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Calloway Smith Middle School

Q: Is Calloway Smith Middle School a good school?

Calloway Smith Middle School ranks 300 th of 443 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

300^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 443 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 32% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Calloway Smith Middle School is a public school in Mobile, AL, serving 315 students in grades 6 through 8 within the Mobile County district, where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

This school is on a clear upward trajectory. Its overall state ranking has climbed for five straight years, from the 10th percentile in 2020-2021 to the 32nd percentile in 2025-2026. The most impressive gains are in student attendance: chronic absenteeism has plummeted from 41.7% in 2022-2023 to just 5.3% in 2024-2025—now better than both the district (12.8%) and state (12.0%) averages. This turnaround suggests a major shift in school culture that is getting kids to class consistently. Academically, the school shows a notable split: English Language Arts proficiency rates range from 37-48%, while math proficiency lags at just 15-20%. This math gap is wider than the state average and mirrors challenges seen at nearby high-poverty schools like Pillans Middle School and Mobile County Training Middle School, suggesting a systemic issue rather than a problem unique to Calloway Smith.

What truly sets this school apart is its exceptional performance with African American students. In 2025-2026, Calloway Smith ranked in the 71st percentile statewide for this group, earning a 4-star rating—far exceeding its overall school ranking. This performance has improved steadily over three years (51st → 56th → 71st percentile). The school also saw its ranking for low-income students jump from the 25th to the 47th percentile in a single year. While nearby magnet schools like Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies and Phillips Preparatory Middle School boast higher overall rankings with lower poverty rates, Calloway Smith is achieving comparable results for its student population. Even compared to its closest neighbor, Dunbar Creative Performing Arts—which has a lower poverty rate and higher overall ranking—Calloway Smith's African American student performance is on par. This combination of improved attendance, rising rankings, and targeted success makes Calloway Smith a potential model for other high-poverty schools in the district.

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: Rebounding — 9th percentile in 2018 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 32nd (2026) from a 9th-percentile low (2018)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (33% vs 44% meeting standards)

!English scores 12 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg40%

Alabama avg44%

300^th of 443

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 16Middle Schools in the Mobile County

93^rd of 139Mobile 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	33.6	300 of 443	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	59.4	77 of 266	71.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	39.7	258 of 422	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	58.5	8 of 20	60.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	43.6	229 of 432	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	27.3	311 of 421	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	32.0	194 of 266	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)71st percentile+39 vs school

Homeless (2026)60th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)39th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science45%-9 vs state

English45%-12 vs state

Mathematics17%-11 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	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
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%)	33.6	300^th of 443 public middle schools	32.3%		23.5	338^th of 439 public middle schools	23.0%	38	17.3	19.8	14.7	44.8	37.3	48.4	48.4	$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%)	63.1	140^th of 443 public middle schools	68.4%		64.5	123^rd of 439 public middle schools	72.0%	17	22.9	15.2	31.0	57.5	65.3	74.1	70.8	$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%)	98.4	3^rd of 443 public middle schools	99.3%		99	2^nd of 439 public middle schools	99.5%	1	75.8	48.2	69.3	90.7	100.0	92.9	98.7
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	394^th of 443 public middle schools	11.1%		14.4	384^th of 439 public middle schools	12.5%	10	12.4	0.0	10.0	25.0	27.8	30.1	40.5	$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%)	10	415^th of 443 public middle schools	6.3%		13.1	398^th of 439 public middle schools	9.3%	17	1.9	1.9	1.4	31.4	25.9	32.1	23.2	$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%)	96.3	10^th of 443 public middle schools	97.7%		95.9	11^th of 439 public middle schools	97.5%	1	69.6	58.4	44.4	88.2	91.3	85.4	91.7	$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%)	11.1	410^th of 443 public middle schools	7.4%		14	387^th of 439 public middle schools	11.8%	23		2.8	1.5	19.1		36.6	27.9	$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%)	12.8	399^th of 443 public middle schools	9.9%		8	427^th of 439 public middle schools	2.7%	28	11.7	0.9	2.2	35.1	30.2	24.8	35.3	$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%)	9.2	418^th of 443 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
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	358^th of 443 public middle schools	19.2%		19.3	360^th of 439 public middle schools	18.0%	2	15.2	9.6	11.0	35.8	23.8	41.7	35.4	$11,174	$1,734	$9,382

Frequently Asked Questions about Calloway Smith Middle School

Is Calloway Smith Middle School a good school?

Calloway Smith Middle School ranks 300^th of 443 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Calloway Smith Middle School in?

Mobile County

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

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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