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Enrollment
582
High
DISTRICT 1,109 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237000962
John L Leflore Magnet School
700 Donald St, Mobile, AL 36617 · (251) 221-3125 · Mobile County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL582 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Alabama public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
499 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 162 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 156 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 150 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 114 | 20% |
Student demographics
6%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
9.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
4.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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
8.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 John L Leflore Magnet School
John L Leflore Magnet School's state test result (8.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John L Leflore Magnet School this school | 582 | 85.7% | 8.9% |
| Sumter Central High School York | 526 | 85.2% | 14.5% |
| CF Vigor High School Prichard | 620 | 84.7% | 8.7% |
| Selma High School Selma | 680 | 87.1% | 14.3% |
| Fairfield High Preparatory School Fairfield | 519 | 84.4% | 3.4% |
| Ben C Rain High School Mobile | 587 | 86.7% | 7.0% |
Matched among Alabama high 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 John L Leflore Magnet School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.9% | #275 of 305 | #13 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.8% | #264 of 305 | #14 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 9.0% | #275 of 305 | #13 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 582 | #142 of 319 | #14 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #118 of 307 | #6 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.4% | #298 of 307 | #17 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.7% | #14 of 317 | #3 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #125 of 164 | #7 of 12 |
Ranked against other public high 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
582
-85 (-13%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 1,460
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 582 | 35 | 16.6:1 | 86% (499) |
| 2023-24 | 564 | 44 | 12.8:1 | 84% (471) |
| 2022-23 | 618 | 42 | 14.7:1 | 83% (516) |
| 2020-21 | 667 | 39 | 17.1:1 | 83% (556) |
| 2017-18 | 630 | 44 | 14.3:1 | 83% (526) |
| 2015-16 | 878 | 50 | 17.6:1 | 64% (561) |
| 2010-11 | 974 | 55 | 17.7:1 | 78% (759) |
| 2000-01 | 1,511 | 89 | 17.0:1 | 65% (985) |
| 1990-91 | 1,460 | 76 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John L Leflore Magnet School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (630 to 582); teachers down 20% (44 to 35).
About John L Leflore Magnet School
John L Leflore Magnet School is one of the public schools in Mobile, Alabama. It is a medium-sized high school. Enrollment is 582 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12.
Within Mobile County, John L Leflore Magnet School is one of 85 schools. The district enrolls 49,946 students.
At John L Leflore Magnet School, Black students make up 97% of the student body. Mobile County's residents are about 36% Black, 61 points below the school's share. By the diversity index, John L Leflore Magnet School comes in at 6%.
The count of teachers at John L Leflore Magnet School is 35 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.6:1. High schools in Alabama average about 17.2:1, a similar figure. The school counts 499 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 86%. That rate is above the 67% average among public schools in Mobile County.
Measured against Alabama public high schools, John L Leflore Magnet School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, John L Leflore Magnet School is 12.8 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Alabama schools.
Mobile County has about 412,590 residents, and median household income is about $58,880, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Federal data list 107 public schools in Mobile County, with a combined enrollment of about 59,070.
The shortest distance from John L Leflore Magnet School to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to Holloway Elementary. The five-mile area around John L Leflore Magnet School holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 22.0%, higher than John L Leflore Magnet School's 8.9%.
NCES describes the area around John L Leflore Magnet School as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
John L Leflore Magnet School saw enrollment fall 13% between 2020-21 and 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
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 Mobile
- Baker High SchoolHigh · 2,271 students
- WP Davidson High SchoolHigh · 1,470 students
- Bernice J Causey Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,339 students
- Murphy High SchoolHigh · 1,212 students
- ER Dickson Elementary SchoolElementary · 967 students
- Lillie B Williamson High SchoolHigh · 889 students
Nearby schools
- Holloway Elementary0.7 mi · 483
- Booker T Washington Middle School0.8 mi · 270
- Continuous Learning Center0.9 mi · 259
- Grant Elementary School1.3 mi · 285
- Whitley Elementary School1.7 mi · 237
- CF Vigor High School2.0 mi · 620
Frequently asked questions
About John L Leflore Magnet SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at John L Leflore Magnet School?
John L Leflore Magnet School enrolls approximately 582 students in grades 09-12.
Is John L Leflore Magnet School an elementary, middle, or high school?
John L Leflore Magnet School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does John L Leflore Magnet School have?
John L Leflore Magnet School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at John L Leflore Magnet School?
At John L Leflore Magnet School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 2% Hispanic, 97% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is John L Leflore Magnet School public or private?
John L Leflore Magnet School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mobile County.
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