Foley High School

Summary:

Foley High School is a public high school in Foley, Alabama, serving 1,578 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Baldwin County School District, which is ranked 33 out of 137 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Foley High School has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools, with higher percentages of Hispanic (28.52%) and African American (13.88%) students. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by the Summative Assessment, is generally lower than the Baldwin County and Alabama state averages across subjects like Mathematics, Science, and English. For example, in 2023-2024, only 22.82% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the Baldwin County average of 38.47% and the Alabama state average of 23.12%. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and English Language Learner students performing relatively well, but Special Education students struggling.

Foley High School's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 91st out of 378 Alabama high schools in 2023-2024 to 202nd out of 366 in 2018-2019, suggesting a potential decline in performance relative to other schools in the state. The school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 50.88% to 75.03% over the past three school years, indicates a relatively high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, which may contribute to its lower academic performance. Compared to nearby high-performing schools like Fairhope High School and Orange Beach MiddleHigh School, Foley High School's performance is generally lower, highlighting areas for potential improvement.


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Public 9-12

 1 Pride Pl
       Foley, AL  36535


(251) 943-2221

District: Baldwin County

SchoolDigger Rank:
91st of 378 Alabama High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,337 Help


Feeder schools for Foley High School:

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

Student/teacher ratio:  18.2 Help
Number of students:  1,578

Racial breakdown:

White:
46.3%
Hispanic:
28.5%
African American:
13.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  75% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Foley High School ranks better than 75.9% of high schools in Alabama. It also ranks last among 8 ranked high schools in the Baldwin County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.63. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Foley High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Foley High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (46.3%), Hispanic (28.5%), African American (13.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 75% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Baldwin County School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Foley High School is 18.2. 6 high schools in the Baldwin County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Foley High School is $9,337, which is the 5th highest among 8 high schools in the Baldwin County School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Foley High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Foley High School 91st of 378 Alabama public high schools. (See Foley High School in the ranking list.)

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Baldwin County:

SchoolDigger ranks Baldwin County 33rd of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Foley High School

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Rank History for all students at Foley High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 60.53 134th 357 62.5%
2005 50.39 198th 359 44.8%
2006 46.68 228th 357 36.1%
2007 47.89 210th 358 41.3%
2008 47.24 217th 359 39.6%
2009 46.48 219th 357 38.7%
2010 49.79 201st 358 43.9%
2011 64.85 114th 360 68.3%
2012 54.76 186th 358 48.0%
2013 48.86 232nd 358 35.2%
2014 43.74 205th 358 42.7%
2015 40.84 208th 353 41.1%
2016 44.31 185th 351 47.3%
2017 35.89 222nd 353 37.1%
2018 50.36 176th 356 50.6%
2019 47.55 202nd 366 44.8%
2021 61.80 116th 371 68.7%
2022 51.88 158th 367 56.9%
2023 70.34 91st 371 75.5%
2024 67.63 91st 378 75.9%
See the entire list of Alabama High School Rankings!

Rank History for Multi-racial students at Foley High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 11.60 17th 19 10.5%
2018 21.81 21st 24 12.5%
2019 10.65 34th 37 8.1%
2021 48.55 21st 43 51.2%
2022 12.55 34th 40 15.0%
2023 54.32 18th 45 60.0%
2024 45.23 31st 56 44.6%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Foley High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.47 16th 22 27.3%
2019 27.02 21st 29 27.6%
2021 42.30 10th 28 64.3%
2022 33.30 16th 39 59.0%
2023 44.27 21st 43 51.2%
2024 62.27 10th 63 84.1%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Foley High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 48.18 37th 83 55.4%
2018 56.75 52nd 160 67.5%
2019 52.23 67th 171 60.8%
2021 20.08 170th 196 13.3%
2022 20.94 140th 169 17.2%
2023 57.59 56th 182 69.2%
2024 42.32 102nd 198 48.5%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Foley High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 33.07 206th 315 34.6%
2018 53.29 159th 349 54.4%
2019 39.69 213th 358 40.5%
2021 61.40 111th 361 69.3%
2022 70.08 74th 361 79.5%
2023 83.07 50th 349 85.7%
2024 77.70 49th 375 86.9%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Foley High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 36.82 210th 343 38.8%
2018 47.15 190th 347 45.2%
2019 45.92 204th 354 42.4%
2021 62.46 113th 359 68.5%
2022 56.38 145th 367 60.5%
2023 73.67 84th 358 76.5%
2024 65.55 104th 366 71.6%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Foley High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 32.80 226th 339 33.3%
2018 51.26 173rd 350 50.6%
2019 48.05 187th 357 47.6%
2021 58.80 129th 366 64.8%
2022 45.69 179th 366 51.1%
2023 58.62 117th 358 67.3%
2024 66.25 99th 368 73.1%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at Foley High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 31.43 135th 189 28.6%
2018 25.29 181st 223 18.8%
2019 26.26 174th 224 22.3%
2021 40.49 122nd 228 46.5%
2022 46.01 90th 222 59.5%
2023 66.81 40th 224 82.1%
2024 45.09 99th 231 57.1%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Foley High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 15.70 85th 93 8.6%
2018 26.46 67th 95 29.5%
2019 30.83 68th 103 34.0%
2021 45.13 55th 113 51.3%
2022 62.24 35th 114 69.3%
2023 51.91 50th 122 59.0%
2024 64.34 42nd 139 69.8%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Foley High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 26.43 172nd 230 25.2%
2018 43.02 159th 300 47.0%
2019 41.02 179th 313 42.8%
2021 53.63 124th 319 61.1%
2022 50.11 136th 326 58.3%
2023 58.45 113th 317 64.4%
2024 62.69 92nd 325 71.7%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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by a parent
Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Open Quote 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



Enrollment information for Foley High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1991 1059 187 4 8 0 n/a n/a 0 1258
1992 1111 189 2 16 0 n/a n/a 0 1318
1993 1124 201 3 16 1 n/a n/a 0 1345
1994 1132 189 3 17 2 n/a n/a 0 1343
1995 1193 182 7 9 0 n/a n/a 0 1391
1996 1193 182 7 9 0 n/a n/a 0 1391
1997 1285 187 3 10 0 n/a n/a 0 1485
1998 1323 194 5 9 0 n/a n/a 0 1531
1999 1182 180 5 16 2 n/a n/a 0 1385
2000 961 199 5 18 5 n/a n/a 0 1188
2001 908 182 5 31 1 n/a n/a 4 1131
2002 870 196 5 39 3 n/a n/a 0 1113
2003 870 196 5 39 3 n/a n/a 0 1113
2004 921 181 6 33 5 n/a n/a 2 1148
2005 949 190 6 47 5 n/a n/a 0 1197
2006 1051 236 7 71 5 n/a n/a 4 1374
2007 1116 235 10 88 6 n/a n/a 6 1461
2008 1129 251 10 111 8 n/a n/a 0 1509
2009 1163 256 16 108 8 n/a n/a 0 1551
2010 1187 248 15 114 10 n/a n/a 17 1591
2011 1271 241 12 125 7 0 7 0 1663
2012 1217 248 9 124 7 1 10 0 1616
2013 1305 244 7 132 9 0 17 0 1714
2014 1274 274 5 159 9 0 28 0 1749
2015 1279 290 5 200 7 0 37 0 1818
2016 1303 284 10 206 8 1 39 0 1851
2017 1235 279 11 248 4 2 93 0 1872
2018 1105 262 12 257 5 4 108 0 1753
2019 957 258 13 293 2 2 125 0 1650
2020 843 234 8 321 5 4 119 0 1534
2021 618 184 9 311 2 2 99 0 1225
2022 701 205 12 408 3 2 145 0 1476
2023 731 219 9 450 3 0 166 0 1578

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Foley High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 1258 58.3 21.5 n/a
1992 1318 60.3 21.8 n/a
1993 1345 61.3 21.9 n/a
1994 1343 65.8 20.4 n/a
1995 1391 69.5 20.0 n/a
1996 1391 69.5 20.0 n/a
1997 1485 74.3 20.0 10.5
1998 1531 77.7 19.7 9.3
1999 1385 82.5 16.8 10.5
2000 1188 80.5 14.8 10.2
2001 1131 75.5 15.0 12.9
2002 1113 74.0 15.0 20.1
2003 1113 74.0 15.0 20.1
2004 1148 79.5 14.4 26.4
2005 1197 79.0 15.2 31.9
2006 1374 86.0 15.9 41.7
2007 1461 95.8 15.3 40.5
2008 1509 97.5 15.5 42.8
2009 1551 93.9 16.4 46.2
2010 1591 80.6 19.7 51
2011 1663 90.6 18.3 50.3
2012 1616 83.8 19.2 48.4
2013 1714 89.8 19.0 51.4
2014 1749 90.8 19.2 62.6
2015 1818 98.0 18.5 51.9
2016 1851 100.0 18.5 56.3
2017 1872 103.9 18.0 55.4
2018 1753 99.4 17.6 63.9
2019 1650 96.8 17.0 51.6
2020 1534 96.8 15.8 63.6
2021 1225 91.3 13.4 65.3
2022 1476 80.5 18.3 50.9
2023 1578 86.5 18.2 75

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Foley High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 1258 58.3 21.5 n/a
1992 1318 60.3 21.8 n/a
1993 1345 61.3 21.9 n/a
1994 1343 65.8 20.4 n/a
1995 1391 69.5 20.0 n/a
1996 1391 69.5 20.0 n/a
1997 1485 74.3 20.0 10.5
1998 1531 77.7 19.7 9.3
1999 1385 82.5 16.8 10.5
2000 1188 80.5 14.8 10.2
2001 1131 75.5 15.0 12.9
2002 1113 74.0 15.0 20.1
2003 1113 74.0 15.0 20.1
2004 1148 79.5 14.4 26.4
2005 1197 79.0 15.2 31.9
2006 1374 86.0 15.9 41.7
2007 1461 95.8 15.3 40.5
2008 1509 97.5 15.5 42.8
2009 1551 93.9 16.4 46.2
2010 1591 80.6 19.7 51
2011 1663 90.6 18.3 50.3
2012 1616 83.8 19.2 48.4
2013 1714 89.8 19.0 51.4
2014 1749 90.8 19.2 62.6
2015 1818 98.0 18.5 51.9
2016 1851 100.0 18.5 56.3
2017 1872 103.9 18.0 55.4
2018 1753 99.4 17.6 63.9
2019 1650 96.8 17.0 51.6
2020 1534 96.8 15.8 63.6
2021 1225 91.3 13.4 65.3
2022 1476 80.5 18.3 50.9
2023 1578 86.5 18.2 75

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Foley High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $841 (9.0%) $8,491 (90.9%) $9,337

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Foley High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 202nd of 366 High schoolsRanks 91st of 371 High schools
 30.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Mathematics (Foley High School)39.620.4
 19.2%
   End of Course Mathematics (Baldwin County)53.834.4
 19.4%
   End of Course Mathematics (Alabama)42.523.6
 19%
End of Course Science (Foley High School)36.529.9
 6.5%
   End of Course Science (Baldwin County)52.841.4
 11.4%
   End of Course Science (Alabama)42.631.7
 10.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students16501578
 4.4%
African American258219
 15.1%
American Indian23
 50%
Asian139
 30.8%
Hispanic293450
 53.6%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White957731
 23.6%
Two or More Races125166
 32.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients51.6%75%
 23.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Foley High School

Foley High School ranks 91st of 378 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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

Students at Foley High School are 46% White, 29% Hispanic, 14% African American, 11% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,578 students attended Foley High School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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