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What's one thing Nan Gray Davis Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
499
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237000910
Nan Gray Davis Elementary School
6900 Nan Gray Davis Rd, Theodore, AL 36582 · (251) 221-1166 · Mobile County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
355 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 | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
67%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
58.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
33.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Nan Gray Davis Elementary School
Nan Gray Davis Elementary School's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nan Gray Davis Elementary School this school | 499 | 71.1% | 43.6% |
| Hibbett Elementary School Florence | 489 | 70.8% | 42.5% |
| WC Griggs Elementary School Mobile | 601 | 71.5% | 38.2% |
| Midland City Elementary School Midland City | 478 | 69.7% | 53.5% |
| Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School Alexander City | 436 | 71.3% | 36.6% |
| Webb Elementary School Webb | 419 | 72.8% | 68.7% |
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 Nan Gray Davis Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #379 of 626 | #26 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #377 of 626 | #29 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #381 of 626 | #24 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #300 of 709 | #28 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #557 of 655 | #37 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #52 of 658 | #5 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.1% | #204 of 696 | #32 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #235 of 364 | #23 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
499
+80 (+19%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 784
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 499 | 26 | 19.2:1 | 71% (355) |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 25 | 19.2:1 | 78% (372) |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 25 | 19.6:1 | 78% (382) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 24 | 17.5:1 | 76% (319) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 29 | 18.7:1 | 77% (420) |
| 2015-16 | 546 | 28 | 19.5:1 | 58% (314) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 74% (412) |
| 2000-01 | 844 | 53 | 15.9:1 | 61% (519) |
| 1990-91 | 784 | 37 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nan Gray Davis Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (542 to 499); teachers down 10% (29 to 26).
About Nan Gray Davis Elementary School
Nan Gray Davis Elementary School serves students in Theodore, Alabama, as a mid-sized elementary school. The school counted 499 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5.
Mobile County is the local district for Nan Gray Davis Elementary School. It runs 85 schools with 49,946 students.
At Nan Gray Davis Elementary School, White students make up the biggest share, 46%. The remaining students are 30% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. Among people living in Mobile County, the White share is about 56%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Nan Gray Davis Elementary School totals 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Alabama, 17.0:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Nan Gray Davis Elementary School is about 71%.
Compared with Alabama schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Nan Gray Davis Elementary School's results are 11.4 points above predicted: 43.6% against 32.3%.
For Mobile County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $58,880, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 107 public schools in the county, enrolling about 59,070, Nan Gray Davis Elementary School among them.
Measured in a straight line, Theodore High School is about 0.4 miles from Nan Gray Davis Elementary School. The five-mile area around Nan Gray Davis Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Nan Gray Davis Elementary School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Nan Gray Davis Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
A 19% rise took enrollment from 419 in 2020-21 to 499 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 17.5:1 to 19.2:1.
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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 Theodore
- Theodore High SchoolHigh · 1,218 students
- Katherine H Hankins Middle SchoolMiddle · 771 students
- Mary W Burroughs Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
Nearby schools
- Theodore High School0.4 mi · 1,218
- Katherine H Hankins Middle School1.0 mi · 771
- Mary W Burroughs Elementary School1.6 mi · 404
- Pearl Haskew Elementary2.6 mi · 546
- WC Griggs Elementary School2.8 mi · 601
- Meadowlake Elementary3.9 mi · 373
Frequently asked questions
About Nan Gray Davis Elementary SchoolHow large is Nan Gray Davis Elementary School?
Nan Gray Davis Elementary School enrolls approximately 499 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Nan Gray Davis Elementary School serve?
Nan Gray Davis Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Nan Gray Davis Elementary School?
Approximately 19.2:1 students per teacher at Nan Gray Davis Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Nan Gray Davis Elementary School?
Student demographics at Nan Gray Davis Elementary School are roughly 46% White, 11% Hispanic, 30% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Nan Gray Davis Elementary School in?
Nan Gray Davis Elementary School is part of Mobile County.
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