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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at WP Davidson High School?
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Enrollment
1,470
High
DISTRICT 1,109 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237000912
WP Davidson High School
3900 Pleasant Valley Rd, Mobile, AL 36609 · (251) 221-3084 · Mobile County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,470 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Alabama public high schools
- BTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
79 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
810 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 | 427 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 368 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 345 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 330 | 22% |
Student demographics
62%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
30.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
31.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
31.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 WP Davidson High School
WP Davidson High School's state test result (31.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WP Davidson High School this school | 1,470 | 55.1% | 31.7% |
| Dothan High School Dothan | 1,588 | 61.5% | 26.4% |
| Park Crossing High School Montgomery | 882 | 56.2% | 12.5% |
| Baker High School Mobile | 2,271 | 46.1% | 26.8% |
| Oxford High School Oxford | 1,242 | 52.7% | 35.4% |
| Hillcrest High School Tuscaloosa | 1,434 | 50.1% | 18.2% |
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 WP Davidson High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #116 of 305 | #4 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #63 of 305 | #3 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #154 of 305 | #4 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,470 | #29 of 319 | #4 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #241 of 307 | #16 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #40 of 307 | #4 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.1% | #160 of 317 | #14 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #126 of 164 | #8 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
1,470
-143 (-9%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 1,233
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 1,470 | 79 | 18.6:1 | 55% (810) |
| 2023-24 | 1,473 | 84 | 17.5:1 | 60% (891) |
| 2022-23 | 1,535 | 84 | 18.3:1 | 61% (930) |
| 2020-21 | 1,613 | 92 | 17.5:1 | 61% (977) |
| 2017-18 | 1,590 | 87 | 18.3:1 | 61% (962) |
| 2015-16 | 1,512 | 86 | 17.6:1 | 36% (538) |
| 2010-11 | 1,580 | 97 | 16.3:1 | 56% (880) |
| 2000-01 | 1,433 | 78 | 18.4:1 | 32% (460) |
| 1990-91 | 1,233 | 56 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WP Davidson High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,590 to 1,470); teachers down 9% (87 to 79).
About WP Davidson High School
In Mobile, Alabama, WP Davidson High School is a large high school. The school reports 1,470 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Alabama is about 682 students.
WP Davidson High School is one school in an 85-school district, Mobile County, which enrolls 49,946 students.
Black students account for 55% of enrollment at WP Davidson High School. Other groups include 24% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 36% Black. WP Davidson High School has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 79 full-time positions, a ratio of 18.6:1. That ratio is over the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama. Around 55% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is 12 points below the 67% average for public schools in Mobile County.
allk12 grades WP Davidson High School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Alabama, WP Davidson High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 31.7% actual against a predicted 43.9%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Mobile County show that median household income is about $58,880, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. WP Davidson High School is one of 107 public schools in Mobile County, which together enroll about 59,070 students.
The next-closest public school is Denton Magnet School of Technology, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts WP Davidson High School at 4th of 8.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 1,470 was 9% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 1,613. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.6:1) than in 2020-21 (17.5:1).
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Bernice J Causey Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,339 students
- Theodore High SchoolHigh · 1,218 students
- Murphy High SchoolHigh · 1,212 students
Other schools in Mobile
- Baker High SchoolHigh · 2,271 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
- Olive J Dodge Elementary SchoolElementary · 862 students
Nearby schools
- Denton Magnet School of Technology0.2 mi · 334
- Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School0.7 mi · 663
- Acceleration Day and Evening Academy0.8 mi · 513
- Acceleration Preparatory Academy0.8 mi · 322
- Kate Shepard Elementary School1.5 mi · 576
- HL Sonny Callahan School for the Deaf and Blind1.6 mi · 45
Frequently asked questions
About WP Davidson High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at WP Davidson High School?
WP Davidson High School enrolls approximately 1,470 students in grades 09-12.
Is WP Davidson High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
WP Davidson High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does WP Davidson High School have?
WP Davidson High School employs 79 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WP Davidson High School?
At WP Davidson High School, the student body is approximately 24% White, 11% Hispanic, 55% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is WP Davidson High School in?
WP Davidson High School is part of Mobile County.
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