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WC Griggs Elementary School

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WC Griggs Elementary School ranks 477 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

477^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

WC Griggs Elementary School is a public elementary school in Mobile, Alabama, serving 653 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Mobile County School District.

While WC Griggs Elementary has shown exceptional support for its homeless student population, the school consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages in academic proficiency, particularly in math and English. With chronic absenteeism rates significantly higher than the state's target, and a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, the school faces significant challenges. In comparison, nearby schools like Pearl Haskew Elementary and Nan Gray Davis Elementary have higher academic proficiency and lower chronic absenteeism rates.

Over the years, WC Griggs Elementary's performance has declined, with its statewide ranking dropping from 186 out of 680 Alabama elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 477 out of 680 in 2024-2025, and its star rating decreasing from 4 stars to 1 star. Addressing the challenges of chronic absenteeism and supporting the needs of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds could be crucial in improving the school's overall outcomes and providing a better educational experience for its students.

601

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,865

Per pupil spending ?

71.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6001 Three Notch Rd
Mobile, AL 36619

(251) 221-1330

District: Mobile County

Students who attend WC Griggs Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Burns Middle School
High:	Theodore High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.1%

African American:

25.0%

Hispanic:

13.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (38% vs 52% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg46%

Alabama avg52%

477^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 40 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 49Elementary 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	29.5	477 of 680	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	520 of 684	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	473 of 680	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	418 of 687	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.1	300 of 692	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	289 of 681	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.4	186 of 680	72.6%	★★★★☆
2017	66.4	207 of 688	69.9%	★★★★☆
2016	74.4	144 of 691	79.2%	★★★★☆
2015	64.9	206 of 691	70.2%	★★★★☆
2014	69.3	179 of 695	74.2%	★★★★☆
2013	76.7	84 of 696	87.9%	★★★★☆
2012	78.8	73 of 696	89.5%	★★★★☆
2011	82.9	43 of 709	93.9%	★★★★★
2010	86.2	28 of 704	96.0%	★★★★★
2009	77.7	96 of 696	86.2%	★★★★☆
2008	74.7	130 of 698	81.4%	★★★★☆
2007	80.0	93 of 698	86.7%	★★★★☆
2006	80.6	88 of 689	87.2%	★★★★☆
2005	73.0	141 of 688	79.5%	★★★★☆
2004	65.5	190 of 623	69.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	339 of 427	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	302 of 420	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.8	211 of 427	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.6	255 of 426	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	209 of 426	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	242 of 426	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.9	120 of 423	71.6%	★★★★☆
2017	59.7	99 of 336	70.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	49.9	52 of 131	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.0	95 of 123	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	498 of 649	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	490 of 650	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	450 of 645	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	413 of 656	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.2	259 of 656	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	216 of 646	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.2	150 of 640	76.6%	★★★★☆
2017	66.9	180 of 639	71.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	178 of 206	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.6	89 of 196	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.4	109 of 184	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	118 of 175	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.5	33 of 164	79.9%	★★★★☆
2017	47.1	66 of 130	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	18 of 19	5.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	91.1	2 of 38	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	2 of 39	94.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	470 of 660	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	515 of 670	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	388 of 623	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	345 of 651	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.7	203 of 653	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	212 of 649	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.2	102 of 651	84.3%	★★★★☆
2017	82.8	51 of 567	91.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	435 of 651	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.7	519 of 655	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	449 of 649	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	418 of 669	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.8	328 of 669	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	338 of 650	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.7	191 of 650	70.6%	★★★★☆
2017	61.8	221 of 639	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	226 of 403	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	317 of 395	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.0	181 of 373	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.6	193 of 345	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	232 of 398	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	262 of 392	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.0	79 of 344	77.0%	★★★★☆
2017	32.3	195 of 280	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	447 of 532	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	502 of 535	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	472 of 528	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	401 of 540	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.7	265 of 539	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	267 of 529	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.0	181 of 508	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.8	176 of 369	52.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-16 vs school

Homeless (2025)5th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English51%-13 vs state

Science36%-7 vs state

Mathematics26%-16 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 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
WC Griggs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6001 Three Notch Rd	Mobile	36619	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1330	601	37	16.2	71.5%	319 (53.1%)	150 (25.0%)	79 (13.1%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.3%)	29.5	477^th of 680 public elementary schools	29.9%		24.2	520^th of 684 public elementary schools	24.0%	43	27.1	34.0	17.8		36.1	51.8	55.2	46.5		$9,865	$1,473	$8,382
Covenant Academy of Mobile	Public, Charter	K-6	4568 Halls Mill Road	Mobile	36693	Mobile County	Covenant Academy of Mobile	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(251) 510-3671	327	20	16.3	82.9%	10 (3.1%)	278 (85.0%)	17 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	19.1	549^th of 680 public elementary schools	19.3%					(n/a)	13.6	5.4	15.2	21.4	18.9	38.6	54.1	54.6	40.5
Nan Gray Davis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6900 Nan Gray Davis Rd	Theodore	36582	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1166	499	26	19.1	71.1%	232 (46.5%)	152 (30.5%)	57 (11.4%)	9 (1.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.0%)	39.6	425^th of 680 public elementary schools	37.5%		36.4	454^th of 684 public elementary schools	33.6%	29	33.7	37.5	28.4		35.9	62.5	58.1	53.4		$9,336	$1,737	$7,589
Mary W Burroughs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6875 Burroughs Ln	Theodore	36582	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1077	404	21	19.2	80.7%	56 (13.9%)	273 (67.6%)	37 (9.2%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.7%)	13	607^th of 680 public elementary schools	10.7%		13.9	587^th of 684 public elementary schools	14.2%	20	30.2	8.6	16.3		17.2	34.9	35.1	44.9		$11,481	$1,952	$9,519
Meadowlake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8251 Three Notch Rd	Mobile	36619	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1529	373	21	17.9	63.0%	203 (54.4%)	81 (21.7%)	40 (10.7%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	33 (8.8%)	37.9	442^nd of 680 public elementary schools	35.0%		40.6	428^th of 684 public elementary schools	37.4%	14	35.5	37.3	26.4		35.8	56.5	43.3	67.3		$9,796	$1,299	$8,487
Olive J Dodge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2615 Longleaf Dr	Mobile	36693	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1195	862	46	18.7	72.0%	185 (21.5%)	506 (58.7%)	88 (10.2%)	12 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	66 (7.7%)	23.4	519^th of 680 public elementary schools	23.7%		22.5	528^th of 684 public elementary schools	22.8%	9	23.0	24.1	12.4		29.3	54.1	49.6	50.4		$8,449	$1,210	$7,229
Kate Shepard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3980B Burma Rd	Mobile	36693	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1645	576	31	18.5	75.3%	108 (18.8%)	374 (64.9%)	42 (7.3%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.8%)	33.4	459^th of 680 public elementary schools	32.5%		22.3	529^th of 684 public elementary schools	22.7%	70	32.6	17.5	37.4		24.7	61.8	47.4	61.7		$10,062	$2,357	$7,695
HL Sonny Callahan School for the Deaf and Blind	Public	PK, KG-5	3980 Burma Road	Mobile	36693	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-5454	45	9	5.0	46.7%	18 (40.0%)	19 (42.2%)	6 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.4%)								(n/a)										$113,371	$39,726	$73,636
Pearl Haskew Elementary	Public	K-5	7001 White Oak Drive	Irvington	36544	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1850	546	28	19.7	71.2%	394 (72.2%)	50 (9.2%)	46 (8.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.2%)	50.3	353^rd of 680 public elementary schools	48.1%		51.7	331^st of 684 public elementary schools	51.6%	22	30.5	31.9	53.6		48.4	54.8	59.6	69.9		$10,693	$1,670	$9,013
Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3956 Cottage Hill Rd	Mobile	36609	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1240	663	35	19.2	84.3%	44 (6.6%)	486 (73.3%)	75 (11.3%)	23 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.1%)	17.7	562^nd of 680 public elementary schools	17.4%		19	557^th of 684 public elementary schools	18.6%	5	16.2	23.3	13.9		29.1	40.6	43.4	48.4		$10,018	$1,663	$8,345

Frequently Asked Questions about WC Griggs Elementary School

What schools do graduates of WC Griggs Elementary School attend?

Students who attend WC Griggs Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Burns Middle School
High : Theodore High School

How many students attend WC Griggs Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 601 students attended WC Griggs Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of WC Griggs Elementary School?

Students at WC Griggs Elementary School are 53% White, 25% African American, 13% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is WC Griggs Elementary School a good school?

WC Griggs Elementary School ranks 477^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is WC Griggs Elementary School in?

Mobile County

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