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Enrollment
663
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237000920
Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School
3956 Cottage Hill Rd, Mobile, AL 36609 · (251) 221-1240 · Mobile County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL663 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Alabama public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
559 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 | 35 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 128 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (115) is 69% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
44%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
43.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
18.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 44 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
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School
Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School's state test result (30.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School this school | 663 | 84.3% | 30.6% |
| Hidden Lake Primary School Dothan | 476 | 83.4% | N/A |
| Orchard Elementary School Mobile | 622 | 82.5% | 31.3% |
| Vaughn Road Elementary School Montgomery | 473 | 80.5% | 27.7% |
| Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary Mobile | 806 | 86.8% | 44.9% |
| Dannelly Elementary School Montgomery | 588 | 84.5% | 27.0% |
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 Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #503 of 626 | #40 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #538 of 626 | #45 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #515 of 626 | #41 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 663 | #130 of 709 | #10 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #559 of 655 | #38 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.2% | #364 of 658 | #30 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.3% | #51 of 696 | #16 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.6% | #155 of 262 | #10 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
663
+38 (+6%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 828
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 663 | 34.5 | 19.2:1 | 84% (559) |
| 2023-24 | 646 | 33.4 | 19.3:1 | 87% (564) |
| 2022-23 | 725 | 34.4 | 21.1:1 | 87% (631) |
| 2020-21 | 625 | 32 | 19.5:1 | 86% (537) |
| 2017-18 | 616 | 33.5 | 18.4:1 | 89% (551) |
| 2015-16 | 679 | 39 | 17.4:1 | 74% (502) |
| 2010-11 | 701 | 43 | 16.3:1 | 90% (631) |
| 2000-01 | 678 | 46 | 14.7:1 | 94% (638) |
| 1990-91 | 828 | 47 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (616 to 663); teachers up 3% (33.5 to 34.5).
About Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School
Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Mobile, Alabama, (ZIP code 36609). The school counts 663 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Alabama is about 480 students.
Mobile County runs 85 schools with a combined 49,946 students. Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School is one of them.
Black students are the majority at Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School, with 73% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 11% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Mobile County, the Black share is about 36%. The school's diversity index is 44%, meaning two students picked at random have a 44% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 34.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Alabama have 17.0:1, compared with 19.2:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 84% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Mobile County report 67%.
allk12 grades Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School is 7.8 points above its prediction. Actual: 30.6%. Predicted: 22.7%.
Across Mobile County, the median household income is $58,880, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. In all, Mobile County has 107 public schools and roughly 59,070 students.
The closest public school, WP Davidson High School, is about 0.7 miles from Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School is 6th among 8 schools close by.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 38 more students in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 School0.7 mi · 1,470
- Denton Magnet School of Technology0.7 mi · 334
- Kate Shepard Elementary School0.9 mi · 576
- HL Sonny Callahan School for the Deaf and Blind0.9 mi · 45
- Acceleration Day and Evening Academy1.3 mi · 513
- Acceleration Preparatory Academy1.3 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Elizabeth Fonde Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School?
Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School enrolls approximately 663 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School serve?
Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School have?
Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
How diverse is Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School?
Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School reports a student body of 7% White, 11% Hispanic, 73% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School?
Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School is overseen by Mobile County in Mobile County.
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