Enrollment
338
Middle
DISTRICT 550 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237000916
Dunbar Creative Performing Arts
500 Saint Anthony St, Mobile, AL 36603 · (251) 221-2160 · Mobile County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
236 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 | 128 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 109 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 101 | 30% |
Student demographics
30%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
73.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
18.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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
49.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% 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 Dunbar Creative Performing Arts
Dunbar Creative Performing Arts's state test result (49.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunbar Creative Performing Arts this school | 338 | 69.8% | 49.6% |
| i3 Academy Phase 2 Birmingham | 400 | 73.0% | 23.7% |
| Jackson Middle School Jackson | 278 | 73.7% | 29.3% |
| Charles Henderson Middle Troy | 263 | 69.6% | 42.8% |
| Greenville Middle School Greenville | 513 | 76.8% | 20.6% |
| D A Smith Middle School Ozark | 388 | 69.6% | 31.4% |
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 Dunbar Creative Performing Arts ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #86 of 260 | #6 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #167 of 260 | #9 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #50 of 260 | #6 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 338 | #191 of 265 | #13 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #37 of 244 | #5 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.2% | #192 of 246 | #13 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.8% | #81 of 264 | #10 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.7% | #27 of 151 | #6 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
338
-138 (-29%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 338 | 22 | 15.4:1 | 70% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 333 | 19 | 17.5:1 | 70% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 21 | 16.4:1 | 70% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 476 | 24 | 19.8:1 | 70% (333) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 24 | 19.8:1 | 70% (332) |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 28 | 19.0:1 | 39% (205) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | 44 | 12.3:1 | 69% (377) |
| 2000-01 | 530 | 38 | 13.9:1 | 52% (278) |
| 1990-91 | 465 | 26 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dunbar Creative Performing Arts.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (474 to 338); teachers down 8% (24 to 22).
About Dunbar Creative Performing Arts
Dunbar Creative Performing Arts is a public small middle school in Mobile, Alabama. The student body numbers 338 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Alabama is about 508, so this school runs 33% smaller than that.
Dunbar Creative Performing Arts reports to Mobile County, which has 85 schools and 49,946 students.
Dunbar Creative Performing Arts enrolls a student body that is 83% Black. After that, the student body is 10% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. Census figures show Mobile County is about 36% Black. Dunbar Creative Performing Arts has a diversity index of 30%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 22 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.4:1. That ratio is under the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. Around 70% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
After adjusting for student poverty, Dunbar Creative Performing Arts lands between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.6%; the prediction is 33.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for Mobile County show that median household income is 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%. Dunbar Creative Performing Arts is one of 107 public schools in Mobile County, which together enroll about 59,070 students.
The nearest public school is Calloway Smith Middle School, at about 0.3 miles. Dunbar Creative Performing Arts has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Dunbar Creative Performing Arts ranks 3rd on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 29%, from 476 to 338. The ratio was 19.8:1 in 2020-21 and 15.4:1 in 2024-25.
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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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Frequently asked questions
About Dunbar Creative Performing ArtsHow large is Dunbar Creative Performing Arts?
Dunbar Creative Performing Arts enrolls approximately 338 students in grades 06-08.
Is Dunbar Creative Performing Arts an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dunbar Creative Performing Arts is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dunbar Creative Performing Arts?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dunbar Creative Performing Arts is approximately 15.4:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dunbar Creative Performing Arts?
At Dunbar Creative Performing Arts, the student body is approximately 10% White, 2% Hispanic, 83% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Dunbar Creative Performing Arts?
Dunbar Creative Performing Arts is overseen by Mobile County in Mobile County.
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