Meadowlake Elementary

Meadowlake Elementary is a small elementary-level community in Mobile, Alabama, one of the schools within Mobile County. The school enrolls 373 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 480 students each, so Meadowlake Elementary sits 22% smaller than that benchmark.

Meadowlake Elementary is one of 85 schools operated by Mobile County, a district that works with 49,946 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Meadowlake Elementary reports that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 22% Black, 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Mobile County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Meadowlake Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Meadowlake Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.2%, the actual is 42.6%, a residual of +4.4 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Mobile County put median household earnings sit near $58,880, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Mobile County's 107 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,070 students), Meadowlake Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pearl Haskew Elementary, around 3.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Meadowlake Elementary comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 35.1%.

Meadowlake Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Meadowlake Elementary's enrollment has shrank 17% since 2018, when it stood at 449 (now 373). White enrollment moved from 61% to 54% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Meadowlake Elementary typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.