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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at WC Griggs Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
601
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237000965
WC Griggs Elementary School
6001 Three Notch Rd, Mobile, AL 36619 · (251) 221-1330 · Mobile County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL601 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
430 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 | 26 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
63%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
51.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
26.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 WC Griggs Elementary School
WC Griggs Elementary School's state test result (38.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WC Griggs Elementary School this school | 601 | 71.5% | 38.2% |
| Nan Gray Davis Elementary School Theodore | 499 | 71.1% | 43.6% |
| Attalla Elementary School Attalla | 665 | 70.2% | 45.4% |
| Hibbett Elementary School Florence | 489 | 70.8% | 42.5% |
| Elvin Hill Elementary School Columbiana | 534 | 67.0% | 48.0% |
| Midland City Elementary School Midland City | 478 | 69.7% | 53.5% |
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 WC Griggs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #429 of 626 | #31 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #444 of 626 | #33 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #450 of 626 | #35 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 601 | #176 of 709 | #12 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #231 of 655 | #3 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.3% | #109 of 658 | #10 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.5% | #197 of 696 | #29 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #129 of 364 | #17 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. 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
601
-12 (-2%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 956
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 601 | 37 | 16.2:1 | 72% (430) |
| 2023-24 | 653 | 37 | 17.6:1 | 76% (496) |
| 2022-23 | 619 | 38 | 16.3:1 | 77% (475) |
| 2020-21 | 613 | 39 | 15.7:1 | 77% (472) |
| 2017-18 | 718 | 41 | 17.5:1 | 78% (557) |
| 2015-16 | 697 | 39 | 17.9:1 | 50% (348) |
| 2010-11 | 676 | 46 | 14.7:1 | 71% (483) |
| 2000-01 | 551 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 63% (348) |
| 1990-91 | 956 | 45 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WC Griggs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (718 to 601); teachers down 10% (41 to 37).
About WC Griggs Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, WC Griggs Elementary School serves students in Mobile, Alabama. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 601 students enrolled. That is 25% larger than the average of about 480 students for elementary schools in Alabama.
WC Griggs Elementary School is one of the 85 schools that make up Mobile County (49,946 students in total).
About 53% of the student body at WC Griggs Elementary School is White. Other students are 25% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Mobile County residents are about 56% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at WC Griggs Elementary School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at WC Griggs Elementary School is 16.2:1, based on 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Alabama, 17.0:1, is higher. WC Griggs Elementary School counts 72% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, WC Griggs Elementary School is 6.2 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 38.2% actual, 32.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Alabama.
Mobile County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $58,880 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Mobile County number 107, with about 59,070 students.
Burns Middle School is the nearest public school to WC Griggs Elementary School, about 2.0 miles away. WC Griggs Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 29.7%, lower than WC Griggs Elementary School's 38.2%.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment went from 613 in 2020-21 to 601 in 2024-25, a change of 12 students.
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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
- Burns Middle School2.0 mi · 568
- Katherine H Hankins Middle School2.5 mi · 771
- Covenant Academy of Mobile2.8 mi · 327
- Nan Gray Davis Elementary School2.8 mi · 499
- Mary W Burroughs Elementary School3.0 mi · 404
- Theodore High School3.0 mi · 1,218
Frequently asked questions
About WC Griggs Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at WC Griggs Elementary School?
WC Griggs Elementary School enrolls approximately 601 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does WC Griggs Elementary School serve?
WC Griggs Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WC Griggs Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WC Griggs Elementary School is approximately 16.2:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WC Griggs Elementary School?
At WC Griggs Elementary School, the student body is approximately 53% White, 13% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is WC Griggs Elementary School in?
WC Griggs Elementary School is part of Mobile County.
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