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John Will Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

642^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

John Will Elementary School is a public elementary school in Mobile, Alabama, serving 510 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Mobile County School District, which is ranked 94 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, John Will Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Alabama elementary schools, with only 12.64% of 3rd graders, 10.99% of 4th graders, and 11.43% of 5th graders proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 45.47%, 41.76%, and 39.31%, respectively. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state and county averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, John Will Elementary School has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 31.5% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state and county averages.

When comparing John Will Elementary School to nearby schools in the Mobile County School District, the differences in academic performance are stark. For instance, Old Shell Road Magnet School, which is only 3.56 miles away, consistently ranks in the top 5% of Alabama elementary schools and outperforms John Will Elementary School by a wide margin on standardized tests.

549

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,543

Per pupil spending ?

88.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5750 Summit Ave
Mobile, AL 36608

(251) 221-1750

District: Mobile County

Students who attend John Will Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	CL Scarborough Model Middle School
High:	Mattie T Blount High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.8%

Hispanic:

6.0%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (23% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg46%

Alabama avg52%

642^nd of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

46^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	9.7	642 of 680	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	543 of 684	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	563 of 680	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	556 of 687	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	599 of 692	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	540 of 681	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	540 of 680	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.1	511 of 688	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.0	533 of 691	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.6	581 of 691	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.6	529 of 695	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.6	526 of 696	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.1	522 of 696	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	48.2	445 of 709	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.3	377 of 704	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.1	362 of 696	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.0	529 of 698	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.1	471 of 698	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.6	490 of 689	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	47.0	401 of 688	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	26.4	499 of 623	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	393 of 427	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	40.1	238 of 420	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	274 of 427	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	274 of 426	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	306 of 426	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	224 of 426	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	240 of 423	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	626 of 649	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	544 of 650	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	575 of 645	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	530 of 656	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	584 of 656	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	517 of 646	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	494 of 640	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.5	476 of 639	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	15 of 19	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.0	11 of 18	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	25 of 38	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.5	17 of 39	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	616 of 660	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	507 of 670	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	491 of 623	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	514 of 651	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	538 of 653	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	448 of 649	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	470 of 651	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.4	369 of 567	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	560 of 651	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	486 of 655	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	508 of 649	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	542 of 669	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	567 of 669	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	527 of 650	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	530 of 650	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.0	485 of 639	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	334 of 403	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	337 of 395	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	265 of 373	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	266 of 345	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	312 of 398	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	369 of 392	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	297 of 344	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.5	271 of 280	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)21st percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English39%-26 vs state

Mathematics12%-30 vs state

Science10%-33 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, October 8, 2014

John Will is one of the best public schools in Mobile County. The teachers and other supporting staff are great and very helpful to the kids.With a little more support from the city or county of Mobile this could be one of the premier schools in the country. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	94.6	17^th of 680 public elementary schools	97.5%		96.5	12^th of 684 public elementary schools	98.2%	5	88.0	67.3	79.7				61.8		100.0	85.5	98.3				$9,458	$1,220	$8,229
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)
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
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 John Will Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of John Will Elementary School?

Students at John Will Elementary School are 88% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of John Will Elementary School attend?

Students who attend John Will Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : CL Scarborough Model Middle School
High : Mattie T Blount High School

How many students attend John Will Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 549 students attended John Will Elementary School.

What district is John Will Elementary School in?

Mobile County

Is John Will Elementary School a good school?

John Will Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.6% of Alabama elementary schools.

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