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Phillips Preparatory Middle School

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

9^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 98% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Phillips Preparatory Middle School in Mobile, AL, is a public magnet school serving 453 students in grades 6 through 8, and it consistently ranks among the very best middle schools in Alabama—placing 10th out of 443 schools statewide in the most recent year. This is not a fluke: the school has held a 5-star rating for over a decade, never dropping below the 93rd percentile, and it outperforms nearly every other middle school in the Mobile County district by a wide margin.

Academically, Phillips is exceptional. In English Language Arts, proficiency rates range from 85% to 91% across all grades—roughly 30 to 40 percentage points higher than district and state averages. Science proficiency in 8th grade is 88%, compared to about 54% statewide. Math is strong but shows a dip in upper grades, falling from 70% proficiency in 6th grade to 44% in 8th grade—still 18 to 22 points above state averages. The school also excels with students from all backgrounds: it ranks 5th in the state for low-income students and 4th for African American students, showing that it effectively closes achievement gaps. Chronic absenteeism is just 4.1%, far below the state average of 12%, which reflects a highly engaged student body.

Compared to nearby schools, Phillips stands out dramatically. It outperforms ClarkShaw Magnet School in 8th-grade math and English, and beats Denton Magnet School of Technology in 6th-grade subjects by 20 points or more. Meanwhile, Booker T Washington Middle School, just two miles away, posts 0% proficiency in 7th-grade math. Phillips achieves these results while spending only $7,903 per student—far less than many lower-performing peers—making it a model of both excellence and efficiency.

453

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,345

Per pupil spending ?

43.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

3255 Old Shell Rd
Mobile, AL 36607

(251) 221-2286

District: Mobile County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.5%

White:

34.4%

Asian:

7.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (76% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Alabama middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Mobile County

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg40%

Alabama avg44%

9^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 17Middle 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	96.3	9 of 449	98.0%	★★★★★
2025	95.9	11 of 439	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	32 of 442	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	7 of 437	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	10 of 432	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	13 of 440	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	8 of 437	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	3 of 423	99.3%	★★★★★
2017	99.0	5 of 432	98.8%	★★★★★
2016	98.4	8 of 432	98.1%	★★★★★
2015	98.6	6 of 430	98.6%	★★★★★
2014	98.1	4 of 438	99.1%	★★★★★
2013	91.0	3 of 436	99.3%	★★★★★
2012	92.4	5 of 436	98.9%	★★★★★
2011	94.1	4 of 435	99.1%	★★★★★
2010	95.0	3 of 435	99.3%	★★★★★
2009	97.0	2 of 425	99.5%	★★★★★
2008	97.2	3 of 417	99.3%	★★★★★
2007	96.9	3 of 412	99.3%	★★★★★
2006	98.0	4 of 409	99.0%	★★★★★
2005	98.2	2 of 415	99.5%	★★★★★
2004	98.2	2 of 407	99.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	99.2	4 of 269	98.5%	★★★★★
2025	98.7	5 of 259	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	12 of 269	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	5 of 263	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	5 of 271	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	8 of 266	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	99.4	4 of 252	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	1 of 247	99.6%	★★★★★
2017	99.7	1 of 205	99.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	84.7	2 of 20	90.0%	★★★★★
2025	81.4	2 of 20	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	68.6	6 of 20	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	4 of 15	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	4 of 18	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.7	6 of 22	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	6 of 19	68.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	5 of 18	72.2%	★★★★☆
2017	79.9	3 of 14	78.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	94.8	12 of 427	97.2%	★★★★★
2025	91.2	22 of 415	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	31 of 426	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	9 of 417	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	11 of 423	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	18 of 415	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	7 of 399	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	7 of 392	98.2%	★★★★★
2017	98.3	4 of 380	98.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	90.9	7 of 154	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.5	2 of 124	98.4%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	95.9	2 of 25	92.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	97.5	5 of 438	98.9%	★★★★★
2025	95.9	9 of 428	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	20 of 437	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	8 of 410	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	13 of 421	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	1 of 415	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	4 of 396	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	2 of 396	99.5%	★★★★★
2017	99.8	1 of 349	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	96.5	10 of 426	97.7%	★★★★★
2025	97.7	7 of 422	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	26 of 428	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	6 of 419	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	8 of 427	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	8 of 418	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	6 of 399	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	2 of 397	99.5%	★★★★★
2017	98.6	6 of 380	98.4%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	70.0	5 of 29	82.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	95.3	5 of 146	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	1 of 46	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	1 of 30	96.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	97.4	5 of 359	98.6%	★★★★★
2025	96.7	8 of 377	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	19 of 373	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	6 of 370	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	4 of 376	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	97.0	8 of 369	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	6 of 343	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	3 of 331	99.1%	★★★★★
2017	98.7	3 of 247	98.8%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)99th percentile~ school

White (2026)99th percentile~ school

African American (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2021)95th percentile~ school

Homeless (2019)92nd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2026)90th percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2021)83rd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English89%+33 vs state

Science88%+34 vs state

Mathematics57%+29 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 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
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	9^th of 449 public middle schools	98.0%		95.9	11^th of 439 public middle schools	97.5%	2	69.6	58.4	44.4	88.2	91.3	85.4	91.7	$13,345	$2,233	$11,019
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	424^th of 449 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
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	400^th of 449 public middle schools	10.9%		14.4	384^th of 439 public middle schools	12.5%	16	12.4	0.0	10.0	25.0	27.8	30.1	40.5	$13,851	$3,912	$9,846
CL Scarborough Model Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 Phillips Ln	Mobile	36618	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2323	641	33	19.4	86.1%	30 (4.7%)	560 (87.4%)	32 (5.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	19.8	364^th of 449 public middle schools	18.9%		19.3	360^th of 439 public middle schools	18.0%	4	15.2	9.6	11.0	35.8	23.8	41.7	35.4	$12,397	$3,294	$9,010
Denton Magnet School of Technology	Public, Magnet	6-8	3800 Pleasant Valley	Mobile	36608	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 449 public middle schools	94.9%		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	$15,451	$2,677	$12,681
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%)	95.6	15^th of 449 public middle schools	96.7%		93.1	24^th of 439 public middle schools	94.5%	9	75.7	54.4	40.8	88.5	90.6	84.8	88.5	$12,201	$1,846	$10,262
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	141^st of 449 public middle schools	68.6%		64.5	123^rd of 439 public middle schools	72.0%	18	22.9	15.2	31.0	57.5	65.3	74.1	70.8	$14,305	$3,367	$10,846
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	302^nd of 449 public middle schools	32.7%		23.5	338^th of 439 public middle schools	23.0%	36	17.3	19.8	14.7	44.8	37.3	48.4	48.4	$18,406	$4,165	$14,148
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 449 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	$17,631	$1,518	$16,019
Mobile County Training Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Whitley St	Mobile	36610	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2267	193	14	13.7	94.3%	0 (0.0%)	188 (97.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	10	421^st of 449 public middle schools	6.2%		13.1	398^th of 439 public middle schools	9.3%	23	1.9	1.9	1.4	31.4	25.9	32.1	23.2	$23,695	$7,229	$16,373

Frequently Asked Questions about Phillips Preparatory Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Phillips Preparatory Middle School?

Students at Phillips Preparatory Middle School are 47% African American, 34% White, 8% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Phillips Preparatory Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Phillips Preparatory Middle School.

Is Phillips Preparatory Middle School a good school?

Yes! Phillips Preparatory Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 9^th of 449 Alabama middle schools.

What district is Phillips Preparatory Middle School in?

Mobile County

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