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Robert E Lee Elementary

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Robert E Lee Elementary ranks 131 st of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

131^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Robert E Lee Elementary in Satsuma, AL, is a PK-6 school serving 805 students within the highly regarded Satsuma City district, which ranks in the top 12% of districts statewide. The school has earned a consistent 4-star rating for over a decade, and its students consistently outperform state averages in nearly every subject and grade level—particularly in English, where proficiency rates run 15 to 27 percentage points above the state average.

What truly sets this school apart is its remarkable success with students from low-income backgrounds and those receiving special education services. Despite roughly half the student body qualifying for free or reduced lunch, these students rank in the 91st to 95th percentile statewide—an extraordinary achievement. Special education students also perform well, ranking in the 84th to 86th percentile. The school achieves these results while spending just $8,602 per student, the lowest among nearby schools. For comparison, Whitley Elementary School in Mobile County spends $11,428 per student yet posts math proficiency rates of only 15-36%, while Robert E Lee achieves 40-55% proficiency. Even Saraland Elementary School, located just 2.6 miles away in a top-4 ranked district, serves a slightly more affluent population and posts higher raw scores—but Robert E Lee's subgroup performance is arguably more impressive given the similar demographics.

Attendance is another strength, with only 7.2% of students chronically absent compared to 12% statewide. The school's main areas for improvement include some inconsistency in math scores across grade levels and a decline in relative performance for African American students over recent years. Still, with strong English outcomes, exceptional support for vulnerable student groups, and efficient use of resources, Robert E Lee Elementary demonstrates that effective instruction and school culture can overcome resource limitations and deliver excellent results for all students.

805

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,602

Per pupil spending ?

45.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

251 Baker Rd
Satsuma, AL 36572

(251) 380-8210

District: Satsuma City

Students who attend Robert E Lee Elementary usually attend:

High:

Satsuma High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.8%

African American:

6.8%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (66% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Alabama elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg66%

Alabama avg51%

131^st of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 140Satsuma City 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
2026	78.6	131 of 686	80.9%	★★★★☆
2025	80.8	109 of 680	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	88 of 684	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	82 of 680	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	119 of 687	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.8	101 of 692	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	125 of 681	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	107 of 680	84.3%	★★★★☆
2017	74.6	148 of 688	78.5%	★★★★☆
2016	76.5	132 of 691	80.9%	★★★★☆
2015	82.3	90 of 691	87.0%	★★★★☆
2014	76.9	115 of 695	83.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	62.1	127 of 428	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	37 of 423	91.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	75.4	135 of 651	79.3%	★★★★☆
2025	78.0	123 of 649	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	99 of 650	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	64 of 645	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	81.9	91 of 656	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	84.3	77 of 656	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	115 of 646	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	125 of 640	80.5%	★★★★☆
2017	71.3	151 of 639	76.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	84.8	57 of 667	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	88.4	36 of 660	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	36 of 670	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	15 of 623	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	81.0	73 of 651	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.2	85 of 653	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	88 of 649	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	65 of 651	90.0%	★★★★★
2017	73.7	92 of 567	83.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	78.9	115 of 659	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	80.0	107 of 651	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	91 of 655	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	100 of 649	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	168 of 669	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	153 of 669	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	147 of 650	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	85 of 650	86.9%	★★★★☆
2017	73.6	136 of 639	78.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	73.0	64 of 403	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	63.4	98 of 403	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	56 of 395	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	54 of 373	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	84 of 345	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	53.0	148 of 398	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	114 of 392	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	49.5	155 of 344	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.0	65 of 280	76.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	151 of 501	69.9%	★★★★☆
2025	72.3	121 of 532	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	121 of 535	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	109 of 528	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	148 of 540	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	130 of 539	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	146 of 529	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	153 of 508	69.9%	★★★★☆
2017	55.5	143 of 369	61.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)84th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)79th percentile~ school

African American (2026)70th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)70th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English82%+19 vs state

Science65%+14 vs state

Mathematics50%+9 vs state

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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 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Robert E Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	251 Baker Rd	Satsuma	36572	Mobile County	Satsuma City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 380-8210	805	42	19.1	45.6%	707 (87.8%)	55 (6.8%)	15 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.6%)	78.6	131^st of 686 public elementary schools	80.9%		80.8	109^th of 680 public elementary schools	84.0%	22	54.8	41.2	49.0	54.1			64.7		84.4	70.6	88.5	83.6			$8,602	$1,055	$7,526
Saraland Elementary School	Public	2-5	229 McKeough Ave	Saraland	36571	Mobile County	Saraland City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 679-5739	1,034	57	18.3	50.6%	754 (72.9%)	177 (17.1%)	30 (2.9%)	15 (1.5%)	13 (1.3%)	4 (0.4%)	41 (4.0%)	94.3	23^rd of 686 public elementary schools	96.6%		94	23^rd of 680 public elementary schools	96.6%		76.5	75.5	78.6				82.8		88.7	86.9	90.5				$8,262	$900	$7,348
Saraland Early Education Center	Public	PK, KG-1	4000 Lil Spartan Drive	Saraland	36571	Mobile County	Saraland City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 602-8930	557	34	16.5	47.9%	397 (71.3%)	94 (16.9%)	12 (2.2%)	11 (2.0%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.4%)								(n/a)															$9,106	$855	$8,237
Chickasaw Intermediate School	Public	3-6	80 Grant Street	Chickasaw	36671	Mobile County	Chickasaw City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(251) 452-2256	301	15	20.0	86.4%	51 (16.9%)	219 (72.8%)	15 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	23.8	526^th of 686 public elementary schools	23.3%					(n/a)	26.9	11.8	8.3	14.3			40.9		50.7	52.1	52.8	46.9
Chickasaw City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	80 Grant Street	Chickasaw	36611	Mobile County	Chickasaw City	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 215-6713	331	20	16.5	74.3%	71 (21.5%)	231 (69.8%)	13 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)								(n/a)															$8,935	$1,791	$7,133
CollinsRhodes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5110 St Stephens Rd	Eight Mile	36613	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1226	537	29	18.2	85.8%	22 (4.1%)	491 (91.4%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	6.7	672^nd of 686 public elementary schools	2.0%		8.1	655^th of 680 public elementary schools	3.7%	17	14.5	6.6	18.0				12.8		20.5	23.7	36.1				$9,411	$1,738	$7,662
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
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
North Mobile County Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	1950 Salco Road West	Axis	36505	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2000	422	25	17.0	73.9%	187 (44.3%)	163 (38.6%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.6%)	41.3	422^nd of 686 public elementary schools	38.5%		47.1	372^nd of 680 public elementary schools	45.3%	50	47.4	33.3	50.0	20.9	10.3	14.3	33.3	48.7	63.2	46.7	63.6	44.2	40.5	59.5	$12,216	$1,785	$10,421
Indian Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4550 Highpoint Blvd	Eight Mile	36613	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1436	305	17	17.6	78.0%	81 (26.6%)	165 (54.1%)	31 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.5%)	22.3	538^th of 686 public elementary schools	21.6%		25.6	509^th of 680 public elementary schools	25.1%	29	28.6	18.0	27.3				26.3		46.5	38.5	60.0				$8,708	$1,430	$7,269

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert E Lee Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Robert E Lee Elementary?

Students at Robert E Lee Elementary are 88% White, 7% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Robert E Lee Elementary attend?

Students who attend Robert E Lee Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Satsuma High School

Is Robert E Lee Elementary a good school?

Robert E Lee Elementary ranks 131^st of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Robert E Lee Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 805 students attended Robert E Lee Elementary.

What district is Robert E Lee Elementary in?

Satsuma City

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