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What tradition at John Will Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
549
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237000930
John Will Elementary School
5750 Summit Ave, Mobile, AL 36608 · (251) 221-1750 · Mobile County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL549 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
487 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 | 25 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
22%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
37.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
11.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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
22.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Will Elementary School
John Will Elementary School's state test result (22.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Will Elementary School this school | 549 | 88.7% | 22.0% |
| Leinkauf Elementary School Mobile | 542 | 87.3% | 43.8% |
| Maryvale Elementary School Mobile | 475 | 89.3% | 25.5% |
| Forest Hill Elementary School Mobile | 478 | 88.1% | 36.0% |
| Morningside Elementary School Mobile | 480 | 90.8% | 30.4% |
| ChastangFournier Middle School Mobile | 503 | 91.3% | 18.7% |
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 John Will Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #585 of 626 | #48 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.7% | #591 of 626 | #49 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #565 of 626 | #47 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 549 | #230 of 709 | #17 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #636 of 655 | #54 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.4% | #551 of 658 | #42 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.7% | #18 of 696 | #8 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #216 of 262 | #14 of 21 |
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
549
+27 (+5%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 761
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 549 | 25.3 | 21.7:1 | 89% (487) |
| 2023-24 | 510 | 25.3 | 20.2:1 | 89% (453) |
| 2022-23 | 509 | 26.3 | 19.4:1 | 89% (451) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 30 | 17.4:1 | 90% (468) |
| 2017-18 | 530 | 30.3 | 17.5:1 | 90% (475) |
| 2015-16 | 589 | 31 | 19.0:1 | 70% (413) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 85% (397) |
| 2000-01 | 535 | 37 | 14.5:1 | 64% (342) |
| 1990-91 | 761 | 38 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Will Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (530 to 549); teachers down 17% (30.3 to 25.3).
About John Will Elementary School
A medium-sized elementary school in Mobile, Alabama, John Will Elementary School is part of Mobile County. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 549 students in pre-K through 5.
John Will Elementary School reports to Mobile County, which has 85 schools and 49,946 students.
About 88% of the student body at John Will Elementary School is Black. The rest of enrollment is 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% White. Census estimates put the Black share of Mobile County's population at about 36%. John Will Elementary School's diversity index is 22%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at John Will Elementary School and a ratio of 21.7:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 89% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Mobile County report 67%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, John Will Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Alabama schools: 22.0% actual against 19.6% predicted.
Mobile County has about 412,590 residents, and the median household income is $58,880, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Besides John Will Elementary School, Mobile County has 106 other public schools.
The nearest public school is ClarkShaw Magnet School, at about 0.5 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, John Will Elementary School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
John Will Elementary School falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment at John Will Elementary School climbed 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 522 to 549 students. The ratio was 17.4:1 in 2020-21 and 21.7:1 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
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
- ClarkShaw Magnet School0.5 mi · 582
- Orchard Elementary School1.3 mi · 622
- Augusta Evans School1.7 mi · 198
- Forest Hill Elementary School1.8 mi · 478
- CL Scarborough Model Middle School2.1 mi · 641
- ER Dickson Elementary School2.2 mi · 967
Frequently asked questions
About John Will Elementary SchoolHow many students attend John Will Elementary School?
John Will Elementary School enrolls approximately 549 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does John Will Elementary School serve?
John Will Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does John Will Elementary School have?
John Will Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at John Will Elementary School?
At John Will Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 6% Hispanic, 88% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is John Will Elementary School in?
John Will Elementary School is part of Mobile County.
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