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Enrollment
826
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237001437
McDavidJones Elementary School
16250 Highway 45 South, Citronelle, AL 36522 · (251) 221-1510 · Mobile County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL826 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
545 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 58%
Community
5
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 | 67 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 135 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 139 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 15% |
Student demographics
55%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
64.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
39.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →
Where McDavidJones Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #300 of 626 | #18 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #312 of 626 | #22 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #295 of 626 | #18 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 826 | #48 of 709 | #5 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #530 of 655 | #31 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #225 of 658 | #17 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.0% | #274 of 696 | #37 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #245 of 364 | #26 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
826
+39 (+5%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 1,002
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 826 | 44 | 18.8:1 | 66% (545) |
| 2023-24 | 844 | 43 | 19.6:1 | 69% (585) |
| 2022-23 | 836 | 46 | 18.2:1 | 69% (580) |
| 2020-21 | 787 | 47 | 16.7:1 | 70% (550) |
| 2017-18 | 892 | 48 | 18.6:1 | 70% (627) |
| 2015-16 | 888 | 53 | 16.8:1 | 48% (429) |
| 2010-11 | 1,002 | 61 | 16.4:1 | 74% (738) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McDavidJones Elementary School.
About McDavidJones Elementary School
McDavidJones Elementary School is a public large elementary school in Citronelle, Alabama. There are 826 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Alabama enroll around 480, and this school is 72% above that mark.
The 85 schools of Mobile County, including McDavidJones Elementary School, enroll 49,946 students.
Federal enrollment data show McDavidJones Elementary School is 64% White. Next come 14% Black, 13% multiracial, 7% Native American, and 2% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
For every teacher at McDavidJones Elementary School, there are about 18.8 students; the school has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 66%. The average for public schools in Mobile County is similar, at 67%.
In Alabama, McDavidJones Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 50.0% actual against a predicted 36.0%.
For the population of Mobile County, median household income comes to about $58,880, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Mobile County's 107 public schools enroll about 59,070 students and include McDavidJones Elementary School.
McDavidJones Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Lott Middle School, about 2.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, McDavidJones Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 787 to 826, a 5% increase. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 16.7:1 to 18.8:1.
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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
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
- Citronelle High SchoolHigh · 734 students
- Lott Middle SchoolMiddle · 427 students
- Citronelle Center for Advanced TechnologyHigh
Nearby schools
- Lott Middle School2.2 mi · 427
- Citronelle High School4.6 mi · 734
- Calcedeaver Elementary School9.6 mi · 240
- North Mobile County Middle School9.9 mi · 422
- J E Turner Elementary11.5 mi · 529
- Saraland Early Education Center13.0 mi · 557
Frequently asked questions
About McDavidJones Elementary SchoolHow large is McDavidJones Elementary School?
McDavidJones Elementary School enrolls approximately 826 students in grades PK-05.
Is McDavidJones Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
McDavidJones Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does McDavidJones Elementary School have?
McDavidJones Elementary School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at McDavidJones Elementary School?
At McDavidJones Elementary School, the student body is approximately 64% White, 2% Hispanic, 14% Black, 13% Two or more.
What district is McDavidJones Elementary School in?
McDavidJones Elementary School is part of Mobile County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.