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Elsie Collier Elementary School

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Elsie Collier Elementary School ranks 281 st of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

281^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Elsie Collier Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Mobile, Alabama, part of the Mobile County school district. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past decade, currently holding a 3 out of 5 SchoolDigger star rating.

Elsie Collier Elementary generally performs better than the Mobile County and Alabama state averages on standardized tests, particularly in English/Language Arts. The school has shown strong performance for some student subgroups, ranking 57th out of 427 Alabama elementary schools for African American students and 26th out of 123 for English Language Learners. However, the school could benefit from addressing its chronic absenteeism issues and exploring ways to improve outcomes for Hispanic and multi-racial students.

When compared to nearby schools in the Mobile County district, Elsie Collier Elementary generally outperforms many of them on standardized tests, such as having 53.66% of 5th graders proficient or better in Math, compared to just 21.18% at Orchard Elementary and 22.86% at ER Dickson Elementary. The school's per-student spending of $9,105 in 2018-2019 is on the higher end compared to some nearby schools.

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 — 87th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Mobile County

✓Above the Alabama median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg46%

Alabama avg52%

281^st of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Special Education (2025)86th percentile+27 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)60th percentile~ school

Female (2025)55th percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2024)44th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile-27 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile-34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English66%~ state avg

Science56%+13 vs state

Mathematics44%~ state avg

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Schools Near Elsie Collier Elementary School

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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
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%)	59.9	281^st of 680 public elementary schools	58.7%		56.9	294^th of 684 public elementary schools	57.0%	13	37.4	40.2	53.7	55.9	59.8	70.0	68.1	$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%)	69.4	199^th of 680 public elementary schools	70.7%		63.3	238^th of 684 public elementary schools	65.2%	39	42.7	53.8	57.8	56.3	67.2	72.2	71.4	$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%)	57.2	302^nd of 680 public elementary schools	55.6%		56.7	297^th of 684 public elementary schools	56.6%	5	37.9	40.2	46.4	47.7	71.7	58.3	69.5	$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%)	63	246^th of 680 public elementary schools	63.8%		53.7	319^th of 684 public elementary schools	53.4%	73	48.7	48.4	41.2	53.2	66.1	61.3	73.7	$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%)	19.2	548^th of 680 public elementary schools	19.4%		17.2	570^th of 684 public elementary schools	16.7%	22	24.6	28.4	21.2	21.6	38.3	44.9	45.2	$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%)	53.9	323^rd of 680 public elementary schools	52.5%		59.6	273^rd of 684 public elementary schools	60.1%	50	38.4	30.0	56.9	41.4	61.2	61.0	73.5	$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%)	67.8	214^th of 680 public elementary schools	68.5%		74	164^th of 684 public elementary schools	76.0%	50	58.3	43.6	60.4	64.1	56.3	57.5	81.1	$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%)	75.1	154^th of 680 public elementary schools	77.4%		80.3	118^th of 684 public elementary schools	82.7%	36	44.9	52.2	60.5	58.6	76.8	71.8	78.4	$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%)	9.7	642^nd of 680 public elementary schools	5.6%		20.6	543^rd of 684 public elementary schools	20.6%	99	12.6	11.0	11.4	9.9	43.4	23.0	49.3	$9,543	$1,957	$7,575

Frequently Asked Questions about Elsie Collier Elementary School

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

How many students attend Elsie Collier Elementary School?

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

What district is Elsie Collier Elementary School in?

Mobile County

Is Elsie Collier Elementary School a good school?

Elsie Collier Elementary School ranks 281^st of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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.

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