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Mary W Burroughs Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

596^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Mary W Burroughs Elementary School is a PK-5 school in Theodore, AL, serving 404 students in the Mobile County district, where about 81% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Mary W Burroughs currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the 13th percentile of Alabama elementary schools, placing it among the lower-performing schools in the district. Academic proficiency lags significantly behind state averages across all subjects. For example, only 10.4% of 5th graders are proficient in math, compared to the state average of 39.1%, and 4th grade science proficiency sits at 22.4% versus 50.2% statewide. English scores are a relative strength, with 3rd grade proficiency at 44.6% (state: 64.8%), but still well below average. The school's performance has declined over the past three years, dropping from the 25th percentile in 2022-2023 to its current ranking. Notably, the school spends more per student ($11,481) than nearby schools like Nan Gray Davis Elementary ($9,336) and Saint Elmo Elementary ($9,493), yet achieves worse outcomes. For context, Saint Elmo Elementary, serving a similar demographic (71% low-income), ranks in the 57th percentile with 3rd grade math proficiency of 45.5%—nearly double Mary W Burroughs' 25%.

There is one bright spot: chronic absenteeism has plummeted from 41.9% in 2021-2022 to just 6.0% in 2024-2025, now better than both the district (12.8%) and state (12.0%) averages. However, this improvement has not translated into academic gains, suggesting that while students are attending school more regularly, instructional supports may not be meeting their needs. Special education students are the most underserved, ranking in the 2nd percentile statewide. The 5th grade math drop-off is particularly concerning—proficiency falls from 25% in 3rd grade to just 10.4% by 5th grade—indicating cumulative learning gaps that become more pronounced over time. Parents considering this school should be aware that while attendance has improved dramatically, academic challenges remain significant, and nearby schools serving similar populations demonstrate that better outcomes are achievable.

404

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,481

Per pupil spending ?

80.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6875 Burroughs Ln
Theodore, AL 36582

(251) 221-1077

District: Mobile County

Students who attend Mary W Burroughs Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Katherine H Hankins Middle School
High:	Theodore High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.6%

White:

13.9%

Hispanic:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (29% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg46%

Alabama avg53%

596^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

42^nd of 50Elementary Schools in the Mobile County

93^rd of 139Mobile 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	14.3	596 of 686	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	607 of 680	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	587 of 684	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	508 of 680	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	537 of 687	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	553 of 692	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	517 of 681	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	488 of 680	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.3	558 of 688	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.0	516 of 691	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.9	494 of 691	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.3	502 of 695	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.7	525 of 696	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.5	561 of 696	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	48.2	444 of 709	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.1	514 of 704	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	49.3	400 of 696	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.5	408 of 698	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	78.1	108 of 698	84.5%	★★★★☆
2006	38.6	481 of 689	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.9	371 of 688	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	23.3	515 of 623	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	379 of 429	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	387 of 427	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	327 of 420	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.5	194 of 427	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.5	267 of 426	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	288 of 426	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	308 of 426	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.8	232 of 423	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.6	214 of 336	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	552 of 652	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	545 of 649	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	521 of 650	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	416 of 645	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	467 of 656	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	494 of 656	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	515 of 646	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	455 of 640	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.2	502 of 639	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	575 of 668	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	593 of 660	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	591 of 670	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	430 of 623	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.9	532 of 651	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	500 of 653	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	494 of 649	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	415 of 651	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.7	442 of 567	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	14.1	583 of 660	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.3	594 of 651	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	605 of 655	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	529 of 649	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	556 of 669	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	562 of 669	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	484 of 650	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	461 of 650	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.9	502 of 639	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	394 of 403	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	234 of 345	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.6	375 of 398	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	263 of 280	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	6.6	517 of 535	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	422 of 528	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	522 of 539	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	491 of 508	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile~ school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

African American (2026)12th percentile~ school

White (2024)3rd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English40%-24 vs state

Science22%-28 vs state

Mathematics20%-22 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	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
Mary W Burroughs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6875 Burroughs Ln	Theodore	36582	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1077	404	21	19.2	80.7%	56 (13.9%)	273 (67.6%)	37 (9.2%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.7%)	14.3	596^th of 686 public elementary schools	13.1%		13	607^th of 680 public elementary schools	10.7%	11	25.0	25.9	10.4			22.4	44.6	34.5	41.7			$11,481	$1,952	$9,519
Nan Gray Davis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6900 Nan Gray Davis Rd	Theodore	36582	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1166	499	26	19.1	71.1%	232 (46.5%)	152 (30.5%)	57 (11.4%)	9 (1.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.0%)	38.1	445^th of 686 public elementary schools	35.1%		39.6	425^th of 680 public elementary schools	37.5%	20	31.5	26.0	34.8			45.2	58.9	56.2	59.4			$9,336	$1,737	$7,589
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%)	27.3	506^th of 686 public elementary schools	26.2%		29.5	477^th of 680 public elementary schools	29.9%	29	27.6	23.3	21.8			43.8	54.7	42.5	56.4			$9,865	$1,473	$8,382
Hollingers Island Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Hammock Rd	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1376	255	14	17.7	69.4%	204 (80.0%)	5 (2.0%)	19 (7.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	9 (3.5%)	14 (5.5%)	28	499^th of 686 public elementary schools	27.3%		44.7	395^th of 680 public elementary schools	41.9%	104	40.6	14.6	17.2			34.2	56.3	29.3	69.0			$10,584	$1,399	$9,175
Pearl Haskew Elementary	Public	K-5	7001 White Oak Drive	Irvington	36544	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1850	546	28	19.7	71.2%	394 (72.2%)	50 (9.2%)	46 (8.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.2%)	47	382^nd of 686 public elementary schools	44.3%		50.3	353^rd of 680 public elementary schools	48.1%	29	37.1	27.6	44.6			45.9	70.8	49.0	68.5			$10,693	$1,670	$9,013
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%)	21.8	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
Meadowlake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8251 Three Notch Rd	Mobile	36619	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1529	373	21	17.9	63.0%	203 (54.4%)	81 (21.7%)	40 (10.7%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	33 (8.8%)	41.6	418^th of 686 public elementary schools	39.1%		37.9	442^nd of 680 public elementary schools	35.0%	24	32.1	41.5	32.8			56.9	56.6	53.9	52.5			$9,796	$1,299	$8,487
Saint Elmo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8666 McDonald Rd	Irvington	36544	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 957-6314	451	25	18.2	71.0%	228 (50.6%)	76 (16.9%)	63 (14.0%)	36 (8.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.0%)	56.8	296^th of 686 public elementary schools	56.9%		53.7	325^th of 680 public elementary schools	52.2%	29	45.5	36.7	34.8			66.7	66.7	55.0	75.7			$9,493	$1,423	$8,060
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%)	29.1	494^th of 686 public elementary schools	28.0%		23.4	519^th of 680 public elementary schools	23.7%	25	25.2	19.2	23.3			41.0	55.3	46.2	64.2			$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%)	33.8	466^th of 686 public elementary schools	32.1%		33.4	459^th of 680 public elementary schools	32.5%	7	25.3	35.5	25.5			41.9	55.0	54.8	57.5			$10,062	$2,357	$7,695

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Is Mary W Burroughs Elementary School a good school?

Mary W Burroughs Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.1% of Alabama elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Mary W Burroughs Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mary W Burroughs Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Katherine H Hankins Middle School
High : Theodore High School

What district is Mary W Burroughs Elementary School in?

Mobile County

What is the racial makeup of Mary W Burroughs Elementary School?

Students at Mary W Burroughs Elementary School are 68% African American, 14% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Mary W Burroughs Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 404 students attended Mary W Burroughs Elementary School.

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