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Calloway Smith Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

338^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 23% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Calloway Smith Middle School is a public middle school in Mobile, Alabama, serving 340 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Mobile County School District, which is ranked 94 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Calloway Smith Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alabama middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Calloway Smith Middle School significantly underperforms compared to the Mobile County and Alabama state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 8% of 6th graders were proficient or better in math, compared to 24.9% in Mobile County and 33.97% statewide. The school also struggles to support its student subgroups, ranking in the bottom half of Alabama middle schools for female, male, and special education students. However, the school performs relatively better for its African American student population, ranking in the top 3 stars out of 5 for this subgroup. Additionally, Calloway Smith Middle School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 31.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

The data highlights the stark contrast between Calloway Smith Middle School and the nearby Denton Magnet School of Technology and Barton Academy for Advanced World Studies, which significantly outperform Calloway Smith Middle School across all academic measures. This suggests that school choice and specialized programs can have a positive impact on student outcomes. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $8,421 at Calloway Smith Middle School, the additional funding does not appear to be translating into improved academic performance, indicating that factors beyond just funding, such as school leadership, teacher quality, and targeted interventions, may be more critical in driving student success.

315

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,421

Per pupil spending ?

90.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

350 N Lawrence St
Mobile, AL 36603

(251) 221-2042

District: Mobile County

Students who attend Calloway Smith Middle School usually attend:

High:

Ben C Rain High School

Feeder schools for Calloway Smith Middle School:

Elementary:	Erwin Craighead Elementary School
	Florence Howard Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.9%

Hispanic:

2.9%

White:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Science scores 18 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg36%

Alabama avg42%

338^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	338 of 439	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	353 of 442	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	352 of 437	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	360 of 432	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	395 of 440	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	384 of 437	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	387 of 423	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	35.1	297 of 432	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.2	190 of 432	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	18.1	355 of 430	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.4	341 of 438	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	65.7	131 of 436	70.0%	★★★★☆
2012	51.4	241 of 436	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.4	175 of 435	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.3	142 of 435	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.0	228 of 425	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.7	271 of 417	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.5	248 of 412	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.4	203 of 409	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	27.7	325 of 415	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	4.0	399 of 407	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	113 of 259	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	131 of 269	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	112 of 263	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.1	161 of 271	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	203 of 266	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	169 of 252	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	189 of 247	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	338 of 415	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	333 of 426	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	342 of 417	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	370 of 423	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	373 of 415	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	368 of 399	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	379 of 392	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	33.5	275 of 380	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	15 of 18	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.7	11 of 20	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	17 of 25	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	17 of 23	26.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	321 of 428	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	326 of 437	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	302 of 410	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	330 of 421	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	366 of 415	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	345 of 396	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	358 of 396	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	37.6	226 of 349	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	316 of 422	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	349 of 428	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	329 of 419	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	352 of 427	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	383 of 418	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	336 of 399	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	342 of 397	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.3	254 of 380	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	194 of 271	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	166 of 281	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	144 of 281	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	238 of 256	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	227 of 274	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	211 of 254	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	194 of 223	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	76.7	17 of 195	91.3%	★★★★★

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 (2025)56th percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2025)17th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English40%-16 vs state

Science23%-18 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
Calloway Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	350 N Lawrence St	Mobile	36603	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2042	315	22	14.3	90.5%	4 (1.3%)	299 (94.9%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	23.5	338^th of 439 public middle schools	23.0%		21.5	353^rd of 442 public middle schools	20.1%	15	8.0	11.5	13.0	23.2	38.0	45.3	36.5	$8,421	$1,124	$7,254
Dunbar Creative Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	500 Saint Anthony St	Mobile	36603	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(251) 221-2160	338	22	15.3	69.8%	33 (9.8%)	280 (82.8%)	8 (2.4%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	64.5	123^rd of 439 public middle schools	72.0%		71.1	96^th of 442 public middle schools	78.3%	27	22.0	15.6	17.0	65.0	72.4	64.8	83.0	$8,458	$1,071	$7,376
Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies	Public, Magnet	6-9	504 Government Street	Mobile	36602	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-1040	311	19	16.3	20.6%	192 (61.7%)	77 (24.8%)	13 (4.2%)	19 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	99	2^nd of 439 public middle schools	99.5%		97.3	8^th of 442 public middle schools	98.2%	6	75.0	63.4	63.6	89.6	95.5	95.1	94.8
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%)	14.4	384^th of 439 public middle schools	12.5%		13	389^th of 442 public middle schools	12.0%	5	7.7	1.3	8.8	16.4	29.3	41.0	26.2	$10,926	$1,839	$9,077
Mobile County Training Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Whitley St	Mobile	36610	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2267	193	14	13.7	94.3%	0 (0.0%)	188 (97.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	13.1	398^th of 439 public middle schools	9.3%		9.1	424^th of 442 public middle schools	4.1%	26	10.0	1.5	0.0	11.6	43.3	35.3	20.3	$16,619	$1,912	$14,696
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
Chickasaw Middle School	Public	7-8	50 Chieftain Way	Chickasaw	36611	Mobile County	Chickasaw City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 452-2256	143	11	13.6	90.9%	28 (19.6%)	105 (73.4%)	6 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	14	387^th of 439 public middle schools	11.8%		16.1	374^th of 442 public middle schools	15.4%	13		1.4	6.9	20.8		32.9	23.9	$7,489	$1,450	$6,028
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
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
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%)	19.3	360^th of 439 public middle schools	18.0%		20.1	358^th of 442 public middle schools	19.0%	2	13.9	3.4	5.0	20.4	36.0	45.8	34.9	$11,174	$1,734	$9,382

Frequently Asked Questions about Calloway Smith Middle School

What high school do graduates of Calloway Smith Middle School attend?

Students who attend Calloway Smith Middle School usually go on to attend Ben C Rain High School

Is Calloway Smith Middle School a good school?

Calloway Smith Middle School ranks in the bottom 23.0% of Alabama middle schools.

What district is Calloway Smith Middle School in?

Mobile County

What is the racial makeup of Calloway Smith Middle School?

Students at Calloway Smith Middle School are 95% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% White.

How many students attend Calloway Smith Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended Calloway Smith Middle School.

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