Enrollment
315
Middle
DISTRICT 550 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237000992
Calloway Smith Middle School
350 N Lawrence St, Mobile, AL 36603 · (251) 221-2042 · Mobile County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
285 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 102 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 103 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 110 | 35% |
Student demographics
10%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
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
10.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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
24.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Calloway Smith Middle School
Calloway Smith Middle School's state test result (24.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calloway Smith Middle School this school | 315 | 90.5% | 24.9% |
| Robert Brown Middle School Eutaw | 309 | 90.0% | 13.8% |
| C J Donald Middle School Fairfield | 316 | 87.0% | 14.0% |
| Booker T Washington Middle School Mobile | 270 | 92.6% | 18.5% |
| The RBHudson STEAM Academy Selma | 279 | 93.2% | 16.2% |
| Tuskegee Public Elementary Tuskegee | 261 | 86.2% | 29.2% |
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 Calloway Smith Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #201 of 260 | #13 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.9% | #201 of 260 | #13 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #204 of 260 | #13 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #205 of 265 | #16 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #12 of 244 | #3 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.8% | #241 of 246 | #18 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.5% | #10 of 264 | #4 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -52.0% | #5 of 151 | #1 of 14 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
315
-214 (-40%) vs 2020
-47% since 2000-01, when it was 595
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 315 | 22 | 14.3:1 | 90% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 340 | 23 | 14.8:1 | 96% (325) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 32 | 12.4:1 | 96% (380) |
| 2020-21 | 529 | 33 | 16.0:1 | 96% (507) |
| 2017-18 | 656 | 29 | 22.6:1 | 96% (629) |
| 2015-16 | 663 | 28 | 23.7:1 | 77% (513) |
| 2010-11 | 708 | 31 | 22.8:1 | 90% (637) |
| 2000-01 | 595 | 37 | 16.1:1 | 94% (561) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Calloway Smith Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 52% (656 to 315); teachers down 24% (29 to 22).
About Calloway Smith Middle School
Calloway Smith Middle School is a small middle school in Mobile, Alabama, administered by Mobile County. In all, 315 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 38% below the 508-student average for middle schools in Alabama.
Calloway Smith Middle School falls under Mobile County, which has 85 schools enrolling 49,946 students.
The share of Black students at Calloway Smith Middle School is 95%. The remaining shares are 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 10%.
Classroom staffing at Calloway Smith Middle School totals 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.3:1. The average for middle schools in Alabama, 17.9:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Calloway Smith Middle School is about 90%. Compared with the 67% average for public schools in Mobile County, the school's rate is higher.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 18.3% at Calloway Smith Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 24.9%.
American Community Survey estimates for Mobile County show that median household income comes to about $58,880, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 107, with about 59,070 students.
Dunbar Creative Performing Arts, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Calloway Smith Middle School ranks 7th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
In 2020-21, Calloway Smith Middle School enrolled 529 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 315. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.0:1 to 14.3:1.
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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
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- Dunbar Creative Performing Arts0.3 mi · 338
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- Leinkauf Elementary School1.7 mi · 542
- W H Council Traditional School1.8 mi · 577
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Frequently asked questions
About Calloway Smith Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Calloway Smith Middle School?
Calloway Smith Middle School enrolls approximately 315 students in grades 06-08.
Is Calloway Smith Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Calloway Smith Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Calloway Smith Middle School have?
Calloway Smith Middle School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Calloway Smith Middle School?
Student demographics at Calloway Smith Middle School are roughly 1% White, 3% Hispanic, 95% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Calloway Smith Middle School in?
Calloway Smith Middle School is part of Mobile County.
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