Grant Elementary School

Grant Elementary School, a tight-knit primary school in Prichard, Alabama, run under Mobile County, instructs 285 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 41% smaller than the state mean of about 480.

Mobile County comprises 85 schools with combined enrollment of 49,946 students; Grant Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Grant Elementary School lists that nearly all students (96%) are Black. By comparison, Mobile County as a whole is about 36% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Grant Elementary School lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Mobile County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Grant Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 15.4%; this one delivers 14.0%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Mobile County indicate median household income runs about $58,880, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Mobile County's 107 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,070 students), Grant Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

WD Robbins Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Grant Elementary School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 37.7%.

Grant Elementary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 10%: 260 students in 2018 compared to 285 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 23.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.