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Pillans Middle School

Q: Is Pillans Middle School a good school?

Pillans Middle School ranks in the bottom 9.9% of Alabama middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Pillans Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 440 students attended Pillans Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Pillans Middle School?

Students at Pillans Middle School are 87% African American, 5% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Pillans Middle School attend?

Students who attend Pillans Middle School usually go on to attend Ben C Rain High School

Public Grades 6-8

399^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 443 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 10% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Pillans Middle School in Mobile, AL, serves 440 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Mobile County school district.

Pillans currently ranks in the bottom 10% of Alabama middle schools, though this represents an improvement from last year's bottom 3% ranking. The school's biggest challenge is math proficiency, which is critically low—only about 1% of 7th graders and 2% of 8th graders scored proficient in math, compared to district averages of 19% and 22%. English Language Arts scores are stronger, with 8th grade approaching the district average. One bright spot is 8th grade science, which jumped from 9% to 35% proficiency in a single year, showing the school can make significant gains when focused on a specific area. Chronic absenteeism is a major concern at 26.5%, more than double the district rate, and likely impacts academic outcomes. The school spends more per student ($10,414) than several better-performing nearby schools, and the student-to-teacher ratio has improved to 17.6, suggesting resources are available but instructional effectiveness, particularly in math, needs attention.

Compared to nearby schools, Pillans faces unique challenges. Within five miles, magnet schools like Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies (99th percentile), Phillips Preparatory Middle School (98th percentile), and Denton Magnet School of Technology (95th percentile) perform dramatically better, though they serve fewer low-income students. However, even among schools with similar poverty levels, Pillans underperforms—Calloway Smith Middle School ranks three times higher despite similar demographics, and has only 5.3% chronic absenteeism compared to Pillans' 26.5%. This suggests that improving attendance and focusing on math instruction could be key levers for turning the school around.

440

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,414

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2051 Military Rd
Mobile, AL 36605

(251) 221-2300

District: Mobile County

Students who attend Pillans Middle School usually attend:

High:

Ben C Rain High School

Feeder schools for Pillans Middle School:

Elementary:	Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary
	Morningside Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.3%

White:

4.8%

Hispanic:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (32% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 12% Alabama)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg40%

Alabama avg44%

399^th of 443

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 16Middle 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	12.8	399 of 443	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.0	427 of 439	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	399 of 442	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	409 of 437	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	414 of 432	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	406 of 440	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	405 of 437	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	383 of 423	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	392 of 432	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.3	373 of 432	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.9	392 of 430	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.2	416 of 438	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.1	369 of 436	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.3	309 of 436	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.6	381 of 435	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.8	349 of 435	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.0	379 of 425	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.8	363 of 417	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.1	324 of 412	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.1	393 of 409	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.6	401 of 415	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.5	365 of 407	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	210 of 266	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	241 of 259	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	211 of 269	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	226 of 263	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	252 of 271	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	220 of 266	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	220 of 252	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	191 of 247	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.1	180 of 205	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	17.5	104 of 106	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	12.2	383 of 422	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.2	409 of 415	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	385 of 426	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	399 of 417	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	409 of 423	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	387 of 415	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	372 of 399	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	358 of 392	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.2	347 of 380	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	31.0	114 of 164	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.3	137 of 166	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	16 of 20	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.1	18 of 18	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	16 of 20	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	12 of 15	20.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	7 of 12	41.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.7	16 of 25	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	12 of 23	47.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	387 of 432	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.8	414 of 428	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	381 of 437	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	374 of 410	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	398 of 421	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	374 of 415	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	352 of 396	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	339 of 396	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.0	319 of 349	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	14.9	370 of 421	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	401 of 422	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	377 of 428	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	381 of 419	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	404 of 427	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	385 of 418	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	360 of 399	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	358 of 397	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.0	351 of 380	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	223 of 266	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.2	198 of 271	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	241 of 281	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	249 of 281	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	240 of 256	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	232 of 274	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	161 of 254	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.3	206 of 223	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	25.4	163 of 195	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	4.7	369 of 369	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	294 of 343	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)30th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2026)21st percentile+11 vs school

Homeless (2026)20th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)2nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2021)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science35%-19 vs state

Mathematics33%+5 vs state

English30%-27 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 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
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%)	12.8	399^th of 443 public middle schools	9.9%		8	427^th of 439 public middle schools	2.7%	28	11.7	0.9	2.2	35.1	30.2	24.8	35.3	$10,414	$1,607	$8,796
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%)	9.2	418^th of 443 public middle schools	5.6%		8.6	421^st of 439 public middle schools	4.1%	3	5.0	5.6	0.8	23.8	17.8	28.7	28.8
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%)	93.5	23^rd of 443 public middle schools	94.8%		90.5	37^th of 439 public middle schools	91.6%	14	47.0	49.6	84.2	87.1	80.5	85.6	88.1	$10,485	$1,236	$9,222
Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies	Public, Magnet	6-9	504 Government Street	Mobile	36602	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-1040	311	19	16.3	20.6%	192 (61.7%)	77 (24.8%)	13 (4.2%)	19 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	98.4	3^rd of 443 public middle schools	99.3%		99	2^nd of 439 public middle schools	99.5%	1	75.8	48.2	69.3	90.7	100.0	92.9	98.7
Dunbar Creative Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	500 Saint Anthony St	Mobile	36603	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(251) 221-2160	338	22	15.3	69.8%	33 (9.8%)	280 (82.8%)	8 (2.4%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	63.1	140^th of 443 public middle schools	68.4%		64.5	123^rd of 439 public middle schools	72.0%	17	22.9	15.2	31.0	57.5	65.3	74.1	70.8	$8,458	$1,071	$7,376
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	394^th of 443 public middle schools	11.1%		14.4	384^th of 439 public middle schools	12.5%	10	12.4	0.0	10.0	25.0	27.8	30.1	40.5	$10,926	$1,839	$9,077
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%)	96.3	10^th of 443 public middle schools	97.7%		95.9	11^th of 439 public middle schools	97.5%	1	69.6	58.4	44.4	88.2	91.3	85.4	91.7	$7,903	$690	$7,204
Calloway Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	350 N Lawrence St	Mobile	36603	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2042	315	22	14.3	90.5%	4 (1.3%)	299 (94.9%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	33.6	300^th of 443 public middle schools	32.3%		23.5	338^th of 439 public middle schools	23.0%	38	17.3	19.8	14.7	44.8	37.3	48.4	48.4	$8,421	$1,124	$7,254
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%)	15.1	383^rd of 443 public middle schools	13.5%		19.2	362^nd of 439 public middle schools	17.5%	21	11.6	3.9	6.0	32.7	29.1	27.4	42.1	$8,258	$1,098	$7,144
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%)	30.9	311^th of 443 public middle schools	29.8%		27.6	321^st of 439 public middle schools	26.9%	10	22.7	10.9	15.2	49.8	30.7	43.5	48.3	$8,082	$1,219	$6,854

Frequently Asked Questions about Pillans Middle School

What district is Pillans Middle School in?

Mobile County

What is the racial makeup of Pillans Middle School?

Students at Pillans Middle School are 87% African American, 5% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Pillans Middle School a good school?

Pillans Middle School ranks in the bottom 9.9% of Alabama middle schools.

How many students attend Pillans Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 440 students attended Pillans Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Pillans Middle School attend?

Students who attend Pillans Middle School usually go on to attend Ben C Rain High School

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