Elsie Collier Elementary School

Located at 601 Snow Road North, in Mobile, Alabama, Elsie Collier Elementary School is a sizable elementary campus that works with 731 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Mobile County. Enrollment runs roughly 52% above the state mean of about 480.

Mobile County runs 85 schools in total, collectively educating 49,946 students. Elsie Collier Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Elsie Collier Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 24% Black, 17% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Elsie Collier Elementary School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.0:1. The state averages about 17.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 56% of students at Elsie Collier Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Mobile County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Elsie Collier Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.3%, the actual is 55.1%, a residual of +11.8 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Mobile County) records that median household earnings sit near $58,880, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Mobile County's 107 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,070 students), Elsie Collier Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Taylor White Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Elsie Collier Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Elsie Collier Elementary School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 719 (now 731). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 63% to 48%.

On the community side, members of the Elsie Collier Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.