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Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

568^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School is a PK-5 public school in Mobile, AL, serving 663 students within the Mobile County district, where a large majority of families (84-87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Fonde faces significant challenges, particularly in mathematics. The school's overall state ranking places it in the bottom 20th percentile, and its 3rd-grade math proficiency rate of just 7.21% is dramatically lower than the district (35.39%) and state (44.89%) averages. This is a critical area of concern. However, the picture is more encouraging in English Language Arts. While 3rd-grade reading proficiency is low at 25.45%, it climbs steadily to 41.05% in 4th grade and reaches 58.62% in 5th grade—much closer to the district (63.76%) and state (69.53%) averages. This suggests the school is effective at developing literacy skills in its older students. When compared to nearby schools, Fonde's overall rank (17th percentile) is lower than Kate Shepard Elementary (32nd percentile) and SpencerWestlawn Elementary (29th percentile), though the contrast is starkest with high-performing magnets like EicholdMertz School of Math and Science and Old Shell Road Magnet School, which post proficiency rates of 80-100%.

There are notable bright spots. The school has made remarkable progress in reducing chronic absenteeism, dropping from 29.7% in 2022-2023 to just 8.9% in 2024-2025—now better than both the district (12.8%) and state (12.0%) averages. This improvement signals stronger student engagement and a more positive school climate. Additionally, Fonde shows relative strength in serving its English Language Learner students, ranking in the 58th percentile. While the school clearly needs targeted early math intervention, its success in literacy growth and attendance provides a solid foundation to build upon.

663

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,018

Per pupil spending ?

84.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3956 Cottage Hill Rd
Mobile, AL 36609

(251) 221-1240

District: Mobile County

Students who attend Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School usually attend:

High:

WP Davidson High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

73.3%

Hispanic:

11.3%

White:

6.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (30% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 25 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg46%

Alabama avg53%

568^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^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	18.4	568 of 686	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	562 of 680	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	557 of 684	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	586 of 680	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	581 of 687	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	557 of 692	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	591 of 681	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	556 of 680	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.7	593 of 688	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.2	549 of 691	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.9	510 of 691	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.9	454 of 695	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.9	470 of 696	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.9	433 of 696	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.2	479 of 709	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.6	419 of 704	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.5	492 of 696	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.7	421 of 698	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.3	515 of 698	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.3	549 of 689	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.3	488 of 688	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.3	523 of 623	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	343 of 428	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.1	365 of 427	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	284 of 420	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	335 of 427	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	299 of 426	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	298 of 426	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	321 of 426	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	258 of 423	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.4	266 of 336	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	78 of 143	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.0	59 of 142	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.5	93 of 131	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.7	43 of 100	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	555 of 651	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	529 of 649	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	528 of 650	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	557 of 645	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	543 of 656	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	532 of 656	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	582 of 646	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	530 of 640	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.1	537 of 639	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	127 of 206	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.0	186 of 196	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	124 of 164	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.7	64 of 140	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	22 of 30	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	17 of 18	5.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	18 of 38	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.3	27 of 39	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	547 of 667	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	544 of 660	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	533 of 670	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	527 of 623	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	565 of 651	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	529 of 653	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	547 of 649	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	513 of 651	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	529 of 659	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	548 of 651	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	545 of 655	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	571 of 649	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	536 of 669	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	529 of 669	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	549 of 650	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	517 of 650	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.1	565 of 639	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	135 of 193	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	274 of 403	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.1	298 of 403	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	272 of 395	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.7	356 of 373	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	325 of 345	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	363 of 398	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	316 of 392	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	248 of 344	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.8	250 of 280	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	339 of 532	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.4	504 of 540	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	500 of 539	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)45th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)30th percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2026)27th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)20th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English42%-23 vs state

Science35%-15 vs state

Mathematics17%-25 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 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
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
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			$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
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			$8,449	$1,210	$7,229
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%)	12.6	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
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%)	29.9	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			$9,670	$1,768	$7,893
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			$8,690	$1,447	$7,233
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
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)

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Is Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School a good school?

Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.2% of Alabama elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : WP Davidson High School

What district is Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School in?

Mobile County

How many students attend Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 663 students attended Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School?

Students at Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School are 73% African American, 11% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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