Enrollment
265
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237000949
WD Robbins Elementary School
2416 W Main St, Prichard, AL 36610 · (251) 221-1600 · Mobile County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Alabama public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
195 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 | 52 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
4%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
62.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
36.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 WD Robbins Elementary School
WD Robbins Elementary School's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WD Robbins Elementary School this school | 265 | 73.6% | 43.6% |
| Sophia P Kingston Elementary School Selma | 305 | 76.7% | 22.3% |
| Choctaw County Elementary Butler | 295 | 76.9% | 20.4% |
| Legacy Prep Birmingham | 317 | 77.3% | 34.8% |
| Meadowview Elementary School Selma | 334 | 76.3% | 34.0% |
| Oakdale Elementary School Tuscaloosa | 292 | 80.5% | 27.5% |
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 WD Robbins Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #380 of 626 | #27 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #345 of 626 | #25 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #324 of 626 | #20 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 265 | #603 of 709 | #52 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #509 of 655 | #26 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.4% | #655 of 658 | #55 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.6% | #175 of 696 | #26 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.0% | #30 of 364 | #5 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
265
-63 (-19%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 617
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 265 | 14.3 | 18.5:1 | 74% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 13.3 | 20.9:1 | 84% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 14.3 | 20.6:1 | 87% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | 18 | 18.2:1 | 89% (291) |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 20.3 | 19.0:1 | 91% (349) |
| 2015-16 | 394 | 18 | 21.9:1 | 79% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | 34 | 12.8:1 | 87% (379) |
| 2000-01 | 530 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 99% (527) |
| 1990-91 | 617 | 34 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WD Robbins Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (384 to 265); teachers down 29% (20.3 to 14.3).
About WD Robbins Elementary School
In Prichard, Alabama, part of Mobile County, WD Robbins Elementary School is an elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 265 students. On average, elementary schools in Alabama enroll around 480, and this school is 45% below that mark.
The Mobile County system has 85 schools and 49,946 students.
By race and ethnicity, WD Robbins Elementary School is 98% Black. Mobile County as a whole is about 36% Black, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 4% means there is a 4% chance two randomly chosen students at WD Robbins Elementary School are from different groups.
With 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 18.5:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. Roughly 74% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
WD Robbins Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 50% of Alabama public elementary schools.
In Alabama, WD Robbins Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 43.6% actual against a predicted 30.5%.
In the wider Mobile County area, median household income comes to 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. Mobile County's 107 public schools enroll about 59,070 students and include WD Robbins Elementary School.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, Grant Elementary School, is the closest to WD Robbins Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, WD Robbins Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 19% decline took enrollment from 328 in 2020-21 to 265 in 2024-25.
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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
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- 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 Prichard
- CF Vigor High SchoolHigh · 620 students
- Grant Elementary SchoolElementary · 285 students
- Whitley Elementary SchoolElementary · 237 students
- TL Faulkner SchoolHigh
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- Grant Elementary School0.9 mi · 285
- CF Vigor High School1.0 mi · 620
- ChastangFournier Middle School1.3 mi · 503
- Chickasaw Middle School1.4 mi · 143
- Chickasaw City High School1.4 mi · 241
- Alabama Destinations Career Academy1.4 mi · 1,663
Frequently asked questions
About WD Robbins Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at WD Robbins Elementary School?
WD Robbins Elementary School enrolls approximately 265 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does WD Robbins Elementary School serve?
WD Robbins Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WD Robbins Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WD Robbins Elementary School is approximately 18.5:1 (14 FTE teachers).
How diverse is WD Robbins Elementary School?
WD Robbins Elementary School reports a student body of 1% Hispanic, 98% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is WD Robbins Elementary School public or private?
WD Robbins Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mobile County.
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