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Enrollment
529
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237001516
J E Turner Elementary
8361 Lott Road, Wilmer, AL 36587 · (251) 221-1285 · Mobile County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Alabama public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
18.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
325 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 | 36 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
27%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
72.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
65.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
66.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+27.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% 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 27 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 J E Turner Elementary
J E Turner Elementary's state test result (66.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J E Turner Elementary this school | 529 | 61.4% | 66.4% |
| Breitling Elementary School Grand Bay | 471 | 59.4% | 49.2% |
| Cotaco School Somerville | 459 | 61.4% | 45.4% |
| Piedmont Elementary School Piedmont | 542 | 58.9% | 76.5% |
| Curry Elementary School Jasper | 550 | 58.2% | 46.9% |
| Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School Carbon Hill | 475 | 58.7% | 45.8% |
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 J E Turner Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #115 of 626 | #5 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #75 of 626 | #5 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #196 of 626 | #8 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #258 of 709 | #22 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #541 of 655 | #34 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.7% | #522 of 658 | #38 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.4% | #323 of 696 | #39 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #316 of 364 | #32 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
529
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 548
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 529 | 28 | 18.9:1 | 61% (325) |
| 2023-24 | 519 | 29 | 17.9:1 | 60% (312) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 29 | 18.3:1 | 60% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 542 | 29 | 18.7:1 | 61% (329) |
| 2017-18 | 546 | 28.5 | 19.2:1 | 62% (340) |
| 2015-16 | 510 | 28 | 18.2:1 | 36% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 548 | 36 | 15.2:1 | 68% (371) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J E Turner Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (546 to 529); teachers down 2% (28.5 to 28).
About J E Turner Elementary
The public elementary school J E Turner Elementary is located in Wilmer, Alabama. The school counted 529 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5.
Mobile County, which runs J E Turner Elementary, has 85 schools and 49,946 students.
At J E Turner Elementary, 85% of students are White. The remaining students are 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Census figures show Mobile County is about 56% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, J E Turner Elementary scores 27%.
There are about 18.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at J E Turner Elementary, which has 28. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at J E Turner Elementary is about 61%.
J E Turner Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 93% of Alabama public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, J E Turner Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Alabama schools. It scores 66.4%; the prediction is 39.3%.
In Mobile County, home to about 412,590 people, median household income comes to about $58,880, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mobile County's 107 public schools enroll about 59,070 students and include J E Turner Elementary.
Wilmer Elementary School is about 4.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within ten miles of J E Turner Elementary, there are 7 other public schools. On average proficiency, J E Turner Elementary is 1st of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 542 in 2020-21 and 529 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for J E Turner Elementary lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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 Wilmer
- Wilmer Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Tanner Williams Elementary SchoolElementary · 304 students
Nearby schools
- Wilmer Elementary School4.5 mi · 443
- Semmes Middle School5.6 mi · 1,181
- Mary G Montgomery High School6.0 mi · 1,888
- Semmes Elementary School6.1 mi · 576
- Allentown Elementary School8.4 mi · 843
- Mattie T Blount High School8.5 mi · 1,058
Frequently asked questions
About J E Turner ElementaryHow many students attend J E Turner Elementary?
J E Turner Elementary enrolls approximately 529 students in grades PK-05.
Is J E Turner Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
J E Turner Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does J E Turner Elementary have?
J E Turner Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
What is the student diversity at J E Turner Elementary?
Student demographics at J E Turner Elementary are roughly 85% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is J E Turner Elementary in?
J E Turner Elementary is part of Mobile County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.