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Which teacher or staff member at Dixon Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
526
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237000914
Dixon Elementary School
8650 Four Mile Rd, Irvington, AL 36544 · (251) 824-4314 · Mobile County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL526 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
369 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 | 36 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
53%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
51.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
22.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Dixon Elementary School
Dixon Elementary School's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixon Elementary School this school | 526 | 70.2% | 36.3% |
| Anna F Booth Elementary School Irvington | 391 | 70.6% | 59.7% |
| Saint Elmo Elementary School Irvington | 451 | 71.0% | 49.7% |
| Meadowlake Elementary Mobile | 373 | 63.0% | 42.6% |
| Iola Roberts Elementary School Pell City | 402 | 73.4% | 61.0% |
| Nan Gray Davis Elementary School Theodore | 499 | 71.1% | 43.6% |
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 Dixon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #450 of 626 | #33 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #486 of 626 | #37 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #446 of 626 | #33 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 526 | #261 of 709 | #23 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #533 of 655 | #32 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #273 of 658 | #23 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.2% | #221 of 696 | #35 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.5% | #171 of 262 | #11 of 21 |
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
526
+87 (+20%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 862
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 526 | 28 | 18.8:1 | 70% (369) |
| 2023-24 | 507 | 29 | 17.5:1 | 77% (389) |
| 2022-23 | 503 | 24 | 21.0:1 | 76% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 23 | 19.1:1 | 75% (329) |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 27.4 | 18.0:1 | 79% (392) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 25 | 20.9:1 | 51% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 418 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 78% (325) |
| 2000-01 | 826 | 55 | 15.0:1 | 75% (619) |
| 1990-91 | 862 | 45 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dixon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (494 to 526); teachers up 2% (27.4 to 28).
About Dixon Elementary School
Dixon Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Irvington, Alabama. The school had 526 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Dixon Elementary School is run by Mobile County, whose 85 schools enroll 49,946 students.
Roughly 67% of students at Dixon Elementary School are White. Other groups include 11% Black, 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 6% Asian. By comparison, Mobile County residents are about 56% White. Dixon Elementary School's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 28 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Dixon Elementary School was 18.8:1. On average, elementary schools in Alabama have 17.0:1, compared with 18.8:1 here. Dixon Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 70%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.0% for Dixon Elementary School. The school posts 36.3%, 3.3 points above the prediction.
Mobile County has about 412,590 residents, and the median household income is $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%. In all, Mobile County has 107 public schools and roughly 59,070 students.
Of nearby public schools, Alma Bryant High School is the closest, at about 2.1 miles. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Dixon Elementary School. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Dixon Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Dixon Elementary School as Rural: Fringe.
Dixon Elementary School's enrollment grew from 439 in 2020-21 to 526 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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 Irvington
- Alma Bryant High SchoolHigh · 1,624 students
- Pearl Haskew ElementaryElementary · 546 students
- Saint Elmo Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
- Anna F Booth Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- George H Bryant VocationalAgricultural CenterHigh
Other Dixon Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 9 states are named Dixon Elementary. Dixon Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 9.
- Dixon ElementaryHolly Ridge, NC · 760 students
- Dixon ElementaryBrookfield, WI · 658 students
- Dixon Elementary SchoolDETROIT, MI · 485 students
- Dixon Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 412 students
- DIXON ELEM.DIXON, MO · 383 students
Nearby schools
- Alma Bryant High School2.1 mi · 1,624
- Anna F Booth Elementary School2.7 mi · 391
- Peter F Alba Middle School3.3 mi · 443
- Saint Elmo Elementary School4.6 mi · 451
- Grand Bay Middle School6.4 mi · 751
- Cora Castlen Elementary6.5 mi · 423
Frequently asked questions
About Dixon Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Dixon Elementary School?
Dixon Elementary School enrolls approximately 526 students in grades PK-05.
Is Dixon Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dixon Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Dixon Elementary School?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at Dixon Elementary School.
How diverse is Dixon Elementary School?
Dixon Elementary School reports a student body of 67% White, 7% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Dixon Elementary School?
Dixon Elementary School is overseen by Mobile County in Mobile County.
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