Enrollment
304
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237000960
Tanner Williams Elementary School
13700 Tanner Williams Rd, Wilmer, AL 36587 · (251) 221-1675 · Mobile County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
148 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 17% |
Student demographics
17%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
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
66.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
55.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
60.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
Where Tanner Williams Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #177 of 626 | #9 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #149 of 626 | #6 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #284 of 626 | #16 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 304 | #563 of 709 | #49 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #151 of 655 | #2 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.3% | #595 of 658 | #48 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.7% | #498 of 696 | #50 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #345 of 364 | #33 of 34 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
304
+30 (+11%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 495
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 304 | 19.5 | 15.6:1 | 49% (148) |
| 2023-24 | 334 | 17.5 | 19.1:1 | 66% (221) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 17.5 | 17.8:1 | 65% (203) |
| 2020-21 | 274 | 16 | 17.1:1 | 69% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 307 | 18.5 | 16.6:1 | 70% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 311 | 17 | 18.3:1 | 40% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 332 | 22 | 15.1:1 | 71% (236) |
| 2000-01 | 345 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 61% (212) |
| 1990-91 | 495 | 24 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tanner Williams Elementary School.
About Tanner Williams Elementary School
Wilmer, Alabama, is home to Tanner Williams Elementary School, a small elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 304 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Alabama is about 480 students, so this school is 37% smaller than average.
Mobile County is the local district for Tanner Williams Elementary School. It runs 85 schools with 49,946 students.
Tanner Williams Elementary School's enrollment is 91% White. Next come 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 56% White. Tanner Williams Elementary School's diversity index is 17%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.6:1, with 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Tanner Williams Elementary School is 49%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Mobile County is 67%.
In Alabama, Tanner Williams Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 60.6% actual against a predicted 48.6%.
In Mobile County (population about 412,590), the median household income is $58,880, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. There are 107 public schools in Mobile County, enrolling about 59,070 students in all.
The closest other public school is Taylor White Elementary School, about 4.8 miles away. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Tanner Williams Elementary School is ahead of the 43.1% nearby average, ranking 1st of 9.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Federal data show an 11% enrollment increase, from 274 in 2020-21 to 304 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.1:1 to 15.6:1.
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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 Wilmer
- J E Turner ElementaryElementary · 529 students
- Wilmer Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
Nearby schools
- Taylor White Elementary School4.8 mi · 446
- Allentown Elementary School5.1 mi · 843
- Elsie Collier Elementary School5.6 mi · 731
- Semmes Elementary School6.3 mi · 576
- Semmes Middle School6.3 mi · 1,181
- Mary G Montgomery High School6.6 mi · 1,888
Frequently asked questions
About Tanner Williams Elementary SchoolHow large is Tanner Williams Elementary School?
Tanner Williams Elementary School enrolls approximately 304 students in grades PK-05.
Is Tanner Williams Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tanner Williams Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Tanner Williams Elementary School have?
Tanner Williams Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Tanner Williams Elementary School?
Student demographics at Tanner Williams Elementary School are roughly 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Tanner Williams Elementary School public or private?
Tanner Williams Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mobile County.
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