Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237000943
Old Shell Road Magnet School
3160 Heather St, Mobile, AL 36607 · (251) 221-1557 · Mobile County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Alabama public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
14.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
194 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
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
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
94.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
78.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 95 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
81.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+35.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 36 points, placing it in Alabama's top 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 Old Shell Road Magnet School
Old Shell Road Magnet School's state test result (81.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Shell Road Magnet School this school | 369 | 52.6% | 81.5% |
| Whitesburg Elementary School Huntsville | 379 | 52.0% | 44.9% |
| Academy For Academics Arts Elementary School Huntsville | 400 | 48.3% | 36.4% |
| Avondale Elementary School Birmingham | 339 | 56.3% | 37.8% |
| Westside Elementary School Demopolis | 499 | 56.5% | N/A |
| Indian Valley Elementary School Sylacauga | 477 | 59.1% | N/A |
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 Old Shell Road Magnet School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.5% | #24 of 626 | #3 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #16 of 626 | #3 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 94.5% | #9 of 626 | #3 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #491 of 709 | #45 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #86 of 655 | #1 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #230 of 658 | #18 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.6% | #452 of 696 | #47 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.8% | #44 of 364 | #7 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
369
-33 (-8%) vs 2020
+68% since 1990-91, when it was 220
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 369 | 24.8 | 14.9:1 | 53% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 21.8 | 16.9:1 | 69% (253) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 23.8 | 16.0:1 | 69% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 25 | 16.1:1 | 68% (275) |
| 2017-18 | 511 | 29 | 17.6:1 | 69% (351) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 28 | 17.7:1 | 36% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 286 | 25 | 11.4:1 | 67% (193) |
| 2000-01 | 217 | 21 | 10.3:1 | 61% (132) |
| 1990-91 | 220 | 17 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Old Shell Road Magnet School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (511 to 369); teachers down 14% (29 to 24.8).
About Old Shell Road Magnet School
As a small elementary school, Old Shell Road Magnet School serves students in Mobile, Alabama. It had 369 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Alabama enroll about 480 students on average.
The 85 schools in Mobile County enroll 49,946 students altogether, Old Shell Road Magnet School among them.
The student body at Old Shell Road Magnet School is 61% Black. The school is also 27% White, 7% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 36%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
The school had 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. Across elementary schools in Alabama, the average ratio is 17.0:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 53%. The gap from the 67% average for public schools in Mobile County is 14 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Old Shell Road Magnet School lands at A+, ahead of 99% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Test results at Old Shell Road Magnet School are 35.7 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 81.5%, compared with a predicted 45.8%, which ranks in the top 10% in Alabama.
In Mobile County, home to about 412,590 people, the median household earns about $58,880 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Old Shell Road Magnet School shares Mobile County with 106 other public schools.
Phillips Preparatory Middle School is the nearest public school to Old Shell Road Magnet School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Old Shell Road Magnet School comes in 1st of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Old Shell Road Magnet School's location as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 33 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.1:1 in 2020-21, and 14.9:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Old Shell Road Magnet School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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- Mary B Austin Elementary School1.0 mi · 506
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Frequently asked questions
About Old Shell Road Magnet SchoolHow large is Old Shell Road Magnet School?
Old Shell Road Magnet School enrolls approximately 369 students in grades KG-05.
Is Old Shell Road Magnet School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Old Shell Road Magnet School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Old Shell Road Magnet School have?
Old Shell Road Magnet School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
How diverse is Old Shell Road Magnet School?
Old Shell Road Magnet School reports a student body of 27% White, 3% Hispanic, 61% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Old Shell Road Magnet School in?
Old Shell Road Magnet School is part of Mobile County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.