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Burns Middle School

Q: Is Burns Middle School a good school?

Burns Middle School ranks in the bottom 13.4% of Alabama middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Burns Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 568 students attended Burns Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Burns Middle School?

Students at Burns Middle School are 64% African American, 20% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Public Grades 6-8

389^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 13% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Burns Middle School serves 568 students in grades 6-8 in the Mobile, AL area, and is part of the Mobile County school district.

Burns Middle School has faced significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom quartile of Alabama middle schools. The most pressing concern is mathematics proficiency, which is critically low across all grade levels. In 7th grade, only about 4% of students are meeting grade-level math expectations, compared to roughly 24% statewide. Even the school's strongest grade level in math (6th grade) shows just 11.58% proficiency, far below the district average of 30.35%. English performance is comparatively stronger, with 8th grade proficiency at 42.08%, though still below district and state averages. Science proficiency in 8th grade stands at 32.67%. These academic struggles are set against a backdrop of increasing socioeconomic need, with 76.23% of students now qualifying for free or reduced lunch, up from 67.2% the previous year.

There is one notable bright spot: chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 33.8% in 2022-2023 to 12.6% in 2024-2025, now essentially matching the state average. This improvement suggests successful attendance interventions, though academic gains have not yet followed. When comparing Burns to nearby schools, the contrast is stark. Within a 10-mile radius, magnet schools like Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies and Phillips Preparatory Middle School achieve proficiency rates 3-8 times higher. However, among non-magnet schools, Bernice J Causey Middle School serves a similar demographic profile yet achieves 39.26% math proficiency in 6th grade compared to Burns' 11.58%, suggesting that poverty alone doesn't determine outcomes. The school's decade-long decline in rankings, despite improved staffing ratios and attendance, points to systemic challenges that will require comprehensive intervention.

568

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,258

Per pupil spending ?

76.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6175 Girby Rd
Mobile, AL 36693

(251) 221-2025

District: Mobile County

Feeder schools for Burns Middle School:

Elementary:	Olive J Dodge Elementary School
	WC Griggs Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.6%

White:

19.5%

Hispanic:

9.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (22% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg40%

Alabama avg44%

389^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	15.0	389 of 449	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	362 of 439	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	355 of 442	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	342 of 437	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	325 of 432	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	341 of 440	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	343 of 437	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	324 of 423	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.6	314 of 432	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.9	297 of 432	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.8	307 of 430	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.1	285 of 438	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.0	224 of 436	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	63.7	149 of 436	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.5	206 of 435	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.2	143 of 435	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.5	170 of 425	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.4	159 of 417	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.8	82 of 412	80.1%	★★★★☆
2006	62.6	130 of 409	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.6	115 of 415	72.3%	★★★★☆
2004	50.9	193 of 407	52.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	238 of 269	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	207 of 259	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	180 of 269	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	158 of 263	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	164 of 271	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	164 of 266	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	180 of 252	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	154 of 247	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.9	126 of 205	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	63 of 103	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.7	37 of 117	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	45 of 106	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	25 of 94	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	33.7	58 of 81	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	61.7	11 of 70	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.2	8 of 31	74.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	372 of 427	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	353 of 415	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	356 of 426	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	326 of 417	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	325 of 423	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	320 of 415	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	333 of 399	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	308 of 392	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.8	282 of 380	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	139 of 173	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	128 of 164	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	139 of 166	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	97 of 157	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	69 of 154	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	56 of 124	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.9	67 of 113	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.6	39 of 108	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	13 of 20	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.2	6 of 18	66.7%	★★★★☆
2024	56.9	9 of 20	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	6 of 15	60.0%	★★★★☆
2022	60.4	5 of 9	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.4	6 of 12	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.4	15 of 25	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	10 of 23	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	377 of 438	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	348 of 428	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	336 of 437	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	303 of 410	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	316 of 421	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	321 of 415	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	309 of 396	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	308 of 396	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	46.9	184 of 349	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	368 of 426	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	339 of 422	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	328 of 428	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	327 of 419	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	323 of 427	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	321 of 418	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	303 of 399	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	291 of 397	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.1	273 of 380	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	1.9	26 of 26	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	29 of 29	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	120 of 146	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	83 of 92	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	64 of 78	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	45 of 72	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	32 of 60	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.7	53 of 61	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	29 of 30	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	206 of 269	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	219 of 271	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	170 of 281	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	169 of 281	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	125 of 256	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	158 of 274	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	171 of 254	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	141 of 223	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.8	117 of 195	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	326 of 359	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	35.9	250 of 377	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	299 of 373	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	273 of 370	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	283 of 376	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	282 of 369	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	267 of 343	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.9	191 of 331	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.9	174 of 247	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)39th percentile+25 vs school

Homeless (2026)35th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2026)23rd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)18th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile~ school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)13th percentile~ school

African American (2026)12th percentile~ school

White (2026)9th percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2023)<1st percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English33%-24 vs state

Science33%-21 vs state

Mathematics7%-22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, April 21, 2012

I feel the same way as the previous comment.. I had to contact the school board to get a phone call back from principl, meanwhile my child was being harrased by a teacher. My other child is doing horrible in math, makin 10 and 20 on test scores but nobody seems to think I need to be contacted nor can we get involved with after school tutering or the summer math program. I have had to stay up with her till 1 and 2 am trying to teach and catch her up to her grade level.. And yet again I can not get a phone call back. I am at the point where I am scared to send my children there daily knowing the school officials do not care for the wellbeing of my children. I would suggest to anybody to send your children to a school that actually cares if yoour child learns and also cares for their safety Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, November 13, 2011

Teacher has been noncommunitive about my child's progress in her class after several attempted communication on my part. She has harrased my child,and I think this no child left behind is a joke. This just something incorporated to help schools look better, because some of these teachers have been so long they no longer care or are concern with the success of the kids they are teaching. 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 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
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%)	15	389^th of 449 public middle schools	13.4%		19.2	362^nd of 439 public middle schools	17.5%	27	11.6	3.9	6.0	32.7	29.1	27.4	42.1	$8,258	$1,098	$7,144
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
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%)	30.9	313^th of 449 public middle schools	30.3%		27.6	321^st of 439 public middle schools	26.9%	8	22.7	10.9	15.2	49.8	30.7	43.5	48.3	$8,082	$1,219	$6,854
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%)	67.2	120^th of 449 public middle schools	73.3%		67.4	112^th of 439 public middle schools	74.5%	8	39.3	24.1	36.1	64.3	61.7	54.4	68.2	$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%)	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
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%)	12.8	406^th of 449 public middle schools	9.6%		8	427^th of 439 public middle schools	2.7%	21	11.7	0.9	2.2	35.1	30.2	24.8	35.3	$10,414	$1,607	$8,796
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Burns Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Burns Middle School?

Students at Burns Middle School are 64% African American, 20% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Burns Middle School in?

Mobile County

How many students attend Burns Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 568 students attended Burns Middle School.

Is Burns Middle School a good school?

Burns Middle School ranks in the bottom 13.4% of Alabama middle schools.

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