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Enrollment
475
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237000936
Maryvale Elementary School
1901 N Maryvale St, Mobile, AL 36605 · (251) 221-1810 · Mobile County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of Alabama public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
424 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 | 29 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
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
36.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
16.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
25.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 Maryvale Elementary School
Maryvale Elementary School's state test result (25.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryvale Elementary School this school | 475 | 89.3% | 25.5% |
| Forest Hill Elementary School Mobile | 478 | 88.1% | 36.0% |
| Morningside Elementary School Mobile | 480 | 90.8% | 30.4% |
| SpencerWestlawn Elementary School Mobile | 428 | 90.2% | 36.3% |
| John Will Elementary School Mobile | 549 | 88.7% | 22.0% |
| 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 Maryvale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #560 of 626 | #47 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #551 of 626 | #46 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #576 of 626 | #48 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 475 | #339 of 709 | #33 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #465 of 655 | #20 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.4% | #549 of 658 | #41 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.3% | #16 of 696 | #7 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #224 of 262 | #16 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
475
+57 (+14%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 834
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 475 | 26.3 | 18.1:1 | 89% (424) |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 24.3 | 18.6:1 | 93% (421) |
| 2022-23 | 494 | 26 | 19.0:1 | 92% (456) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 93% (389) |
| 2017-18 | 460 | 29 | 15.9:1 | 93% (430) |
| 2015-16 | 538 | 30 | 17.9:1 | 83% (446) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 32 | 15.1:1 | 90% (438) |
| 2000-01 | 857 | 57 | 15.0:1 | 95% (811) |
| 1990-91 | 834 | 42 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maryvale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (460 to 475); teachers down 9% (29 to 26.3).
About Maryvale Elementary School
Maryvale Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Mobile, Alabama. It reports enrollment of 475 students in pre-K through 5.
Mobile County (85 schools, 49,946 students) runs Maryvale Elementary School.
Black students are 88% of those enrolled at Maryvale Elementary School. The remaining shares are 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% White. Census estimates put the Black share of Mobile County's population at about 36%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 22, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.1:1. Across elementary schools in Alabama, the average ratio is 17.0:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 89%. The average for public schools in Mobile County is 67%.
Maryvale Elementary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 21% of Alabama public elementary schools.
In Alabama, Maryvale Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 25.5% actual against a predicted 19.1%.
For Mobile County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $58,880, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Maryvale Elementary School, Mobile County has 107 public schools.
Maryvale Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is George Hall Elementary School, about 1.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Maryvale Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Maryvale Elementary School's average proficiency of 25.5% compares with 31.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school grew from 418 students in 2020-21 to 475 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.9:1 to 18.1:1.
This page is set up for the Maryvale Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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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- Baker High SchoolHigh · 2,271 students
- WP Davidson High SchoolHigh · 1,470 students
- Bernice J Causey Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,339 students
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Other Maryvale Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Maryvale Elementary. Maryvale Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Maryvale ElementaryRockville, MD · 617 students
Nearby schools
- George Hall Elementary School1.3 mi · 244
- Pillans Middle School1.4 mi · 440
- EicholdMertz School of Math and Science1.5 mi · 504
- Lillie B Williamson High School1.6 mi · 889
- Erwin Craighead Elementary School1.7 mi · 380
- Morningside Elementary School1.8 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About Maryvale Elementary SchoolHow large is Maryvale Elementary School?
Maryvale Elementary School enrolls approximately 475 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Maryvale Elementary School serve?
Maryvale Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Maryvale Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Maryvale Elementary School is approximately 18.1:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Maryvale Elementary School?
Student demographics at Maryvale Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 5% Hispanic, 88% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Maryvale Elementary School?
Maryvale Elementary 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.