Enrollment
285
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237001028
Grant Elementary School
535 Easterling St, Prichard, AL 36610 · (251) 221-1319 · Mobile County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
269 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
8%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
25.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
8.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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
14.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 Grant Elementary School
Grant Elementary School's state test result (14.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Elementary School this school | 285 | 94.4% | 14.0% |
| Eutaw Primary School Eutaw | 282 | 89.4% | 55.1% |
| Glen Oaks Intermediate School Fairfield | 275 | 88.7% | 27.6% |
| Whitley Elementary School Prichard | 237 | 87.3% | 30.3% |
| Fitzpatrick Elementary School Montgomery | 385 | 90.1% | 18.9% |
| Morris Elementary School Montgomery | 414 | 90.3% | 31.4% |
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 Grant Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #621 of 626 | #52 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.2% | #613 of 626 | #51 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #620 of 626 | #52 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #587 of 709 | #51 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.2:1 | #647 of 655 | #56 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.5% | #649 of 658 | #54 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.4% | #3 of 696 | #1 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.6% | #136 of 262 | #9 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
285
+46 (+19%) vs 2020
-54% since 2000-01, when it was 617
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 285 | 12.3 | 23.2:1 | 94% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 261 | 15.3 | 17.1:1 | 98% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 236 | 15.3 | 15.4:1 | 98% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 239 | 15 | 15.9:1 | 97% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 260 | 16.3 | 16.0:1 | 98% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 270 | 16 | 16.9:1 | 85% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | 30 | 13.5:1 | 93% (376) |
| 2000-01 | 617 | 41 | 15.1:1 | 99% (611) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grant Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (260 to 285); teachers down 24% (16.3 to 12.3).
About Grant Elementary School
Among the schools in Prichard, Alabama, is Grant Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 285 students. Enrollment is 41% lower than the average for elementary schools in Alabama, which is about 480.
Mobile County is the district for Grant Elementary School. It has 85 schools and 49,946 students.
Black students make up 96% of enrollment at Grant Elementary School. Census figures show Mobile County is about 36% Black. Pick two students at random and there is an 8% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 23.2 students per teacher and 12.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 6.2 above the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 94%. The 67% average for public schools in Mobile County is 27 points lower.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 14.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 15.4%.
Within Mobile County, the median household income is $58,880, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. In all, Mobile County has 107 public schools and roughly 59,070 students.
The school nearest to Grant Elementary School is WD Robbins Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.9 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Grant Elementary School ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Grant Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 46 more students in 2024-25. The school's ratio rose from 15.9:1 to 23.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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 Prichard
- CF Vigor High SchoolHigh · 620 students
- WD Robbins Elementary SchoolElementary · 265 students
- Whitley Elementary SchoolElementary · 237 students
- TL Faulkner SchoolHigh
Other Grant Elementary schools
34 other US public schools in 13 states are named Grant Elementary. Grant Elementary School is the 28th largest of the 35.
- Grant ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 951 students
- Grant ElementaryRedding, CA · 600 students
- Grant Elementary SchoolSOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ · 568 students
- Grant ElementarySanta Monica, CA · 562 students
- Grant ElementaryMarshfield, WI · 554 students
Nearby schools
- WD Robbins Elementary School0.9 mi · 265
- CF Vigor High School0.9 mi · 620
- Whitley Elementary School1.2 mi · 237
- John L Leflore Magnet School1.3 mi · 582
- ChastangFournier Middle School1.4 mi · 503
- The Pathway1.5 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Grant Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Grant Elementary School?
Grant Elementary School enrolls approximately 285 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Grant Elementary School serve?
Grant Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Grant Elementary School have?
Grant Elementary School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Grant Elementary School?
Student demographics at Grant Elementary School are roughly 1% Hispanic, 96% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Grant Elementary School in?
Grant Elementary School is part of Mobile County.
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