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Enrollment
506
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237000896
Mary B Austin Elementary School
150 Provident Ln, Mobile, AL 36608 · (251) 221-1015 · Mobile County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Alabama public elementary schools
- BTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
290 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
65%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
66.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
42.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Mary B Austin Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary B Austin Elementary School this school | 506 | 57.3% | 52.9% |
| Indian Valley Elementary School Sylacauga | 477 | 59.1% | N/A |
| Westside Elementary School Demopolis | 499 | 56.5% | N/A |
| Oliver Elementary School Seale | 481 | 55.1% | 38.5% |
| Airport Road Intermediate School Coosada | 536 | 57.5% | 49.4% |
| Prattville Primary School Prattville | 544 | 55.0% | N/A |
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 Mary B Austin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #273 of 626 | #14 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #282 of 626 | #17 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #275 of 626 | #13 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #287 of 709 | #25 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #628 of 655 | #53 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #88 of 658 | #7 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.3% | #378 of 696 | #43 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #364 of 364 | #34 of 34 |
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
506
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 488
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 506 | 24 | 21.1:1 | 57% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 24 | 21.0:1 | 52% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 511 | 26 | 19.6:1 | 51% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 28 | 17.8:1 | 51% (255) |
| 2017-18 | 507 | 26 | 19.5:1 | 52% (262) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 28 | 17.5:1 | 31% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 482 | 30 | 16.1:1 | 41% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 398 | 27 | 14.7:1 | 33% (132) |
| 1990-91 | 488 | 22 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary B Austin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (507 to 506); teachers down 8% (26 to 24).
About Mary B Austin Elementary School
Mary B Austin Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Mobile County in Mobile, Alabama. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 506 students.
Mobile County runs Mary B Austin Elementary School along with 84 other schools, enrolling 49,946 students in total.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Mary B Austin Elementary School. The largest is Black students, at 44%. The next largest groups are 38% White, 9% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. In Mobile County overall, about 36% of residents are Black. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 24 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 21.1:1. This ratio sits 4.1 above the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. Roughly 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Mobile County, the average is 67%.
Mary B Austin Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 58% of Alabama public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Mary B Austin Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.9%, compared with a predicted 42.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
Federal survey data for Mobile County show that 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.
Phillips Preparatory Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles of Mary B Austin Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Mary B Austin Elementary School is ahead of the 37.5% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
In the federal locale system, Mary B Austin Elementary School is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 497 in 2020-21 and 506 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.8:1 in 2020-21 to 21.1:1 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
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- Baker High SchoolHigh · 2,271 students
- Mary G Montgomery High SchoolHigh · 1,888 students
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- 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
- Phillips Preparatory Middle School0.9 mi · 453
- Old Shell Road Magnet School1.0 mi · 369
- Forest Hill Elementary School1.4 mi · 478
- SpencerWestlawn Elementary School1.8 mi · 428
- CL Scarborough Model Middle School1.9 mi · 641
- Acceleration Day and Evening Academy2.0 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About Mary B Austin Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mary B Austin Elementary School?
Mary B Austin Elementary School enrolls approximately 506 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Mary B Austin Elementary School serve?
Mary B Austin Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mary B Austin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mary B Austin Elementary School is approximately 21.1:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Mary B Austin Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mary B Austin Elementary School are roughly 38% White, 8% Hispanic, 44% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Mary B Austin Elementary School public or private?
Mary B Austin Elementary 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.