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Best Public Schools in Prichard, AL

At a glance

Schools

1,407

Students

Top rankedWD Robbins Elementary School434^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Whitley Elementary School up 14 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

CF Vigor High School 16.7 students per teacher

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Summary:

Prichard, Alabama, is served by the Mobile County school district and contains four schools—three elementary schools and one high school—with a total enrollment of 1,407 students, all serving predominantly low-income families.

For parents, the standout school in Prichard is WD Robbins Elementary School, which dramatically outperforms its peers despite spending the least per student ($9,097). WD Robbins ranks 435th in the state (37th percentile) and posts strong proficiency rates—57.89% in 3rd grade math and 55.26% in 3rd grade English—while also having the lowest poverty rate (73.58% free/reduced lunch) and a solid 16.7% chronic absenteeism rate. In contrast, Grant Elementary School is the most at-risk, ranking 660th of 686 (4th percentile) with 94.39% poverty, just 4.76% proficiency in 3rd grade math, and the highest student-teacher ratio at 23.1:1. Whitley Elementary School falls in the middle, with 49.85% English proficiency but only 24.60% in math. The only high school, CF Vigor High School, struggles significantly—ranking 329th of 380 (13th percentile) with a 27.1% chronic absenteeism rate (more than double the state average), an 82.4% graduation rate, and all test scores below 14% proficiency.

Key takeaways for families: money doesn't predict success, as WD Robbins proves with fewer resources; there's a severe achievement cliff from elementary to high school, likely worsened by Prichard having no middle schools, forcing students to leave the city between 5th and 9th grade; English proficiency is consistently stronger than math across elementary schools, though this reverses at CF Vigor; and poverty concentration varies widely, with a 20-point gap between Grant and WD Robbins correlating with achievement. CF Vigor is improving year-over-year (math proficiency rose from 3.6% to 12.41%), but its absenteeism crisis and Grant's volatile test scores (4th grade science jumped from 2.08% to 25.58%) represent urgent priorities. WD Robbins offers a model for what works, even under resource constraints.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)				Summative Assessment Science (2026)		Summative Assessment English (2026)				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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
WD Robbins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2416 W Main St	Prichard	36610	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1600	265	14	18.5	73.6%	0 (0.0%)	259 (97.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	39.9	434^th of 686 public elementary schools	36.7%		41.9	409^th of 680 public elementary schools	39.9%	25	57.9	32.6	27.8		34.9		55.3	58.1	52.8		$9,097	$1,513	$7,574
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%)	16.9	332^nd of 386 public high schools	14.0%		15.5	325^th of 374 public high schools	13.1%	7				12.4		13.1				9.6	$12,573	$1,808	$10,755
Whitley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	528 Capt Leon C Roberts	Prichard	36610	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1737	237	14	16.9	87.3%	2 (0.8%)	235 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.8	525^th of 686 public elementary schools	23.5%		20.7	539^th of 680 public elementary schools	20.7%	14	22.5	15.6	35.7		9.4		57.1	28.1	64.3		$11,428	$2,381	$9,037
Grant Elementary School	Public	K-5	535 Easterling St	Prichard	36610	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1319	285	12	23.1	94.4%	0 (0.0%)	274 (96.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.4%)	8.1	660^th of 686 public elementary schools	3.8%		4.9	674^th of 680 public elementary schools	0.9%	14	4.8	16.3	10.5		25.6		23.8	30.2	39.5		$12,531	$2,050	$10,471
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)

Cities Near Prichard

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chickasaw	1.19 mi	5	282^nd
Mobile	1.41 mi	61	231^st
Eight Mile	3.96 mi	3	287^th
Saraland	4.07 mi	4	7^th
Satsuma	7.43 mi	2	32^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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