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Nan Gray Davis Elementary School

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Nan Gray Davis Elementary School ranks 444 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

444^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Nan Gray Davis Elementary School is a PK-5 school in Theodore, AL, serving 499 students within the Mobile County district, where about 71% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most impressive thing happening at Nan Gray Davis right now is attendance. In just two years, the chronic absenteeism rate dropped from 25.6% to 6.1% — that's half the state average and the lowest among all nearby elementary schools. This tells us the school has put effective systems in place to get kids to class, which is a strong foundation for learning. Academically, the school shows real strength in early literacy: 3rd and 4th grade English scores beat district averages, and the school ranks in the top half statewide for supporting special education students. Science in 4th grade is also nearly at district level and improving. However, math is a clear challenge — proficiency trails district and state averages at every grade level, with 4th grade math dropping to 26% this year. There's also a noticeable "5th grade drop-off," where students who were ahead of district averages in English in 3rd and 4th grade fall behind by 5th grade.

Compared to nearby schools, Nan Gray Davis sits in the middle academically — ranking 445th out of about 680 elementary schools statewide. Saint Elmo Elementary School, just 4 miles away, ranks significantly higher (296th) while serving a similar student population, which suggests there may be instructional strategies worth learning from. The school has declined from its 3-star status a decade ago but has stabilized in recent years. On the plus side, Nan Gray Davis spends less per student ($9,336) than most nearby schools while achieving comparable results, indicating efficient use of resources. For parents, this is a school that clearly cares about showing up and has proven it can make big improvements — the attendance turnaround suggests that with focused effort, math could be the next success story.

499

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,093

Per pupil spending ?

71.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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 → 35th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 35th (2026) from a 28th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (45% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg46%

Alabama avg53%

444^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 26 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 50Elementary 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	38.2	444 of 686	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	32.7	293 of 428	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	34.3	445 of 651	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	37.3	442 of 667	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	41.0	401 of 659	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
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%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	38.7	120 of 193	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	191 of 403	52.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	34.5	350 of 501	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)53rd percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)38th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile~ school

Female (2026)32nd percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)32nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)30th percentile-5 vs school

Homeless (2019)26th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English58%-6 vs state

Science45%-5 vs state

Mathematics31%-11 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th 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	Summative Assessment English 7th 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%)	38.2	444^th of 686 public elementary schools	35.3%		39.6	425^th of 680 public elementary schools	37.5%	19	31.5	26.0	34.8			45.2	58.9	56.2	59.4			$12,093	$3,429	$8,575
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%)	14.4	596^th of 686 public elementary schools	13.1%		13	607^th of 680 public elementary schools	10.7%	11	25.0	25.9	10.4			22.4	44.6	34.5	41.7			$13,932	$4,424	$9,420
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%)	47.1	381^st of 686 public elementary schools	44.5%		50.3	353^rd of 680 public elementary schools	48.1%	28	37.1	27.6	44.6			45.9	70.8	49.0	68.5			$14,194	$4,176	$9,925
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%)	27.4	505^th of 686 public elementary schools	26.4%		29.5	477^th of 680 public elementary schools	29.9%	28	27.6	23.3	21.8			43.8	54.7	42.5	56.4			$13,499	$3,518	$9,891
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%)	41.7	417^th of 686 public elementary schools	39.2%		37.9	442^nd of 680 public elementary schools	35.0%	25	32.1	41.5	32.8			56.9	56.6	53.9	52.5			$13,099	$3,351	$9,662
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%)	56.9	296^th of 686 public elementary schools	56.9%		53.7	325^th of 680 public elementary schools	52.2%	29	45.5	36.7	34.8			66.7	66.7	55.0	75.7			$14,107	$4,077	$9,944
Covenant Academy of Mobile	Public, Charter	K-7	4568 Halls Mill Road	Mobile	36693	Mobile County	Covenant Academy of Mobile	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(251) 307-1863	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%)	21.9	539^th of 686 public elementary schools	21.4%		19.1	549^th of 680 public elementary schools	19.3%	10	17.1	35.9	9.8	10.0	0.0	35.9	46.3	46.2	46.3	46.7	42.5
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%)	28.1	498^th of 686 public elementary schools	27.4%		44.7	395^th of 680 public elementary schools	41.9%	103	40.6	14.6	17.2			34.2	56.3	29.3	69.0			$14,185	$3,780	$10,317
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%)	29.2	493^rd of 686 public elementary schools	28.1%		23.4	519^th of 680 public elementary schools	23.7%	26	25.2	19.2	23.3			41.0	55.3	46.2	64.2			$12,234	$2,895	$9,251
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%)	33.9	465^th of 686 public elementary schools	32.2%		33.4	459^th of 680 public elementary schools	32.5%	6	25.3	35.5	25.5			41.9	55.0	54.8	57.5			$13,331	$4,750	$8,492

Frequently Asked Questions about Nan Gray Davis Elementary School

How many students attend Nan Gray Davis Elementary School?

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

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.

What district is Nan Gray Davis Elementary School in?

Mobile County

Is Nan Gray Davis Elementary School a good school?

Nan Gray Davis Elementary School ranks 444^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

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