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Mattie T Blount High School

Q: Is Mattie T Blount High School a good school?

Mattie T Blount High School ranks in the bottom 14.2% of Alabama high schools.

Q: How many students attend Mattie T Blount High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,058 students attended Mattie T Blount High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Mattie T Blount High School?

Students at Mattie T Blount High School are 94% African American, 2% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Mattie T Blount High School?

Mattie T Blount High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : ChastangFournier Middle School Elementary : Forest Hill Elementary School Elementary : John Will Elementary School

Public Grades 9-12

321^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 14% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Mattie T Blount High School is a public high school located in Eight Mile, Alabama, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,105 students. The school is part of the Mobile County School District, which is ranked 94 out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mattie T Blount High School consistently ranks in the bottom third of Alabama high schools, with a statewide ranking between 314-353 out of 367-378 schools over the past several years. Its academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is significantly below the state and county averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 6.83% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 14.01% in the Mobile County and 23.71% in the state. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.8% to 31.5% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and county averages.

While Mattie T Blount High School's overall performance is low, it has some bright spots in specific student subgroups. For example, the school's special education students rank relatively high, between 28-112 out of 182-194 Alabama high schools, and its African American students rank between 132-155 out of 224-228 schools. Comparing Mattie T Blount High School to nearby schools, it is clear that the school is underperforming compared to its peers, such as WP Davidson High School, which consistently ranks in the top 30-40% of Alabama high schools and has significantly higher test scores and graduation rates.

1,058

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,949

Per pupil spending ?

77.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5450 Lott Road
Eight Mile, AL 36613-9170

(251) 221-3070

District: Mobile County

Feeder schools for Mattie T Blount High School:

Elementary:	ChastangFournier Middle School
	Forest Hill Elementary School
	John Will Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.6%

Hispanic:

2.5%

White:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (9% vs 29% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!English scores 23 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg18%

Alabama avg29%

321^st of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 13High 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	15.9	321 of 374	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	314 of 378	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	331 of 371	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	353 of 367	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	352 of 371	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	319 of 366	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	317 of 356	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	331 of 353	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.1	332 of 351	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.2	329 of 353	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.0	324 of 358	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	48.6	234 of 358	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.5	294 of 358	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.8	262 of 360	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.1	271 of 358	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.3	243 of 357	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	23.9	322 of 359	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.9	292 of 358	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.1	344 of 357	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.0	348 of 359	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	18.5	333 of 357	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	132 of 228	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	129 of 231	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	155 of 224	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	190 of 222	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	183 of 228	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	146 of 224	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	146 of 223	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	308 of 359	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	307 of 366	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	315 of 358	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	343 of 367	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	332 of 359	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	316 of 354	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	305 of 347	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.0	314 of 343	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	79.1	4 of 17	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	53.2	6 of 16	62.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	299 of 367	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	289 of 375	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	287 of 349	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	336 of 361	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	339 of 361	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	313 of 358	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	297 of 349	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	293 of 315	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	303 of 363	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	326 of 368	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	331 of 358	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	355 of 366	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	353 of 366	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	319 of 357	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	321 of 350	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.1	316 of 339	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	6.6	25 of 25	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	14 of 14	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	28 of 194	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	51.8	76 of 198	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.2	112 of 182	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.6	141 of 169	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	148 of 196	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	95 of 171	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.0	130 of 160	18.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)86th percentile+71 vs school

Homeless (2019)76th percentile+64 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2021)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Science12%-20 vs state

English7%-23 vs state

Mathematics7%-17 vs state

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Schools Near Mattie T Blount High School

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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 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mattie T Blount High School	Public	9-12	5450 Lott Road	Eight Mile	36613	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-3070	1,058	57	18.5	77.6%	20 (1.9%)	990 (93.6%)	26 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.9%)	15.9	321^st of 374 public high schools	14.2%		17.5	314^th of 378 public high schools	16.9%	7	6.8	12.2	7.3	$9,949	$1,378	$8,544
Saraland High School	Public	9-12	1115 Industrial Parkway	Saraland	36571	Mobile County	Saraland City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 602-8970	1,134	70	16.1	42.4%	773 (68.2%)	235 (20.7%)	38 (3.4%)	16 (1.4%)	13 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (5.1%)	88.7	34^th of 374 public high schools	90.9%		84.3	44^th of 378 public high schools	88.4%	10	37.4	46.4	45.3	$10,625	$984	$9,626
Mary G Montgomery High School	Public	9-12	4275 Snow Rd	Semmes	36575	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-3153	1,888	105	17.9	49.5%	1,148 (60.8%)	533 (28.2%)	134 (7.1%)	9 (0.5%)	12 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (2.8%)	33.8	233^rd of 374 public high schools	37.7%		37.5	233^rd of 378 public high schools	38.4%		10.3	20.9	22.5	$8,624	$1,002	$7,613
Chickasaw City High School	Public	9-12	50 12th Ave	Chickasaw	36611	Mobile County	Chickasaw City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 380-8120	241	19	13.0	78.8%	52 (21.6%)	170 (70.5%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	21.9	290^th of 374 public high schools	22.5%		16.5	323^rd of 378 public high schools	14.6%	33	13.5	13.5	8.3	$13,196	$2,440	$10,745
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)
CF Vigor High School	Public	9-12	913 N Wilson Ave	Prichard	36610	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-3045	620	37	16.7	84.7%	1 (0.2%)	606 (97.7%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	15.5	325^th of 374 public high schools	13.1%		11	356^th of 378 public high schools	5.8%	31	3.6	14.4	8.0	$12,573	$1,808	$10,755
John L Leflore Magnet School	Public, Magnet	9-12	700 Donald St	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%)	15.8	322^nd of 374 public high schools	13.9%		12	351^st of 378 public high schools	7.1%	29	4.8	12.9	9.0	$11,922	$1,688	$10,201
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%)	15.2	327^th of 374 public high schools	12.6%		12.3	349^th of 378 public high schools	7.7%	22	4.8	5.8	13.1	$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%)	12.2	348^th of 374 public high schools	7.0%		10.9	358^th of 378 public high schools	5.3%	10	0.0	16.0	0.0	$56,017	$23,536	$32,471
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%)	68.1	101^st of 374 public high schools	73.0%		87.1	40^th of 378 public high schools	89.4%	61	31.6	33.4	30.2	$8,271	$844	$7,418

Frequently Asked Questions about Mattie T Blount High School

Is Mattie T Blount High School a good school?

Mattie T Blount High School ranks in the bottom 14.2% of Alabama high schools.

How many students attend Mattie T Blount High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,058 students attended Mattie T Blount High School.

What district is Mattie T Blount High School in?

Mobile County

What is the racial makeup of Mattie T Blount High School?

Students at Mattie T Blount High School are 94% African American, 2% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Mattie T Blount High School?

Mattie T Blount High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : ChastangFournier Middle School
Elementary : Forest Hill Elementary School
Elementary : John Will Elementary School

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