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CL Scarborough Model Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

364^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 19% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

CL Scarborough Model Middle School serves 641 students in grades 6-8 in Mobile, AL, and is part of the Mobile County district. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 86% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

While the school has faced academic challenges—ranking in the bottom 20% of Alabama middle schools with a 1-star rating—there are several positive trends worth noting. Chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 31.3% in 2022-2023 to 11.4% in 2024-2025, now better than both district and state averages. The school also spends more per student ($11,174) than nearby schools like Phillips Preparatory Middle School ($7,903) and ClarkShaw Magnet School ($8,607). Science proficiency has shown strong improvement, jumping from 20.4% to 35.75% in one year, and special education students have seen steady gains in their statewide ranking.

However, math achievement remains critically low, with only 9-15% of students scoring proficient across grades—roughly half the district average and less than a third of the state average. This is particularly concerning when compared to nearby schools like Phillips Preparatory and ClarkShaw Magnet, which achieve 5-star ratings with math proficiency rates of 44-70%. Even when compared to schools with similar poverty levels, such as Calloway Smith Middle School (90% free/reduced lunch), CL Scarborough underperforms in most subjects. The school has shown it can achieve exceptional outcomes—ranking 1st statewide in serving homeless students in 2024-2025—suggesting that with continued focus on translating improved attendance into academic gains, there is potential for meaningful progress ahead.

641

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,174

Per pupil spending ?

86.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1800 Phillips Ln
Mobile, AL 36618

(251) 221-2323

District: Mobile County

Feeder schools for CL Scarborough Model Middle School:

Elementary:	Forest Hill Elementary School
	John Will Elementary School
	Mary B Austin Elementary School
	Orchard Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.4%

Hispanic:

5.0%

White:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (25% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!English scores 23 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg40%

Alabama avg44%

364^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 16Middle 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	19.8	364 of 449	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	360 of 439	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	358 of 442	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	350 of 437	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	371 of 432	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	369 of 440	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	348 of 437	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	367 of 423	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	4.6	429 of 432	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.3	415 of 432	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.7	421 of 430	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.1	417 of 438	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.8	392 of 436	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.5	409 of 436	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.6	409 of 435	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.9	400 of 435	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	29.9	330 of 425	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.4	311 of 417	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.0	305 of 412	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.9	390 of 409	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	26.0	334 of 415	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.0	384 of 407	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	139 of 269	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.3	153 of 259	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	153 of 269	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	126 of 263	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.2	182 of 271	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	166 of 266	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	133 of 252	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	176 of 247	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	204 of 205	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	81 of 103	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.1	44 of 117	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.0	53 of 106	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	13 of 81	84.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	357 of 427	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	342 of 415	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	352 of 426	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	348 of 417	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	368 of 423	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	363 of 415	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	321 of 399	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	340 of 392	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	4.3	377 of 380	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	129 of 173	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	105 of 164	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.9	147 of 157	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	11 of 20	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	77.4	1 of 18	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	51.3	10 of 20	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	7 of 15	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.5	10 of 12	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.1	10 of 25	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.1	15 of 23	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	333 of 438	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	329 of 428	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	338 of 437	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	289 of 410	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	347 of 421	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	323 of 415	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	289 of 396	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	335 of 396	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.5	337 of 426	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	352 of 422	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	338 of 428	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	319 of 419	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	366 of 427	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	341 of 418	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	324 of 399	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	352 of 397	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.1	377 of 380	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	53 of 92	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	147 of 269	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.2	170 of 271	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	224 of 281	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	156 of 281	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	135 of 256	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	125 of 274	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.1	155 of 254	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	175 of 223	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.4	183 of 195	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	330 of 377	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.9	186 of 373	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.2	207 of 370	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.0	355 of 376	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	38.6	219 of 369	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	238 of 343	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.9	302 of 331	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)48th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2026)45th percentile+26 vs school

Homeless (2026)45th percentile+26 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)21st percentile~ school

Male (2026)21st percentile~ school

Female (2026)16th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science36%-18 vs state

English34%-23 vs state

Mathematics12%-17 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 (2025)	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
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	$11,174	$1,734	$9,382
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	$8,607	$729	$7,867
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	$7,903	$690	$7,204
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	$10,926	$1,839	$9,077
Chickasaw Middle School	Public	7-8	50 Chieftain Way	Chickasaw	36611	Mobile County	Chickasaw City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 452-2256	143	11	13.6	90.9%	28 (19.6%)	105 (73.4%)	6 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	11.1	416^th of 449 public middle schools	7.3%		14	387^th of 439 public middle schools	11.8%	29		2.8	1.5	19.1		36.6	27.9	$7,489	$1,450	$6,028
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	$10,485	$1,236	$9,222
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	$16,619	$1,912	$14,696
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	$8,421	$1,124	$7,254
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	$8,458	$1,071	$7,376

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CL Scarborough Model Middle School ranks in the bottom 18.9% of Alabama middle schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 641 students attended CL Scarborough Model Middle School.

What district is CL Scarborough Model Middle School in?

Mobile County

What is the racial makeup of CL Scarborough Model Middle School?

Students at CL Scarborough Model Middle School are 87% African American, 5% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

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