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Olive J Dodge Elementary School

Q: Is Olive J Dodge Elementary School a good school?

Olive J Dodge Elementary School ranks 494 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

494^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Olive J Dodge Elementary School is a large PK-5 school in Mobile, AL, serving 862 students within the Mobile County district, where 72% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Academically, the school shows a clear split between subjects. Math proficiency is critically low across all grades, hovering between 19% and 25%—roughly 16-20 points below the state average. English scores are stronger, ranging from 46% to 64%, with 5th grade actually exceeding the district average. Science in 4th grade is the school's best relative subject, coming within 9 points of the state. One notable pattern is a consistent "4th grade dip," where scores in both math and English drop noticeably below both 3rd and 5th grade levels. The school has earned a 1-star rating since 2018-2019, a decline from its 3-star rating in 2015-2016. Per-student spending is $8,449, which is lower than several nearby schools like Elizabeth Fonde Elementary ($10,018) and Kate Shepard Elementary ($10,062).

There are encouraging signs. Chronic absenteeism has been cut dramatically from 21.4% to 10.6% in just two years—now better than both district and state averages. Subgroup performance shows strengths with Multi-racial students (55th percentile) and English Language Learners (historically 89th percentile). However, the contrast with Eichold-Mertz School of Math and Science, just 3.7 miles away, is stark: that school ranks in the 99th percentile with 88% 3rd-grade math proficiency versus Dodge's 25%, and serves a much lower-poverty population (38% vs. 72% free/reduced lunch). While Dodge faces significant challenges, its improving attendance and pockets of academic success suggest potential for future growth.

862

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,449

Per pupil spending ?

72%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2615 Longleaf Dr
Mobile, AL 36693

(251) 221-1195

District: Mobile County

Students who attend Olive J Dodge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Burns Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.7%

White:

21.5%

Hispanic:

10.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 23rd percentile in 2024 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 28th (2026) from a 23rd-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (39% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg46%

Alabama avg53%

494^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 26 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st of 50Elementary 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	29.1	494 of 686	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.4	519 of 680	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	528 of 684	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	521 of 680	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	488 of 687	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	509 of 692	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	479 of 681	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.3	385 of 680	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.5	389 of 688	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.6	315 of 691	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.0	221 of 691	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.6	292 of 695	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.5	261 of 696	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.4	316 of 696	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.2	284 of 709	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.2	216 of 704	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.2	248 of 696	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.2	143 of 698	79.5%	★★★★☆
2007	68.1	204 of 698	70.8%	★★★★☆
2006	72.2	137 of 689	80.1%	★★★★☆
2005	68.6	184 of 688	73.3%	★★★★☆
2004	72.2	134 of 623	78.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	248 of 429	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.0	300 of 427	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	328 of 420	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	311 of 427	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	259 of 426	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	285 of 426	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	323 of 426	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.9	161 of 423	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.0	171 of 336	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	88.0	13 of 123	89.4%	★★★★★
2021	66.6	16 of 100	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	8 of 74	89.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	439 of 652	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.5	492 of 649	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	456 of 650	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	479 of 645	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.9	421 of 656	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	473 of 656	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	461 of 646	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.0	391 of 640	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.3	395 of 639	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	121 of 206	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	109 of 196	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	117 of 184	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	135 of 175	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.8	95 of 164	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	86 of 152	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.0	88 of 130	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	20 of 30	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.9	11 of 19	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	14 of 18	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	24 of 38	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.1	16 of 39	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	494 of 668	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	522 of 660	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	542 of 670	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	483 of 623	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	484 of 651	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	513 of 653	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	508 of 649	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	418 of 651	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	513 of 660	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.8	512 of 651	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	566 of 655	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	505 of 649	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	515 of 669	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	502 of 669	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	464 of 650	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.0	315 of 650	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.8	327 of 639	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	88 of 194	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.0	46 of 70	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	49 of 64	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	289 of 403	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	362 of 403	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	348 of 395	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	331 of 373	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	278 of 345	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	317 of 398	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	270 of 392	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	177 of 344	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.9	203 of 280	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	406 of 500	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.4	420 of 532	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	392 of 535	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	435 of 528	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	397 of 540	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	407 of 539	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	276 of 529	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	281 of 508	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.0	151 of 369	59.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)89th percentile+66 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)55th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2026)42nd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+18 vs school

Homeless (2026)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile~ school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English55%-9 vs state

Science41%-9 vs state

Mathematics23%-19 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	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
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%)	29.1	494^th of 686 public elementary schools	28.0%		23.4	519^th of 680 public elementary schools	23.7%	25	25.2	19.2	23.3			41.0	55.3	46.2	64.2			$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%)	33.8	466^th of 686 public elementary schools	32.1%		33.4	459^th of 680 public elementary schools	32.5%	7	25.3	35.5	25.5			41.9	55.0	54.8	57.5			$10,062	$2,357	$7,695
HL Sonny Callahan School for the Deaf and Blind	Public	PK, KG-5	3980 Burma Road	Mobile	36693	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-5454	45	9	5.0	46.7%	18 (40.0%)	19 (42.2%)	6 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.4%)								(n/a)												$113,371	$39,726	$73,636
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%)	21.8	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
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			$10,018	$1,663	$8,345
Morningside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Greenbrier Dr South	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1540	480	26	18.2	90.8%	10 (2.1%)	418 (87.1%)	24 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	12.5	621^st of 686 public elementary schools	9.5%		18.4	558^th of 680 public elementary schools	17.9%	63	24.4	22.5	9.7			18.8	39.7	39.4	34.8			$9,463	$1,814	$7,639
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%)	14.6	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			$8,690	$1,447	$7,233
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%)	27.3	506^th of 686 public elementary schools	26.2%		29.5	477^th of 680 public elementary schools	29.9%	29	27.6	23.3	21.8			43.8	54.7	42.5	56.4			$9,865	$1,473	$8,382
EicholdMertz School of Math and Science	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2815 Government Street	Mobile	36606	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-1105	504	26	19.3	38.1%	140 (27.8%)	285 (56.5%)	17 (3.4%)	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.3%)	97.8	4^th of 686 public elementary schools	99.4%		98.3	3^rd of 680 public elementary schools	99.6%	1	88.4	88.1	91.0			95.2	96.5	95.2	95.5			$8,951	$939	$8,002
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%)	29.8	489^th of 686 public elementary schools	28.7%		28.9	482^nd of 680 public elementary schools	29.1%	7	40.6	18.6	19.3			23.2	50.0	55.7	64.9			$9,670	$1,768	$7,893

Frequently Asked Questions about Olive J Dodge Elementary School

How many students attend Olive J Dodge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 862 students attended Olive J Dodge Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Olive J Dodge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Olive J Dodge Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Burns Middle School

What district is Olive J Dodge Elementary School in?

Mobile County

Is Olive J Dodge Elementary School a good school?

Olive J Dodge Elementary School ranks 494^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Olive J Dodge Elementary School?

Students at Olive J Dodge Elementary School are 59% African American, 21% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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