Pearl Haskew Elementary

Located at 7001 White Oak Drive, in Irvington, Alabama, Pearl Haskew Elementary is a mid-tier elementary school that instructs 546 students (grades K through 5), part of Mobile County.

Within Mobile County, which oversees 85 schools and 49,946 students, Pearl Haskew Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Pearl Haskew Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 72%. The remainder reads as 9% Black, 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 56% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pearl Haskew Elementary sits in the top 10% of Alabama schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 32.2%; actual is 49.6%, +17.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, Mobile County reports that median household income runs about $58,880, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Mobile County's 107 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,070 students), Pearl Haskew Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Saint Elmo Elementary School, around 2.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pearl Haskew Elementary at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 35.8%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Pearl Haskew Elementary's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 574 (now 546). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 86% to 72%. Class-load math has rose: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 in 2025.

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