Enrollment
255
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237000927
Hollingers Island Elementary School
2400 Hammock Rd, Mobile, AL 36605 · (251) 221-1376 · Mobile County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL255 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Alabama public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
177 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
35%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
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
36.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Hollingers Island Elementary School
Hollingers Island Elementary School's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollingers Island Elementary School this school | 255 | 69.4% | 45.1% |
| Brindlee Mountain Primary School Guntersville | 278 | 69.8% | N/A |
| Cherokee Elementary School Cherokee | 226 | 65.9% | 58.2% |
| Phillips Elementary School Bear Creek | 240 | 68.8% | 42.8% |
| Gaston Elementary School Gadsden | 290 | 67.6% | 49.1% |
| Duck Springs Elementary School Attalla | 207 | 65.2% | 48.1% |
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 Hollingers Island Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #366 of 626 | #23 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #343 of 626 | #24 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #354 of 626 | #22 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 255 | #610 of 709 | #53 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #426 of 655 | #18 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.0% | #449 of 658 | #34 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.4% | #232 of 696 | #36 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #136 of 364 | #18 of 34 |
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
255
-39 (-13%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 405
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 255 | 14.4 | 17.7:1 | 69% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 277 | 14.4 | 19.2:1 | 71% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 291 | 16.4 | 17.7:1 | 71% (208) |
| 2020-21 | 294 | 15 | 19.6:1 | 71% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 302 | 16.5 | 18.3:1 | 71% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 318 | 17 | 18.7:1 | 42% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 318 | 24 | 13.3:1 | 69% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 463 | 34 | 13.6:1 | 60% (276) |
| 1990-91 | 405 | 21 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hollingers Island Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (302 to 255); teachers down 13% (16.5 to 14.4).
About Hollingers Island Elementary School
Hollingers Island Elementary School is an elementary school located in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County. The school reports 255 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 47% smaller than the 480 average for elementary schools in Alabama.
Hollingers Island Elementary School is among 85 schools run by Mobile County, which serves 49,946 students.
The large majority of students at Hollingers Island Elementary School, 80%, are White. The next largest groups are 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Pacific Islander. The school's White share is 24 points above the 56% share among Mobile County residents. Hollingers Island Elementary School has a diversity index of 35%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 14.4 full-time positions, a ratio of 17.7:1. That ratio is over the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. Around 69% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Mobile County, the average is about the same, 67%.
Measured against Alabama public elementary schools, Hollingers Island Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Hollingers Island Elementary School scores 45.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 33.5%.
Federal survey data for Mobile County show that median household income is about $58,880, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hollingers Island Elementary School is among the 107 public schools in Mobile County.
Nearby, Mary W Burroughs Elementary School is about 4.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 4. On average proficiency, Hollingers Island Elementary School is 1st of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Hollingers Island Elementary School had 294 students in 2020-21 and 255 in 2024-25, a 13% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.6:1 in 2020-21 to 17.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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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- Mary W Burroughs Elementary School4.2 mi · 404
- Ben C Rain High School4.5 mi · 587
- Katherine H Hankins Middle School4.9 mi · 771
- Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary5.0 mi · 806
- Theodore High School5.5 mi · 1,218
- Nan Gray Davis Elementary School5.7 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About Hollingers Island Elementary SchoolHow large is Hollingers Island Elementary School?
Hollingers Island Elementary School enrolls approximately 255 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hollingers Island Elementary School serve?
Hollingers Island Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Hollingers Island Elementary School?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at Hollingers Island Elementary School.
How diverse is Hollingers Island Elementary School?
Hollingers Island Elementary School reports a student body of 80% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Hollingers Island Elementary School?
Hollingers Island Elementary School is overseen by Mobile County in Mobile County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.