Enrollment
334
Middle
DISTRICT 550 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237000897
Denton Magnet School of Technology
3800 Pleasant Valley, Mobile, AL 36608 · (251) 221-2148 · Mobile County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL334 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of Alabama public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
171 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 | 122 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 127 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 25% |
Student demographics
61%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
84.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
52.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 26 points, placing it in Alabama's top 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 Denton Magnet School of Technology
Denton Magnet School of Technology's state test result (72.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denton Magnet School of Technology this school | 334 | 51.2% | 72.8% |
| ClarkShaw Magnet School Mobile | 582 | 48.1% | 68.4% |
| Phillips Preparatory Middle School Mobile | 453 | 43.3% | 74.4% |
| Floyd Middle School Montgomery | 525 | 48.4% | 57.0% |
| Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School Huntsville | 270 | 43.7% | 46.1% |
| Academy For Science Foreign Language Middle School Huntsville | 194 | 47.9% | 56.0% |
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 Denton Magnet School of Technology ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #12 of 260 | #4 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #29 of 260 | #3 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.6% | #12 of 260 | #3 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 334 | #194 of 265 | #14 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #220 of 244 | #16 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #51 of 246 | #4 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #170 of 264 | #16 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #105 of 151 | #13 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
334
-75 (-18%) vs 2020
-71% since 1990-91, when it was 1,161
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 334 | 16 | 20.9:1 | 51% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 16 | 20.6:1 | 94% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 314 | 18 | 17.4:1 | 94% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 19 | 21.5:1 | 94% (386) |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 19 | 18.7:1 | 94% (334) |
| 2015-16 | 556 | 27 | 20.6:1 | 74% (412) |
| 2010-11 | 808 | 46 | 17.6:1 | 87% (699) |
| 2000-01 | 681 | 41 | 16.6:1 | 79% (538) |
| 1990-91 | 1,161 | 52 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Denton Magnet School of Technology.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (355 to 334); teachers down 16% (19 to 16).
About Denton Magnet School of Technology
Denton Magnet School of Technology is a small middle school found in Mobile, Alabama. The school enrolls 334 students in grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 508 students for middle schools in Alabama.
Denton Magnet School of Technology belongs to Mobile County, a district of 85 schools and 49,946 students.
The largest group at Denton Magnet School of Technology is Black students, at 54%. Other groups make up 29% White, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. County-wide, 36% of Mobile County residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
There are 16 full-time-equivalent teachers at Denton Magnet School of Technology, giving a ratio of 20.9:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Alabama is 17.9:1. A total of 171 students, or 51%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Mobile County averages 67%, higher than here.
Denton Magnet School of Technology holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 98% of Alabama public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations places Denton Magnet School of Technology in the top 10% of Alabama schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 26.0 points above it (72.8% actual, 46.8% predicted).
Looking at the county, Mobile County, median household income comes to about $58,880, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The county has 107 public schools and about 59,070 students.
The closest school to Denton Magnet School of Technology is WP Davidson High School, located about 0.2 miles away. Denton Magnet School of Technology is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Denton Magnet School of Technology at 1st of 8.
Denton Magnet School of Technology is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
An 18% decline took enrollment from 409 in 2020-21 to 334 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Denton Magnet School of Technology can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- WP Davidson High School0.2 mi · 1,470
- Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School0.7 mi · 663
- Acceleration Day and Evening Academy0.9 mi · 513
- Acceleration Preparatory Academy0.9 mi · 322
- Kate Shepard Elementary School1.5 mi · 576
- HL Sonny Callahan School for the Deaf and Blind1.5 mi · 45
Frequently asked questions
About Denton Magnet School of TechnologyHow many students attend Denton Magnet School of Technology?
Denton Magnet School of Technology enrolls approximately 334 students in grades 06-08.
Is Denton Magnet School of Technology an elementary, middle, or high school?
Denton Magnet School of Technology is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Denton Magnet School of Technology?
Approximately 20.9:1 students per teacher at Denton Magnet School of Technology.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Denton Magnet School of Technology?
At Denton Magnet School of Technology, the student body is approximately 29% White, 5% Hispanic, 54% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Denton Magnet School of Technology public or private?
Denton Magnet School of Technology is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mobile County.
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