McDavidJones Elementary School

McDavidJones Elementary School operates as a well-populated elementary-level community in Citronelle, Alabama, overseen by Mobile County. Current enrollment sits at 826 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 480 students each, so McDavidJones Elementary School sits 72% above that benchmark.

Within Mobile County, which oversees 85 schools and 49,946 students, McDavidJones Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, McDavidJones Elementary School reports that 64% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 14% Black, 13% multiracial, 7% Native American, 2% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, McDavidJones Elementary School records 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting McDavidJones Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), McDavidJones Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.0%, the actual is 50.0%, a residual of +14.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Mobile County indicate median household earnings sit near $58,880, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Mobile County's 107 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,070 students), McDavidJones Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lott Middle School, roughly 2.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), McDavidJones Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.8%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 7%: 892 students in 2018 compared to 826 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 70% to 64% over that span.

Inside the community feed, members of the McDavidJones Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.