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Florence Howard Elementary School

Q: Is Florence Howard Elementary School a good school?

Florence Howard Elementary School ranks 495 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

495^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Florence Howard Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 503 students in grades PK-5 in Mobile, Alabama, which is part of the Mobile County School District. The school has consistently underperformed compared to state and county averages, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Florence Howard Elementary struggles academically, with only 16-23% of 3rd-5th grade students proficient in math and 44-61% proficient in English/Language Arts, compared to 36-41% and 57-67% for the county and state, respectively. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 14.8% to 31.5%. In contrast, nearby magnet schools like Old Shell Road and W.H. Council Traditional perform exceptionally well, with 5-star ratings and 80-100% proficiency in core subjects.

Despite receiving relatively high per-student funding of $11,412, which is higher than nearby schools, Florence Howard Elementary's academic performance does not seem to reflect this investment. The school's challenges may be attributed to factors beyond just funding, such as teacher quality, curriculum, and family engagement. Addressing these issues will likely require a multi-faceted approach to improve the educational outcomes for the students at Florence Howard Elementary.

497

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,412

Per pupil spending ?

92%

Free/discounted lunch ?

957 Dr Martin L King Jr Ave
Mobile, AL 36603-5922

(251) 221-1406

District: Mobile County

Students who attend Florence Howard Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Calloway Smith Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.8%

Two or more races:

4.4%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (36% vs 52% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg46%

Alabama avg52%

495^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st 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	27.2	495 of 680	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	539 of 684	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	530 of 680	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	551 of 687	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	613 of 692	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	553 of 681	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	563 of 680	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.5	587 of 688	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.1	631 of 691	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.9	653 of 691	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	15.8	620 of 695	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.4	641 of 696	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.7	657 of 696	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	88.3	15 of 709	97.9%	★★★★★
2010	19.2	642 of 704	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	37.0	517 of 696	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	58.2	299 of 698	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.4	353 of 698	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.2	395 of 689	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	20.9	613 of 688	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.4	590 of 623	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	191 of 427	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	228 of 420	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	220 of 427	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	240 of 426	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	324 of 426	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	258 of 426	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	253 of 423	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.0	237 of 336	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	426 of 649	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	502 of 650	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	513 of 645	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	540 of 656	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	592 of 656	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	560 of 646	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	563 of 640	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.9	576 of 639	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	7 of 19	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	23 of 38	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	26 of 39	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	448 of 660	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	509 of 670	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	434 of 623	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	516 of 651	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	550 of 653	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	498 of 649	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	485 of 651	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.3	471 of 567	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	533 of 651	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	529 of 655	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	483 of 649	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	521 of 669	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	600 of 669	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	503 of 650	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	505 of 650	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.9	530 of 639	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	325 of 403	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	294 of 395	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	330 of 373	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	374 of 398	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	365 of 392	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	269 of 344	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.3	237 of 280	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)63rd percentile+36 vs school

African American (2025)55th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English55%-10 vs state

Science30%-12 vs state

Mathematics20%-23 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 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
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
Leinkauf Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1410 Monroe St	Mobile	36604	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1495	542	27	19.8	87.3%	10 (1.8%)	477 (88.0%)	23 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.9%)	41.9	407^th of 680 public elementary schools	40.1%		31.4	481^st of 684 public elementary schools	29.7%	74	48.6	51.6	45.8	20.3	52.8	43.8	55.4	$9,649	$2,003	$7,636
W H Council Traditional School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	751 Wilkinson St	Mobile	36603	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-1139	577	31	18.6	48.4%	93 (16.1%)	418 (72.4%)	9 (1.6%)	24 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	97.2	6^th of 680 public elementary schools	99.1%		95.8	17^th of 684 public elementary schools	97.5%	11	87.5	82.6	69.0	82.6	100.0	92.8	100.0	$8,876	$689	$8,176
Erwin Craighead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 South Ann St	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1155	380	19	19.8	81.6%	5 (1.3%)	353 (92.9%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	22.3	526^th of 680 public elementary schools	22.6%		23.8	522^nd of 684 public elementary schools	23.7%	4	15.8	26.7	26.3	27.3	38.6	45.5	55.4	$9,785	$1,590	$8,185
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%)	8.2	653^rd of 680 public elementary schools	4.0%		16.2	574^th of 684 public elementary schools	16.1%	79	9.4	16.7	0.0	20.0	14.3	36.7	37.0	$10,103	$2,187	$7,905
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
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
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
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 Florence Howard Elementary School

How many students attend Florence Howard Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 497 students attended Florence Howard Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Florence Howard Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Florence Howard Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Calloway Smith Middle School

Is Florence Howard Elementary School a good school?

Florence Howard Elementary School ranks 495^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Florence Howard Elementary School in?

Mobile County

What is the racial makeup of Florence Howard Elementary School?

Students at Florence Howard Elementary School are 94% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% White.

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