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Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary

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Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary ranks 399 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

399^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary is a public elementary school in Mobile, Alabama, serving 803 students in grades PK-5. 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.

Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alabama elementary schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts below the Mobile County and Alabama averages. The school's performance is particularly low for White students and Special Education students, while its African American students perform relatively well. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 31.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. With over 90% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school serves a high-poverty student population.

Nearby magnet schools, such as EicholdMertz School of Math and Science and W.H. Council Traditional School, significantly outperform Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary on state assessments, suggesting that a more rigorous, specialized curriculum and selective admissions process may be beneficial for improving academic outcomes. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and targeting interventions to support the school's lower-performing student populations could be key to improving the overall performance of Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary.

806

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,681

Per pupil spending ?

86.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2757 Dauphin Island Parkway
Mobile, AL 36605

(251) 221-1820

District: Mobile County

Students who attend Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pillans Middle School
High:	Ben C Rain High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

80.0%

Hispanic:

7.8%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (46% vs 52% meeting standards)

!Science scores 13 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

Alabama avg52%

399^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 49Elementary 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	43.3	399 of 680	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	402 of 684	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	423 of 680	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	454 of 687	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.5	563 of 692	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	493 of 681	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	508 of 680	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.4	500 of 688	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.1	460 of 691	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.8	404 of 691	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.6	358 of 695	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.8	295 of 696	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.0	302 of 696	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	77.1	101 of 709	85.8%	★★★★☆
2010	65.5	246 of 704	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	31.2	555 of 696	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.0	614 of 698	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.6	638 of 698	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.7	638 of 689	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	96 of 427	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	76 of 420	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	102 of 427	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	56.0	148 of 426	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.0	264 of 426	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	168 of 426	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	217 of 423	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.0	165 of 336	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	408 of 649	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	382 of 650	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	414 of 645	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	430 of 656	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.7	545 of 656	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	458 of 646	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	478 of 640	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.9	459 of 639	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	47.9	87 of 175	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	8 of 19	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	84.0	1 of 18	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	47.1	19 of 38	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	23 of 39	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	279 of 660	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	300 of 670	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	282 of 623	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	368 of 651	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	498 of 653	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	395 of 649	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	433 of 651	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	359 of 651	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	391 of 655	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	395 of 649	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	436 of 669	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.4	534 of 669	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	496 of 650	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	492 of 650	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.6	471 of 639	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	36 of 97	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	229 of 403	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	326 of 395	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	291 of 373	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	264 of 345	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	355 of 398	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	343 of 392	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	289 of 344	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.0	209 of 280	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	385 of 532	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.9	310 of 528	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	394 of 540	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	487 of 539	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	428 of 529	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	372 of 508	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.9	202 of 369	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)78th percentile+36 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)63rd percentile+22 vs school

Homeless (2025)58th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2022)50th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)37th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English58%-7 vs state

Mathematics40%~ state avg

Science30%-13 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 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2757 Dauphin Island Parkway	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1820	806	40	20.1	86.8%	45 (5.6%)	645 (80.0%)	63 (7.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.1%)	43.3	399^th of 680 public elementary schools	41.3%		43.7	402^nd of 684 public elementary schools	41.2%	3	38.2	40.7	40.6		29.6	50.0	54.5	68.6		$9,681	$1,825	$7,846
Maryvale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 N Maryvale St	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1810	475	26	18.0	89.3%	11 (2.3%)	417 (87.8%)	24 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	12.9	610^th of 680 public elementary schools	10.3%		15.9	578^th of 684 public elementary schools	15.5%	32	7.7	27.4	15.4		22.6	32.8	31.7	42.3		$10,227	$2,002	$8,215
Morningside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Greenbrier Dr South	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1540	480	26	18.2	90.8%	10 (2.1%)	418 (87.1%)	24 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	18.4	558^th of 680 public elementary schools	17.9%		15.5	579^th of 684 public elementary schools	15.4%	21	31.2	28.9	21.5		18.1	41.0	31.7	46.8		$9,463	$1,814	$7,639
George Hall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1108 Antwerp St	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1345	244	14	17.0	85.2%	3 (1.2%)	234 (95.9%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	8.2	653^rd of 680 public elementary schools	4.0%		16.2	574^th of 684 public elementary schools	16.1%	79	9.4	16.7	0.0		20.0	14.3	36.7	37.0		$10,103	$2,187	$7,905
Erwin Craighead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 South Ann St	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1155	380	19	19.8	81.6%	5 (1.3%)	353 (92.9%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	22.3	526^th of 680 public elementary schools	22.6%		23.8	522^nd of 684 public elementary schools	23.7%	4	15.8	26.7	26.3		27.3	38.6	45.5	55.4		$9,785	$1,590	$8,185
EicholdMertz School of Math and Science	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2815 Government Street	Mobile	36606	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-1105	504	26	19.3	38.1%	140 (27.8%)	285 (56.5%)	17 (3.4%)	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.3%)	98.3	3^rd of 680 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.3	3^rd of 684 public elementary schools	99.6%		86.9	89.9	86.1		91.3	97.6	97.1	98.7		$8,951	$939	$8,002
W H Council Traditional School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	751 Wilkinson St	Mobile	36603	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-1139	577	31	18.6	48.4%	93 (16.1%)	418 (72.4%)	9 (1.6%)	24 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	97.2	6^th of 680 public elementary schools	99.1%		95.8	17^th of 684 public elementary schools	97.5%	11	87.5	82.6	69.0		82.6	100.0	92.8	100.0		$8,876	$689	$8,176
Leinkauf Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1410 Monroe St	Mobile	36604	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1495	542	27	19.8	87.3%	10 (1.8%)	477 (88.0%)	23 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.9%)	41.9	407^th of 680 public elementary schools	40.1%		31.4	481^st of 684 public elementary schools	29.7%	74	48.6	51.6	45.8		20.3	52.8	43.8	55.4		$9,649	$2,003	$7,636
Covenant Academy of Mobile	Public, Charter	K-6	4568 Halls Mill Road	Mobile	36693	Mobile County	Covenant Academy of Mobile	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(251) 510-3671	327	20	16.3	82.9%	10 (3.1%)	278 (85.0%)	17 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	19.1	549^th of 680 public elementary schools	19.3%					(n/a)	13.6	5.4	15.2	21.4	18.9	38.6	54.1	54.6	40.5
HL Sonny Callahan School for the Deaf and Blind	Public	PK, KG-5	3980 Burma Road	Mobile	36693	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-5454	45	9	5.0	46.7%	18 (40.0%)	19 (42.2%)	6 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.4%)								(n/a)										$113,371	$39,726	$73,636

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary

What schools do graduates of Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pillans Middle School
High : Ben C Rain High School

How many students attend Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 806 students attended Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary?

Students at Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary are 80% African American, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% White.

Is Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary a good school?

Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary ranks 399^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary in?

Mobile County

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