J E Turner Elementary

J E Turner Elementary is an elementary-level community of medium-sized scale in Wilmer, Alabama, one of the schools within Mobile County, caters to 529 students in grades pre-K through 5.

J E Turner Elementary is one of 85 schools operated by Mobile County, a district that works with 49,946 students overall.

Looking at the student body, J E Turner Elementary logs that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 56%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, J E Turner Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 39.3%; this one delivers 66.4%, a residual of +27.1 points.

In the area at large, Mobile County reports that median household income runs about $58,880, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. J E Turner Elementary is one of 107 public schools in Mobile County (combined enrollment of about 59,070 students).

Wilmer Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.5 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts J E Turner Elementary at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 34.8%.

J E Turner Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 3%: 546 students in 2018 compared to 529 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 93% to 85% across the same window.

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