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Which teacher or staff member at Florence Howard Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
497
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237001030
Florence Howard Elementary School
957 Dr Martin L King Jr Ave, Mobile, AL 36603 · (251) 221-1406 · Mobile County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL497 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
457 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 | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 60% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
12%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
54.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
19.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 17% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Alabama's top 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 Florence Howard Elementary School
Florence Howard Elementary School's state test result (35.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Howard Elementary School this school | 497 | 92.0% | 35.7% |
| Holloway Elementary Mobile | 483 | 92.8% | 27.9% |
| ChastangFournier Middle School Mobile | 503 | 91.3% | 18.7% |
| Morningside Elementary School Mobile | 480 | 90.8% | 30.4% |
| Morris Elementary School Montgomery | 414 | 90.3% | 31.4% |
| SpencerWestlawn Elementary School Mobile | 428 | 90.2% | 36.3% |
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 Florence Howard Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #457 of 626 | #35 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #518 of 626 | #42 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #431 of 626 | #30 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 497 | #306 of 709 | #29 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #542 of 655 | #35 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.9% | #627 of 658 | #51 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.0% | #5 of 696 | #3 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.0% | #105 of 262 | #7 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
497
+42 (+9%) vs 2020
-46% since 2000-01, when it was 922
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 497 | 26.3 | 18.9:1 | 92% (457) |
| 2023-24 | 503 | 24.3 | 20.7:1 | 95% (479) |
| 2022-23 | 488 | 26.3 | 18.6:1 | 94% (461) |
| 2020-21 | 455 | 26 | 17.5:1 | 94% (428) |
| 2017-18 | 436 | 21 | 20.8:1 | 95% (413) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 23 | 18.9:1 | 90% (391) |
| 2010-11 | 554 | 35 | 15.8:1 | 96% (530) |
| 2000-01 | 922 | 64 | 14.4:1 | 100% (918) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Florence Howard Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (436 to 497); teachers up 25% (21 to 26.3).
About Florence Howard Elementary School
Florence Howard Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Mobile County in Mobile, Alabama. Its enrollment is 497 students, spread over pre-K through 5.
Florence Howard Elementary School is among 85 schools run by Mobile County, which serves 49,946 students.
Of every 100 students at Florence Howard Elementary School, about 94 are Black. Smaller groups are 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Mobile County is roughly 36% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 12%.
The school's 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. Elementary schools in Alabama have an average ratio of 17.0:1. At Florence Howard Elementary School, 92% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Mobile County report 67%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Florence Howard Elementary School is in the top 10% of Alabama schools: 35.7% actual against 17.2% predicted.
In Mobile County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $58,880 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Public schools in Mobile County number 107, with about 59,070 students.
Among nearby public schools, Calloway Smith Middle School is closest at about 0.5 miles. Florence Howard Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Florence Howard Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Florence Howard Elementary School as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% gain, from 455 to 497. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 17.5:1 in 2020-21 to 18.9:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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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Nearby schools
- Calloway Smith Middle School0.5 mi · 315
- Dunbar Creative Performing Arts0.5 mi · 338
- Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies0.9 mi · 311
- Leinkauf Elementary School1.4 mi · 542
- Continuous Learning Center1.4 mi · 259
- Booker T Washington Middle School1.6 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About Florence Howard Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Florence Howard Elementary School?
Florence Howard Elementary School enrolls approximately 497 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Florence Howard Elementary School serve?
Florence Howard Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Florence Howard Elementary School have?
Florence Howard Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Florence Howard Elementary School?
Student demographics at Florence Howard Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 94% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Florence Howard Elementary School public or private?
Florence Howard Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mobile County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.