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Hurricane Isaias: Hurricane and Storm Surge Warnings for coastal Baldwin County. Gulf Shores and Orange Beach urge non-residents to leave. Storm desk →NHC Advisory 6, 11 p.m. ET Wed., Oct. 7 (10 p.m. CT)

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Fort Morgan to the state line.
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Gulf Shores City Schools and Orange Beach City Schools: 2024-2025 state report-card grades from the Alabama State Department of Education, board meetings and calendars.

Information as of Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, 10:30 p.m. CT.

Storm closings: check each district's own site for Isaias closings and make-up days. The storm desk lists school and office closings.

Gulf Shores City Schools

96 (A)District score, 2024-2025 state report card

Gulf Shores City Schools school scores
School2024-2025Prior year
Gulf Shores Elementary School95 (A)94
Gulf Shores Middle School95 (A)92
Gulf Shores High School93 (A)91
  • Board work sessions are typically the 1st Thursday at 4 p.m. CT and regular meetings the 2nd Thursday at 5 p.m. CT at the Wave Center for Learning, 1717 E. 3rd St. The district's list shows the next regular meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 5 p.m. CT.
  • Meetings stream on the district's Facebook page. Questions can be emailed to info@gsboe.org before noon on meeting day and are read aloud.

Calendars, boards and agendas

Source: alabamaachieves.org + 2 more

Orange Beach City Schools

98 (A)District score, 2024-2025 state report card

Orange Beach City Schools school scores
School2024-2025Prior year
Orange Beach Elementary School99 (A)97
Orange Beach Middle/High School95 (A)94
  • The board meets the 2nd Thursday of each month, a 4:30 p.m. CT work session followed by the regular meeting.
  • The Oct. 8 board meeting was canceled because of the hurricane. The board says no replacement date has been set.
  • Orange Beach's 98 was second in the state behind Mountain Brook's 99 (1819 News).

Calendars, boards and agendas

Source: alabamaachieves.org + 3 more

Upcoming board meetings

  • Thu, Oct 8: Orange Beach City Schools Board of Education, Was noon CT. Canceled.Canceled because of the hurricane. "No replacement date has been set," the board says; any new meeting will get public notice.
  • Wed, Oct 14: Gulf Shores City Schools Board of Education regular meeting, 5 p.m. CT. Wave Center for Learning, 1717 E. 3rd St., Gulf Shores.Listed on the district's upcoming-meetings list. Streamed on the district's Facebook page. Isaias could change this meeting; check the agenda center before you go.
  • Thu, Nov 12: Orange Beach City Schools Board of Education, 4:30 p.m. CT work session, then regular meeting. Central Office, 4544 Orange Beach Blvd. (check the board page for changes).The board meets the 2nd Thursday of each month.

Prior-year school scores are as reported by Gulf Coast Media. Report-card scores combine several indicators; the state's report card site shows the details.

Sources

  1. Alabama State Department of Education: 2024-2025 State Accountability Letter Grades (Excel) (opens in a new tab) · alabamaachieves.org
  2. Gulf Coast Media: County, city schools see increase in report card scores (opens in a new tab) · gulfcoastmedia.com
  3. Gulf Shores City Schools: Board meetings (schedule and upcoming meetings) (opens in a new tab) · gsboe.org
  4. Gulf Shores City Schools (opens in a new tab) · gsboe.org
  5. Gulf Shores City Schools: District calendar (opens in a new tab) · gsboe.org
  6. Gulf Shores City Schools: Board calendar (opens in a new tab) · gsboe.org
  7. Gulf Shores City Schools: Board agendas & minutes (Simbli) (opens in a new tab) · simbli.eboardsolutions.com
  8. Gulf Shores Dolphins athletics (opens in a new tab) · gulfshoresathletics.com
  9. Orange Beach City Schools: Board (members, meetings, Oct. 8 cancellation) (opens in a new tab) · orangebeachboe.org
  10. 1819 News: Orange Beach City Schools second in state (Nov. 17, 2025) (opens in a new tab) · 1819news.com
  11. Orange Beach City Schools (opens in a new tab) · orangebeachboe.org
  12. Orange Beach City Schools: Calendar (opens in a new tab) · orangebeachboe.org
  13. Alabama State Department of Education: State Report Card (opens in a new tab) · statereportcard.alsde.edu
  14. Alabama State Department of Education: School performance reports (opens in a new tab) · alabamaachieves.org

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