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ER Dickson Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

593^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

ER Dickson Elementary School is a large PK-5 school in Mobile, AL, serving 967 students in a predominantly low-income area, with nearly 75% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch.

ER Dickson has experienced a significant decline in academic performance over the past decade. In 2016-2017, the school ranked in the 70th percentile statewide, but by 2025-2026, it had fallen to the 14th percentile, placing it among the lowest-performing schools in Alabama. Proficiency rates are drastically below both Mobile County and state averages across all subjects. For example, 4th-grade math proficiency is just 9%, compared to 32% for the district and 39% statewide. Even the school's strongest area—5th-grade English at 48%—falls well short of the district (64%) and state (70%) averages. The school also struggles to serve its Special Education students, who have ranked in the bottom 6th percentile for three consecutive years. Hispanic and English Language Learner students have also shown volatile and often very low performance in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, ER Dickson is the lowest-performing in its immediate area. Its 2025-2026 state rank (593rd) is worse than Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School (568th), Forest Hill Elementary School (561st), and John Will Elementary School (569th). The starkest contrast is with Old Shell Road Magnet School, a top-performing school just 3 miles away with near-100% proficiency rates. ER Dickson also has a higher student-teacher ratio (20.1) and lower per-student spending ($8,690) than most peers, suggesting larger class sizes and fewer resources. On a positive note, chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically, dropping from 24% to 8-11% in recent years—now better than the district average—though this improvement has not yet translated into better academic outcomes.

967

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,780

Per pupil spending ?

74.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

4645 Bit And Spur Rd
Mobile, AL 36608

(251) 221-1180

District: Mobile County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.1%

White:

14.5%

Hispanic:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (29% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 53 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg46%

Alabama avg53%

593^rd of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 54 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st 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	14.7	593 of 686	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	585 of 680	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	514 of 684	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	504 of 680	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	441 of 687	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	451 of 692	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	325 of 681	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	318 of 680	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.5	204 of 688	70.3%	★★★★☆
2016	64.4	226 of 691	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.9	160 of 691	76.8%	★★★★☆
2014	72.6	148 of 695	78.7%	★★★★☆
2013	81.4	30 of 696	95.7%	★★★★★
2012	84.0	31 of 696	95.5%	★★★★★
2011	83.4	39 of 709	94.5%	★★★★★
2010	81.0	59 of 704	91.6%	★★★★★
2009	73.0	138 of 696	80.2%	★★★★☆
2008	74.4	133 of 698	80.9%	★★★★☆
2007	63.8	250 of 698	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.5	126 of 689	81.7%	★★★★☆
2005	58.8	277 of 688	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	71.8	139 of 623	77.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	351 of 428	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.4	335 of 427	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	264 of 420	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	260 of 427	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	185 of 426	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	154 of 426	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	97 of 426	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	79 of 423	81.3%	★★★★☆
2017	72.2	59 of 336	82.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	34.9	18 of 21	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	98 of 143	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	8.1	142 of 142	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	70.9	19 of 123	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	68.6	14 of 100	86.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	569 of 651	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	557 of 649	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	472 of 650	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	476 of 645	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	432 of 656	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	419 of 656	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.0	273 of 646	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	283 of 640	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.5	231 of 639	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	196 of 206	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	54.6	67 of 175	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.9	128 of 164	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	86.7	7 of 130	94.6%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	18 of 30	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.3	17 of 19	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	68.3	3 of 18	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	44.9	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	9 of 38	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	51.9	20 of 39	48.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	582 of 667	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	589 of 660	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	499 of 670	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	485 of 623	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	428 of 651	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.5	365 of 653	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	311 of 649	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	296 of 651	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	77.6	70 of 567	87.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	572 of 659	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	563 of 651	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	522 of 655	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	494 of 649	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	425 of 669	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	430 of 669	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	350 of 650	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.9	307 of 650	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.1	164 of 639	74.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	16.6	169 of 193	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	86 of 97	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.8	45 of 82	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	387 of 403	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	377 of 403	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	373 of 395	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	315 of 373	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.6	141 of 345	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.5	282 of 398	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	219 of 392	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	153 of 344	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	82.1	24 of 280	91.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	404 of 501	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.3	459 of 532	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	413 of 535	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	398 of 528	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.3	270 of 540	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.8	343 of 539	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.0	153 of 529	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	58.5	201 of 508	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.1	130 of 369	64.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2026)40th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)31st percentile+18 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)18th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2019)14th percentile-38 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile~ school

Female (2026)13th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English42%-22 vs state

Science38%-12 vs state

Mathematics13%-29 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, September 4, 2009

any school that does not respect the President of the United States especially when he is about to make a speech about the importance of education obviously has another agenda on its mind. One that pleases the wackos at faux news Close Quote

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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 Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
ER Dickson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4645 Bit And Spur Rd	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1180	967	48	20.1	74.6%	140 (14.5%)	630 (65.1%)	89 (9.2%)	28 (2.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (7.9%)	14.7	593^rd of 686 public elementary schools	13.6%		15.4	585^th of 680 public elementary schools	14.0%	8	14.5	9.1	14.3	37.9	42.1	37.4	47.7	$10,780	$3,053	$7,639
John Will Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5750 Summit Ave	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1750	549	25	21.6	88.7%	12 (2.2%)	482 (87.8%)	33 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	18.3	569^th of 686 public elementary schools	17.1%		9.7	642^nd of 680 public elementary schools	5.6%	73	22.7	18.9	16.9	24.3	40.9	40.5	60.2	$13,068	$4,319	$8,661
Mary B Austin Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 Provident Ln	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-1015	506	24	21.0	57.3%	191 (37.7%)	224 (44.3%)	39 (7.7%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.7%)	52.1	340^th of 686 public elementary schools	50.4%		57.7	297^th of 680 public elementary schools	56.3%	43	33.8	50.6	35.1	55.4	56.0	66.3	65.8	$11,287	$1,996	$9,198
Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3956 Cottage Hill Rd	Mobile	36609	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1240	663	35	19.2	84.3%	44 (6.6%)	486 (73.3%)	75 (11.3%)	23 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.1%)	18.4	568^th of 686 public elementary schools	17.2%		17.7	562^nd of 680 public elementary schools	17.4%	6	7.2	19.0	24.1	35.1	25.5	41.1	58.6	$10,404	$2,390	$7,925
Forest Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	4501 Moffett Rd	Mobile	36618	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1270	478	27	17.4	88.1%	18 (3.8%)	425 (88.9%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	19.2	561^st of 686 public elementary schools	18.2%		26.2	504^th of 680 public elementary schools	25.9%	57	16.2	18.5	32.4	29.2	37.8	33.9	57.4	$12,754	$3,749	$8,912
SpencerWestlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3071 Ralston Rd	Mobile	36606	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1705	428	24	17.5	90.2%	12 (2.8%)	379 (88.6%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	29.9	488^th of 686 public elementary schools	28.9%		28.9	482^nd of 680 public elementary schools	29.1%	6	40.6	18.6	19.3	23.2	50.0	55.7	64.9	$13,716	$4,286	$9,341
Old Shell Road Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	3160 Heather St	Mobile	36607	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-1557	369	25	14.8	52.6%	100 (27.1%)	224 (60.7%)	10 (2.7%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.3%)	97.3	6^th of 686 public elementary schools	99.1%		94.6	17^th of 680 public elementary schools	97.5%	11	94.8	79.3	70.0	91.4	98.3	94.8	100.0	$11,116	$2,170	$8,852
UCP Of Mobile Inc	Public	PK-K	3058 Dauphin Square Connector	Mobile	36607	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 479-4900				—															(n/a)
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about ER Dickson Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of ER Dickson Elementary School?

Students at ER Dickson Elementary School are 65% African American, 14% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend ER Dickson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 967 students attended ER Dickson Elementary School.

Is ER Dickson Elementary School a good school?

ER Dickson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.6% of Alabama elementary schools.

What district is ER Dickson Elementary School in?

Mobile County

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