Gulf Shores Elementary School
Gulf Shores, AL · Elementary School · Grades -1-5
Gulf Shores Elementary School is a elementary school in Gulf Shores, AL with 1,062 students enrolled and a 61% proficiency rate. Part of Gulf Shores City. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Gulf Shores Elementary School is a elementary school located in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The school serves 1,062 students in grades -1-5. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.1:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 61% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
44% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Gulf Shores Elementary School is part of the Gulf Shores City in Alabama. The school receives Title I federal funding.
How This School Compares
Gulf Shores Elementary School has 1,062 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Gulf Shores City (817 students). Its 61% proficiency rate is 5 percentage points above the district average of 56%. Compared to the Alabama state average of 45%, the school performs 16 points higher.
Frequently Asked Questions
Gulf Shores Elementary School has 1,062 students enrolled in grades -1-5. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.1:1.
According to EDFacts data, 61% of students at Gulf Shores Elementary School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Gulf Shores Elementary School is part of the Gulf Shores City in Gulf Shores, Alabama. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.