Olive J Dodge Elementary School

Olive J Dodge Elementary School operates as a well-populated elementary campus in Mobile, Alabama, one of the schools within Mobile County. Current enrollment sits at 862 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 80% above the state mean of about 480.

Across the 85 schools in Mobile County (49,946 students total), Olive J Dodge Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Olive J Dodge Elementary School records that Black students make up the majority at 59%. The remainder reads as 21% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 36% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Olive J Dodge Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.6%, the actual is 34.4%, a residual of +2.7 points.

In the area at large, Mobile County reports that the typical household earns roughly $58,880 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Mobile County runs 107 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,070 students), of which Olive J Dodge Elementary School is one.

Kate Shepard Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Olive J Dodge Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Olive J Dodge Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 35.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Olive J Dodge Elementary School has declined 8%, going from 932 students in 2018 to 862 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 32% to 21% over that span.

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