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Grand Bay Middle School

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Grand Bay Middle School ranks 239 th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

239^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 46% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Grand Bay Middle School is a public middle school in Grand Bay, Alabama, serving 753 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Mobile County School District. While the district is ranked 94 out of 135 in the state, Grand Bay Middle School has consistently performed in the bottom half of Alabama middle schools over the past decade, ranking between 196-262 out of 423-442 schools.

The school faces several key challenges, including low academic performance on state assessments, high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 14.8% to 31.5%, and significant disparities in student subgroup performance. Notably, the school struggles with its White and Multi-racial student populations, ranking in the bottom quartile of Alabama middle schools for these groups. Additionally, Grand Bay Middle School has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 64.01% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to nearby middle schools in the Mobile County School District, such as ClarkShaw Magnet School and Denton Magnet School of Technology, Grand Bay Middle School generally performs worse academically. However, it's important to note that some of the higher-performing nearby schools are magnet schools, which may attract a different student population.

751

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,116

Per pupil spending ?

59.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12800 Cunningham Rd
Grand Bay, AL 36541-4938

(251) 865-6511

District: Mobile County

Students who attend Grand Bay Middle School usually attend:

High:

Alma Bryant High School

Feeder schools for Grand Bay Middle School:

Elementary:	Breitling Elementary School
	Cora Castlen Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.3%

African American:

13.0%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (36% vs 42% 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 school36%

District avg36%

Alabama avg42%

239^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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	45.6	239 of 439	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	253 of 442	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	261 of 437	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	250 of 432	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	262 of 440	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	208 of 437	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	196 of 423	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.5	251 of 432	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.6	183 of 432	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.0	209 of 430	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.8	228 of 438	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.6	181 of 436	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.4	96 of 436	78.0%	★★★★☆
2011	71.2	108 of 435	75.2%	★★★★☆
2010	65.5	139 of 435	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.8	121 of 425	71.5%	★★★★☆
2008	69.3	103 of 417	75.3%	★★★★☆
2007	70.4	99 of 412	76.0%	★★★★☆
2005	46.2	236 of 415	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.5	244 of 407	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	120 of 259	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.2	140 of 269	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	105 of 263	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	94 of 271	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.9	141 of 266	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	124 of 252	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.0	124 of 247	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	38.5	120 of 205	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	257 of 415	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	237 of 426	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	246 of 417	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	233 of 423	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	238 of 415	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	202 of 399	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.4	170 of 392	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.8	211 of 380	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	78 of 173	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	38 of 164	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	55 of 166	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	65 of 157	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	67 of 154	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.8	19 of 124	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	21 of 113	81.4%	★★★★☆
2017	45.6	51 of 108	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	3 of 18	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.9	8 of 20	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	9 of 25	64.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	9 of 23	60.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	205 of 428	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	265 of 437	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	201 of 410	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	230 of 421	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	213 of 415	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	152 of 396	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	161 of 396	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.5	171 of 349	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	203 of 422	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	253 of 428	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	248 of 419	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	268 of 427	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	271 of 418	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	194 of 399	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	209 of 397	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.8	262 of 380	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	30 of 43	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	25 of 29	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	67 of 92	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.9	35 of 78	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.0	52 of 72	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	146 of 271	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	184 of 281	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	204 of 281	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	197 of 256	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	168 of 274	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	108 of 254	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	75 of 223	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.8	108 of 195	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	256 of 377	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	284 of 373	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	289 of 370	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	294 of 376	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	284 of 369	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	220 of 343	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	214 of 331	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.4	209 of 247	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)83rd percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2025)30th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English50%-6 vs state

Science44%~ state avg

Mathematics21%-7 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
Grand Bay Middle School	Public	6-8	12800 Cunningham Rd	Grand Bay	36541	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 865-6511	751	40	18.7	59.8%	558 (74.3%)	98 (13.0%)	27 (3.6%)	17 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.1%)	45.6	239^th of 439 public middle schools	45.6%		42.1	253^rd of 442 public middle schools	42.8%	14	19.4	21.9	21.0	43.6	39.3	53.6	56.1	$8,116	$953	$7,152
Peter F Alba Middle School	Public	6-8	14180 S Wintzell Ave	Bayou La Batre	36509	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 824-4134	443	24	18.4	69.8%	280 (63.2%)	57 (12.9%)	34 (7.7%)	36 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	40.6	269^th of 439 public middle schools	38.7%		53.1	190^th of 442 public middle schools	57.0%	79	26.5	14.1	10.6	30.0	58.3	45.1	57.0	$8,704	$1,247	$7,446
Katherine H Hankins Middle School	Public	6-8	5750 Katherine Hankins Dr	Theodore	36582	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2200	771	40	19.2	76.1%	380 (49.3%)	229 (29.7%)	101 (13.1%)	12 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.8%)	27.6	321^st of 439 public middle schools	26.9%		36.7	285^th of 442 public middle schools	35.5%	36	16.4	8.4	8.3	29.8	33.6	47.8	48.3	$8,082	$1,219	$6,854
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
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
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
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
Pillans Middle School	Public	6-8	2051 Military Rd	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2300	440	25	17.6	89.8%	21 (4.8%)	384 (87.3%)	20 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	8	427^th of 439 public middle schools	2.7%		12.1	399^th of 442 public middle schools	9.7%	28	5.9	2.1	1.3	9.3	21.2	23.2	22.4	$10,414	$1,607	$8,796
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Grand Bay Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Grand Bay Middle School?

Students at Grand Bay Middle School are 74% White, 13% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Grand Bay Middle School attend?

Students who attend Grand Bay Middle School usually go on to attend Alma Bryant High School

Is Grand Bay Middle School a good school?

Grand Bay Middle School ranks 239^th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Grand Bay Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 751 students attended Grand Bay Middle School.

What district is Grand Bay Middle School in?

Mobile County

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