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Alumni: what's one memory from Breitling Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237002083
Breitling Elementary School
8350 Grand Bay Wilmer Rd, Grand Bay, AL 36541 · (251) 865-0900 · Mobile County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Alabama public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
280 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
25%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
59.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
42.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
49.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Breitling Elementary School
Breitling Elementary School's state test result (49.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breitling Elementary School this school | 471 | 59.4% | 49.2% |
| Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School Carbon Hill | 475 | 58.7% | 45.8% |
| Cotaco School Somerville | 459 | 61.4% | 45.4% |
| Phil Campbell Elementary School Phil Campbell | 441 | 59.6% | 52.2% |
| J E Turner Elementary Wilmer | 529 | 61.4% | 66.4% |
| Colbert Heights Elementary School Tuscumbia | 486 | 56.0% | 47.8% |
Matched among Alabama elementary 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 Breitling Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #311 of 626 | #21 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #278 of 626 | #16 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #370 of 626 | #23 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #349 of 709 | #34 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #391 of 655 | #14 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.1% | #533 of 658 | #39 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.4% | #347 of 696 | #40 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.5% | #99 of 364 | #15 of 34 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
471
-62 (-12%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 572
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 471 | 27 | 17.4:1 | 59% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 27 | 17.0:1 | 60% (277) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 27 | 19.7:1 | 60% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 533 | 28 | 19.0:1 | 61% (325) |
| 2017-18 | 585 | 31 | 18.9:1 | 60% (351) |
| 2015-16 | 576 | 30 | 19.2:1 | 38% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 572 | 37 | 15.5:1 | 60% (346) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Breitling Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (585 to 471); teachers down 13% (31 to 27).
About Breitling Elementary School
Breitling Elementary School is an elementary school in Grand Bay, Alabama, and it is part of Mobile County. It enrolled 471 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Breitling Elementary School belongs to Mobile County, a district of 85 schools and 49,946 students.
At Breitling Elementary School, White students make up 86% of the student body. The remaining students are 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among people living in Mobile County, the White share is about 56%. Breitling Elementary School has a diversity index of 25%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 27 full-time equivalents, or about 17.4 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Alabama, the average ratio is about 17.0:1. About 59% of students, or 280, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for Breitling Elementary School is B-. Compared with Alabama public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 50% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Breitling Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 49.2% is 8.5 points above the 40.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Mobile County census figures show that median household income is about $58,880, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. A total of 107 public schools operate in Mobile County, serving about 59,070 students.
The nearest public school is Cora Castlen Elementary, at about 2.3 miles. Breitling Elementary School has 2 other public schools within five miles. The school's 49.2% average proficiency ranks 6th among 9 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 533 to 471. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 19.0:1 to 17.4:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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 Grand Bay
- Grand Bay Middle SchoolMiddle · 751 students
- Cora Castlen ElementaryElementary · 423 students
Nearby schools
- Cora Castlen Elementary2.3 mi · 423
- Grand Bay Middle School2.6 mi · 751
- Saint Elmo Elementary School5.6 mi · 451
- Anna F Booth Elementary School5.8 mi · 391
- Alma Bryant High School6.2 mi · 1,624
- Pearl Haskew Elementary6.4 mi · 546
Frequently asked questions
About Breitling Elementary SchoolHow large is Breitling Elementary School?
Breitling Elementary School enrolls approximately 471 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Breitling Elementary School serve?
Breitling Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Breitling Elementary School have?
Breitling Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Breitling Elementary School?
Student demographics at Breitling Elementary School are roughly 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Breitling Elementary School in?
Breitling Elementary School is part of Mobile County.
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