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Indian Springs Elementary School

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Indian Springs Elementary School ranks 509 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

509^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Indian Springs Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Eight Mile, Alabama, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 343 students. The school is part of the Mobile County School District, which is ranked 94 out of 135 districts in Alabama and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Indian Springs Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alabama elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years. The school's performance is low across various student subgroups, including female, male, and White students, and is particularly concerning for special education students. Indian Springs Elementary School has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.9% to 31.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics are significantly below the state average, ranging from 16.33% to 23.81% compared to the state average of 39.31% to 45.47%.

When comparing Indian Springs Elementary School to other nearby schools in the Mobile County School District, it consistently underperforms. For example, WD Robbins Elementary School, located just 3.77 miles away, outperforms Indian Springs Elementary across various metrics, including academic achievement, chronic absenteeism, and student-teacher ratio. The performance of Indian Springs Elementary School also stands in stark contrast to some of the higher-performing schools in the district, such as Mary B. Austin Elementary School, which is located 4.46 miles away and consistently ranks in the top half of Alabama elementary schools.

305

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,708

Per pupil spending ?

78%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4550 Highpoint Blvd
Eight Mile, AL 36613

(251) 221-1436

District: Mobile County

Students who attend Indian Springs Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Semmes Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.1%

White:

26.6%

Hispanic:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg46%

Alabama avg52%

509^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^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	25.6	509 of 680	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	551 of 684	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	544 of 680	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	516 of 687	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	518 of 692	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	552 of 681	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	455 of 680	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.6	437 of 688	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.0	456 of 691	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.9	483 of 691	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.7	340 of 695	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.5	260 of 696	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.4	296 of 696	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.9	261 of 709	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.5	286 of 704	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	76.7	102 of 696	85.3%	★★★★☆
2008	64.6	238 of 698	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.8	152 of 698	78.2%	★★★★☆
2006	39.6	467 of 689	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.2	398 of 688	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.0	348 of 623	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	215 of 427	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	258 of 420	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	291 of 427	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	214 of 426	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.6	267 of 426	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	271 of 426	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.1	128 of 423	69.7%	★★★★☆
2017	55.9	118 of 336	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	456 of 649	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	527 of 650	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	555 of 645	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	487 of 656	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	462 of 656	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	512 of 646	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.7	377 of 640	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.6	450 of 639	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	35.0	26 of 38	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	485 of 660	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	555 of 670	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	480 of 623	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	473 of 651	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	438 of 653	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	545 of 649	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.9	387 of 651	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.2	291 of 567	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	510 of 651	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	521 of 655	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	495 of 649	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	517 of 669	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	535 of 669	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	545 of 650	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	468 of 650	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	45.3	370 of 639	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	395 of 403	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	374 of 395	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	298 of 373	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	369 of 398	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.7	165 of 392	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	18.6	305 of 344	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	508 of 532	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	497 of 535	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	461 of 528	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	502 of 540	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	464 of 539	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	495 of 529	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	480 of 508	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	28.0	288 of 369	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)50th percentile+25 vs school

Homeless (2019)32nd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English50%-14 vs state

Science38%-5 vs state

Mathematics20%-23 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 Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th 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	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Indian Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4550 Highpoint Blvd	Eight Mile	36613	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1436	305	17	17.6	78.0%	81 (26.6%)	165 (54.1%)	31 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.5%)	25.6	509^th of 680 public elementary schools	25.1%		20.1	551^st of 684 public elementary schools	19.4%	42	18.4	23.8	16.3				38.1		42.9	57.1	51.0				$8,708	$1,430	$7,269
CollinsRhodes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5110 St Stephens Rd	Eight Mile	36613	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1226	537	29	18.2	85.8%	22 (4.1%)	491 (91.4%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	8.1	655^th of 680 public elementary schools	3.7%		9.1	656^th of 684 public elementary schools	4.1%	1	17.2	19.4	3.9				11.3		29.3	32.8	35.1				$9,411	$1,738	$7,662
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%)	26.2	504^th of 680 public elementary schools	25.9%		18.6	560^th of 684 public elementary schools	18.1%	56	19.7	17.6	26.1				31.1		53.5	46.6	59.3				$10,117	$1,913	$8,193
Orchard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6400 Howells Ferry Rd	Mobile	36618	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1571	622	28	21.9	82.5%	31 (5.0%)	513 (82.5%)	46 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.2%)	19.2	548^th of 680 public elementary schools	19.4%		17.2	570^th of 684 public elementary schools	16.7%	22	24.6	28.4	21.2				21.6		38.3	44.9	45.2				$9,435	$1,456	$7,969
ChastangFournier Middle School	Public	K-8	2800 Berkley Avenue	Mobile	36617	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2081	503	26	19.3	91.3%	10 (2.0%)	454 (90.3%)	22 (4.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	12.3	618^th of 680 public elementary schools	9.1%		13.6	590^th of 684 public elementary schools	13.7%	28	17.9	6.3	27.3	1.6	2.5	1.6	6.3	16.9	50.0	6.3	52.4	22.1	30.0	28.5	$9,626	$1,864	$7,752
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%)	9.7	642^nd of 680 public elementary schools	5.6%		20.6	543^rd of 684 public elementary schools	20.6%	99	12.6	11.0	11.4				9.9		43.4	23.0	49.3				$9,543	$1,957	$7,575
WD Robbins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2416 W Main St	Prichard	36610	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1600	265	14	18.5	73.6%	0 (0.0%)	259 (97.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	41.9	409^th of 680 public elementary schools	39.9%		29.5	491^st of 684 public elementary schools	28.2%	82	58.1	18.2	28.6				24.2		74.4	42.4	66.7				$9,097	$1,513	$7,574
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%)	57.7	297^th of 680 public elementary schools	56.3%		50.2	347^th of 684 public elementary schools	49.3%	50	51.9	48.3	24.3				47.2		74.1	59.8	67.1				$8,511	$670	$7,832
Grant Elementary School	Public	K-5	535 Easterling St	Prichard	36610	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1319	285	12	23.1	94.4%	0 (0.0%)	274 (96.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.4%)	4.9	674^th of 680 public elementary schools	0.9%		18.2	563^rd of 684 public elementary schools	17.7%	111	8.7	4.2	12.2				2.1		32.6	8.3	36.6				$12,531	$2,050	$10,471
Chickasaw City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	80 Grant Street	Chickasaw	36611	Mobile County	Chickasaw City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 452-6452	331	20	16.5	74.3%	71 (21.5%)	231 (69.8%)	13 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)								(n/a)															$8,935	$1,791	$7,133

Frequently Asked Questions about Indian Springs Elementary School

How many students attend Indian Springs Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 305 students attended Indian Springs Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Indian Springs Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Indian Springs Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Semmes Middle School

Is Indian Springs Elementary School a good school?

Indian Springs Elementary School ranks 509^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Indian Springs Elementary School in?

Mobile County

What is the racial makeup of Indian Springs Elementary School?

Students at Indian Springs Elementary School are 54% African American, 27% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

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