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How has Theodore High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,218
High
DISTRICT 1,109 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237001688
Theodore High School
6201 Swedetown Rd, Theodore, AL 36582 · (251) 221-3351 · Mobile County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,218 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
820 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 354 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 298 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 293 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 273 | 22% |
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
10.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
8.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
12.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 35% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Theodore High School
Theodore High School's state test result (12.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore High School this school | 1,218 | 67.3% | 12.7% |
| Dothan High School Dothan | 1,588 | 61.5% | 26.4% |
| Gadsden City High School Gadsden | 1,361 | 68.9% | 17.5% |
| Opelika High School Opelika | 1,590 | 63.5% | 26.8% |
| Benjamin Russell High School Alexander City | 852 | 58.2% | 28.9% |
| Calera High Calera | 1,018 | 56.9% | 22.0% |
Matched among Alabama high 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 Theodore High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #251 of 305 | #10 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.7% | #238 of 305 | #11 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.9% | #267 of 305 | #12 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,218 | #45 of 319 | #5 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #219 of 307 | #14 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #23 of 307 | #1 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.3% | #83 of 317 | #11 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #43 of 164 | #3 of 12 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,218
-144 (-11%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 1,764
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 1,218 | 67 | 18.2:1 | 67% (820) |
| 2023-24 | 1,234 | 72 | 17.1:1 | 60% (740) |
| 2022-23 | 1,280 | 66 | 19.4:1 | 60% (767) |
| 2020-21 | 1,362 | 73 | 18.7:1 | 60% (817) |
| 2017-18 | 1,539 | 84 | 18.3:1 | 60% (923) |
| 2015-16 | 1,613 | 90 | 17.9:1 | 38% (615) |
| 2010-11 | 1,700 | 96 | 17.7:1 | 58% (979) |
| 2000-01 | 1,679 | 95 | 17.7:1 | 27% (452) |
| 1990-91 | 1,764 | 81 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Theodore High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (1,539 to 1,218); teachers down 20% (84 to 67).
About Theodore High School
Theodore High School is a high school with a street address in Theodore, Alabama. The school has 1,218 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. High schools in Alabama average about 682 students, which makes this school 79% larger than average.
In Mobile County, 85 schools enroll a combined 49,946 students.
Of every 100 students at Theodore High School, about 48 are White, the largest group. Other students are 33% Black, 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at Theodore High School are from different groups.
Theodore High School has 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.2:1. The school's 18.2:1 compares with an average of 17.2:1 for high schools in Alabama. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 67%. Public schools in Mobile County average a similar 67%.
After accounting for student poverty, Theodore High School is in the bottom 10% of Alabama schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 12.7% is 22.4 points below the 35.1% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
In the surrounding county, Mobile County, the median household earns about $58,880 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Theodore High School, Mobile County has 107 public schools.
The closest school to Theodore High School is Nan Gray Davis Elementary School, located about 0.4 miles away. In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of Theodore High School. Its average proficiency rate of 12.7% is below the 37.5% average for nearby schools.
Theodore High School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
From 1,362 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 1,218 by 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Theodore High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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
- Murphy High SchoolHigh · 1,212 students
Other schools in Theodore
- Katherine H Hankins Middle SchoolMiddle · 771 students
- Nan Gray Davis Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Mary W Burroughs Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
Nearby schools
- Nan Gray Davis Elementary School0.4 mi · 499
- Katherine H Hankins Middle School0.8 mi · 771
- Mary W Burroughs Elementary School1.4 mi · 404
- Pearl Haskew Elementary2.9 mi · 546
- WC Griggs Elementary School3.0 mi · 601
- Saint Elmo Elementary School4.1 mi · 451
Frequently asked questions
About Theodore High SchoolHow large is Theodore High School?
Theodore High School enrolls approximately 1,218 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Theodore High School serve?
Theodore High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Theodore High School?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at Theodore High School.
What is the student diversity at Theodore High School?
Student demographics at Theodore High School are roughly 48% White, 10% Hispanic, 33% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Theodore High School in?
Theodore High School is part of Mobile County.
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