Enrollment
322
Middle
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAEF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS·NCES 010019702527
Acceleration Preparatory Academy
3725 AIRPORT BLVD, MOBILE, AL 36608 · (251) 301-0050 · Mobile County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
269 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 111 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 107 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 104 | 32% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Acceleration Preparatory Academy→Acceleration Day and Evening Academy
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
24.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
2.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
13.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Acceleration Preparatory Academy
Acceleration Preparatory Academy's state test result (13.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceleration Preparatory Academy this school | 322 | 83.5% | 13.2% |
| C J Donald Middle School Fairfield | 316 | 87.0% | 14.0% |
| Anniston Middle School Anniston | 357 | 81.5% | 14.2% |
| Monroeville Middle School Monroeville | 264 | 80.7% | 22.0% |
| Tuskegee Public Elementary Tuskegee | 261 | 86.2% | 29.2% |
| Robert Brown Middle School Eutaw | 309 | 90.0% | 13.8% |
Matched among Alabama middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Acceleration Preparatory Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.2% | #250 of 260 | #19 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.0% | #251 of 260 | #20 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #248 of 260 | #19 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #197 of 265 | #15 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.4% | #229 of 246 | #16 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.5% | #38 of 264 | #7 of 20 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 322 | N/A | N/A | 84% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 327 | N/A | N/A | 80% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 239 | N/A | N/A | 80% (191) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Acceleration Preparatory Academy.
About Acceleration Preparatory Academy
In MOBILE, Alabama, part of Mobile County, Acceleration Preparatory Academy is a middle school. Enrollment stands at 322 students, covering grades 6 through 8. The school is 37% below the average for middle schools in Alabama.
Acceleration Preparatory Academy is among 2 schools run by MAEF Public Charter Schools, which serves 835 students.
The share of Black students at Acceleration Preparatory Academy is 91%. Other groups make up 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Mobile County as a whole is about 36% Black, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 16%.
In all, 84% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Mobile County average 67%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Acceleration Preparatory Academy would score about 23.3%. It scores 13.2%, 10.1 points below that figure.
Looking at the county, Mobile County, the median household earns about $58,880 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Acceleration Preparatory Academy, Mobile County has 107 public schools.
Acceleration Day and Evening Academy is less than a tenth of a mile from Acceleration Preparatory Academy, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Acceleration Preparatory Academy ranks 8th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Federal data place Acceleration Preparatory Academy in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. Federal records list Acceleration Preparatory Academy as a charter school.
The allk12 page for Acceleration Preparatory Academy lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Mobile County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
412,590
Census ACS
Median income
$58,880
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
107
59,070 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MAEF Public Charter Schools
- Acceleration Day and Evening AcademyHigh · 513 students
Other schools in MOBILE
- Baker High SchoolHigh · 2,271 students
- WP Davidson High SchoolHigh · 1,470 students
- Bernice J Causey Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,339 students
- Murphy High SchoolHigh · 1,212 students
- ER Dickson Elementary SchoolElementary · 967 students
- Lillie B Williamson High SchoolHigh · 889 students
Nearby schools
- Acceleration Day and Evening Academy0.0 mi · 513
- WP Davidson High School0.8 mi · 1,470
- Denton Magnet School of Technology0.9 mi · 334
- Floretta P Carson Visual and Performing Arts Academy1.2 mi · 235
- Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School1.3 mi · 663
- SpencerWestlawn Elementary School1.3 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About Acceleration Preparatory AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Acceleration Preparatory Academy?
Acceleration Preparatory Academy enrolls approximately 322 students in grades 06-08.
Is Acceleration Preparatory Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Acceleration Preparatory Academy is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How diverse is Acceleration Preparatory Academy?
Acceleration Preparatory Academy reports a student body of 2% White, 3% Hispanic, 91% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Acceleration Preparatory Academy?
Acceleration Preparatory Academy is overseen by MAEF Public Charter Schools in Mobile County.
What county does Acceleration Preparatory Academy serve?
Acceleration Preparatory Academy serves Mobile County in AL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.