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WP Davidson High School

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WP Davidson High School ranks 42 nd of 380 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

42^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 380 Alabama High Schools

Better than 89% of Alabama high schools

Summary

WP Davidson High School is a large public high school in Mobile, AL, serving 1,470 students in grades 9-12, and it stands out as a high-performing academic leader within the Mobile County school district.

Davidson’s academic performance is exceptional, especially when compared to its immediate neighbors. In the 2025-2026 school year, roughly 44-45% of 11th graders were proficient in Math, Science, and English—about double the district average and significantly above the state average. Nearby schools like CF Vigor High School, Ben C Rain High School, and John L Leflore Magnet School post proficiency rates in the single digits to low teens, while even the next best-performing nearby school, Baker High School, trails Davidson by 9-10 percentage points in Math and Science. Davidson also achieves these results while spending less per student ($8,271) than nearly all of its lower-performing peers, demonstrating highly effective resource allocation. The school has ranked #1 in the entire state for three consecutive years for the academic performance of its Homeless Students, and its African American students ranked in the 93rd percentile statewide in 2025-2026.

However, there are areas of concern. While Davidson’s academic rank is high and improving (from 101st to 42nd in the state), its graduation rate has declined from 89.1% in 2021-2022 to 81.8% in 2024-2025—now below the district average (85.9%) and nearly 10 points below the state average (91.5%). Chronic absenteeism is also a significant issue, with an 18.7% rate in 2024-2025, nearly 50% higher than the district rate. Additionally, performance for some subgroups is volatile; English Language Learner students dropped from the 87th to the 42nd percentile over two years. Despite these challenges, Davidson remains a clear academic oasis in a challenging landscape, proving that school-level practices can overcome socioeconomic hurdles that hinder its neighbors.

1,470

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,271

Per pupil spending ?

55.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3900 Pleasant Valley Rd
Mobile, AL 36609

(251) 221-3084

District: Mobile County

Feeder schools for WP Davidson High School:

Elementary:

Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.0%

White:

23.7%

Hispanic:

10.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (45% vs 32% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Alabama high schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Mobile County

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the Alabama average (82% vs 92%)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg27%

Alabama avg32%

42^nd of 380

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 13High Schools in the Mobile County

93^rd of 139Mobile 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	84.8	42 of 380	88.9%	★★★★☆
2025	68.1	101 of 374	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	40 of 378	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	108 of 371	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	90.2	35 of 367	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.7	28 of 371	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	74.5	84 of 366	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	46 of 356	87.1%	★★★★☆
2017	83.5	46 of 353	87.0%	★★★★☆
2016	80.3	45 of 351	87.2%	★★★★☆
2015	75.8	59 of 353	83.3%	★★★★☆
2014	67.4	95 of 358	73.5%	★★★★☆
2013	61.2	126 of 358	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.8	107 of 358	70.1%	★★★★☆
2011	63.9	120 of 360	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.0	164 of 358	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.0	109 of 357	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.7	130 of 359	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.5	169 of 358	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.4	182 of 357	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.2	211 of 359	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	58.8	148 of 357	58.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	17 of 234	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	59.1	59 of 228	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	18 of 231	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	60.9	56 of 224	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	23 of 222	89.6%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	19 of 228	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	81.7	26 of 224	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	90.2	14 of 223	93.7%	★★★★★
2017	82.3	21 of 189	88.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	7 of 16	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	25.1	14 of 18	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	12 of 17	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	6.6	14 of 15	6.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	12 of 16	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	12 of 18	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.6	15 of 18	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.7	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	76.0	5 of 17	70.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	52 of 89	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.2	23 of 75	69.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	8 of 63	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	7 of 43	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	56.4	8 of 39	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	41.8	11 of 28	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	10 of 29	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.5	12 of 22	45.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	80.5	53 of 372	85.8%	★★★★☆
2025	49.3	169 of 359	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.4	63 of 366	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	52.6	150 of 358	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.1	46 of 367	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.8	52 of 359	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	87 of 354	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	108 of 347	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.8	81 of 343	76.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	64.2	17 of 69	75.4%	★★★★☆
2025	67.6	42 of 142	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	25 of 139	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.5	42 of 122	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	87.0	10 of 114	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	6 of 113	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	61.8	30 of 103	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	89.3	9 of 95	90.5%	★★★★★
2017	78.4	18 of 93	80.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	92.6	1 of 15	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	69.0	1 of 11	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.3	1 of 10	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	26.0	13 of 17	23.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	90.7	2 of 16	87.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	74.9	59 of 377	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	55.0	135 of 367	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.5	51 of 375	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	106 of 349	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.6	60 of 361	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	88.4	31 of 361	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	29.6	256 of 358	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	81.2	47 of 349	86.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	85.8	42 of 375	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	82.0	53 of 363	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	91.0	31 of 368	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	72.1	75 of 358	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	92.7	27 of 366	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	18 of 366	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	73.8	81 of 357	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	92.5	26 of 350	92.6%	★★★★★
2017	91.3	24 of 339	92.9%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	52.7	11 of 24	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	10 of 27	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.9	17 of 25	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	88.6	13 of 122	89.3%	★★★★★
2025	67.8	16 of 66	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	14 of 56	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	7 of 45	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	2 of 40	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	2 of 43	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	66.8	9 of 24	62.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	62 of 197	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.9	56 of 194	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	29.2	146 of 198	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.5	77 of 182	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.2	40 of 169	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	52.9	76 of 196	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.8	96 of 171	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.0	30 of 160	81.3%	★★★★☆
2017	39.5	54 of 83	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	97.1	9 of 316	97.2%	★★★★★
2025	95.8	10 of 325	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	11 of 325	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	24 of 317	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.3	8 of 326	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.9	8 of 319	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	19 of 313	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	20 of 300	93.3%	★★★★★
2017	94.8	15 of 230	93.5%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)97th percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2026)93rd percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)89th percentile~ school

Male (2026)89th percentile~ school

Female (2026)86th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)75th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)69th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2026)56th percentile-33 vs school

Military Connected (2024)54th percentile-35 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)42nd percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science45%+9 vs state

English45%+11 vs state

Mathematics44%+17 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
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%)	84.8	42^nd of 380 public high schools	88.9%		68.1	101^st of 374 public high schools	73.0%	59				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%)	11.9	347^th of 380 public high schools	8.7%		15.2	327^th of 374 public high schools	12.6%	20				4.4		8.8				12.5	$9,373	$1,315	$8,059
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%)	51.3	171^st of 380 public high schools	55.0%		35.6	224^th of 374 public high schools	40.1%	53				24.0		30.6				30.3	$10,088	$1,124	$8,941
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%)	10.9	352^nd of 380 public high schools	7.4%		8.9	367^th of 374 public high schools	1.9%	15	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
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)
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%)	6.7	373^rd of 380 public high schools	1.8%		12.2	348^th of 374 public high schools	7.0%	25				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%)	17.6	320^th of 380 public high schools	15.8%		15.8	322^nd of 374 public high schools	13.9%	2				8.5		18.2				11.8	$11,922	$1,688	$10,201
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%)	17.1	325^th of 380 public high schools	14.5%		13.2	339^th of 374 public high schools	9.4%	14				10.8		14.4				11.9	$11,300	$1,498	$9,792
Baker High School	Public	9-12	8901 Airport Blvd	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-3000	2,271	132	17.2	46.1%	1,120 (49.3%)	742 (32.7%)	218 (9.6%)	83 (3.7%)	8 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	98 (4.3%)	73.5	82^nd of 380 public high schools	78.4%		56.3	150^th of 374 public high schools	59.9%	68				34.7		42.0				36.8	$8,018	$404	$7,604
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 WP Davidson High School

What schools feed into WP Davidson High School?

WP Davidson High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School

How many students attend WP Davidson High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,470 students attended WP Davidson High School.

What district is WP Davidson High School in?

Mobile County

Is WP Davidson High School a good school?

WP Davidson High School ranks 42^nd of 380 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of WP Davidson High School?

Students at WP Davidson High School are 55% African American, 24% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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