Pillans Middle School

As a mid-sized middle-grades school in Mobile, Alabama, Pillans Middle School caters to 440 students from grades 6 through 8, part of Mobile County.

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

In terms of who attends, Pillans Middle School records that nearly all students (87%) are Black. Other groups include 5% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 36% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. The state averages about 17.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Mobile County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Pillans Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 18.8%, the actual is 12.0%, a residual of -6.8 points.

In the area at large, Mobile County reports that median household earnings sit near $58,880, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pillans Middle School is one of 107 public schools in Mobile County (combined enrollment of about 59,070 students).

Nearest neighbor: Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Pillans Middle School comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 36.8%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 15%: 519 students in 2018 compared to 440 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 23.6:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

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