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What's something The Pathway does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
396
Combined
DISTRICT 297 · STATE 673
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237001038
The Pathway
2161 Butler St, Mobile, AL 36617 · (251) 221-5010 · Mobile County
GRADES PK–10COMBINED12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
333 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 3 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 3 | 1% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 2% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 3% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 4% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 109 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 112 | 28% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 10 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
41%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
14.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
1.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 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
12.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 The Pathway
The Pathway's state test result (12.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pathway this school | 396 | 84.1% | 12.3% |
| Francis Marion School Marion | 413 | 82.3% | 19.4% |
| Georgiana School Georgiana | 377 | 82.0% | 20.8% |
| Robert C Hatch High School Uniontown | 402 | 87.6% | 16.6% |
| Autaugaville School Autaugaville | 255 | 78.8% | 16.7% |
| Notasulga High School Notasulga | 258 | 78.3% | 17.9% |
Matched among Alabama K-12 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 The Pathway ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #62 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 1.8% | #62 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #62 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #47 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #3 of 61 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.2% | #24 of 61 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.1% | #3 of 65 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
396
+253 (+177%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 7.2:1
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 | 396 | 32 | 12.4:1 | 84% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 36 | 11.3:1 | 92% (374) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 31 | 10.4:1 | 92% (297) |
| 2020-21 | 143 | 20 | 7.2:1 | 92% (132) |
| 2017-18 | 156 | 17 | 9.2:1 | 92% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 79 | N/A | N/A | 71% (56) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for The Pathway.
Since 2017-18: students up 154% (156 to 396); teachers up 88% (17 to 32).
About The Pathway
The Pathway is a public combined-grade school in Mobile, Alabama. The school's 396 students are in pre-K through 10. Enrollment is 41% lower than the average for combined schools in Alabama, which is about 673.
Mobile County, which runs The Pathway, has 85 schools and 49,946 students.
Black students account for 74% of enrollment at The Pathway. Other groups include 18% White, 4% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 36% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at The Pathway belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 41%.
The count of teachers at The Pathway is 32 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.4:1. Among combined schools in Alabama, the typical ratio is 17.9:1. The school counts 333 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 84%. Across public schools in Mobile County, the average is 67%.
On BeatsExpectations, The Pathway is 10.6 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Alabama schools.
In Mobile County (population about 412,590), median household income is about $58,880, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The Pathway is one of 107 public schools in Mobile County, which together enroll about 59,070 students.
Nearest public school: Just 4 Development Laboratory, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The Pathway is 7th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes The Pathway as City: Mid-size.
The school's enrollment figures are 143 for 2020-21 and 396 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. The number of students per teacher rose from 7.2 to 12.4 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for The Pathway covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Just 4 Development Laboratory0.0 mi · 185
- ChastangFournier Middle School0.2 mi · 503
- WD Robbins Elementary School1.5 mi · 265
- Grant Elementary School1.5 mi · 285
- CL Scarborough Model Middle School1.6 mi · 641
- Holloway Elementary1.9 mi · 483
Frequently asked questions
About The PathwayHow many students attend The Pathway?
The Pathway enrolls approximately 396 students in grades PK-10.
What grades does The Pathway serve?
The Pathway serves grades PK-10.
What is the student-teacher ratio at The Pathway?
The student-to-teacher ratio at The Pathway is approximately 12.4:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at The Pathway?
At The Pathway, the student body is approximately 18% White, 4% Hispanic, 74% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is The Pathway public or private?
The Pathway 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.