Best Public Schools in Wilmer, AL

Summary:

The city of Wilmer, Alabama is home to three elementary schools: J E Turner Elementary, Wilmer Elementary School, and Tanner Williams Elementary School. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and are part of the Mobile County school district.

Among the three schools, Tanner Williams Elementary School stands out as the top performer. It has the highest statewide ranking, placing 214th out of 680 Alabama elementary schools, and maintains a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Tanner Williams also boasts the highest test scores across math, science, and English language arts, outperforming the Mobile County and Alabama state averages. Additionally, it has the lowest percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 66.17%, compared to over 70% at the other two schools.

While Tanner Williams Elementary is the standout school, the data reveals persistent challenges across all three schools. All three have the same chronic absenteeism rate of 14.8%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the schools have similar per-student spending and student-teacher ratios, suggesting district-level factors may be impacting their performance. Despite Tanner Williams' strong performance, there are still significant gaps between the school's test scores and the state averages, particularly in English language arts, indicating room for improvement in academic achievement.

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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 Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tanner Williams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13700 Tanner Williams Rd	Wilmer	36587	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-1675	304	20	15.5	48.7%	276 (90.8%)	9 (3.0%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	67.8	214^th of 680 public elementary schools	68.5%		74	164^th of 684 public elementary schools	76.0%	50	58.3	43.6	60.4	64.1	56.3	57.5	81.1	$10,125	$1,073	$9,042
Wilmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7456 WilmerGeorgetown Rd	Wilmer	36587	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1780	443	24	18.6	71.6%	282 (63.7%)	15 (3.4%)	108 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.9%)	41.8	410^th of 680 public elementary schools	39.7%		34.2	467^th of 684 public elementary schools	31.7%	57	37.1	33.9	33.3	47.7	63.8	46.2	56.5	$9,866	$1,910	$7,946
J E Turner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8361 Lott Road	Wilmer	36587	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1285	529	28	18.8	61.4%	451 (85.3%)	16 (3.0%)	19 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.2%)	78.1	133^rd of 680 public elementary schools	80.4%		56.8	295^th of 684 public elementary schools	56.9%	162	79.8	48.8	68.4	56.0	80.5	61.9	74.7	$9,846	$1,295	$8,541

Cities Near Wilmer

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Semmes	3.12 mi	4	188^th
Mobile	8.26 mi	60	231^st
Eight Mile	9.35 mi	3	291^st
Saraland	12.5 mi	4	7^th
Prichard	14.65 mi	5	278^th

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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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