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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the North Mobile County Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
422
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237002136
North Mobile County Middle School
1950 Salco Road West, Axis, AL 36505 · (251) 221-2000 · Mobile County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Alabama public elementary schools
- C+Test 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
17.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
312 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 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 55% larger than its 8th grade class (38).
Student demographics
64%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
54.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
34.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 North Mobile County Middle School
North Mobile County Middle School's state test result (42.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Mobile County Middle School this school | 422 | 73.9% | 42.7% |
| Pine Grove Elementary School Bay Minette | 449 | 74.4% | 37.4% |
| Webb Elementary School Webb | 419 | 72.8% | 68.7% |
| Elba Elementary School Elba | 379 | 70.2% | 50.8% |
| Abbeville Elementary School Abbeville | 338 | 74.9% | 25.6% |
| Midland City Elementary School Midland City | 478 | 69.7% | 53.5% |
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 North Mobile County Middle School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #393 of 626 | #28 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #364 of 626 | #27 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #425 of 626 | #29 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #414 of 709 | #40 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #343 of 655 | #12 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.9% | #92 of 658 | #8 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.9% | #170 of 696 | #25 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #146 of 364 | #19 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
422
-34 (-7%) vs 2020
-22% since 2010-11, when it was 543
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 422 | 24.8 | 17.1:1 | 74% (312) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 24.8 | 16.8:1 | 69% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 25.8 | 17.6:1 | 69% (314) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 27 | 16.9:1 | 70% (318) |
| 2017-18 | 496 | 26 | 19.1:1 | 73% (360) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 47% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | 40 | 13.6:1 | 70% (379) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Mobile County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (496 to 422); teachers down 5% (26 to 24.8).
About North Mobile County Middle School
North Mobile County Middle School is an elementary school in Axis, Alabama, reachable at (251) 221-2000. Federal data show 422 students enrolled in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25.
Federal data list 85 schools in Mobile County, with 49,946 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at North Mobile County Middle School, about 44 are White, the largest group. Other students are 39% Black, 12% multiracial, and 4% Native American. That is lower than the 56% White share among all Mobile County residents. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at North Mobile County Middle School are from different groups.
Its ratio of 17.1:1 is based on 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Alabama is about 17.0:1. In all, 74% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, North Mobile County Middle School lands at B-, ahead of 47% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 30.3% for North Mobile County Middle School. The school posts 42.7%, 12.4 points above the prediction.
In the surrounding county, Mobile County, the median household earns about $58,880 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting North Mobile County Middle School, Mobile County has 107 public schools.
Saraland Early Education Center sits about 7.0 miles from North Mobile County Middle School. There are 5 other public schools within ten miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, North Mobile County Middle School is 8th on average proficiency.
North Mobile County Middle School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% decline, from 456 to 422.
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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
Nearby schools
- Saraland Early Education Center7.0 mi · 557
- Robert E Lee Elementary7.7 mi · 805
- Satsuma High School7.8 mi · 729
- Saraland Middle SchoolAdams Campus8.8 mi · 789
- McDavidJones Elementary School9.9 mi · 826
- Saraland Elementary School10.2 mi · 1,034
Frequently asked questions
About North Mobile County Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at North Mobile County Middle School?
North Mobile County Middle School enrolls approximately 422 students in grades PK-08.
Is North Mobile County Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Mobile County Middle School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does North Mobile County Middle School have?
North Mobile County Middle School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the student diversity at North Mobile County Middle School?
Student demographics at North Mobile County Middle School are roughly 44% White, 2% Hispanic, 39% Black, 12% Two or more.
What district is North Mobile County Middle School in?
North Mobile County Middle School is part of Mobile County.
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