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Peter F Alba Middle School

Q: Is Peter F Alba Middle School a good school?

Peter F Alba Middle School ranks 270 th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Peter F Alba Middle School?

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

Q: 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.

Q: 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

Public Grades 6-8

270^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 40% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Peter F Alba Middle School in Bayou La Batre, AL, serves 443 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Mobile County school district, with nearly 70% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

This school has a clear strength in English Language Arts (ELA). In the most recent school year, 6th graders scored 49.62% proficiency in ELA—well above the district average of 30.35%—and 8th graders hit 57.04%, nearly matching the state average. That’s a standout result, especially when compared to nearby Grand Bay Middle School, where 6th grade ELA proficiency was 45.09%. However, math is a significant challenge. Only 12.7% of 7th graders and 12.68% of 8th graders are proficient in math, compared to state averages around 24-26%. This roughly 40-point gap between ELA and math performance suggests a systemic issue with math instruction that doesn’t affect literacy. On a positive note, chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically—from 43.4% in 2021-2022 to 16.7% in 2024-2025—showing real progress in getting kids to school.

There are also bright spots among specific student groups. English Language Learner (ELL) students ranked in the 73rd percentile statewide, which is particularly meaningful given Bayou La Batre’s immigrant community and seafood industry workforce. Homeless students also performed well, ranking in the 75th percentile. However, there are equity concerns: performance for some student subgroups has declined sharply in recent years, and the school’s overall 2-star rating reflects these mixed results. Compared to nearby schools, Alba outperforms Pillans Middle School (10th percentile) and Burns Middle School (14th percentile) across most subjects, while trailing magnet schools like Denton Magnet School of Technology (95th percentile), which has selective admissions. The school also spends less per student ($8,704) than several peers while achieving better outcomes than the lowest-performing schools, suggesting reasonable resource efficiency. With recent gains in 8th grade science (46.81% proficiency) and improving attendance, there’s a solid foundation to build on—but math and equity-focused strategies should be priorities for parents to watch.

443

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,003

Per pupil spending ?

69.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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 — 67th percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (37% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg40%

Alabama avg44%

270^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 17Middle Schools in the Mobile County

95^th of 140Mobile 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
2026	40.5	270 of 449	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	17.1	251 of 269	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	10.6	20 of 20	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	34.6	284 of 427	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	71.2	5 of 20	75.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	46.3	222 of 438	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	45.9	233 of 426	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	35.2	177 of 269	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	22.2	306 of 359	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Homeless (2026)75th percentile+35 vs school

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

Migrant (2019)67th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)45th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)34th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile-6 vs school

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

White (2026)15th percentile-25 vs school

African American (2026)7th percentile-33 vs school

Asian (2026)<1st percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English52%-4 vs state

Science47%-7 vs state

Mathematics18%-11 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 (2023)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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%)	40.5	270^th of 449 public middle schools	39.9%		40.6	269^th of 439 public middle schools	38.7%	1	28.2	12.7	12.7	46.8	49.6	50.8	57.0	$12,003	$3,063	$8,848
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%)	43.2	253^rd of 449 public middle schools	43.7%		45.6	239^th of 439 public middle schools	45.6%	14	25.9	18.3	17.6	52.8	45.1	50.7	56.0	$10,717	$2,329	$8,296
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%)	30.9	313^th of 449 public middle schools	30.3%		27.6	321^st of 439 public middle schools	26.9%	8	22.7	10.9	15.2	49.8	30.7	43.5	48.3	$11,974	$3,456	$8,423
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%)	15	389^th of 449 public middle schools	13.4%		19.2	362^nd of 439 public middle schools	17.5%	27	11.6	3.9	6.0	32.7	29.1	27.4	42.1	$12,462	$3,310	$9,060
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%)	67.2	120^th of 449 public middle schools	73.3%		67.4	112^th of 439 public middle schools	74.5%	8	39.3	24.1	36.1	64.3	61.7	54.4	68.2	$10,580	$2,318	$8,169
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%)	12.8	406^th of 449 public middle schools	9.6%		8	427^th of 439 public middle schools	2.7%	21	11.7	0.9	2.2	35.1	30.2	24.8	35.3	$13,329	$4,286	$8,950
Denton Magnet School of Technology	Public, Magnet	6-8	3800 Pleasant Valley	Mobile	36608	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%)	93.5	23^rd of 449 public middle schools	94.9%		90.5	37^th of 439 public middle schools	91.6%	14	47.0	49.6	84.2	87.1	80.5	85.6	88.1	$15,451	$2,677	$12,681

Frequently Asked Questions about Peter F Alba Middle School

How many students attend Peter F Alba Middle School?

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

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.

What district is Peter F Alba Middle School in?

Mobile County

Is Peter F Alba Middle School a good school?

Peter F Alba Middle School ranks 270^th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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