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Gulf Shores Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
1600 E 3rd St
Gulf Shores, AL 36542
Phone
(251) 968-7375
District
GULF SHORES CITY
County
BALDWIN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1005
Classroom Teachers
57

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alabama

9

(10 is best)

Better than 89.8% of all AL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Gulf Shores Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
62%
45%
70%
51%
54%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
57%
41%
75%
52%
39%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
59%
38%
69%
46%
48%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
18
19
20
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 70 7.0%
Kindergarten 157 15.6%
Grade 1 151 15.0%
Grade 2 150 14.9%
Grade 3 172 17.1%
Grade 4 162 16.1%
Grade 5 143 14.2%
Total 1005 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 86.4% 85.5% 54.3%
Black 4.3% 4.3% 32.9%
Hispanic 6.0% 7.0% 10.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 1.7% 1.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.7% 1.5% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 12.7% 11.4% 48.6%
Free lunch eligible 12.7% 11.4% 43.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 14,712 5,074,296
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 100
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 1.8% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.1% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 24.3% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 34.4% 25.7%
65 OR OLDER 23.4% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,026 1,933,150
Single Parent Households With Children 8.3% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.4% 87.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.9% 27.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.1% 13.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.8% 14.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.0% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.3% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 24.8% 16.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.2% 14.2%
$15,000 or less 8.9% 11.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,609 $12,457,589 53.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $600 $1,332,600 5.7%
Staff $416 $923,936 4.0%
General Administration $379 $841,759 3.6%
School Administration $638 $1,416,998 6.1%
Operation $813 $1,805,673 7.8%
Transportation $300 $666,300 2.9%
Other $628 $1,394,788 6.0%
Total Support $3,773 $8,379,833 36.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,086 $2,412,006 10.4%
Total Expenditures $10,469 $23,251,649 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,852 $4,378,921,181 51.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $672 $503,210,801 5.9%
Staff $420 $314,426,678 3.7%
General Administration $255 $190,912,687 2.2%
School Administration $638 $477,048,287 5.6%
Operation $962 $719,909,289 8.5%
Transportation $492 $368,218,721 4.3%
Other $242 $181,267,301 2.1%
Total Support $3,682 $2,754,922,689 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,821 $1,362,666,859 16.0%
Total Expenditures $11,355 $8,496,484,393 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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