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SpencerWestlawn Elementary School

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SpencerWestlawn Elementary School ranks 488 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

488^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

SpencerWestlawn Elementary School in Mobile, AL, serves 428 students from Pre-K through 5th grade in a predominantly low-income area, with over 90% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. The school operates within the Mobile County school district and currently holds a 1-star rating, ranking in the 29th percentile statewide.

One of the school's standout strengths is its work with African American students, who perform notably better here than at most schools statewide—ranking in the 56th percentile. The school has also made incredible progress in reducing chronic absenteeism, dropping from 27.7% in 2021-2022 to just 8.0% in 2024-2025, which is now better than both the district and state averages. In English Language Arts, upper-grade students are performing well, with 5th graders nearly matching the state average in reading proficiency. However, math remains a significant challenge, especially in 4th and 5th grades, where only about 19% of students are proficient—roughly 15 points below the district average. There is also a persistent gender gap, with female students outperforming male students by 12-13 percentile points.

Compared to nearby schools, SpencerWestlawn sits in the middle of the pack. It outperforms several neighbors like George Hall Elementary School and Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School, particularly in 3rd grade math, where its proficiency rate (40.63%) is dramatically higher than theirs. However, it trails high-performing magnet schools like Old Shell Road Magnet School and EicholdMertz School of Math and Science, which serve far fewer low-income students. The school's special education students rank in the 19th percentile, an area of concern. While the dramatic attendance improvement shows the school can implement effective change, translating that success into stronger math achievement and better support for male and special education students will be key to future growth.

428

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,670

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3071 Ralston Rd
Mobile, AL 36606-5099

(251) 221-1705

District: Mobile County

Students who attend SpencerWestlawn Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Booker T Washington Middle School
High:	Murphy High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.6%

Two or more races:

5.1%

Hispanic:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (39% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

!Science scores 27 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg46%

Alabama avg53%

488^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 50Elementary 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	29.9	488 of 686	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.9	482 of 680	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	495 of 684	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	469 of 680	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	450 of 687	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	393 of 692	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	362 of 681	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	428 of 680	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.1	469 of 688	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.3	386 of 691	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.7	462 of 691	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	20.3	584 of 695	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	60.8	311 of 696	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	30.3	570 of 696	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.3	639 of 709	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.0	594 of 704	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.3	594 of 696	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.6	557 of 698	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.7	607 of 698	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.3	539 of 689	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	54.6	323 of 688	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.4	321 of 623	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	190 of 428	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.2	183 of 427	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	210 of 420	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	140 of 427	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	117 of 426	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	79 of 426	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	70 of 426	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	81 of 423	80.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	434 of 651	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.8	460 of 649	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	439 of 650	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	428 of 645	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	426 of 656	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	373 of 656	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	324 of 646	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	401 of 640	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.4	430 of 639	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	49.6	9 of 18	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	12 of 38	68.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	6 of 39	84.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	420 of 667	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.4	437 of 660	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	474 of 670	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	403 of 623	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	364 of 651	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.2	267 of 653	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.1	192 of 649	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	57.8	277 of 651	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.7	345 of 567	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	519 of 659	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	475 of 651	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	518 of 655	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	441 of 649	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	439 of 669	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	384 of 669	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	351 of 650	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	404 of 650	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.1	444 of 639	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	325 of 403	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.0	281 of 403	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	272 of 345	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.5	102 of 398	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	54.6	144 of 392	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	85 of 344	75.3%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2026)56th percentile+27 vs school

Homeless (2024)50th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)19th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English57%-8 vs state

Mathematics26%-16 vs state

Science23%-27 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 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
SpencerWestlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3071 Ralston Rd	Mobile	36606	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1705	428	24	17.5	90.2%	12 (2.8%)	379 (88.6%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	29.9	488^th of 686 public elementary schools	28.9%		28.9	482^nd of 680 public elementary schools	29.1%	6	40.6	18.6	19.3	23.2	50.0	55.7	64.9	$9,670	$1,768	$7,893
UCP Of Mobile Inc	Public	PK-K	3058 Dauphin Square Connector	Mobile	36607	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 479-4900																			(n/a)
Old Shell Road Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	3160 Heather St	Mobile	36607	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-1557	369	25	14.8	52.6%	100 (27.1%)	224 (60.7%)	10 (2.7%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.3%)	97.3	6^th of 686 public elementary schools	99.1%		94.6	17^th of 680 public elementary schools	97.5%	11	94.8	79.3	70.0	91.4	98.3	94.8	100.0	$9,458	$1,220	$8,229
EicholdMertz School of Math and Science	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2815 Government Street	Mobile	36606	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-1105	504	26	19.3	38.1%	140 (27.8%)	285 (56.5%)	17 (3.4%)	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.3%)	97.8	4^th of 686 public elementary schools	99.4%		98.3	3^rd of 680 public elementary schools	99.6%	1	88.4	88.1	91.0	95.2	96.5	95.2	95.5	$8,951	$939	$8,002
Mary B Austin Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 Provident Ln	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-1015	506	24	21.0	57.3%	191 (37.7%)	224 (44.3%)	39 (7.7%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.7%)	52.1	340^th of 686 public elementary schools	50.4%		57.7	297^th of 680 public elementary schools	56.3%	43	33.8	50.6	35.1	55.4	56.0	66.3	65.8	$8,511	$670	$7,832
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%)	18.4	568^th of 686 public elementary schools	17.2%		17.7	562^nd of 680 public elementary schools	17.4%	6	7.2	19.0	24.1	35.1	25.5	41.1	58.6	$10,018	$1,663	$8,345
Holloway Elementary	Public	K-5	625 Stanton Rd	Mobile	36617	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1391	483	29	16.4	92.8%	1 (0.2%)	460 (95.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	11.4	629^th of 686 public elementary schools	8.3%		15.6	582^nd of 680 public elementary schools	14.4%	47	17.7	14.1	11.4	19.2	29.1	37.2	51.9	$8,889	$1,789	$7,091
George Hall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1108 Antwerp St	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1345	244	14	17.0	85.2%	3 (1.2%)	234 (95.9%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	5.1	679^th of 686 public elementary schools	1.0%		8.2	653^rd of 680 public elementary schools	4.0%	26	6.1	6.1	6.3	20.6	16.3	21.2	39.4	$10,103	$2,187	$7,905
Maryvale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 N Maryvale St	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1810	475	26	18.0	89.3%	11 (2.3%)	417 (87.8%)	24 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	11.1	634^th of 686 public elementary schools	7.6%		12.9	610^th of 680 public elementary schools	10.3%	24	18.8	14.8	23.7	14.8	41.8	25.9	35.6	$10,227	$2,002	$8,215
Morningside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Greenbrier Dr South	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1540	480	26	18.2	90.8%	10 (2.1%)	418 (87.1%)	24 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	12.6	621^st of 686 public elementary schools	9.5%		18.4	558^th of 680 public elementary schools	17.9%	63	24.4	22.5	9.7	18.8	39.7	39.4	34.8	$9,463	$1,814	$7,639

Frequently Asked Questions about SpencerWestlawn Elementary School

What district is SpencerWestlawn Elementary School in?

Mobile County

What is the racial makeup of SpencerWestlawn Elementary School?

Students at SpencerWestlawn Elementary School are 89% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 3% White.

Is SpencerWestlawn Elementary School a good school?

SpencerWestlawn Elementary School ranks 488^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of SpencerWestlawn Elementary School attend?

Students who attend SpencerWestlawn Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Booker T Washington Middle School
High : Murphy High School

How many students attend SpencerWestlawn Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 428 students attended SpencerWestlawn Elementary School.

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