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Schools in Orange Beach · Orange Beach City School District

Orange Beach’s public schools outscore 89% of Alabama districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Orange Beach, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Alabama, not nationally.

#15of 187 Alabama townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Alabama state tests taken in spring 2021, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 5–10 pts vs AL 90%
class of 2023
Students per teacher
14.8
AL 17.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
1,262 students on the public path
In brief

Orange Beach’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 108 Alabama towns with household incomes within a quarter of Orange Beach’s, its schools beat 94%, higher than their 89% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Orange Beach MiddleHigh School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Orange Beach’s grade

A Graduation

A: better than 89% of Alabama school districts, #15 of 187 Alabama towns. Graduation is above the Alabama average; there are no test scores to add.

Alabama school districts we grade (146)Better than 89%
Lower resultsHigher results
Alabama towns with similar household incomes (108)Better than 94%
A−A+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 0 test results and a graduating class of 102 could put Orange Beach anywhere from A− to A+.

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Orange Beach, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Orange Beach Elementary SchoolOrange Beach City School DistrictNo scores
7–12Orange Beach MiddleHigh SchoolOrange Beach City School DistrictNo scores

Orange Beach’s public schools are run by Orange Beach City School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Orange Beach City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,262 students · 14.8 per teacher (AL 17.0)
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Orange Beach vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Orange Beach’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Orange BeachAOrange Beach City
Gulf ShoresAGulf Shores City
FoleyB+Baldwin County

Every school in Orange Beach

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Orange Beachby address
Orange Beach Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
600 students15:1Rate it →
Orange Beach MiddleHigh School
High · Grades 7–12
662 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Orange Beach’s schools

Are Orange Beach’s schools good?

By Alabama’s own tests, yes: the public schools Orange Beach children attend outscore 89% of Alabama’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #15 of 187 Alabama towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 94%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Orange Beach in?

Orange Beach City School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,262 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Orange Beach’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Orange Beach City School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama.

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What Orange Beach families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Alabama. Stars are from neighbors.