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WD Robbins Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
409th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools
Better than 40% of Alabama elementary schools
Summary

WD Robbins Elementary School is a public elementary school in Prichard, Alabama, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 278. The school is part of the Mobile County school district, which is ranked 94 out of 135 districts in the state.

WD Robbins Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Mobile County and Alabama state averages on standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 58.14% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in math, compared to 36.88% for Mobile County and 45.47% for the state. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 31.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 84.17% to 87.46% of students at WD Robbins Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population.

Nearby schools, such as Old Shell Road Magnet School, CollinsRhodes Elementary, and Forest Hill Elementary, generally outperform WD Robbins Elementary on academic measures. For example, Old Shell Road Magnet School had 88% of 3rd graders proficient or better in math, compared to 58.14% at WD Robbins. Despite having a lower per-student spending compared to some nearby schools, WD Robbins Elementary does not appear to be achieving better outcomes, suggesting that factors beyond just funding, such as school leadership, teacher quality, and community engagement, may be playing a significant role in the school's performance.

265
Students ?
18.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,097
Per pupil spending ?
73.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2416 W Main St
       Prichard, AL  36610-2727

(251) 221-1600

District: Mobile County


Students who attend WD Robbins Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Mobile County Training Middle School
High:    CF Vigor High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
97.7%
Hispanic:
1.1%
Two or more races:
0.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Alabama average (45% vs 52% meeting standards)
!Science scores 18 pts below the Alabama average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school45%
District avg46%
Alabama avg52%
409th of 680
Alabama public elementary schools ?
Bottom 40%▲ up 9 pts since 2015
From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Alabama Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
24th of 49Elementary Schools in the Mobile County
94th 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202541.9409 of 68039.9%★★☆☆☆
202429.5491 of 68428.2%★☆☆☆☆
202324.8516 of 68024.1%★☆☆☆☆
202237.9425 of 68738.1%★★☆☆☆
202125.2511 of 69226.2%★☆☆☆☆
201947.0378 of 68144.5%★★☆☆☆
201838.7442 of 68035.0%★★☆☆☆
201738.8440 of 68836.0%★★☆☆☆
201626.5524 of 69124.2%★☆☆☆☆
201533.8476 of 69131.1%★★☆☆☆
201442.6428 of 69538.4%★★☆☆☆
201347.2468 of 69632.8%★★☆☆☆
201260.3318 of 69654.3%★★★☆☆
201165.3254 of 70964.2%★★★☆☆
201063.1279 of 70460.4%★★★☆☆
200944.4439 of 69636.9%★★☆☆☆
200834.7533 of 69823.6%★☆☆☆☆
200748.2399 of 69842.8%★★☆☆☆
200646.2403 of 68941.5%★★☆☆☆
200548.2387 of 68843.8%★★☆☆☆
200437.2428 of 62331.3%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202564.8114 of 42773.3%★★★★☆
202455.6154 of 42063.3%★★★☆☆
202347.5200 of 42753.2%★★★☆☆
202266.498 of 42677.0%★★★★☆
202148.9183 of 42657.0%★★★☆☆
201972.876 of 42682.2%★★★★☆
201864.8113 of 42373.3%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202552.0323 of 64950.2%★★★☆☆
202427.0486 of 65025.2%★☆☆☆☆
202327.3485 of 64524.8%★☆☆☆☆
202240.2403 of 65638.6%★★☆☆☆
202120.2530 of 65619.2%★☆☆☆☆
201943.1402 of 64637.8%★★☆☆☆
201847.2363 of 64043.3%★★☆☆☆
201739.1415 of 63935.1%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
201960.013 of 3865.8%★★★☆☆
201825.132 of 3917.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202548.8350 of 66047.0%★★☆☆☆
202438.5442 of 67034.0%★★☆☆☆
202334.4423 of 62332.1%★★☆☆☆
202252.7317 of 65151.3%★★★☆☆
202135.9434 of 65333.5%★★☆☆☆
201960.5238 of 64963.3%★★★☆☆
201851.3339 of 65147.9%★★☆☆☆
201747.8306 of 56746.0%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202531.6452 of 65130.6%★★☆☆☆
202432.0455 of 65530.5%★★☆☆☆
202325.0493 of 64924.0%★☆☆☆☆
202240.0401 of 66940.1%★★☆☆☆
202131.1460 of 66931.2%★★☆☆☆
201950.5331 of 65049.1%★★☆☆☆
201827.5481 of 65026.0%★☆☆☆☆
201735.8431 of 63932.6%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
201834.6227 of 34434.0%★★☆☆☆
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)
African American (2025)73rd percentile+33 vs school
Homeless (2019)66th percentile+21 vs school
Female (2025)50th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+7 vs school
Special Education (2018)34th percentile~ school
Male (2025)31st percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?
English61%-3 vs state
Mathematics35%-7 vs state
Science24%-18 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended WD Robbins Elementary School.

WD Robbins Elementary School ranks 409th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend WD Robbins Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mobile County Training Middle School
High : CF Vigor High School

Students at WD Robbins Elementary School are 98% African American, 1% Hispanic.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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