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Elsie Collier Elementary School

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Elsie Collier Elementary School ranks 315 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

315^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Elsie Collier Elementary School in Mobile, AL, serves 731 students from Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the Mobile County school district, ranking in the middle of the pack statewide with a 3-star rating.

If you're looking at Elsie Collier, the standout news is in 5th grade. In math, 5th graders hit nearly 52% proficiency—that's almost 18 points above the district average and nearly 13 points above the state. Their 5th-grade reading scores are even stronger at 75.7% proficiency, beating the state average by more than 6 points. This "5th grade effect" is consistent year after year, suggesting a particularly strong upper-grade teaching team. The school also deserves credit for a dramatic turnaround in attendance: chronic absenteeism dropped from a worrying 21.4% two years ago to just 8.9% now—the lowest among all nearby schools, including Taylor White Elementary (10.9%) and ER Dickson Elementary (11.2%). With a 17:1 student-teacher ratio, kids get more individual attention than at many neighboring schools.

Compared to its neighbors, Elsie Collier is a dependable middle-of-the-road choice. It outperforms struggling schools like John Will Elementary and Orchard Elementary by a wide margin, though it trails higher-ranked Tanner Williams Elementary and Dawes Intermediate. Its closest rival, Taylor White, edges it out overall, but Elsie Collier has better attendance and stronger 5th-grade math. The school serves its African American students exceptionally well (65th percentile statewide) and shows solid support for special education students, though English Language Learners and Hispanic students would benefit from additional resources. For parents, this is a stable, improving school with clear strengths in literacy and upper-elementary math—especially if your child is entering 5th grade.

731

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,105

Per pupil spending ?

56%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 Snow Road North
Mobile, AL 36608-9768

(251) 221-1120

District: Mobile County

Students who attend Elsie Collier Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bernice J Causey Middle School
High:	Baker High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.3%

African American:

24.2%

Hispanic:

16.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2016 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg46%

Alabama avg53%

315^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 34 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 50Elementary 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	55.2	315 of 686	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.9	281 of 680	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	294 of 684	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.6	210 of 680	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.7	165 of 687	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	124 of 692	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	137 of 681	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	244 of 680	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	80.0	120 of 688	82.6%	★★★★☆
2016	84.9	82 of 691	88.1%	★★★★☆
2015	82.7	88 of 691	87.3%	★★★★☆
2014	85.2	72 of 695	89.6%	★★★★☆
2013	75.6	92 of 696	86.8%	★★★★☆
2012	77.7	86 of 696	87.6%	★★★★☆
2011	80.9	64 of 709	91.0%	★★★★★
2010	85.2	34 of 704	95.2%	★★★★★
2009	85.7	35 of 696	95.0%	★★★★★
2008	80.7	71 of 698	89.8%	★★★★☆
2007	77.8	111 of 698	84.1%	★★★★☆
2006	79.7	93 of 689	86.5%	★★★★☆
2005	72.9	142 of 688	79.4%	★★★★☆
2004	67.1	171 of 623	72.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	150 of 428	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.5	171 of 427	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	104 of 420	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	57 of 427	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	65 of 426	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	62.2	121 of 426	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.2	34 of 426	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	81.5	49 of 423	88.4%	★★★★☆
2017	82.3	30 of 336	91.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	104 of 143	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.9	97 of 142	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.5	36 of 131	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	26 of 123	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	44.3	57 of 110	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	363 of 651	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.7	294 of 649	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	288 of 650	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.3	139 of 645	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	140 of 656	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	126 of 656	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	148 of 646	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	227 of 640	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	75.5	125 of 639	80.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	156 of 206	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.7	106 of 196	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	89 of 184	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	68 of 175	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.6	39 of 164	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	46.0	79 of 152	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	82 of 140	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	48.2	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.6	6 of 38	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	9 of 39	76.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	331 of 667	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.2	255 of 660	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	267 of 670	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	305 of 623	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.2	108 of 651	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.8	76 of 653	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	70 of 649	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	199 of 651	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	259 of 659	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.9	244 of 651	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	291 of 655	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	248 of 649	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.5	181 of 669	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	123 of 669	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	129 of 650	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.0	239 of 650	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	80.1	100 of 639	84.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	170 of 193	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.8	73 of 97	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	68 of 82	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	150 of 403	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.8	56 of 403	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	45.2	189 of 395	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	111 of 373	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	53 of 345	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	70.5	63 of 398	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	44 of 392	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	59 of 344	82.8%	★★★★☆
2017	80.6	29 of 280	89.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	248 of 501	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.4	187 of 532	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	223 of 535	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	155 of 528	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	142 of 540	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	100 of 539	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.2	158 of 529	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	47.7	264 of 508	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	67.0	103 of 369	72.1%	★★★★☆

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)65th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)63rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)61st percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)50th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2024)44th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)27th percentile-27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-34 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)12th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English65%~ state avg

Science48%-3 vs state

Mathematics44%~ state avg

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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 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
Elsie Collier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Snow Road North	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1120	731	43	17.0	56.0%	353 (48.3%)	177 (24.2%)	122 (16.7%)	21 (2.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.4%)	55.2	315^th of 686 public elementary schools	54.1%		59.9	281^st of 680 public elementary schools	58.7%	34	46.5	33.3	52.0	47.6	63.5	55.8	75.7	$9,105	$1,091	$7,996
Taylor White Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	476 Eliza Jordan Road N	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1465	446	23	19.8	49.1%	211 (47.3%)	147 (33.0%)	44 (9.9%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.4%)	66.3	228^th of 686 public elementary schools	66.8%		69.4	199^th of 680 public elementary schools	70.7%	29	32.9	52.5	49.4	68.9	73.6	68.9	70.7	$9,440	$1,019	$8,411
Allentown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10330 Howells Ferry Rd	Semmes	36575	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-1000	843	42	20.0	58.7%	435 (51.6%)	254 (30.1%)	86 (10.2%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.8%)	44.1	405^th of 686 public elementary schools	41.0%		57.2	302^nd of 680 public elementary schools	55.6%	103	36.7	33.6	28.6	53.7	58.6	54.5	67.6	$8,533	$890	$7,633
ORourke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1975 Leroy Stevens Rd	Mobile	36695	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1585	799	43	18.8	58.1%	320 (40.1%)	296 (37.0%)	68 (8.5%)	36 (4.5%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (9.1%)	68.2	212^th of 686 public elementary schools	69.1%		63	246^th of 680 public elementary schools	63.8%	34	60.5	45.3	48.2	50.9	85.2	58.7	75.5	$8,469	$1,295	$7,138
Orchard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6400 Howells Ferry Rd	Mobile	36618	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1571	622	28	21.9	82.5%	31 (5.0%)	513 (82.5%)	46 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.2%)	20.2	555^th of 686 public elementary schools	19.1%		19.2	548^th of 680 public elementary schools	19.4%	7	16.8	23.2	22.0	30.5	35.6	52.6	50.6	$9,435	$1,456	$7,969
Semmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10100 Blackwell Nursery Rd S	Semmes	36575	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1630	576	29	19.8	56.3%	360 (62.5%)	129 (22.4%)	48 (8.3%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.9%)	55.5	313^th of 686 public elementary schools	54.4%		53.9	323^rd of 680 public elementary schools	52.5%	10	45.1	40.0	30.5	50.0	67.6	69.4	70.5	$8,859	$1,254	$7,595
Tanner Williams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13700 Tanner Williams Rd	Wilmer	36587	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-1675	304	20	15.5	48.7%	276 (90.8%)	9 (3.0%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	74.6	160^th of 686 public elementary schools	76.7%		67.8	214^th of 680 public elementary schools	68.5%	54	55.8	56.8	67.6	63.6	76.7	56.8	78.4	$10,125	$1,073	$9,042
Hutchens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	10005 West Lake Rd	Mobile	36695	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-1420	539	33	16.3	41.6%	321 (59.6%)	93 (17.3%)	43 (8.0%)	21 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (10.9%)								(n/a)								$10,910	$2,468	$8,432
Dawes Intermediate School	Public	3-5	10451 West Lake Road	Mobile	36695	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-1485	515	25	20.8	37.9%	309 (60.0%)	100 (19.4%)	51 (9.9%)	26 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	71	189^th of 686 public elementary schools	72.4%		75.1	154^th of 680 public elementary schools	77.4%	35	44.5	51.6	40.0	68.6	75.3	70.7	82.5	$8,434	$724	$7,699
John Will Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5750 Summit Ave	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1750	549	25	21.6	88.7%	12 (2.2%)	482 (87.8%)	33 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	18.3	569^th of 686 public elementary schools	17.1%		9.7	642^nd of 680 public elementary schools	5.6%	73	22.7	18.9	16.9	24.3	40.9	40.5	60.2	$9,543	$1,957	$7,575

Frequently Asked Questions about Elsie Collier Elementary School

What district is Elsie Collier Elementary School in?

Mobile County

How many students attend Elsie Collier Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 731 students attended Elsie Collier Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Elsie Collier Elementary School?

Students at Elsie Collier Elementary School are 48% White, 24% African American, 17% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Elsie Collier Elementary School a good school?

Elsie Collier Elementary School ranks 315^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Elsie Collier Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Elsie Collier Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bernice J Causey Middle School
High : Baker High School

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