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Nan Gray Davis Elementary School

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Nan Gray Davis Elementary School ranks 425 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

425^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Nan Gray Davis Elementary School is a public elementary school in Theodore, Alabama, serving 479 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Mobile County School District, which is ranked 94 out of 135 districts in the state.

Academically, Nan Gray Davis Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alabama elementary schools over the past five years. The school's proficiency rates on standardized tests are generally below the state and county averages in both Math and English/Language Arts. However, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with African American students and special education students performing better than their White and low-socioeconomic status peers. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, which are significantly higher than the state and county averages.

Compared to nearby schools in the Mobile County School District, Nan Gray Davis Elementary School's academic performance is generally lower, with schools like Hollingers Island Elementary, Saint Elmo Elementary, and Pearl Haskew Elementary outperforming it. However, the school does outperform some nearby schools, such as Mary W Burroughs Elementary and WC Griggs Elementary, in certain subject areas and grade levels.

499

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,336

Per pupil spending ?

71.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6900 Nan Gray Davis Rd
Theodore, AL 36582

(251) 221-1166

District: Mobile County

Students who attend Nan Gray Davis Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Katherine H Hankins Middle School
High:	Theodore High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.5%

African American:

30.5%

Hispanic:

11.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 28th percentile in 2023 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 38th (2025) from a 28th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (44% vs 52% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg46%

Alabama avg52%

425^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^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	39.6	425 of 680	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	454 of 684	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	491 of 680	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	478 of 687	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	476 of 692	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	457 of 681	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	403 of 680	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.1	324 of 688	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.8	265 of 691	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.2	332 of 691	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	43.1	422 of 695	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	66.2	232 of 696	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.7	167 of 696	76.0%	★★★★☆
2011	74.1	141 of 709	80.1%	★★★★☆
2010	72.8	151 of 704	78.6%	★★★★☆
2009	79.0	87 of 696	87.5%	★★★★☆
2008	62.9	247 of 698	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	77.4	114 of 698	83.7%	★★★★☆
2006	70.4	154 of 689	77.6%	★★★★☆
2005	68.1	189 of 688	72.5%	★★★★☆
2004	49.0	341 of 623	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	267 of 427	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	209 of 420	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.3	276 of 427	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	290 of 426	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	294 of 426	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	324 of 426	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.4	178 of 423	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.6	183 of 336	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	428 of 649	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	454 of 650	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	486 of 645	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	450 of 656	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	389 of 656	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	386 of 646	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	378 of 640	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.8	267 of 639	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	34.1	28 of 38	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	22 of 39	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	363 of 660	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	431 of 670	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	458 of 623	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	463 of 651	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.5	379 of 653	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	466 of 649	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.5	349 of 651	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	69.2	126 of 567	77.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	383 of 651	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	427 of 655	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	445 of 649	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	499 of 669	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	488 of 669	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	475 of 650	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.6	364 of 650	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.7	354 of 639	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	165 of 403	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.4	228 of 395	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	314 of 373	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	286 of 345	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	251 of 398	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	297 of 392	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.2	179 of 344	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.9	226 of 280	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	378 of 532	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	397 of 535	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	433 of 528	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	457 of 540	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	470 of 539	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	392 of 529	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	385 of 508	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.2	211 of 369	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)59th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-9 vs school

Homeless (2019)26th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English58%-7 vs state

Science36%-7 vs state

Mathematics33%-9 vs state

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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 Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Nan Gray Davis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6900 Nan Gray Davis Rd	Theodore	36582	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1166	499	26	19.1	71.1%	232 (46.5%)	152 (30.5%)	57 (11.4%)	9 (1.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.0%)	39.6	425^th of 680 public elementary schools	37.5%		36.4	454^th of 684 public elementary schools	33.6%	29	33.7	37.5	28.4		35.9	62.5	58.1	53.4		$9,336	$1,737	$7,589
Mary W Burroughs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6875 Burroughs Ln	Theodore	36582	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1077	404	21	19.2	80.7%	56 (13.9%)	273 (67.6%)	37 (9.2%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.7%)	13	607^th of 680 public elementary schools	10.7%		13.9	587^th of 684 public elementary schools	14.2%	20	30.2	8.6	16.3		17.2	34.9	35.1	44.9		$11,481	$1,952	$9,519
Pearl Haskew Elementary	Public	K-5	7001 White Oak Drive	Irvington	36544	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1850	546	28	19.7	71.2%	394 (72.2%)	50 (9.2%)	46 (8.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.2%)	50.3	353^rd of 680 public elementary schools	48.1%		51.7	331^st of 684 public elementary schools	51.6%	22	30.5	31.9	53.6		48.4	54.8	59.6	69.9		$10,693	$1,670	$9,013
WC Griggs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6001 Three Notch Rd	Mobile	36619	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1330	601	37	16.2	71.5%	319 (53.1%)	150 (25.0%)	79 (13.1%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.3%)	29.5	477^th of 680 public elementary schools	29.9%		24.2	520^th of 684 public elementary schools	24.0%	43	27.1	34.0	17.8		36.1	51.8	55.2	46.5		$9,865	$1,473	$8,382
Meadowlake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8251 Three Notch Rd	Mobile	36619	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1529	373	21	17.9	63.0%	203 (54.4%)	81 (21.7%)	40 (10.7%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	33 (8.8%)	37.9	442^nd of 680 public elementary schools	35.0%		40.6	428^th of 684 public elementary schools	37.4%	14	35.5	37.3	26.4		35.8	56.5	43.3	67.3		$9,796	$1,299	$8,487
Saint Elmo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8666 McDonald Rd	Irvington	36544	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 957-6314	451	25	18.2	71.0%	228 (50.6%)	76 (16.9%)	63 (14.0%)	36 (8.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.0%)	53.7	325^th of 680 public elementary schools	52.2%		54.2	316^th of 684 public elementary schools	53.8%	9	56.1	30.6	51.6		26.4	71.6	50.7	73.3		$9,493	$1,423	$8,060
Covenant Academy of Mobile	Public, Charter	K-6	4568 Halls Mill Road	Mobile	36693	Mobile County	Covenant Academy of Mobile	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(251) 510-3671	327	20	16.3	82.9%	10 (3.1%)	278 (85.0%)	17 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	19.1	549^th of 680 public elementary schools	19.3%					(n/a)	13.6	5.4	15.2	21.4	18.9	38.6	54.1	54.6	40.5
Hollingers Island Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Hammock Rd	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1376	255	14	17.7	69.4%	204 (80.0%)	5 (2.0%)	19 (7.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	9 (3.5%)	14 (5.5%)	44.7	395^th of 680 public elementary schools	41.9%		49	355^th of 684 public elementary schools	48.1%	40	45.5	44.8	24.0		27.6	51.2	71.4	62.0		$10,584	$1,399	$9,175
Olive J Dodge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2615 Longleaf Dr	Mobile	36693	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1195	862	46	18.7	72.0%	185 (21.5%)	506 (58.7%)	88 (10.2%)	12 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	66 (7.7%)	23.4	519^th of 680 public elementary schools	23.7%		22.5	528^th of 684 public elementary schools	22.8%	9	23.0	24.1	12.4		29.3	54.1	49.6	50.4		$8,449	$1,210	$7,229
Kate Shepard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3980B Burma Rd	Mobile	36693	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1645	576	31	18.5	75.3%	108 (18.8%)	374 (64.9%)	42 (7.3%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.8%)	33.4	459^th of 680 public elementary schools	32.5%		22.3	529^th of 684 public elementary schools	22.7%	70	32.6	17.5	37.4		24.7	61.8	47.4	61.7		$10,062	$2,357	$7,695

Frequently Asked Questions about Nan Gray Davis Elementary School

What district is Nan Gray Davis Elementary School in?

Mobile County

How many students attend Nan Gray Davis Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 499 students attended Nan Gray Davis Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Nan Gray Davis Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Nan Gray Davis Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Katherine H Hankins Middle School
High : Theodore High School

Is Nan Gray Davis Elementary School a good school?

Nan Gray Davis Elementary School ranks 425^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Nan Gray Davis Elementary School?

Students at Nan Gray Davis Elementary School are 46% White, 30% African American, 11% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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