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Olive J Dodge Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

519^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Olive J Dodge Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 889 students in grades PK-5 in Mobile, Alabama, which is part of the Mobile County school district.

Olive J Dodge Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the Mobile County and Alabama state averages across various subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 22.97% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in math, compared to 36.88% in Mobile County and 45.47% statewide. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 31.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 66.48% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

In contrast, nearby schools such as EicholdMertz School of Math and Science and Kate Shepard Elementary generally outperform Olive J Dodge Elementary across academic metrics. EicholdMertz, in particular, is a high-performing magnet school that ranks among the top 3 elementary schools in the state. However, Olive J Dodge Elementary stands out for its strong performance in supporting English Language Learner (ELL) students, consistently ranking in the top 20 Alabama elementary schools for ELL student achievement.

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: Declining — 68th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (35% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 44 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg46%

Alabama avg52%

519^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 44 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Homeless (2025)42nd percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+18 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)34th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English51%-13 vs state

Science29%-13 vs state

Mathematics20%-22 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
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
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-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
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%)	17.7	562^nd of 680 public elementary schools	17.4%		19	557^th of 684 public elementary schools	18.6%	5	16.2	23.3	13.9		29.1	40.6	43.4	48.4		$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%)	18.4	558^th of 680 public elementary schools	17.9%		15.5	579^th of 684 public elementary schools	15.4%	21	31.2	28.9	21.5		18.1	41.0	31.7	46.8		$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%)	15.4	585^th of 680 public elementary schools	14.0%		25.1	514^th of 684 public elementary schools	24.9%	71	18.5	17.2	22.9		27.6	34.3	37.9	42.5		$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%)	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
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%)	98.3	3^rd of 680 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.3	3^rd of 684 public elementary schools	99.6%		86.9	89.9	86.1		91.3	97.6	97.1	98.7		$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%)	28.9	482^nd of 680 public elementary schools	29.1%		28.6	495^th of 684 public elementary schools	27.6%	13	37.7	23.3	35.3		14.8	47.1	55.9	50.9		$9,670	$1,768	$7,893

Frequently Asked Questions about Olive J Dodge Elementary School

Is Olive J Dodge Elementary School a good school?

Olive J Dodge Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.7% of Alabama elementary schools.

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

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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