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Peter F Alba Middle School

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Peter F Alba Middle School ranks 269 th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

269^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 39% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Peter F Alba Middle School is a public middle school in Bayou La Batre, Alabama, serving 473 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Mobile County School District, which is ranked 94 out of 135 districts in the state.

While Peter F Alba Middle School has consistently ranked in the top half of Alabama middle schools, its academic performance on state assessments is generally below the state and county averages. The school has shown some strengths in serving specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, who have performed better than their peers in the state and county. However, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.8% to 31.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and county averages. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Denton Magnet School of Technology and Bernice J Causey Middle School, Peter F Alba Middle School's academic performance, as measured by state assessment proficiency rates, is generally lower. The school's high chronic absenteeism rates may be contributing to these lower academic outcomes. However, the school's spending per student is slightly lower than the state average, which may limit the resources available to support student learning and address the needs of the student population.

443

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,704

Per pupil spending ?

69.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14180 S Wintzell Ave
Bayou La Batre, AL 36509-2498

(251) 824-4134

District: Mobile County

Students who attend Peter F Alba Middle School usually attend:

High:

Alma Bryant High School

Feeder schools for Peter F Alba Middle School:

Elementary:	Anna F Booth Elementary School
	Dauphin Island Elementary School
	Dixon Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.2%

African American:

12.9%

Asian:

8.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (35% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg36%

Alabama avg42%

269^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 16Middle 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	40.6	269 of 439	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	190 of 442	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	209 of 437	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	189 of 432	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.5	244 of 440	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.0	173 of 437	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	207 of 423	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.4	170 of 432	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.4	142 of 432	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.0	184 of 430	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.6	232 of 438	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	65.4	132 of 436	69.7%	★★★★☆
2012	76.3	74 of 436	83.0%	★★★★☆
2011	80.8	47 of 435	89.2%	★★★★☆
2010	82.6	47 of 435	89.2%	★★★★☆
2009	77.7	60 of 425	85.9%	★★★★☆
2008	77.4	58 of 417	86.1%	★★★★☆
2007	76.4	65 of 412	84.2%	★★★★☆
2006	46.1	236 of 409	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.4	250 of 415	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.2	227 of 407	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	236 of 259	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	50.8	102 of 269	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.1	144 of 263	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	111 of 271	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.3	159 of 266	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	117 of 252	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.0	133 of 247	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.6	70 of 205	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	18 of 20	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	17 of 20	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	17 of 18	5.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	20 of 22	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	19 of 19	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	15 of 18	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.4	13 of 14	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	32 of 117	72.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	259 of 415	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.8	181 of 426	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	184 of 417	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	195 of 423	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	253 of 415	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	175 of 399	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.1	223 of 392	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.7	156 of 380	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	72 of 173	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	51 of 166	69.3%	★★★★☆
2022	51.7	70 of 157	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.9	90 of 154	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	39 of 124	68.5%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	32.6	13 of 20	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.2	7 of 25	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	7 of 23	69.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	206 of 428	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	176 of 437	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	194 of 410	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	163 of 421	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.1	174 of 415	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	141 of 396	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	181 of 396	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.5	63 of 349	81.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	249 of 422	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.5	180 of 428	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	225 of 419	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	185 of 427	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.8	220 of 418	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.3	158 of 399	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	172 of 397	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.8	159 of 380	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	51.9	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.1	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2017	88.9	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	73 of 92	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	60 of 78	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.4	36 of 72	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	28 of 60	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	78 of 271	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	53.4	98 of 281	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.3	189 of 281	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	143 of 256	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.0	103 of 274	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	82 of 254	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	107 of 223	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.7	42 of 195	78.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	279 of 377	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.1	215 of 373	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	239 of 370	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	225 of 376	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	279 of 369	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	174 of 343	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	226 of 331	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.1	172 of 247	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+32 vs school

Migrant (2019)67th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

Homeless (2024)35th percentile-22 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)21st percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)10th percentile-29 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English53%~ state avg

Science30%-12 vs state

Mathematics17%-10 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 Science 8th 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
Peter F Alba Middle School	Public	6-8	14180 S Wintzell Ave	Bayou La Batre	36509	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 824-4134	443	24	18.4	69.8%	280 (63.2%)	57 (12.9%)	34 (7.7%)	36 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	40.6	269^th of 439 public middle schools	38.7%		53.1	190^th of 442 public middle schools	57.0%	79	26.5	14.1	10.6	30.0	58.3	45.1	57.0	$8,704	$1,247	$7,446
Grand Bay Middle School	Public	6-8	12800 Cunningham Rd	Grand Bay	36541	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 865-6511	751	40	18.7	59.8%	558 (74.3%)	98 (13.0%)	27 (3.6%)	17 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.1%)	45.6	239^th of 439 public middle schools	45.6%		42.1	253^rd of 442 public middle schools	42.8%	14	19.4	21.9	21.0	43.6	39.3	53.6	56.1	$8,116	$953	$7,152
Katherine H Hankins Middle School	Public	6-8	5750 Katherine Hankins Dr	Theodore	36582	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2200	771	40	19.2	76.1%	380 (49.3%)	229 (29.7%)	101 (13.1%)	12 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.8%)	27.6	321^st of 439 public middle schools	26.9%		36.7	285^th of 442 public middle schools	35.5%	36	16.4	8.4	8.3	29.8	33.6	47.8	48.3	$8,082	$1,219	$6,854
Burns Middle School	Public	6-8	6175 Girby Rd	Mobile	36693	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2025	568	37	15.3	76.2%	111 (19.5%)	361 (63.6%)	55 (9.7%)	15 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.9%)	19.2	362^nd of 439 public middle schools	17.5%		21	355^th of 442 public middle schools	19.7%	7	8.1	9.5	10.2	22.0	31.2	39.3	36.2	$8,258	$1,098	$7,144
Bernice J Causey Middle School	Public	6-8	2205 Mcfarland Rd	Mobile	36695	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2060	1,339	68	19.6	52.1%	668 (49.9%)	436 (32.6%)	132 (9.9%)	46 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (4.1%)	67.4	112^th of 439 public middle schools	74.5%		69.8	102^nd of 442 public middle schools	76.9%	10	35.7	27.3	24.0	55.2	61.7	63.9	64.5	$7,398	$622	$6,766
Pillans Middle School	Public	6-8	2051 Military Rd	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2300	440	25	17.6	89.8%	21 (4.8%)	384 (87.3%)	20 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	8	427^th of 439 public middle schools	2.7%		12.1	399^th of 442 public middle schools	9.7%	28	5.9	2.1	1.3	9.3	21.2	23.2	22.4	$10,414	$1,607	$8,796
Denton Magnet School of Technology	Public, Magnet	6-8	3800 Pleasant Valley	Mobile	36609	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-2148	334	16	20.8	51.2%	96 (28.7%)	181 (54.2%)	17 (5.1%)	19 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.4%)	90.5	37^th of 439 public middle schools	91.6%		87	42^nd of 442 public middle schools	90.5%	5	33.6	49.6	82.1	84.5	80.9	81.7	94.1	$10,485	$1,236	$9,222

Frequently Asked Questions about Peter F Alba Middle School

What district is Peter F Alba Middle School in?

Mobile County

What high school do graduates of Peter F Alba Middle School attend?

Students who attend Peter F Alba Middle School usually go on to attend Alma Bryant High School

What is the racial makeup of Peter F Alba Middle School?

Students at Peter F Alba Middle School are 63% White, 13% African American, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

Is Peter F Alba Middle School a good school?

Peter F Alba Middle School ranks 269^th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Peter F Alba Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Peter F Alba Middle School.

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