Enrollment
60
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237000911
Dauphin Island Elementary School
1501 Bienville Blvd, Dauphin Island, AL 36528 · (251) 861-3864 · Mobile County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL60 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of Alabama public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
12.0:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
30 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 14 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 7 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 15% |
Student demographics
16%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
90.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
81.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 →
Schools most like Dauphin Island Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dauphin Island Elementary School this school | 60 | 50.0% | N/A |
| Flat Rock School Flat Rock | 80 | 50.0% | 55.3% |
| Mount Hope Mt Hope | 117 | 55.6% | 56.0% |
| Bryant School Bryant | 103 | 37.9% | 47.1% |
| Macedonia School Section | 138 | 52.2% | 44.6% |
| West Jefferson Elementary School Quinton | 111 | 65.8% | 48.2% |
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 Dauphin Island Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 60 | #705 of 709 | #58 of 59 |
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
60
-6 (-9%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 63
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 60 | 5 | 12.0:1 | 50% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 58 | 5 | 11.6:1 | 50% (29) |
| 2022-23 | 61 | 5 | 12.2:1 | 51% (31) |
| 2020-21 | 66 | 5 | 13.2:1 | 52% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 98 | 6 | 16.3:1 | 52% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 117 | 6 | 19.5:1 | 20% (23) |
| 2010-11 | 95 | 7 | 13.6:1 | 43% (41) |
| 2000-01 | 88 | 7 | 12.6:1 | 18% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 63 | 3 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dauphin Island Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (98 to 60); teachers down 17% (6 to 5).
About Dauphin Island Elementary School
Dauphin Island Elementary School is a very small elementary school in Dauphin Island, Alabama. It had 60 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students, which makes this school 88% below average.
Dauphin Island Elementary School falls under Mobile County, which has 85 schools enrolling 49,946 students.
The share of students at Dauphin Island Elementary School who are White is 92%. Other groups make up 7% multiracial. County-wide, 56% of Mobile County residents are White. A diversity index of 16% means there is a 16% chance two randomly chosen students at Dauphin Island Elementary School are from different groups.
On staff are 5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.0:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. Dauphin Island Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 50%. On average, public schools in Mobile County report 67%.
On the allk12 Grade, Dauphin Island Elementary School lands at A+, ahead of 98% of Alabama public elementary schools.
In the surrounding county, Mobile County, median household income comes to 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%. The county's public schools total 107, with about 59,070 students.
Among nearby public schools, Peter F Alba Middle School is closest at about 12.4 miles.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Dauphin Island Elementary School enrolled 66 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 60. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.2:1 to 12.0:1.
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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
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
Nearby schools
- Peter F Alba Middle School12.4 mi · 443
- Dixon Elementary School15.2 mi · 526
- Alma Bryant High School16.1 mi · 1,624
- Anna F Booth Elementary School16.5 mi · 391
- Saint Elmo Elementary School19.3 mi · 451
- Hollingers Island Elementary School20.4 mi · 255
Frequently asked questions
About Dauphin Island Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Dauphin Island Elementary School?
Dauphin Island Elementary School enrolls approximately 60 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Dauphin Island Elementary School serve?
Dauphin Island Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Dauphin Island Elementary School have?
Dauphin Island Elementary School employs 5 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
How diverse is Dauphin Island Elementary School?
Dauphin Island Elementary School reports a student body of 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 7% Two or more.
What district is Dauphin Island Elementary School in?
Dauphin Island Elementary School is part of Mobile County.
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