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Morningside Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

621^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Morningside Elementary School in Mobile, AL, serves approximately 480 students in grades PK-5 within the Mobile County district, where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Morningside faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom quartile of Alabama elementary schools with a 9th percentile state ranking for 2025-2026. Math proficiency is a particular concern, with only 9.68% of 5th graders proficient compared to the district average of 34.06%. Science achievement is also weak, with just 18.84% of 4th graders proficient versus 45.84% district-wide. However, English Language Arts shows relative strength, with 3rd grade proficiency at 39.74% compared to the district's 55.76%. The school's African American students perform better than the overall school ranking suggests, placing in the 21st percentile statewide. Special education students have seen declining performance over the past three years, dropping from the 34th to the 20th percentile.

There are positive developments worth noting. Chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically, falling from 37.9% in 2022-2023 to 16.4% in 2024-2025—a 57% reduction—though it still exceeds the district average of 12.8%. When compared to nearby schools, SpencerWestlawn Elementary School achieves significantly better results (29th percentile) with nearly identical economic demographics, while EicholdMertz School of Math and Science, just 1.59 miles away, ranks in the 99-100th percentile with much lower poverty rates. These comparisons suggest that while poverty is a factor, it doesn't fully explain Morningside's performance. The school's leadership has successfully addressed attendance issues, which may eventually translate to better academic outcomes, though test scores haven't yet reflected this improvement.

480

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,168

Per pupil spending ?

90.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2700 Greenbrier Dr South
Mobile, AL 36605

(251) 221-1540

District: Mobile County

Students who attend Morningside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Pillans Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.1%

Two or more races:

5.6%

Hispanic:

5.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (27% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Science scores 31 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg46%

Alabama avg53%

621^st of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

45^th of 50Elementary Schools in the Mobile County

95^th of 140Mobile 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	12.6	621 of 686	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	558 of 680	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	579 of 684	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	542 of 680	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	570 of 687	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	523 of 692	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	624 of 681	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	661 of 680	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.1	629 of 688	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.2	651 of 691	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.8	665 of 691	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.4	685 of 695	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	35.3	558 of 696	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.6	520 of 696	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	56.8	359 of 709	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	81.4	57 of 704	91.9%	★★★★★
2009	58.4	311 of 696	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	40.4	479 of 698	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.9	578 of 698	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.4	592 of 689	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.9	547 of 688	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.1	479 of 623	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	337 of 428	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.6	276 of 427	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	305 of 420	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	257 of 427	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	279 of 426	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	210 of 426	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.3	361 of 426	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	389 of 423	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	565 of 651	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	580 of 649	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	595 of 650	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	497 of 645	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	570 of 656	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	517 of 656	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	591 of 646	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	623 of 640	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.3	622 of 639	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	35.9	23 of 30	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	35 of 38	7.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	35 of 39	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	591 of 667	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	523 of 660	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	554 of 670	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	459 of 623	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	511 of 651	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	440 of 653	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.5	601 of 649	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	637 of 651	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.2	503 of 567	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	599 of 659	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	495 of 651	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	526 of 655	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	535 of 649	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	534 of 669	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	486 of 669	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	579 of 650	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	628 of 650	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.1	549 of 639	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	320 of 403	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.6	310 of 403	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	262 of 395	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	288 of 373	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	327 of 345	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	320 of 398	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	356 of 392	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	337 of 344	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2026)23rd percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)21st percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English38%-27 vs state

Mathematics19%-23 vs state

Science19%-31 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 (2023)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Morningside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Greenbrier Dr South	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1540	480	26	18.2	90.8%	10 (2.1%)	418 (87.1%)	24 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	12.6	621^st of 686 public elementary schools	9.5%		18.4	558^th of 680 public elementary schools	17.9%	63	24.4	22.5	9.7			18.8	39.7	39.4	34.8			$13,168	$3,721	$9,353
EicholdMertz School of Math and Science	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2815 Government Street	Mobile	36606	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-1105	504	26	19.3	38.1%	140 (27.8%)	285 (56.5%)	17 (3.4%)	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.3%)	97.8	4^th of 686 public elementary schools	99.4%		98.3	3^rd of 680 public elementary schools	99.6%	1	88.4	88.1	91.0			95.2	96.5	95.2	95.5			$12,853	$3,059	$9,707
HL Sonny Callahan School for the Deaf and Blind	Public	PK, KG-5	3980 Burma Road	Mobile	36693	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-5454	45	9	5.0	46.7%	18 (40.0%)	19 (42.2%)	6 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.4%)								(n/a)												$157,265	$72,290	$84,918
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%)	33.9	465^th of 686 public elementary schools	32.2%		33.4	459^th of 680 public elementary schools	32.5%	6	25.3	35.5	25.5			41.9	55.0	54.8	57.5			$13,331	$4,750	$8,492
Maryvale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 N Maryvale St	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1810	475	26	18.0	89.3%	11 (2.3%)	417 (87.8%)	24 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	11.1	634^th of 686 public elementary schools	7.6%		12.9	610^th of 680 public elementary schools	10.3%	24	18.8	14.8	23.7			14.8	41.8	25.9	35.6			$13,150	$3,762	$9,301
Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3956 Cottage Hill Rd	Mobile	36609	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1240	663	35	19.2	84.3%	44 (6.6%)	486 (73.3%)	75 (11.3%)	23 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.1%)	18.4	568^th of 686 public elementary schools	17.2%		17.7	562^nd of 680 public elementary schools	17.4%	6	7.2	19.0	24.1			35.1	25.5	41.1	58.6			$10,404	$2,390	$7,925
Covenant Academy of Mobile	Public, Charter	K-7	4568 Halls Mill Road	Mobile	36693	Mobile County	Covenant Academy of Mobile	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(251) 307-1863	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%)	21.9	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
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%)	29.9	488^th of 686 public elementary schools	28.9%		28.9	482^nd of 680 public elementary schools	29.1%	6	40.6	18.6	19.3			23.2	50.0	55.7	64.9			$13,716	$4,286	$9,341
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%)	29.2	493^rd of 686 public elementary schools	28.1%		23.4	519^th of 680 public elementary schools	23.7%	26	25.2	19.2	23.3			41.0	55.3	46.2	64.2			$12,234	$2,895	$9,251
George Hall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1108 Antwerp St	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1345	244	14	17.0	85.2%	3 (1.2%)	234 (95.9%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	5.1	679^th of 686 public elementary schools	1.0%		8.2	653^rd of 680 public elementary schools	4.0%	26	6.1	6.1	6.3			20.6	16.3	21.2	39.4			$16,039	$6,229	$9,726

Frequently Asked Questions about Morningside Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Morningside Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Morningside Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pillans Middle School

How many students attend Morningside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 480 students attended Morningside Elementary School.

What district is Morningside Elementary School in?

Mobile County

Is Morningside Elementary School a good school?

Morningside Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.5% of Alabama elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Morningside Elementary School?

Students at Morningside Elementary School are 87% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% White.

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