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John L Leflore Magnet School

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

322^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 14% of Alabama high schools

Summary

John L Leflore Magnet School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Mobile, Alabama, with 564 students. The school is part of the Mobile County school district, which is ranked 94 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its status as a magnet school, John L Leflore Magnet School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Alabama high schools, with academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, significantly below the state and county averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 4.76% of 11th graders were proficient or better in math, compared to 23.71% statewide and 14.01% in the Mobile County district. The school's 4-year graduation rate has also been slightly below the state and county averages in recent years.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as WP Davidson High School, which consistently ranks in the top quarter of Alabama high schools, John L Leflore Magnet School significantly underperforms. Additionally, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 54.3% over the past 5 years, which is significantly higher than the state and county averages. Addressing these challenges will likely require a multi-faceted approach targeting areas such as instructional quality, student support, and school climate.

582

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,922

Per pupil spending ?

85.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Donald St
Mobile, AL 36617-3798

(251) 221-3125

District: Mobile County

Feeder schools for John L Leflore Magnet School:

Elementary:

Holloway Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.7%

Hispanic:

1.5%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (9% vs 29% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Alabama average (82% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg18%

Alabama avg29%

322^nd of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 13High Schools in the Mobile County

94^th of 135Mobile County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	322 of 374	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	351 of 378	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	339 of 371	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	331 of 367	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	335 of 371	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	350 of 366	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	299 of 356	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.2	299 of 353	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	7.3	341 of 351	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.9	301 of 353	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.3	308 of 358	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	52.4	208 of 358	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	70.2	82 of 358	77.1%	★★★★☆
2011	75.5	49 of 360	86.4%	★★★★☆
2010	81.6	28 of 358	92.2%	★★★★★
2009	60.9	132 of 357	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.5	189 of 359	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.5	147 of 358	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.4	168 of 357	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	44.9	235 of 359	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	54.3	171 of 357	52.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	124 of 228	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	179 of 231	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	163 of 224	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	145 of 222	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	156 of 228	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.8	194 of 224	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.2	93 of 223	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	291 of 359	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	336 of 366	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	321 of 358	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	353 of 367	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	344 of 359	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	344 of 354	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	293 of 347	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.2	281 of 343	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	7 of 11	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	10 of 17	41.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.3	12 of 16	25.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	315 of 367	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	344 of 375	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	280 of 349	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	277 of 361	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	306 of 361	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	341 of 358	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	281 of 349	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.0	233 of 315	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	324 of 363	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	349 of 368	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	332 of 358	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	277 of 366	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	288 of 366	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	325 of 357	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	289 of 350	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.1	296 of 339	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	126 of 194	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	111 of 198	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.8	24 of 169	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	94.0	7 of 196	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	59.7	51 of 171	70.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)46th percentile+32 vs school

Homeless (2025)36th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Science13%-19 vs state

English9%-21 vs state

Mathematics5%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)				Summative Assessment Science (2025)		Summative Assessment English (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John L Leflore Magnet School	Public, Magnet	9-12	700 Donald St	Mobile	36617	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(251) 221-3125	582	35	16.6	85.7%	1 (0.2%)	563 (96.7%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	15.8	322^nd of 374 public high schools	13.9%		12	351^st of 378 public high schools	7.1%	29				4.8		12.9				9.0	$11,922	$1,688	$10,201
Continuous Learning Center	Public	6-12	1870 Pleasant Ave	Mobile	36617	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-2122	259	17	15.2	74.1%	65 (25.1%)	176 (68.0%)	5 (1.9%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	12.2	348^th of 374 public high schools	7.0%		10.9	358^th of 378 public high schools	5.3%	10				0.0		16.0				0.0	$56,017	$23,536	$32,471
TL Faulkner School	Public	9-12	33 West Elm St	Prichard	36610	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-5431	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
CF Vigor High School	Public	9-12	913 N Wilson Ave	Prichard	36610	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-3045	620	37	16.7	84.7%	1 (0.2%)	606 (97.7%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	15.5	325^th of 374 public high schools	13.1%		11	356^th of 378 public high schools	5.8%	31				3.6		14.4				8.0	$12,573	$1,808	$10,755
Murphy High School	Public	9-12	100 S Carlen St	Mobile	36606	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-3186	1,212	74	16.3	69.6%	171 (14.1%)	925 (76.3%)	56 (4.6%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.1%)	35.6	224^th of 374 public high schools	40.1%		40.5	219^th of 378 public high schools	42.1%	5				9.7		23.6				22.7	$10,088	$1,124	$8,941
Chickasaw City High School	Public	9-12	50 12th Ave	Chickasaw	36611	Mobile County	Chickasaw City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 380-8120	241	19	13.0	78.8%	52 (21.6%)	170 (70.5%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	21.9	290^th of 374 public high schools	22.5%		16.5	323^rd of 378 public high schools	14.6%	33				13.5		13.5				8.3	$13,196	$2,440	$10,745
Lillie B Williamson High School	Public	6-12	1567 E Dublin St	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-3411	889	52	17.0	89.5%	7 (0.8%)	817 (91.9%)	49 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.7%)	8.9	367^th of 374 public high schools	1.9%		13.2	344^th of 378 public high schools	9.0%	23	2.5	2.3	0.8	1.0	6.1	3.9	22.3	26.9	20.8	5.1	$10,819	$1,446	$9,339
Acceleration Day and Evening Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3725 Airport Blvd	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	MAEF Public Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(251) 301-0050	513	24	21.3	83.2%	17 (3.3%)	465 (90.6%)	14 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	15.2	327^th of 374 public high schools	12.6%		12.3	349^th of 378 public high schools	7.7%	22				4.8		5.8				13.1	$9,373	$1,315	$8,059
WP Davidson High School	Public	9-12	3900 Pleasant Valley Rd	Mobile	36609	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-3084	1,470	79	18.6	55.1%	348 (23.7%)	809 (55.0%)	156 (10.6%)	93 (6.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (4.1%)	68.1	101^st of 374 public high schools	73.0%		87.1	40^th of 378 public high schools	89.4%	61				31.6		33.4				30.2	$8,271	$844	$7,418
Saraland High School	Public	9-12	1115 Industrial Parkway	Saraland	36571	Mobile County	Saraland City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 602-8970	1,134	70	16.1	42.4%	773 (68.2%)	235 (20.7%)	38 (3.4%)	16 (1.4%)	13 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (5.1%)	88.7	34^th of 374 public high schools	90.9%		84.3	44^th of 378 public high schools	88.4%	10				37.4		46.4				45.3	$10,625	$984	$9,626

Frequently Asked Questions about John L Leflore Magnet School

What is the racial makeup of John L Leflore Magnet School?

Students at John L Leflore Magnet School are 97% African American, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into John L Leflore Magnet School?

John L Leflore Magnet School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Holloway Elementary

What district is John L Leflore Magnet School in?

Mobile County

Is John L Leflore Magnet School a good school?

John L Leflore Magnet School ranks in the bottom 13.9% of Alabama high schools.

How many students attend John L Leflore Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 582 students attended John L Leflore Magnet School.

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