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Pillans Middle School

Q: Is Pillans Middle School a good school?

Pillans Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.7% 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

427^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 3% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Pillans Middle School is a public middle school in Mobile, Alabama, serving 485 students in grades 6-8. 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. Pillans Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Alabama middle schools over the past several years.

Pillans Middle School significantly underperforms compared to state and county averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 5.88% of 6th graders, 2.1% of 7th graders, and 1.32% of 8th graders were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to state averages of 33.97%, 24.08%, and 24.53%, respectively. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 31.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and county averages. Additionally, Pillans Middle School has an extremely high percentage of students (over 95%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population.

When comparing Pillans Middle School to other middle schools in the same district, it is clear that Pillans is one of the lowest-performing schools. For example, CL Scarborough Model Middle School, Katherine H Hankins Middle School, and Burns Middle School all have significantly higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and lower percentages of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The data also includes information on several high-performing magnet middle schools in the area, such as Barton Academy for Advanced World Studies, Dunbar Creative Performing Arts, and Denton Magnet School of Technology, which significantly outperform Pillans Middle School across all academic metrics.

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: Declining — 9th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg36%

Alabama avg42%

427^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

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

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school

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

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics47%+19 vs state

English22%-34 vs state

Science9%-32 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
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
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
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
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%)	99	2^nd of 439 public middle schools	99.5%		97.3	8^th of 442 public middle schools	98.2%	6	75.0	63.4	63.6	89.6	95.5	95.1	94.8
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%)	64.5	123^rd of 439 public middle schools	72.0%		71.1	96^th of 442 public middle schools	78.3%	27	22.0	15.6	17.0	65.0	72.4	64.8	83.0	$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%)	14.4	384^th of 439 public middle schools	12.5%		13	389^th of 442 public middle schools	12.0%	5	7.7	1.3	8.8	16.4	29.3	41.0	26.2	$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%)	95.9	11^th of 439 public middle schools	97.5%		92.1	32^nd of 442 public middle schools	92.8%	21	63.6	40.9	49.2	85.6	87.0	94.0	94.7	$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%)	23.5	338^th of 439 public middle schools	23.0%		21.5	353^rd of 442 public middle schools	20.1%	15	8.0	11.5	13.0	23.2	38.0	45.3	36.5	$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%)	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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pillans Middle School

How many students attend Pillans Middle School?

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

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.

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

What district is Pillans Middle School in?

Mobile County

Is Pillans Middle School a good school?

Pillans Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.7% of Alabama middle schools.

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