Fairhope West Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Fairhope, Alabama

Fairhope West Elementary in Fairhope, Alabama enrolled 972 students in 2024-25 with 63.3 full-time teachers, 15.3 students per teacher against the Alabama elementary-school median of 16.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 77% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 60% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alabama: 47.3% and 29.9%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

1,007 students in 2022-23, 990 students in 2023-24, 972 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 61.2 to 63.3.

Students enrolled at Fairhope West Elementary by school year2022-23: 1,007, 2023-24: 990, 2024-25: 97205001k1.5k2022-231,0072023-249902024-25972
Students enrolled at Fairhope West Elementary by school year2022-23: 1,007, 2023-24: 990, 2024-25: 97205001k1.5k2022-231,0072023-249902024-25972
Students enrolled at Fairhope West Elementary by school year2022-23: 1,007, 2023-24: 990, 2024-25: 97205001k1.5k2022-231,0072023-249902024-25972
Students enrolled at Fairhope West Elementary by school year2022-23: 1,007, 2023-24: 990, 2024-25: 97205001k1.5k2022-231,0072023-249902024-25972
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,00761.216.5
2023-2499061.416.1
2024-2597263.315.3

15.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 79 of every 100 Alabama elementary schools

Among the 691 Alabama elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 15.3; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.3state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 15.3; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.3state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 15.3; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.3state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 15.3; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.3state median 16.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 320 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fairhope West Elementary enrolled 960 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 57 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 320 of the 960 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions57
  • Chronically absent15.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

74.4% of students were White, 8.5% Black, 8.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White74.4%
  2. Black8.5%
  3. Hispanic8.2%
  4. Two or more races7.6%
  5. Asian1.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Fairhope West Elementary scored proficient or above: 77% in reading in 2021-22 and 60% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alabama, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtAlabama
Reading and language arts, 2021-2277%57%47.3%
Math, 2022-2360%36% (2021-22)29.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Fairhope

3 public elementary schools in Fairhope report 2024-25 enrollment; Fairhope West Elementary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Fairhope West Elementary97215.327.0%
Fairhope East Elementary91316.320.7%
J Larry Newton School80414.635.7%

All public schools in Fairhope →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Fairhope West Elementary

  1. Fairhope East ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 913 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. J Larry Newton SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.7 miles away: 804 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).4.7 mi
  3. Compare Fairhope West Elementary with Fairhope East ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Baldwin County Public Schools spends per student$13,089 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,089
  5. The largest public schools in AlabamaFairhope West Elementary is the number 15 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#15 of 693
  6. Alabama schools by students per teacher15.3 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 for elementary schools.15.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Fairhope West Elementary

  1. How many students attend Fairhope West Elementary?
    972 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,007 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fairhope, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Fairhope West Elementary?
    15.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for elementary schools is 16.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Fairhope West Elementary a Title I school?
    Fairhope West Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Fairhope West Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Fairhope West Elementary scored proficient or above: 77% in reading in 2021-22 and 60% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Alabama's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Fairhope West Elementary in?
    Baldwin County Public Schools, NCES district ID 0100270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010027001711 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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