Saint Elmo Elementary School

Saint Elmo Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary school in Irvington, Alabama, overseen by Mobile County. The school hosts 451 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Mobile County comprises 85 schools with combined enrollment of 49,946 students; Saint Elmo Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Saint Elmo Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 17% Black, 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Saint Elmo Elementary School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Saint Elmo Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Saint Elmo Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Alabama schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 32.4%; actual is 49.7%, +17.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, Mobile County reports that the typical household earns roughly $58,880 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Mobile County's 107 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,070 students), Saint Elmo Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pearl Haskew Elementary, around 2.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Saint Elmo Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 35.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 6%: 425 students in 2018 compared to 451 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 23% to 17% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.