	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	2 of 154	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	3 of 124	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	3 of 113	97.3%	★★★★★
2017	96.7	4 of 108	96.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	49 of 428	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	70 of 437	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	57 of 410	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	66 of 421	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	70.1	80 of 415	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	51 of 396	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	89.6	16 of 396	96.0%	★★★★★
2017	73.2	57 of 349	83.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	22 of 422	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	34 of 428	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	30 of 419	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	24 of 427	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	21 of 418	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	25 of 399	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	19 of 397	95.2%	★★★★★
2017	92.4	22 of 380	94.2%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	4 of 43	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	34.1	21 of 32	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	19 of 26	26.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.1	10 of 26	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	7 of 92	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	72.1	16 of 78	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	12 of 72	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	14 of 60	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	88.7	3 of 61	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	4 of 46	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	83.7	4 of 30	86.7%	★★★★☆
2017	70.1	6 of 21	71.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	32 of 271	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	48.8	115 of 281	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	50 of 281	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	46.0	109 of 256	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.6	92 of 274	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.2	66 of 254	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	19 of 223	91.5%	★★★★★
2017	72.9	24 of 195	87.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	26 of 377	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	81.7	51 of 373	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	55 of 370	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	87.4	31 of 376	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	86.9	30 of 369	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	30 of 343	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	27 of 331	91.8%	★★★★★
2017	84.4	25 of 247	89.9%	★★★★★

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 (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2025)91st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)88th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English81%+25 vs state

Science77%+36 vs state

Mathematics50%+25 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, May 10, 2018

Absolutely LOVE this school! The faculty and teachers truly care! Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, September 23, 2011

We are new to Spanish Fort! I am so pleased with all of the staff and the facilities of Spanish Fort Middle. My children love it!! Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	13.1	398^th of 439 public middle schools	9.3%		9.1	424^th of 442 public middle schools	4.1%	26			10.0	1.5	0.0		11.6			43.3	35.3	20.3	$16,619	$1,912	$14,696
Bay Minette Middle School	Public	7-8	1311 W 13th Street	Bay Minette	36507	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 580-2960	432	27	16.2	61.8%	229 (53.0%)	133 (30.8%)	18 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.7%)	43.9	251^st of 439 public middle schools	42.8%		55.7	174^th of 442 public middle schools	60.6%	77				21.5	21.1		34.9				50.3	42.9	$11,078	$1,201	$9,873
Chickasaw Middle School	Public	7-8	50 Chieftain Way	Chickasaw	36611	Mobile County	Chickasaw City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 452-2256	143	11	13.6	90.9%	28 (19.6%)	105 (73.4%)	6 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	14	387^th of 439 public middle schools	11.8%		16.1	374^th of 442 public middle schools	15.4%	13				1.4	6.9		20.8				32.9	23.9	$7,489	$1,450	$6,028

Frequently Asked Questions about Spanish Fort Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Spanish Fort Middle School?

Students at Spanish Fort Middle School are 77% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Spanish Fort Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 649 students attended Spanish Fort Middle School.

Is Spanish Fort Middle School a good school?

Yes! Spanish Fort Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 17^th of 439 Alabama middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Spanish Fort Middle School attend?

Students who attend Spanish Fort Middle School usually go on to attend Spanish Fort High School

What district is Spanish Fort Middle School in?

Baldwin County

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