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Grant Elementary School

Q: Is Grant Elementary School a good school?

Grant Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Alabama elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Grant Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 285 students attended Grant Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Grant Elementary School?

Students at Grant Elementary School are 96% African American, 1% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools do graduates of Grant Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Grant Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Mobile County Training Middle School High : CF Vigor High School

Public Grades K-5

674^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Grant Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Prichard, Alabama, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 261 students. The school is part of the Mobile County School District, which is ranked 94 out of 135 districts in Alabama and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Grant Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Alabama elementary schools, with a ranking between 534 and 674 out of 680-692 schools over the past 10 years. Its performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state and county averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 8.7% of 3rd graders, 4.17% of 4th graders, and 12.2% of 5th graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 45.47%, 41.76%, and 39.31%, respectively. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 31.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and county averages.

When comparing Grant Elementary School to the nearby schools, it becomes evident that the school is significantly underperforming. For instance, Old Shell Road Magnet School, which is also in the Mobile County School District, consistently ranks in the top 5% of Alabama elementary schools and outperforms Grant Elementary School across all subject areas and grade levels. Despite the challenges faced by Grant Elementary School, the data suggests that there is room for improvement, and targeted interventions and support could potentially lead to better outcomes for students.

285

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,531

Per pupil spending ?

94.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

535 Easterling St
Prichard, AL 36610-4203

(251) 221-1319

District: Mobile County

Students who attend Grant Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mobile County Training Middle School
High:	CF Vigor High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.1%

Two or more races:

1.4%

Pacific Islander:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (15% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg46%

Alabama avg52%

674^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

49^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	4.9	674 of 680	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	563 of 684	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	561 of 680	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	534 of 687	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	548 of 692	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	441 of 681	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	450 of 680	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	17.7	579 of 688	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.7	614 of 691	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.6	609 of 691	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.7	580 of 695	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	52.4	407 of 696	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.4	540 of 696	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	63.8	275 of 709	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	37.7	533 of 704	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.3	473 of 696	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.7	455 of 698	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.5	475 of 698	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.7	563 of 689	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.9	575 of 688	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	48.9	342 of 623	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	423 of 427	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	255 of 420	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	287 of 427	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	224 of 426	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	241 of 426	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.7	99 of 426	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	112 of 423	73.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	648 of 649	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	505 of 650	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	491 of 645	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	494 of 656	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	559 of 656	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.6	329 of 646	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	387 of 640	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	18.7	541 of 639	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	55.7	14 of 38	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	656 of 660	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	545 of 670	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	501 of 623	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	483 of 651	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	492 of 653	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.6	247 of 649	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	328 of 651	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.5	460 of 567	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	635 of 651	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	550 of 655	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	584 of 649	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	529 of 669	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	495 of 669	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	470 of 650	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	483 of 650	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.9	539 of 639	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	394 of 403	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	50.6	167 of 395	57.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2019)63rd percentile+28 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English26%-39 vs state

Mathematics8%-34 vs state

Science2%-41 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 Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th 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
Grant Elementary School	Public	K-5	535 Easterling St	Prichard	36610	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1319	285	12	23.1	94.4%	0 (0.0%)	274 (96.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.4%)	4.9	674^th of 680 public elementary schools	0.9%		18.2	563^rd of 684 public elementary schools	17.7%	111	8.7	4.2	12.2				2.1		32.6	8.3	36.6				$12,531	$2,050	$10,471
WD Robbins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2416 W Main St	Prichard	36610	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1600	265	14	18.5	73.6%	0 (0.0%)	259 (97.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	41.9	409^th of 680 public elementary schools	39.9%		29.5	491^st of 684 public elementary schools	28.2%	82	58.1	18.2	28.6				24.2		74.4	42.4	66.7				$9,097	$1,513	$7,574
Whitley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	528 Capt Leon C Roberts	Prichard	36610	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1737	237	14	16.9	87.3%	2 (0.8%)	235 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.7	539^th of 680 public elementary schools	20.7%		14.9	583^rd of 684 public elementary schools	14.8%	44	16.0	15.6	39.3				15.6		32.0	46.9	53.6				$11,428	$2,381	$9,037
ChastangFournier Middle School	Public	K-8	2800 Berkley Avenue	Mobile	36617	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2081	503	26	19.3	91.3%	10 (2.0%)	454 (90.3%)	22 (4.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	12.3	618^th of 680 public elementary schools	9.1%		13.6	590^th of 684 public elementary schools	13.7%	28	17.9	6.3	27.3	1.6	2.5	1.6	6.3	16.9	50.0	6.3	52.4	22.1	30.0	28.5	$9,626	$1,864	$7,752
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%)	15.6	582^nd of 680 public elementary schools	14.4%		23	526^th of 684 public elementary schools	23.1%	56	25.0	25.3	10.8				15.2		36.7	46.8	42.2				$8,889	$1,789	$7,091
Chickasaw City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	80 Grant Street	Chickasaw	36611	Mobile County	Chickasaw City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 452-6452	331	20	16.5	74.3%	71 (21.5%)	231 (69.8%)	13 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)								(n/a)															$8,935	$1,791	$7,133
Chickasaw Intermediate School	Public	3-6	201 N Craft Highway	Chickasaw	36671	Mobile County	Chickasaw City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(251) 452-2256	301	15	20.0	86.4%	51 (16.9%)	219 (72.8%)	15 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)								(n/a)
Florence Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	957 Dr Martin L King Jr Ave	Mobile	36603	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1406	497	26	18.8	92.0%	5 (1.0%)	466 (93.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	27.2	495^th of 680 public elementary schools	27.2%		21.3	539^th of 684 public elementary schools	21.2%	44	16.0	23.4	19.4				30.3		44.0	58.5	61.3				$11,412	$2,034	$9,368
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%)	94.6	17^th of 680 public elementary schools	97.5%		96.5	12^th of 684 public elementary schools	98.2%	5	88.0	67.3	79.7				61.8		100.0	85.5	98.3				$9,458	$1,220	$8,229

Frequently Asked Questions about Grant Elementary School

What district is Grant Elementary School in?

Mobile County

Is Grant Elementary School a good school?

Grant Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Alabama elementary schools.

How many students attend Grant Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 285 students attended Grant Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Grant Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Mobile County Training Middle School
High : CF Vigor High School

What is the racial makeup of Grant Elementary School?

Students at Grant Elementary School are 96% African American, 1% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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