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What's something Taylor White Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
446
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237002202
Taylor White Elementary School
476 Eliza Jordan Road N, Mobile, AL 36608 · (251) 221-1465 · Mobile County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
219 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
65%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
70.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
51.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
60.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Taylor White Elementary School
Taylor White Elementary School's state test result (60.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor White Elementary School this school | 446 | 49.1% | 60.0% |
| Prattville Kindergarten School Prattville | 408 | 50.2% | N/A |
| Prattville Elementary School Prattville | 546 | 54.8% | 53.0% |
| Julian Harris Elementary School Decatur | 349 | 51.9% | 57.4% |
| Prattville Primary School Prattville | 544 | 55.0% | N/A |
| De Armanville Elementary School Anniston | 478 | 54.0% | 63.4% |
Matched among Alabama elementary 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 Taylor White Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #188 of 626 | #10 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #178 of 626 | #8 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #219 of 626 | #10 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 446 | #380 of 709 | #36 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #586 of 655 | #44 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #83 of 658 | #6 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.1% | #493 of 696 | #49 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.3% | #72 of 262 | #3 of 21 |
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. 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
446
+93 (+26%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 446 | 22.5 | 19.8:1 | 49% (219) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 23.5 | 18.4:1 | 51% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 21.5 | 19.7:1 | 50% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 353 | 23 | 15.3:1 | 50% (177) |
| 2017-18 | 374 | 21.5 | 17.4:1 | 51% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 345 | 19 | 18.2:1 | 30% (105) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Taylor White Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (374 to 446); teachers up 5% (21.5 to 22.5).
About Taylor White Elementary School
Taylor White Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in Mobile, Alabama. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 446 students.
Enrollment across the 85 schools in Mobile County totals 49,946 students.
White students form the largest group at Taylor White Elementary School, 47% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 33% Black, 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Mobile County's population at about 56%. By the diversity index, Taylor White Elementary School comes in at 65%.
The school has about 19.8 students per teacher and 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1, lower than at this school. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 67% average for public schools in Mobile County is 18 points.
In Alabama, Taylor White Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 60.0% actual against a predicted 48.3%.
Among Mobile County residents, median household income is about $58,880, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Taylor White Elementary School is one of 107 public schools in Mobile County, which together enroll about 59,070 students.
Elsie Collier Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Taylor White Elementary School's average proficiency of 60.0% compares with 50.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale data from NCES put Taylor White Elementary School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 446 was 26% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 353. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 15.3:1 to 19.8:1.
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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 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
- Elsie Collier Elementary School0.9 mi · 731
- Allentown Elementary School3.2 mi · 843
- Baker High School3.2 mi · 2,271
- Bernice J Causey Middle School4.3 mi · 1,339
- Tanner Williams Elementary School4.8 mi · 304
- ORourke Elementary School5.0 mi · 799
Frequently asked questions
About Taylor White Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Taylor White Elementary School?
Taylor White Elementary School enrolls approximately 446 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Taylor White Elementary School serve?
Taylor White Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Taylor White Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Taylor White Elementary School is approximately 19.8:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Taylor White Elementary School?
Taylor White Elementary School reports a student body of 47% White, 10% Hispanic, 33% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Taylor White Elementary School?
Taylor White Elementary School is overseen by Mobile County in Mobile County.
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