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Enrollment
427
Middle
DISTRICT 550 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237001438
Lott Middle School
17740 Celeste Rd, Citronelle, AL 36522 · (251) 221-2240 · Mobile County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Alabama public middle schools
- CTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
293 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 135 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 158 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 134 | 31% |
Student demographics
60%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
52.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
16.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Lott Middle School
Lott Middle School's state test result (34.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lott Middle School this school | 427 | 68.6% | 34.1% |
| W S Neal Middle School East Brewton | 386 | 67.4% | 33.9% |
| East Lawrence Middle School Trinity | 409 | 68.2% | 30.3% |
| Opp Middle School Opp | 379 | 63.3% | 41.4% |
| South Dale Middle School Pinckard | 412 | 69.7% | 42.6% |
| Sumiton Middle School Sumiton | 476 | 64.3% | 28.7% |
Matched among Alabama middle 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 Lott Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #173 of 260 | #11 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #183 of 260 | #11 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #151 of 260 | #9 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #146 of 265 | #12 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.7:1 | #240 of 244 | #17 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #57 of 246 | #5 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.6% | #88 of 264 | #12 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #74 of 151 | #10 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
427
-15 (-3%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 497
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 427 | 18 | 23.7:1 | 69% (293) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 22 | 19.2:1 | 82% (347) |
| 2022-23 | 429 | 23 | 18.6:1 | 82% (353) |
| 2020-21 | 442 | 25 | 17.7:1 | 82% (364) |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 22 | 21.9:1 | 83% (398) |
| 2015-16 | 417 | 20 | 20.9:1 | 52% (215) |
| 2010-11 | 497 | 35 | 14.2:1 | 77% (384) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lott Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (482 to 427); teachers down 18% (22 to 18).
About Lott Middle School
Lott Middle School runs as a small middle-grades school in Citronelle, Alabama. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 427 students.
Lott Middle School is one school in Mobile County, a system of 85 schools with 49,946 students.
White students are the majority at Lott Middle School, with 59% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% Native American, 13% Black, 10% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. County-wide, about 56% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Lott Middle School total 18 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 23.7:1. That is 5.8 students per teacher above the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 69%. That tracks the 67% average for public schools in Mobile County.
Measured against Alabama public middle schools, Lott Middle 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, Lott Middle School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Alabama schools.
In the county around the school, Mobile County, the median household income is $58,880, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 107 public schools in Mobile County, enrolling about 59,070 students in all.
The closest other public school is McDavidJones Elementary School, about 2.2 miles away. Lott Middle School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Lott Middle School at 7th of 8.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Lott Middle School's enrollment dropped from 442 in 2020-21 to 427 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (23.7:1) than in 2020-21 (17.7:1).
Discussions about Lott Middle School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Citronelle
- McDavidJones Elementary SchoolElementary · 826 students
- Citronelle High SchoolHigh · 734 students
- Citronelle Center for Advanced TechnologyHigh
Nearby schools
- McDavidJones Elementary School2.2 mi · 826
- Citronelle High School2.4 mi · 734
- Calcedeaver Elementary School8.4 mi · 240
- North Mobile County Middle School11.2 mi · 422
- J E Turner Elementary13.7 mi · 529
- Saraland Early Education Center15.0 mi · 557
Frequently asked questions
About Lott Middle SchoolHow large is Lott Middle School?
Lott Middle School enrolls approximately 427 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Lott Middle School serve?
Lott Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lott Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lott Middle School is approximately 23.7:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lott Middle School?
At Lott Middle School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 4% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Lott Middle School public or private?
Lott Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mobile County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.