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Ben C Rain High School

Public Grades 9-12

328^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 386 Alabama High Schools

Better than 15% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Ben C Rain High School is a public high school in Mobile, AL, serving 587 students in grades 9-12 within the Mobile County school district, where a large majority of students (about 87%) come from low-income households.

The most encouraging news for parents is that Ben C Rain is on a clear upward trend. After several years of very low test scores, the school saw dramatic improvements in the 2025-2026 school year. Math proficiency more than doubled (from 4% to nearly 11%), and science and English scores also rose significantly. While these numbers still trail state averages, they represent the school's strongest academic performance in recent years. This improvement coincides with a major drop in chronic absenteeism, which fell from about 50% two years ago to 32% today—still high, but moving in the right direction. The school also shines in getting students to graduation: its 89.7% graduation rate beats the district average and rivals the state average, even outperforming the more affluent WP Davidson High School (81.8%) despite Davidson having much higher test scores.

Compared to nearby schools, Ben C Rain holds its own among peers serving similar student populations. It outperforms Lillie B Williamson High School in nearly every academic metric and has a higher graduation rate than CF Vigor High School (89.7% vs. 82.4%). The school also shows notable strength with specific student groups, ranking in the top half of Alabama schools for its African American students and earning high marks for supporting homeless students. With a favorable 15:1 student-teacher ratio and moderate spending per student, Ben C Rain appears to be using its resources effectively. The main challenge ahead is continuing to reduce chronic absenteeism, which remains 2.5 times the state average and is the biggest barrier to further academic gains.

587

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,300

Per pupil spending ?

86.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3125 Dauphin Island Pkwy
Mobile, AL 36605-3899

(251) 221-3233

District: Mobile County

Feeder schools for Ben C Rain High School:

Elementary:	Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary
	Erwin Craighead Elementary School
Middle:	Calloway Smith Middle School
	Pillans Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.9%

Hispanic:

5.3%

White:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (12% vs 32% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 12% Alabama)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg27%

Alabama avg32%

328^th of 386

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 13High 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	17.4	328 of 386	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	339 of 374	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	331 of 378	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	330 of 371	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	342 of 367	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	346 of 371	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	323 of 366	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	329 of 356	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	337 of 353	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.1	331 of 351	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.7	316 of 353	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.0	349 of 358	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	51.9	212 of 358	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.0	192 of 358	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.4	213 of 360	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.1	265 of 358	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.4	290 of 357	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.7	316 of 359	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.4	302 of 358	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.9	296 of 357	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.4	305 of 359	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	32.0	287 of 357	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	140 of 238	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.5	151 of 228	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	172 of 231	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	158 of 224	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	173 of 222	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	198 of 228	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	149 of 224	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.8	173 of 223	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.1	169 of 189	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	325 of 377	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.1	336 of 359	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	322 of 366	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	328 of 358	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	334 of 367	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	349 of 359	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	312 of 354	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	311 of 347	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.2	309 of 343	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	10 of 15	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.8	2 of 11	81.8%	★★★★★
2019	54.1	7 of 17	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.6	8 of 16	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	288 of 383	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	328 of 367	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	300 of 375	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	271 of 349	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	323 of 361	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	324 of 361	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	287 of 358	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	323 of 349	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	303 of 315	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	296 of 380	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.7	325 of 363	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	330 of 368	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	310 of 358	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	340 of 366	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	320 of 366	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	329 of 357	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	326 of 350	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	329 of 339	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	142 of 197	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.1	122 of 194	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	156 of 198	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	160 of 182	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.2	52 of 169	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	13.8	173 of 196	11.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	79 of 171	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.9	121 of 160	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2017	24.1	179 of 230	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)41st percentile+26 vs school

Homeless (2026)33rd percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2026)28th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile+10 vs school

White (2017)22nd percentile+18 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science14%-22 vs state

English12%-22 vs state

Mathematics11%-16 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 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ben C Rain High School	Public	9-12	3125 Dauphin Island Pkwy	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-3233	587	39	15.0	86.7%	18 (3.1%)	522 (88.9%)	31 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	17.4	328^th of 386 public high schools	15.0%		13.2	339^th of 374 public high schools	9.4%	11				10.8		14.4				11.9	$11,300	$1,498	$9,792
Evening Educational Options	Public	10-12	2051 Military Road	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-3233	38				9 (23.7%)	25 (65.8%)	2 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)								(n/a)
Lillie B Williamson High School	Public	6-12	1567 E Dublin St	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-3411	889	52	17.0	89.5%	7 (0.8%)	817 (91.9%)	49 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.7%)	11	358^th of 386 public high schools	7.3%		8.9	367^th of 374 public high schools	1.9%	9	10.6	1.7	0.9	5.4	11.8	11.7	27.4	22.9	25.2	6.4	$10,819	$1,446	$9,339
Murphy High School	Public	9-12	100 S Carlen St	Mobile	36606	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-3186	1,212	74	16.3	69.6%	171 (14.1%)	925 (76.3%)	56 (4.6%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.1%)	51.6	172^nd of 386 public high schools	55.4%		35.6	224^th of 374 public high schools	40.1%	52				24.0		30.6				30.3	$10,088	$1,124	$8,941
WP Davidson High School	Public	9-12	3900 Pleasant Valley Rd	Mobile	36609	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-3084	1,470	79	18.6	55.1%	348 (23.7%)	809 (55.0%)	156 (10.6%)	93 (6.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (4.1%)	85	43^rd of 386 public high schools	88.9%		68.1	101^st of 374 public high schools	73.0%	58				43.9		45.0				44.8	$8,271	$844	$7,418
Acceleration Day and Evening Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3725 Airport Blvd	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	MAEF Public Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(251) 301-0050	513	24	21.3	83.2%	17 (3.3%)	465 (90.6%)	14 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	12	353^rd of 386 public high schools	8.5%		15.2	327^th of 374 public high schools	12.6%	26				4.4		8.8				12.5	$9,373	$1,315	$8,059
Continuous Learning Center	Public	6-12	1870 Pleasant Ave	Mobile	36617	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-2122	259	17	15.2	74.1%	65 (25.1%)	176 (68.0%)	5 (1.9%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	6.9	379^th of 386 public high schools	1.8%		12.2	348^th of 374 public high schools	7.0%	31				0.0		5.6				5.6	$56,017	$23,536	$32,471
John L Leflore Magnet School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2263 St Stephens Road	Mobile	36617	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(251) 221-3125	582	35	16.6	85.7%	1 (0.2%)	563 (96.7%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	17.9	322^nd of 386 public high schools	16.6%		15.8	322^nd of 374 public high schools	13.9%					8.5		18.2				11.8	$11,922	$1,688	$10,201
Theodore High School	Public	9-12	6201 Swedetown Rd	Theodore	36582	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-3351	1,218	67	18.1	67.3%	582 (47.8%)	397 (32.6%)	125 (10.3%)	37 (3.0%)	9 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (5.4%)	43.2	209^th of 386 public high schools	45.9%		22.7	283^rd of 374 public high schools	24.3%	74				24.9		27.7				21.6	$8,813	$848	$7,955
TL Faulkner School	Public	9-12	33 West Elm St	Prichard	36610	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-5431	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Ben C Rain High School

What district is Ben C Rain High School in?

Mobile County

Is Ben C Rain High School a good school?

Ben C Rain High School ranks in the bottom 15.0% of Alabama high schools.

What schools feed into Ben C Rain High School?

Ben C Rain High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary
Elementary : Erwin Craighead Elementary School
Middle : Calloway Smith Middle School
Middle : Pillans Middle School

How many students attend Ben C Rain High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 587 students attended Ben C Rain High School.

What is the racial makeup of Ben C Rain High School?

Students at Ben C Rain High School are 89% African American, 5% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

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2025–26 Summative Assessment scoresAug 14, 2026

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