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Tanner Williams Elementary School

Q: Is Tanner Williams Elementary School a good school?

Tanner Williams Elementary School ranks 160 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

160^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Tanner Williams Elementary School is a mid-sized, rural elementary school in Wilmer, AL, serving 304 students in grades PK-5 within the Mobile County school district, and it consistently ranks as one of the top-performing schools in the state.

This school truly shines in mathematics. In the most recent school year, 5th-grade math proficiency hit 67.6%—nearly double the district average and far above the state average. Even 3rd and 4th graders outperform their peers by 15 to 20 percentage points. English Language Arts is also a strength, with 3rd and 5th graders scoring well above district and state averages. What makes this even more impressive is the school's success with students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, ranking in the 81st percentile statewide for that group. The school also keeps students in class: chronic absenteeism is just 9.5%, well below the district rate of 12.8%. With a low student-teacher ratio of 15.5, kids get more individual attention, which likely fuels these strong results.

Compared to nearby schools, Tanner Williams is a clear standout. It outperforms Wilmer Elementary by a wide margin in nearly every subject and grade level. Its 5th-grade math scores even beat those at Dawes Intermediate School and Orchard Elementary School. Only J E Turner Elementary matches its overall performance, but Tanner Williams still leads in several key areas. The school also shows a positive trend: performance improves as students move up through the grades, suggesting strong foundational teaching that prepares kids well for middle school. For parents seeking a stable, high-achieving school in the Mobile area, Tanner Williams is an excellent choice.

304

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,125

Per pupil spending ?

48.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13700 Tanner Williams Rd
Wilmer, AL 36587

(251) 221-1675

District: Mobile County

Students who attend Tanner Williams Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Semmes Middle School
High:	Mary G Montgomery High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.8%

African American:

3.0%

Hispanic:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2016 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (65% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Alabama elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg46%

Alabama avg53%

160^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 50Elementary 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	74.5	160 of 686	76.7%	★★★★☆
2025	67.8	214 of 680	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.0	164 of 684	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	128 of 680	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	181 of 687	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.2	225 of 692	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	198 of 681	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	196 of 680	71.2%	★★★★☆
2017	68.0	191 of 688	72.2%	★★★★☆
2016	62.9	238 of 691	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	72.7	155 of 691	77.6%	★★★★☆
2014	59.1	270 of 695	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.5	148 of 696	78.7%	★★★★☆
2012	62.5	292 of 696	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.8	288 of 709	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.3	154 of 704	78.1%	★★★★☆
2009	79.9	78 of 696	88.8%	★★★★☆
2008	67.8	201 of 698	71.2%	★★★★☆
2007	67.8	206 of 698	70.5%	★★★★☆
2006	61.4	251 of 689	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.2	327 of 688	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.4	158 of 623	74.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	200 of 652	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.3	196 of 649	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.3	184 of 650	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	141 of 645	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	212 of 656	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	268 of 656	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	230 of 646	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	237 of 640	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.6	203 of 639	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	127 of 668	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	70.5	161 of 660	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	192 of 670	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	153 of 623	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.2	263 of 651	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	87.2	35 of 653	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	66.3	179 of 649	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	171 of 651	73.7%	★★★★☆
2017	77.3	72 of 567	87.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	138 of 660	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	65.3	226 of 651	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.6	150 of 655	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	105 of 649	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	150 of 669	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	166 of 669	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	168 of 650	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	140 of 650	78.5%	★★★★☆
2017	67.6	179 of 639	72.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	217 of 500	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.8	264 of 532	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	197 of 535	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	160 of 528	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	237 of 540	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.4	256 of 539	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	242 of 529	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.7	260 of 508	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)81st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)79th percentile~ school

Female (2026)69th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)57th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English71%+6 vs state

Science64%+13 vs state

Mathematics60%+18 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, December 15, 2017

This school severely lacks leadership and my child’s will no longer attend because of the bias our family has had to endure from faculty members that have never so much as had the nerve to just come talk to us as a parent Close Quote

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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 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tanner Williams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13700 Tanner Williams Rd	Wilmer	36587	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-1675	304	20	15.5	48.7%	276 (90.8%)	9 (3.0%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	74.5	160^th of 686 public elementary schools	76.7%		67.8	214^th of 680 public elementary schools	68.5%	54	55.8	56.8	67.6	63.6	76.7	56.8	78.4	$10,125	$1,073	$9,042
Taylor White Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	476 Eliza Jordan Road N	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1465	446	23	19.8	49.1%	211 (47.3%)	147 (33.0%)	44 (9.9%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.4%)	66.2	228^th of 686 public elementary schools	66.8%		69.4	199^th of 680 public elementary schools	70.7%	29	32.9	52.5	49.4	68.9	73.6	68.9	70.7	$9,440	$1,019	$8,411
Allentown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10330 Howells Ferry Rd	Semmes	36575	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-1000	843	42	20.0	58.7%	435 (51.6%)	254 (30.1%)	86 (10.2%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.8%)	44	406^th of 686 public elementary schools	40.8%		57.2	302^nd of 680 public elementary schools	55.6%	104	36.7	33.6	28.6	53.7	58.6	54.5	67.6	$8,533	$890	$7,633
Elsie Collier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Snow Road North	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1120	731	43	17.0	56.0%	353 (48.3%)	177 (24.2%)	122 (16.7%)	21 (2.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.4%)	55.1	316^th of 686 public elementary schools	53.9%		59.9	281^st of 680 public elementary schools	58.7%	35	46.5	33.3	52.0	47.6	63.5	55.8	75.7	$9,105	$1,091	$7,996
Semmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10100 Blackwell Nursery Rd S	Semmes	36575	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1630	576	29	19.8	56.3%	360 (62.5%)	129 (22.4%)	48 (8.3%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.9%)	55.4	313^th of 686 public elementary schools	54.4%		53.9	323^rd of 680 public elementary schools	52.5%	10	45.1	40.0	30.5	50.0	67.6	69.4	70.5	$8,859	$1,254	$7,595
Wilmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7456 WilmerGeorgetown Rd	Wilmer	36587	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1780	443	24	18.6	71.6%	282 (63.7%)	15 (3.4%)	108 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.9%)	45.4	395^th of 686 public elementary schools	42.4%		41.8	410^th of 680 public elementary schools	39.7%	15	17.2	31.8	44.2	56.1	46.9	62.1	73.1	$9,866	$1,910	$7,946
Dawes Intermediate School	Public	3-5	10451 West Lake Road	Mobile	36695	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-1485	515	25	20.8	37.9%	309 (60.0%)	100 (19.4%)	51 (9.9%)	26 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	70.9	189^th of 686 public elementary schools	72.4%		75.1	154^th of 680 public elementary schools	77.4%	35	44.5	51.6	40.0	68.6	75.3	70.7	82.5	$8,434	$724	$7,699
Hutchens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	10005 West Lake Rd	Mobile	36695	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-1420	539	33	16.3	41.6%	321 (59.6%)	93 (17.3%)	43 (8.0%)	21 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (10.9%)								(n/a)								$10,910	$2,468	$8,432
ORourke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1975 Leroy Stevens Rd	Mobile	36695	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1585	799	43	18.8	58.1%	320 (40.1%)	296 (37.0%)	68 (8.5%)	36 (4.5%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (9.1%)	68.1	212^th of 686 public elementary schools	69.1%		63	246^th of 680 public elementary schools	63.8%	34	60.5	45.3	48.2	50.9	85.2	58.7	75.5	$8,469	$1,295	$7,138
Orchard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6400 Howells Ferry Rd	Mobile	36618	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1571	622	28	21.9	82.5%	31 (5.0%)	513 (82.5%)	46 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.2%)	20.2	555^th of 686 public elementary schools	19.1%		19.2	548^th of 680 public elementary schools	19.4%	7	16.8	23.2	22.0	30.5	35.6	52.6	50.6	$9,435	$1,456	$7,969

Frequently Asked Questions about Tanner Williams Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Tanner Williams Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Tanner Williams Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Semmes Middle School
High : Mary G Montgomery High School

How many students attend Tanner Williams Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 304 students attended Tanner Williams Elementary School.

Is Tanner Williams Elementary School a good school?

Tanner Williams Elementary School ranks 160^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Tanner Williams Elementary School in?

Mobile County

What is the racial makeup of Tanner Williams Elementary School?

Students at Tanner Williams Elementary School are 91% White, 3% African American, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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