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Booker T Washington Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

400^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 11% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Booker T Washington Middle School in Mobile, AL, serves 270 students in grades 6 through 8 within the Mobile County school district, where over 92% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most encouraging news is a dramatic turnaround in attendance. Chronic absenteeism plummeted from 47.4% in 2022-2023 to just 8.6% in 2024-2025—now better than both the district (12.8%) and state (12.0%) averages. This suggests real progress in engaging students and families. Academically, the school shows a clear split between subjects. Eighth-grade English has surged from 13.68% proficiency two years ago to 40.51% today, though it still trails the district (55.45%) and state (58.53%). However, math remains a serious concern, with 7th-grade math proficiency at 0%—a stark outlier even among the school's other low math scores. One standout area is the school's work with homeless students, who ranked in the 50th percentile statewide (3-star rating), far exceeding the school's overall 1-star rating.

Compared to nearby schools, the gap is significant. Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies and Phillips Preparatory Middle School rank in the top 2-3% of Alabama schools, with proficiency rates often exceeding 80-90%. Even schools with similar demographics, like CL Scarborough Model Middle School and Calloway Smith Middle School, outperform Booker T Washington. Notably, the school spends more per student ($10,926) than many higher-performing peers, indicating resources are available but not yet translating into broad academic gains. The attendance success and 8th-grade English growth show that targeted efforts can work—the challenge now is applying those same strategies to math and other grade levels.

270

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,851

Per pupil spending ?

92.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1961 Andrews St
Mobile, AL 36617

(251) 221-2361

District: Mobile County

Feeder schools for Booker T Washington Middle School:

Elementary:	Holloway Elementary
	SpencerWestlawn Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.0%

Hispanic:

3.7%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (21% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Science scores 29 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg40%

Alabama avg44%

400^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	14.0	400 of 449	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	384 of 439	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	389 of 442	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	399 of 437	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	421 of 432	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	412 of 440	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	393 of 437	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	378 of 423	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	4.4	430 of 432	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.5	426 of 432	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.0	426 of 430	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.5	398 of 438	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.9	374 of 436	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.3	383 of 436	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.9	379 of 435	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.7	363 of 435	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.2	340 of 425	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.8	348 of 417	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.8	321 of 412	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.7	314 of 409	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.4	316 of 415	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.3	345 of 407	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	197 of 269	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.6	187 of 259	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	199 of 269	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	206 of 263	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	258 of 271	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	240 of 266	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	204 of 252	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	193 of 247	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	377 of 427	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	362 of 415	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	375 of 426	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	390 of 417	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	415 of 423	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	388 of 415	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	375 of 399	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	350 of 392	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	5.5	372 of 380	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	10 of 20	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.2	8 of 18	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.8	15 of 20	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	19 of 25	24.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.5	8 of 23	65.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	379 of 438	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	359 of 428	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	377 of 437	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	362 of 410	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	401 of 421	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	381 of 415	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	351 of 396	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	345 of 396	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	4.5	349 of 349	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	381 of 426	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	374 of 422	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	385 of 428	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	359 of 419	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	401 of 427	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	398 of 418	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	347 of 399	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	359 of 397	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.4	380 of 380	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	239 of 269	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	232 of 271	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	258 of 281	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	243 of 281	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	211 of 256	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.3	180 of 274	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	84 of 254	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.5	61 of 195	68.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2026)50th percentile+39 vs school

African American (2026)27th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)11th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English33%-24 vs state

Science25%-29 vs state

Mathematics7%-21 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/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 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
Booker T Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	1961 Andrews St	Mobile	36617	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2361	270	19	14.2	92.6%	6 (2.2%)	251 (93.0%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	14	400^th of 449 public middle schools	10.9%		14.4	384^th of 439 public middle schools	12.5%	16	12.4	0.0	10.0	25.0	27.8	30.1	40.5	$13,851	$3,912	$9,846
Calloway Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	350 N Lawrence St	Mobile	36603	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2042	315	22	14.3	90.5%	4 (1.3%)	299 (94.9%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	33.6	302^nd of 449 public middle schools	32.7%		23.5	338^th of 439 public middle schools	23.0%	36	17.3	19.8	14.7	44.8	37.3	48.4	48.4	$18,406	$4,165	$14,148
Phillips Preparatory Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3255 Old Shell Rd	Mobile	36607	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-2286	453	34	13.3	43.3%	156 (34.4%)	215 (47.5%)	23 (5.1%)	36 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	96.3	9^th of 449 public middle schools	98.0%		95.9	11^th of 439 public middle schools	97.5%	2	69.6	58.4	44.4	88.2	91.3	85.4	91.7	$13,345	$2,233	$11,019
Dunbar Creative Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	500 Saint Anthony St	Mobile	36603	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(251) 221-2160	338	22	15.3	69.8%	33 (9.8%)	280 (82.8%)	8 (2.4%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	63.1	141^st of 449 public middle schools	68.6%		64.5	123^rd of 439 public middle schools	72.0%	18	22.9	15.2	31.0	57.5	65.3	74.1	70.8	$14,305	$3,367	$10,846
Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies	Public, Magnet	6-9	504 Government Street	Mobile	36602	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-1040	311	19	16.3	20.6%	192 (61.7%)	77 (24.8%)	13 (4.2%)	19 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	98.4	3^rd of 449 public middle schools	99.3%		99	2^nd of 439 public middle schools	99.5%	1	75.8	48.2	69.3	90.7	100.0	92.9	98.7	$17,631	$1,518	$16,019
Mobile County Training Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Whitley St	Mobile	36610	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2267	193	14	13.7	94.3%	0 (0.0%)	188 (97.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	10	421^st of 449 public middle schools	6.2%		13.1	398^th of 439 public middle schools	9.3%	23	1.9	1.9	1.4	31.4	25.9	32.1	23.2	$23,695	$7,229	$16,373
Acceleration Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	3725 Airport Blvd	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	MAEF Public Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(251) 301-0050	322			83.5%	5 (1.6%)	294 (91.3%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	9.2	424^th of 449 public middle schools	5.6%		8.6	421^st of 439 public middle schools	4.1%	3	5.0	5.6	0.8	23.8	17.8	28.7	28.8
Chickasaw Middle School	Public	7-8	50 Chieftain Way	Chickasaw	36611	Mobile County	Chickasaw City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 452-2256	143	11	13.6	90.9%	28 (19.6%)	105 (73.4%)	6 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	11.1	416^th of 449 public middle schools	7.3%		14	387^th of 439 public middle schools	11.8%	29		2.8	1.5	19.1		36.6	27.9	$18,034	$2,557	$15,470
CL Scarborough Model Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 Phillips Ln	Mobile	36618	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2323	641	33	19.4	86.1%	30 (4.7%)	560 (87.4%)	32 (5.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	19.8	364^th of 449 public middle schools	18.9%		19.3	360^th of 439 public middle schools	18.0%	4	15.2	9.6	11.0	35.8	23.8	41.7	35.4	$12,397	$3,294	$9,010
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

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Booker T Washington Middle School ranks in the bottom 10.9% of Alabama middle schools.

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Mobile County

What is the racial makeup of Booker T Washington Middle School?

Students at Booker T Washington Middle School are 93% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 270 students attended Booker T Washington Middle School.

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