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Katherine H Hankins Middle School

Q: Is Katherine H Hankins Middle School a good school?

Katherine H Hankins Middle School ranks 321 st of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Katherine H Hankins Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 771 students attended Katherine H Hankins Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Katherine H Hankins Middle School?

Students at Katherine H Hankins Middle School are 49% White, 30% African American, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Public Grades 6-8

321^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 27% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Katherine H Hankins Middle School is a public middle school located in Theodore, Alabama, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 812 students. The school is part of the Mobile County School District, which is ranked 94 out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Katherine H Hankins Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alabama middle schools, with a ranking between 282-321 out of 432-442 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in mathematics, where proficiency rates range from 8.26% to 16.41% compared to the state averages of 24.08% to 33.97%. In contrast, the school's performance in English language arts is slightly better, with proficiency rates ranging from 33.6% to 48.32%, though still below the state averages of 54.48% to 56.81%.

The nearby schools in the Mobile County School District, such as Peter F Alba Middle School, Booker T Washington Middle School, and Grand Bay Middle School, generally perform better than Katherine H Hankins Middle School on state assessments and have higher rankings. However, the magnet schools in the area, such as ClarkShaw Magnet School and Phillips Preparatory Middle School, significantly outperform Katherine H Hankins Middle School and the other nearby schools on state assessments, with proficiency rates often double or triple the state averages.

771

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,082

Per pupil spending ?

76.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5750 Katherine Hankins Dr
Theodore, AL 36582

(251) 221-2200

District: Mobile County

Students who attend Katherine H Hankins Middle School usually attend:

High:

Theodore High School

Feeder schools for Katherine H Hankins Middle School:

Elementary:	Hollingers Island Elementary School
	Mary W Burroughs Elementary School
	Nan Gray Davis Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.3%

African American:

29.7%

Hispanic:

13.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 31st percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (28% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg36%

Alabama avg42%

321^st of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	27.6	321 of 439	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	285 of 442	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	319 of 437	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	302 of 432	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	282 of 440	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	293 of 437	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	281 of 423	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.7	303 of 432	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.8	310 of 432	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.9	296 of 430	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.2	303 of 438	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.4	265 of 436	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.8	233 of 436	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.7	172 of 435	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.7	164 of 435	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.7	196 of 425	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.4	223 of 417	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	68.0	115 of 412	72.1%	★★★★☆
2006	52.4	188 of 409	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	39.2	276 of 415	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.0	292 of 407	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	175 of 259	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	130 of 269	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.7	192 of 263	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	223 of 271	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	161 of 266	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	160 of 252	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	141 of 247	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.9	133 of 205	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	1.0	20 of 20	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	35 of 117	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	14 of 106	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.9	22 of 94	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	53.6	22 of 81	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	38.3	41 of 70	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	303 of 415	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.9	260 of 426	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	314 of 417	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	304 of 423	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	269 of 415	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	291 of 399	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	276 of 392	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.9	276 of 380	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	133 of 173	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	91 of 164	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	93 of 166	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	90 of 157	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	95 of 154	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.0	49 of 124	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	44 of 113	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.2	54 of 108	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	5 of 18	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	3 of 20	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	4 of 15	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	4 of 9	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.4	3 of 12	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	8 of 25	68.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	6 of 23	73.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	297 of 428	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	261 of 437	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	281 of 410	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	279 of 421	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	216 of 415	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	223 of 396	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	233 of 396	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.1	196 of 349	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	312 of 422	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	291 of 428	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	292 of 419	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	291 of 427	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	262 of 418	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	254 of 399	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	251 of 397	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.5	258 of 380	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	15.4	24 of 26	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	82 of 92	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	52 of 78	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	62 of 72	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	44 of 60	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.0	35 of 61	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	36 of 46	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	36 of 66	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	231 of 271	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	155 of 281	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	134 of 281	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	93 of 256	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.0	183 of 274	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	188 of 254	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	139 of 223	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.1	115 of 195	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	313 of 377	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	260 of 373	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	307 of 370	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	286 of 376	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	267 of 369	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	261 of 343	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	272 of 331	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.9	213 of 247	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)72nd percentile+45 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)70th percentile+43 vs school

Native American (2025)45th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)11th percentile-16 vs school

Military Connected (2022)8th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2024)<1st percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English43%-13 vs state

Science30%-12 vs state

Mathematics11%-17 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
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
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
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
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
Bernice J Causey Middle School	Public	6-8	2205 Mcfarland Rd	Mobile	36695	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2060	1,339	68	19.6	52.1%	668 (49.9%)	436 (32.6%)	132 (9.9%)	46 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (4.1%)	67.4	112^th of 439 public middle schools	74.5%		69.8	102^nd of 442 public middle schools	76.9%	10	35.7	27.3	24.0	55.2	61.7	63.9	64.5	$7,398	$622	$6,766
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
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
Grand Bay Middle School	Public	6-8	12800 Cunningham Rd	Grand Bay	36541	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 865-6511	751	40	18.7	59.8%	558 (74.3%)	98 (13.0%)	27 (3.6%)	17 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.1%)	45.6	239^th of 439 public middle schools	45.6%		42.1	253^rd of 442 public middle schools	42.8%	14	19.4	21.9	21.0	43.6	39.3	53.6	56.1	$8,116	$953	$7,152
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%)	93.1	24^th of 439 public middle schools	94.5%		95.7	18^th of 442 public middle schools	95.9%	6	61.2	45.0	39.2	77.3	78.2	85.0	88.1	$8,607	$729	$7,867
Peter F Alba Middle School	Public	6-8	14180 S Wintzell Ave	Bayou La Batre	36509	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 824-4134	443	24	18.4	69.8%	280 (63.2%)	57 (12.9%)	34 (7.7%)	36 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	40.6	269^th of 439 public middle schools	38.7%		53.1	190^th of 442 public middle schools	57.0%	79	26.5	14.1	10.6	30.0	58.3	45.1	57.0	$8,704	$1,247	$7,446

Frequently Asked Questions about Katherine H Hankins Middle School

What district is Katherine H Hankins Middle School in?

Mobile County

What high school do graduates of Katherine H Hankins Middle School attend?

Students who attend Katherine H Hankins Middle School usually go on to attend Theodore High School

How many students attend Katherine H Hankins Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 771 students attended Katherine H Hankins Middle School.

Is Katherine H Hankins Middle School a good school?

Katherine H Hankins Middle School ranks 321^st of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Katherine H Hankins Middle School?

Students at Katherine H Hankins Middle School are 49% White, 30% African American, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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