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Enrollment
967
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237000913
ER Dickson Elementary School
4645 Bit And Spur Rd, Mobile, AL 36608 · (251) 221-1180 · Mobile County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL967 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
721 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 | 72 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 124 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 184 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 142 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 158 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 152 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 135 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (124) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (135).
Student demographics
54%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
38.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
19.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 ER Dickson Elementary School
ER Dickson Elementary School's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ER Dickson Elementary School this school | 967 | 74.6% | 28.6% |
| Olive J Dodge Elementary School Mobile | 862 | 72.0% | 34.4% |
| Troy Elementary School Troy | 1,018 | 66.5% | 49.6% |
| Dalraida Elementary School Montgomery | 711 | 74.5% | 36.2% |
| Phenix City Elementary School Phenix City | 683 | 73.6% | 30.1% |
| Kate Shepard Elementary School Mobile | 576 | 75.3% | 39.3% |
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 ER Dickson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #522 of 626 | #43 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #515 of 626 | #41 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #560 of 626 | #45 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 967 | #16 of 709 | #2 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #603 of 655 | #50 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #254 of 658 | #20 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.6% | #160 of 696 | #23 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.4% | #83 of 262 | #5 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
967
+20 (+2%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 819
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 967 | 48 | 20.1:1 | 75% (721) |
| 2023-24 | 1,058 | 51 | 20.8:1 | 65% (691) |
| 2022-23 | 1,038 | 51 | 20.4:1 | 67% (693) |
| 2020-21 | 947 | 43 | 22.0:1 | 65% (620) |
| 2017-18 | 824 | 40 | 20.6:1 | 67% (554) |
| 2015-16 | 894 | 48 | 18.6:1 | 50% (444) |
| 2010-11 | 928 | 58 | 16.0:1 | 71% (661) |
| 2000-01 | 837 | 52 | 16.1:1 | 47% (395) |
| 1990-91 | 819 | 39 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ER Dickson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (824 to 967); teachers up 20% (40 to 48).
About ER Dickson Elementary School
ER Dickson Elementary School is a large elementary school in Mobile, Alabama. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 967 students. Elementary schools in Alabama have about 480 students on average; enrollment here is 101% higher.
ER Dickson Elementary School is among 85 schools run by Mobile County, which serves 49,946 students.
Black students are 65% of those enrolled at ER Dickson Elementary School. The remaining shares are 14% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the Black share of Mobile County's population at about 36%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
ER Dickson Elementary School reports a ratio of 20.1 students per teacher, from 48 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 20.1:1 compares with an average of 17.0:1 for elementary schools in Alabama. Lunch program data show 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Mobile County report 67%.
ER Dickson Elementary School is 1.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (28.6% versus 29.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Alabama.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Mobile County show that median household income comes to about $58,880, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 107, with about 59,070 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Denton Magnet School of Technology, is about 1.8 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. ER Dickson Elementary School places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES describes the area around ER Dickson Elementary School as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's size has been steady, with 947 students in 2020-21 and 967 in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 22.0 to 20.1 over 4 years.
ER Dickson Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Lillie B Williamson High SchoolHigh · 889 students
- Olive J Dodge Elementary SchoolElementary · 862 students
Nearby schools
- Denton Magnet School of Technology1.8 mi · 334
- WP Davidson High School1.8 mi · 1,470
- Acceleration Day and Evening Academy1.9 mi · 513
- Acceleration Preparatory Academy1.9 mi · 322
- John Will Elementary School2.2 mi · 549
- Mary B Austin Elementary School2.4 mi · 506
Frequently asked questions
About ER Dickson Elementary SchoolHow large is ER Dickson Elementary School?
ER Dickson Elementary School enrolls approximately 967 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does ER Dickson Elementary School serve?
ER Dickson Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at ER Dickson Elementary School?
Approximately 20.1:1 students per teacher at ER Dickson Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at ER Dickson Elementary School?
Student demographics at ER Dickson Elementary School are roughly 14% White, 9% Hispanic, 65% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is ER Dickson Elementary School in?
ER Dickson Elementary School is part of Mobile County.
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