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ClarkShaw Magnet School

Public, Magnet Grades 6-9

24^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 95% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

ClarkShaw Magnet School is a public middle school located in Mobile, Alabama, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 544 students. This 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. However, ClarkShaw Magnet School itself has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in Alabama, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

ClarkShaw Magnet School significantly outperforms the Mobile County and Alabama state averages in academic assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 61.17% of 6th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 24.9% for Mobile County and 33.97% for the state. The school also ranks among the top 10 middle schools in Alabama for African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, indicating its ability to provide equitable educational opportunities. Additionally, the school has maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 17 to 23.4 students per teacher over the past few years, which may contribute to its academic success.

When compared to other middle schools in the area, such as Phillips Preparatory Middle School and Denton Magnet School of Technology, ClarkShaw Magnet School stands out as a high-performing institution. Despite serving a significant population of students from low-income backgrounds, the school has been able to achieve exceptional academic outcomes, suggesting its ability to provide equitable educational opportunities and support for its diverse student population. This level of sustained excellence is a testament to the school's effective teaching practices, strong leadership, and commitment to student success.

582

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,607

Per pupil spending ?

48.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5960 Arlberg Street
Mobile, AL 36608

(251) 221-2106

District: Mobile County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.1%

White:

22.9%

Hispanic:

5.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (68% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Alabama middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Mobile County

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg36%

Alabama avg42%

24^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 16Middle 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	93.1	24 of 439	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	18 of 442	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	13 of 437	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	25 of 432	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	20 of 440	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	5 of 437	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.5	6 of 423	98.6%	★★★★★
2017	98.4	7 of 432	98.4%	★★★★★
2016	98.9	5 of 432	98.8%	★★★★★
2015	98.8	4 of 430	99.1%	★★★★★
2014	97.2	8 of 438	98.2%	★★★★★
2013	91.2	2 of 436	99.5%	★★★★★
2012	92.4	6 of 436	98.6%	★★★★★
2011	94.2	2 of 435	99.5%	★★★★★
2010	94.7	4 of 435	99.1%	★★★★★
2009	93.3	7 of 425	98.4%	★★★★★
2008	94.2	8 of 417	98.1%	★★★★★
2007	96.8	4 of 412	99.0%	★★★★★
2006	96.5	7 of 409	98.3%	★★★★★
2005	96.8	7 of 415	98.3%	★★★★★
2004	95.6	10 of 407	97.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	8 of 259	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	5 of 269	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	3 of 263	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	8 of 271	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.4	4 of 266	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	99.4	3 of 252	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	6 of 247	97.6%	★★★★★
2017	99.3	3 of 205	98.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	45.4	14 of 22	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.7	5 of 19	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	88.4	1 of 18	94.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	28 of 415	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	20 of 426	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	16 of 417	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	36 of 423	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	90.1	24 of 415	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	6 of 399	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	5 of 392	98.7%	★★★★★
2017	96.5	8 of 380	97.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	4 of 173	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	98.9	1 of 154	99.4%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	99.9	1 of 25	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	1 of 23	95.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	6 of 428	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	3 of 437	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	7 of 410	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	9 of 421	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	6 of 415	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	3 of 396	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	1 of 396	99.7%	★★★★★
2017	99.7	2 of 349	99.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	19 of 422	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	18 of 428	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	11 of 419	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	14 of 427	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	16 of 418	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	4 of 399	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	5 of 397	98.7%	★★★★★
2017	98.8	5 of 380	98.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	99.9	1 of 72	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	2 of 61	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	2 of 46	95.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	100.0	1 of 254	99.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	5 of 377	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	2 of 373	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	2 of 370	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	7 of 376	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	6 of 369	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	99.0	4 of 343	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	4 of 331	98.8%	★★★★★
2017	98.2	5 of 247	98.0%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2019)100th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)97th percentile~ school

Homeless (2019)96th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Asian (2021)36th percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English84%+28 vs state

Science77%+36 vs state

Mathematics48%+21 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 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th 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
ClarkShaw Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-9	5960 Arlberg Street	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-2106	582	31	18.7	48.1%	133 (22.9%)	367 (63.1%)	32 (5.5%)	27 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	93.1	24^th of 439 public middle schools	94.5%		95.7	18^th of 442 public middle schools	95.9%	6	61.2	45.0	39.2	77.3	78.2	85.0	88.1	$8,607	$729	$7,867
CL Scarborough Model Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 Phillips Ln	Mobile	36618	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2323	641	33	19.4	86.1%	30 (4.7%)	560 (87.4%)	32 (5.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	19.3	360^th of 439 public middle schools	18.0%		20.1	358^th of 442 public middle schools	19.0%	2	13.9	3.4	5.0	20.4	36.0	45.8	34.9	$11,174	$1,734	$9,382
Phillips Preparatory Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3255 Old Shell Rd	Mobile	36607	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-2286	453	34	13.3	43.3%	156 (34.4%)	215 (47.5%)	23 (5.1%)	36 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	95.9	11^th of 439 public middle schools	97.5%		92.1	32^nd of 442 public middle schools	92.8%	21	63.6	40.9	49.2	85.6	87.0	94.0	94.7	$7,903	$690	$7,204
Acceleration Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	3725 Airport Blvd	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	MAEF Public Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(251) 301-0050	322			83.5%	5 (1.6%)	294 (91.3%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	8.6	421^st of 439 public middle schools	4.1%		10.9	410^th of 442 public middle schools	7.2%	11	3.9	1.0	1.0	12.1	20.8	26.5	27.3
Denton Magnet School of Technology	Public, Magnet	6-8	3800 Pleasant Valley	Mobile	36609	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-2148	334	16	20.8	51.2%	96 (28.7%)	181 (54.2%)	17 (5.1%)	19 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.4%)	90.5	37^th of 439 public middle schools	91.6%		87	42^nd of 442 public middle schools	90.5%	5	33.6	49.6	82.1	84.5	80.9	81.7	94.1	$10,485	$1,236	$9,222
Booker T Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	1961 Andrews St	Mobile	36617	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2361	270	19	14.2	92.6%	6 (2.2%)	251 (93.0%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	14.4	384^th of 439 public middle schools	12.5%		13	389^th of 442 public middle schools	12.0%	5	7.7	1.3	8.8	16.4	29.3	41.0	26.2	$10,926	$1,839	$9,077
Bernice J Causey Middle School	Public	6-8	2205 Mcfarland Rd	Mobile	36695	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2060	1,339	68	19.6	52.1%	668 (49.9%)	436 (32.6%)	132 (9.9%)	46 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (4.1%)	67.4	112^th of 439 public middle schools	74.5%		69.8	102^nd of 442 public middle schools	76.9%	10	35.7	27.3	24.0	55.2	61.7	63.9	64.5	$7,398	$622	$6,766
Chickasaw Middle School	Public	7-8	50 Chieftain Way	Chickasaw	36611	Mobile County	Chickasaw City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 452-2256	143	11	13.6	90.9%	28 (19.6%)	105 (73.4%)	6 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	14	387^th of 439 public middle schools	11.8%		16.1	374^th of 442 public middle schools	15.4%	13		1.4	6.9	20.8		32.9	23.9	$7,489	$1,450	$6,028
Burns Middle School	Public	6-8	6175 Girby Rd	Mobile	36693	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2025	568	37	15.3	76.2%	111 (19.5%)	361 (63.6%)	55 (9.7%)	15 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.9%)	19.2	362^nd of 439 public middle schools	17.5%		21	355^th of 442 public middle schools	19.7%	7	8.1	9.5	10.2	22.0	31.2	39.3	36.2	$8,258	$1,098	$7,144
Mobile County Training Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Whitley St	Mobile	36610	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2267	193	14	13.7	94.3%	0 (0.0%)	188 (97.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	13.1	398^th of 439 public middle schools	9.3%		9.1	424^th of 442 public middle schools	4.1%	26	10.0	1.5	0.0	11.6	43.3	35.3	20.3	$16,619	$1,912	$14,696

Frequently Asked Questions about ClarkShaw Magnet School

What district is ClarkShaw Magnet School in?

Mobile County

Is ClarkShaw Magnet School a good school?

Yes. ClarkShaw Magnet School ranks in the top 5.5% of Alabama middle schools.

How many students attend ClarkShaw Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 582 students attended ClarkShaw Magnet School.

What is the racial makeup of ClarkShaw Magnet School?

Students at ClarkShaw Magnet School are 63% African American, 23% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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