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What's one thing Ben C Rain High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
587
High
DISTRICT 1,109 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237000898
Ben C Rain High School
3125 Dauphin Island Pkwy, Mobile, AL 36605 · (251) 221-3233 · Mobile County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL587 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of Alabama public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
509 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 155 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 145 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 160 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 127 | 22% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
8.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
4.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 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
7.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Ben C Rain High School
Ben C Rain High School's state test result (7.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben C Rain High School this school | 587 | 86.7% | 7.0% |
| Fairfield High Preparatory School Fairfield | 519 | 84.4% | 3.4% |
| John L Leflore Magnet School Mobile | 582 | 85.7% | 8.9% |
| JacksonOlin High School Birmingham | 713 | 86.1% | 5.8% |
| Acceleration Day and Evening Academy MOBILE | 513 | 83.2% | 7.9% |
| Selma High School Selma | 680 | 87.1% | 14.3% |
Matched among Alabama high 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 Ben C Rain High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.0% | #288 of 305 | #17 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.1% | #276 of 305 | #15 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.2% | #283 of 305 | #15 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 587 | #138 of 319 | #13 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #47 of 307 | #2 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.5% | #254 of 307 | #13 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.7% | #11 of 317 | #2 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.8% | #36 of 164 | #2 of 12 |
Ranked against other public high 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
587
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 884
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 587 | 39 | 15.1:1 | 87% (509) |
| 2023-24 | 587 | 42 | 14.0:1 | 90% (527) |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 40 | 14.7:1 | 90% (529) |
| 2020-21 | 598 | 39 | 15.3:1 | 90% (537) |
| 2017-18 | 770 | 43 | 17.9:1 | 90% (692) |
| 2015-16 | 869 | 41 | 21.2:1 | 71% (616) |
| 2010-11 | 637 | 38 | 16.8:1 | 88% (562) |
| 2000-01 | 754 | 48 | 15.7:1 | 73% (552) |
| 1990-91 | 884 | 43 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ben C Rain High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (770 to 587); teachers down 9% (43 to 39).
About Ben C Rain High School
Families in Mobile, Alabama, are served by Ben C Rain High School, a medium-sized high school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 587 students in grades 9 through 12.
Ben C Rain High School belongs to Mobile County, a district of 85 schools and 49,946 students.
The large majority of students at Ben C Rain High School, 89%, are Black. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic, 3% White, and 2% multiracial. Mobile County's residents are about 36% Black, 53 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Ben C Rain High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 20%.
The count of teachers at Ben C Rain High School is 39 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.1:1. The average ratio among high schools in Alabama is 17.2:1, higher than at this school. Around 87% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Mobile County report 67%.
The allk12 Grade for Ben C Rain High School is C-. Compared with Alabama public high schools, the school scored higher than 23% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Ben C Rain High School is 14.0 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 7.0% actual, 21.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Alabama.
Within Mobile County, median household income is about $58,880, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Mobile County number 107 and enroll about 59,070.
The next-closest public school is Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Ben C Rain High School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Ben C Rain High School is 9th of 9 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Ben C Rain High School as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's size has been steady, with 598 students in 2020-21 and 587 in 2024-25.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Mobile County
- Baker High SchoolHigh · 2,271 students
- Mary G Montgomery High SchoolHigh · 1,888 students
- Alma Bryant High SchoolHigh · 1,624 students
- WP Davidson High SchoolHigh · 1,470 students
- Bernice J Causey Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,339 students
- Theodore High SchoolHigh · 1,218 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
- Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary0.5 mi · 806
- Pillans Middle School1.6 mi · 440
- Maryvale Elementary School3.0 mi · 475
- Morningside Elementary School3.2 mi · 480
- George Hall Elementary School4.1 mi · 244
- Erwin Craighead Elementary School4.2 mi · 380
Frequently asked questions
About Ben C Rain High SchoolHow large is Ben C Rain High School?
Ben C Rain High School enrolls approximately 587 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Ben C Rain High School serve?
Ben C Rain High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Ben C Rain High School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Ben C Rain High School.
How diverse is Ben C Rain High School?
Ben C Rain High School reports a student body of 3% White, 5% Hispanic, 89% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Ben C Rain High School?
Ben C Rain High School is overseen by Mobile County in Mobile County.
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