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Orchard Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

548^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Orchard Elementary School is a public elementary school in Mobile, Alabama, serving 585 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.

Orchard Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the Mobile County and Alabama state averages in academic proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 24.55% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 36.88% in Mobile County and 45.47% statewide. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.1% to 31.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, over 80% of Orchard Elementary's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Compared to nearby schools in the Mobile County district, such as Mary B. Austin Elementary, Forest Hill Elementary, and Indian Springs Elementary, Orchard Elementary performs significantly worse, with lower academic proficiency rates and higher chronic absenteeism. The school's challenges appear to be complex and may require comprehensive, evidence-based strategies to address the root causes of its underperformance.

622

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,435

Per pupil spending ?

82.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6400 Howells Ferry Rd
Mobile, AL 36618

(251) 221-1571

District: Mobile County

Students who attend Orchard Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

CL Scarborough Model Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.5%

Hispanic:

7.4%

White:

5.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (32% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!English scores 22 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg46%

Alabama avg52%

548^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^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	19.2	548 of 680	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	570 of 684	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	510 of 680	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	499 of 687	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	551 of 692	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	398 of 681	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.2	551 of 680	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.9	531 of 688	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.3	555 of 691	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.2	536 of 691	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.9	569 of 695	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	57.5	355 of 696	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.8	543 of 696	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	79.2	75 of 709	89.4%	★★★★☆
2010	52.8	382 of 704	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.0	429 of 696	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.1	447 of 698	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	19.6	625 of 698	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.7	487 of 689	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	36.9	499 of 688	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	37.3	427 of 623	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	261 of 427	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	312 of 420	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	247 of 427	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	187 of 426	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.3	226 of 426	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.7	94 of 426	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	41.9	251 of 423	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.4	244 of 336	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	528 of 649	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	524 of 650	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	504 of 645	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	463 of 656	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	522 of 656	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	415 of 646	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	496 of 640	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.5	473 of 639	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	44.8	21 of 38	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	21 of 39	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	538 of 660	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	562 of 670	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	463 of 623	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	449 of 651	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	462 of 653	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.0	286 of 649	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.7	510 of 651	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	509 of 651	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	558 of 655	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	485 of 649	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	500 of 669	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	515 of 669	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.2	355 of 650	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.2	552 of 650	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.0	512 of 639	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	278 of 403	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	302 of 395	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	306 of 373	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	59.8	103 of 398	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	62 of 392	84.2%	★★★★☆

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 (2019)45th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English43%-22 vs state

Mathematics25%-17 vs state

Science22%-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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
CollinsRhodes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5110 St Stephens Rd	Eight Mile	36613	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1226	537	29	18.2	85.8%	22 (4.1%)	491 (91.4%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	8.1	655^th of 680 public elementary schools	3.7%		9.1	656^th of 684 public elementary schools	4.1%	1	17.2	19.4	3.9				11.3		29.3	32.8	35.1				$9,411	$1,738	$7,662
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Orchard Elementary School

How many students attend Orchard Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 622 students attended Orchard Elementary School.

What district is Orchard Elementary School in?

Mobile County

Is Orchard Elementary School a good school?

Orchard Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.4% of Alabama elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Orchard Elementary School?

Students at Orchard Elementary School are 82% African American, 7% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Orchard Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : CL Scarborough Model Middle School

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