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Best kept secret at CL Scarborough Model Middle School?
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Enrollment
641
Middle
DISTRICT 550 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237000954
CL Scarborough Model Middle School
1800 Phillips Ln, Mobile, AL 36618 · (251) 221-2323 · Mobile County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL641 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Alabama public middle schools
- C-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
552 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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 | 215 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 208 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 218 | 34% |
Student demographics
23%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
38.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
7.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% 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 CL Scarborough Model Middle School
CL Scarborough Model Middle School's state test result (22.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CL Scarborough Model Middle School this school | 641 | 86.1% | 22.6% |
| McKee Middle School Montgomery | 520 | 85.4% | 15.3% |
| Westlawn Middle School Tuscaloosa | 568 | 87.9% | 19.4% |
| Erwin Middle School Center Point | 585 | 82.1% | 13.4% |
| Goodwyn Middle School Montgomery | 717 | 82.1% | 11.7% |
| Pillans Middle School Mobile | 440 | 89.8% | 12.0% |
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 CL Scarborough Model Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #210 of 260 | #14 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.4% | #222 of 260 | #15 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #207 of 260 | #14 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 641 | #70 of 265 | #6 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #183 of 244 | #13 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.1% | #217 of 246 | #15 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.1% | #25 of 264 | #6 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.5% | #26 of 79 | N/A |
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
641
-76 (-11%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 863
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 641 | 33 | 19.4:1 | 86% (552) |
| 2023-24 | 644 | 34 | 18.9:1 | 94% (603) |
| 2022-23 | 651 | 34 | 19.1:1 | 94% (610) |
| 2020-21 | 717 | 36 | 19.9:1 | 94% (671) |
| 2017-18 | 541 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 94% (507) |
| 2015-16 | 437 | 19 | 23.0:1 | 77% (335) |
| 2010-11 | 491 | 41 | 12.0:1 | 90% (440) |
| 2000-01 | 709 | 37 | 19.2:1 | 80% (567) |
| 1990-91 | 863 | 47 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CL Scarborough Model Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (541 to 641); teachers down 3% (34 to 33).
About CL Scarborough Model Middle School
Located in Mobile, Alabama, CL Scarborough Model Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school. A total of 641 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Alabama is about 508 students, so this school is 26% larger than average.
Besides CL Scarborough Model Middle School, Mobile County runs 84 other schools. The district enrolls 49,946 students.
The large majority of students at CL Scarborough Model Middle School, 87%, are Black. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic, 5% White, and 2% multiracial. Mobile County's residents are about 36% Black, 51 points below the school's share. CL Scarborough Model Middle School has a diversity index of 23%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
CL Scarborough Model Middle School counts 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 19.4 students for each one. Among middle schools in Alabama, the typical ratio is 17.9:1. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Mobile County is 67%.
CL Scarborough Model Middle School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 31% of Alabama public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at CL Scarborough Model Middle School are 1.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (22.6% actual, 21.4% predicted).
In the county around the school, Mobile County, median household income is about $58,880, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. A total of 107 public schools operate in Mobile County, serving about 59,070 students.
The closest other public school is Forest Hill Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 22.6% is below the 40.7% average for nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 641 was 11% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 717.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at CL Scarborough Model Middle School. 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
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Frequently asked questions
About CL Scarborough Model Middle SchoolHow many students attend CL Scarborough Model Middle School?
CL Scarborough Model Middle School enrolls approximately 641 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does CL Scarborough Model Middle School serve?
CL Scarborough Model Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at CL Scarborough Model Middle School?
Approximately 19.4:1 students per teacher at CL Scarborough Model Middle School.
What is the student diversity at CL Scarborough Model Middle School?
Student demographics at CL Scarborough Model Middle School are roughly 5% White, 5% Hispanic, 87% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is CL Scarborough Model Middle School public or private?
CL Scarborough Model Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mobile County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.