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Mary B Austin Elementary School

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Mary B Austin Elementary School ranks 297 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

297^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Mary B Austin Elementary School is a public elementary school in Mobile, Alabama, serving 505 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Mobile County School District.

The school has shown a mixed academic performance, with fluctuating rankings in the state over the years, ranging from 143rd to 347th out of 680-692 Alabama elementary schools. While the school generally outperforms the district and state averages in academic proficiency, its performance has been uneven, with 4-star ratings in some years and 2-star ratings in others. The school's White and Special Education students have consistently performed better than the state averages, but African American and Low Socioeconomic Status students have performed below the state averages. Chronic absenteeism has also been an issue, with rates ranging from 10.1% to 31.5% over the past few years.

Compared to nearby schools, Old Shell Road Magnet School stands out as a high-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 5% of Alabama elementary schools and outperforming Mary B Austin Elementary School across various academic measures. Other nearby schools, such as John Will Elementary, SpencerWestlawn Elementary, and Holloway Elementary, have generally lower academic performance and higher rates of economic disadvantage compared to Mary B Austin Elementary School.

506

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,511

Per pupil spending ?

57.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Provident Ln
Mobile, AL 36608-1418

(251) 221-1015

District: Mobile County

Students who attend Mary B Austin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	CL Scarborough Model Middle School
High:	Murphy High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.3%

White:

37.7%

Two or more races:

8.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg46%

Alabama avg52%

297^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 49Elementary 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	57.7	297 of 680	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	347 of 684	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.3	213 of 680	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.1	148 of 687	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	170 of 692	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	56.4	297 of 681	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.3	179 of 680	73.7%	★★★★☆
2017	72.0	163 of 688	76.3%	★★★★☆
2016	74.5	143 of 691	79.3%	★★★★☆
2015	68.1	185 of 691	73.2%	★★★★☆
2014	54.0	316 of 695	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.3	136 of 696	80.5%	★★★★☆
2012	85.1	26 of 696	96.3%	★★★★★
2011	85.6	25 of 709	96.5%	★★★★★
2010	82.4	51 of 704	92.8%	★★★★★
2009	63.2	247 of 696	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.0	179 of 698	74.4%	★★★★☆
2007	85.6	40 of 698	94.3%	★★★★★
2006	80.8	85 of 689	87.7%	★★★★☆
2005	80.8	83 of 688	87.9%	★★★★☆
2004	49.7	338 of 623	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	174 of 427	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	241 of 420	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.5	133 of 427	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	112 of 426	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	99 of 426	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	50.9	176 of 426	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.0	55 of 423	87.0%	★★★★☆
2017	68.0	71 of 336	78.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	287 of 649	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	354 of 650	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.3	180 of 645	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	120 of 656	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	102 of 656	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	42.5	408 of 646	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.1	231 of 640	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.0	175 of 639	72.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	49.7	17 of 38	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	15 of 39	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	349 of 660	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	419 of 670	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	279 of 623	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	242 of 651	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	298 of 653	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.9	419 of 649	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.8	216 of 651	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	83.9	47 of 567	91.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	280 of 651	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	327 of 655	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	245 of 649	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.6	186 of 669	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	58.8	255 of 669	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.8	179 of 650	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	113 of 650	82.6%	★★★★☆
2017	70.1	157 of 639	75.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	160 of 403	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	117 of 395	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	51.2	146 of 373	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	164 of 345	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.1	70 of 392	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	50 of 344	85.5%	★★★★☆
2017	76.4	33 of 280	88.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	107 of 532	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	148 of 535	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	85 of 528	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	92.1	35 of 540	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	44 of 539	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	80.4	79 of 529	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	75 of 508	85.2%	★★★★☆
2017	79.4	64 of 369	82.7%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)80th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)59th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

Homeless (2019)55th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English67%~ state avg

Science47%+5 vs state

Mathematics41%~ state avg

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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 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
Mary B Austin Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 Provident Ln	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-1015	506	24	21.0	57.3%	191 (37.7%)	224 (44.3%)	39 (7.7%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.7%)	57.7	297^th of 680 public elementary schools	56.3%		50.2	347^th of 684 public elementary schools	49.3%	50	51.9	48.3	24.3				47.2		74.1	59.8	67.1				$8,511	$670	$7,832
Old Shell Road Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	3160 Heather St	Mobile	36607	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-1557	369	25	14.8	52.6%	100 (27.1%)	224 (60.7%)	10 (2.7%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.3%)	94.6	17^th of 680 public elementary schools	97.5%		96.5	12^th of 684 public elementary schools	98.2%	5	88.0	67.3	79.7				61.8		100.0	85.5	98.3				$9,458	$1,220	$8,229
UCP Of Mobile Inc	Public	PK-K	3058 Dauphin Square Connector	Mobile	36607	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 479-4900																			(n/a)
Forest Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	4501 Moffett Rd	Mobile	36618	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1270	478	27	17.4	88.1%	18 (3.8%)	425 (88.9%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	26.2	504^th of 680 public elementary schools	25.9%		18.6	560^th of 684 public elementary schools	18.1%	56	19.7	17.6	26.1				31.1		53.5	46.6	59.3				$10,117	$1,913	$8,193
SpencerWestlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3071 Ralston Rd	Mobile	36606	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1705	428	24	17.5	90.2%	12 (2.8%)	379 (88.6%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	28.9	482^nd of 680 public elementary schools	29.1%		28.6	495^th of 684 public elementary schools	27.6%	13	37.7	23.3	35.3				14.8		47.1	55.9	50.9				$9,670	$1,768	$7,893
Holloway Elementary	Public	K-5	625 Stanton Rd	Mobile	36617	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1391	483	29	16.4	92.8%	1 (0.2%)	460 (95.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	15.6	582^nd of 680 public elementary schools	14.4%		23	526^th of 684 public elementary schools	23.1%	56	25.0	25.3	10.8				15.2		36.7	46.8	42.2				$8,889	$1,789	$7,091
ER Dickson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4645 Bit And Spur Rd	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1180	967	48	20.1	74.6%	140 (14.5%)	630 (65.1%)	89 (9.2%)	28 (2.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (7.9%)	15.4	585^th of 680 public elementary schools	14.0%		25.1	514^th of 684 public elementary schools	24.9%	71	18.5	17.2	22.9				27.6		34.3	37.9	42.5				$8,690	$1,447	$7,233
ChastangFournier Middle School	Public	K-8	2800 Berkley Avenue	Mobile	36617	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2081	503	26	19.3	91.3%	10 (2.0%)	454 (90.3%)	22 (4.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	12.3	618^th of 680 public elementary schools	9.1%		13.6	590^th of 684 public elementary schools	13.7%	28	17.9	6.3	27.3	1.6	2.5	1.6	6.3	16.9	50.0	6.3	52.4	22.1	30.0	28.5	$9,626	$1,864	$7,752
John Will Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5750 Summit Ave	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1750	549	25	21.6	88.7%	12 (2.2%)	482 (87.8%)	33 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	9.7	642^nd of 680 public elementary schools	5.6%		20.6	543^rd of 684 public elementary schools	20.6%	99	12.6	11.0	11.4				9.9		43.4	23.0	49.3				$9,543	$1,957	$7,575
EicholdMertz School of Math and Science	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2815 Government Street	Mobile	36606	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-1105	504	26	19.3	38.1%	140 (27.8%)	285 (56.5%)	17 (3.4%)	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.3%)	98.3	3^rd of 680 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.3	3^rd of 684 public elementary schools	99.6%		86.9	89.9	86.1				91.3		97.6	97.1	98.7				$8,951	$939	$8,002

Frequently Asked Questions about Mary B Austin Elementary School

How many students attend Mary B Austin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended Mary B Austin Elementary School.

What district is Mary B Austin Elementary School in?

Mobile County

What schools do graduates of Mary B Austin Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mary B Austin Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : CL Scarborough Model Middle School
High : Murphy High School

Is Mary B Austin Elementary School a good school?

Mary B Austin Elementary School ranks 297^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mary B Austin Elementary School?

Students at Mary B Austin Elementary School are 44% African American, 38% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

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