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Enrollment
440
Middle
DISTRICT 550 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237000946
Pillans Middle School
2051 Military Rd, Mobile, AL 36605 · (251) 221-2300 · Mobile County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
395 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 125 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 155 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 160 | 36% |
Student demographics
23%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
22.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
2.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 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
12.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Pillans Middle School
Pillans Middle School's state test result (12.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pillans Middle School this school | 440 | 89.8% | 12.0% |
| McKee Middle School Montgomery | 520 | 85.4% | 15.3% |
| Calloway Smith Middle School Mobile | 315 | 90.5% | 24.9% |
| C J Donald Middle School Fairfield | 316 | 87.0% | 14.0% |
| Bush Hills STEAM Academy Birmingham | 370 | 85.4% | 14.6% |
| Westlawn Middle School Tuscaloosa | 568 | 87.9% | 19.4% |
Matched among Alabama middle 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 Pillans Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #253 of 260 | #20 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.9% | #247 of 260 | #19 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #253 of 260 | #20 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #138 of 265 | #11 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #107 of 244 | #7 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.3% | #216 of 246 | #14 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.8% | #13 of 264 | #5 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #56 of 151 | #8 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
440
-161 (-27%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 1,335
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 440 | 25 | 17.6:1 | 90% (395) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 26 | 18.6:1 | 96% (465) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 22 | 24.4:1 | 96% (515) |
| 2020-21 | 601 | 26 | 23.1:1 | 96% (577) |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 22 | 23.6:1 | 96% (498) |
| 2015-16 | 600 | 26 | 23.1:1 | 81% (485) |
| 2010-11 | 604 | 39 | 15.5:1 | 94% (565) |
| 2000-01 | 796 | 42 | 18.9:1 | 92% (731) |
| 1990-91 | 1,335 | 66 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pillans Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (519 to 440); teachers up 14% (22 to 25).
About Pillans Middle School
Pillans Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school in Mobile County, located in Mobile, Alabama. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 440 students.
Mobile County has 49,946 students in 85 schools, and Pillans Middle School is one of those schools.
At Pillans Middle School, 87% of students are Black. Other students are 5% White, 5% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 36% Black share among all Mobile County residents. The diversity index for Pillans Middle School is 23%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.6:1. The school has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Alabama is about 17.9:1. Federal data show 90% of students (395) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Mobile County averages 67%, lower than here.
In Alabama, Pillans Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 12.0% actual against a predicted 18.8%.
In the surrounding county, Mobile County, median household income comes to about $58,880, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county has 107 public schools and about 59,070 students.
Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary is about 1.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Pillans Middle School's average proficiency of 12.0% compares with 32.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Under the NCES locale system, Pillans Middle School is City: Mid-size.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 440, down from 601 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 17.6:1, from 23.1:1.
This page is set up for the Pillans Middle School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Other schools in Mobile
- Baker High SchoolHigh · 2,271 students
- WP Davidson High SchoolHigh · 1,470 students
- Bernice J Causey Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,339 students
- Murphy High SchoolHigh · 1,212 students
- ER Dickson Elementary SchoolElementary · 967 students
- Lillie B Williamson High SchoolHigh · 889 students
Nearby schools
- Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary1.3 mi · 806
- Maryvale Elementary School1.4 mi · 475
- Ben C Rain High School1.6 mi · 587
- Morningside Elementary School1.8 mi · 480
- EicholdMertz School of Math and Science2.6 mi · 504
- George Hall Elementary School2.7 mi · 244
Frequently asked questions
About Pillans Middle SchoolHow large is Pillans Middle School?
Pillans Middle School enrolls approximately 440 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Pillans Middle School serve?
Pillans Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Pillans Middle School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Pillans Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pillans Middle School?
At Pillans Middle School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 5% Hispanic, 87% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Pillans Middle School public or private?
Pillans Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mobile County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.