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Enrollment
889
High
DISTRICT 1,109 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237000969
Lillie B Williamson High School
1567 E Dublin St, Mobile, AL 36605 · (251) 221-3411 · Mobile County
GRADES 06–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL889 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% 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.
- 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
796 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 6 | 115 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 132 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 125 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 158 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 132 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 119 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 108 | 12% |
Student demographics
15%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
19.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
1.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 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
9.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Lillie B Williamson High School
Lillie B Williamson High School's state test result (9.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lillie B Williamson High School this school | 889 | 89.5% | 9.1% |
| JacksonOlin High School Birmingham | 713 | 86.1% | 5.8% |
| Selma High School Selma | 680 | 87.1% | 14.3% |
| Ben C Rain High School Mobile | 587 | 86.7% | 7.0% |
| John L Leflore Magnet School Mobile | 582 | 85.7% | 8.9% |
| CF Vigor High School Prichard | 620 | 84.7% | 8.7% |
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 Lillie B Williamson High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.1% | #273 of 305 | #12 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 1.7% | #297 of 305 | #17 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #227 of 305 | #9 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 889 | #77 of 319 | #9 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #149 of 307 | #9 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.2% | #273 of 307 | #15 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.5% | #4 of 317 | #1 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.5% | #17 of 130 | N/A |
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
889
+49 (+6%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 980
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
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 | 889 | 52 | 17.1:1 | 90% (796) |
| 2023-24 | 996 | 58 | 17.2:1 | 94% (941) |
| 2022-23 | 956 | 53 | 18.0:1 | 94% (903) |
| 2020-21 | 840 | 49 | 17.1:1 | 95% (794) |
| 2017-18 | 720 | 41 | 17.6:1 | 95% (681) |
| 2015-16 | 573 | 32 | 17.9:1 | 77% (441) |
| 2010-11 | 1,013 | 66 | 15.3:1 | 85% (857) |
| 2000-01 | 975 | 58 | 16.8:1 | 80% (778) |
| 1990-91 | 980 | 50 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lillie B Williamson High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (720 to 889); teachers up 27% (41 to 52).
About Lillie B Williamson High School
Lillie B Williamson High School is a high school in Mobile, Alabama, reachable at (251) 221-3411. The school counts 889 students across grades 6 through 12. The school's enrollment is 30% bigger than the 682 average for high schools in Alabama.
Besides Lillie B Williamson High School, Mobile County runs 84 other schools. The district enrolls 49,946 students.
The student body at Lillie B Williamson High School is 92% Black. It is also 6% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 36%. Lillie B Williamson High School's diversity index is 15%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 52 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.1:1. That matches the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama fairly closely. The school's lunch program data list 90% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Mobile County average 67%.
The allk12 Grade for Lillie B Williamson High School is C+. Compared with Alabama public high schools, the school scored higher than 37% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Lillie B Williamson High School is 9.9 points below its prediction. Actual: 9.1%. Predicted: 18.9%.
County data help place the school in context: in Mobile County, the median household income is $58,880, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. In all, Mobile County has 107 public schools and roughly 59,070 students.
The school nearest to Lillie B Williamson High School is George Hall Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Lillie B Williamson High School is 9th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment at Lillie B Williamson High School grew 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 840 to 889 students.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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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- Murphy High SchoolHigh · 1,212 students
- ER Dickson Elementary SchoolElementary · 967 students
- Olive J Dodge Elementary SchoolElementary · 862 students
Nearby schools
- George Hall Elementary School0.3 mi · 244
- Erwin Craighead Elementary School0.4 mi · 380
- Leinkauf Elementary School0.8 mi · 542
- Murphy High School1.2 mi · 1,212
- W H Council Traditional School1.5 mi · 577
- Maryvale Elementary School1.6 mi · 475
Frequently asked questions
About Lillie B Williamson High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lillie B Williamson High School?
Lillie B Williamson High School enrolls approximately 889 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Lillie B Williamson High School serve?
Lillie B Williamson High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Lillie B Williamson High School have?
Lillie B Williamson High School employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
How diverse is Lillie B Williamson High School?
Lillie B Williamson High School reports a student body of 1% White, 6% Hispanic, 92% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Lillie B Williamson High School?
Lillie B Williamson High 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.