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McDavidJones Elementary School

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McDavidJones Elementary School ranks 359 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

359^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

McDavidJones Elementary School in Citronelle, AL, is a PK-5 public school serving 826 students in the Mobile County district, where about two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

McDavidJones is a solid mid-tier school in Alabama, ranking in the 48th percentile statewide with a 2-star rating. However, it stands out as a clear academic leader among its closest neighbors. In 3rd-grade math, for example, 46.3% of McDavidJones students were proficient, compared to just 14.5% at CollinsRhodes Elementary School and 28.6% at Indian Springs Elementary School. The school also excels in English Language Arts, with 5th-grade proficiency rates above the state average. One of its biggest strengths is support for special education students, who rank in the 80th percentile statewide—a 4-star rating. African American students also perform well, earning 3- and 4-star ratings in recent years. On the flip side, there is a persistent gender gap: boys rank in the 60th percentile while girls rank in the 33rd percentile, a trend that has held for three years. Additionally, math scores are volatile, swinging dramatically from year to year, which suggests a need for more consistent math instruction.

Compared to nearby city districts, McDavidJones trails schools like Saraland Elementary School (97th percentile) and Robert E Lee Elementary (81st percentile), which benefit from different funding and demographics. Still, McDavidJones has made remarkable progress in reducing chronic absenteeism from 33% to just 13% over two years, now matching district and state averages. While per-student spending is average, the school achieves strong results for its special education population, suggesting efficient use of resources. One area of concern is a steady decline in performance among white students, whose ranking has fallen from the 42nd to the 21st percentile over three years—a trend worth watching.

826

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,439

Per pupil spending ?

66%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16250 Highway 45 South
Citronelle, AL 36522

(251) 221-1510

District: Mobile County

Students who attend McDavidJones Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lott Middle School
High:	Citronelle High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.6%

African American:

13.6%

Two or more races:

13.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 46th percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg46%

Alabama avg53%

359^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	49.2	359 of 686	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.8	342 of 680	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.9	305 of 684	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	366 of 680	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	377 of 687	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.4	349 of 692	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	342 of 681	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.8	302 of 680	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.7	388 of 688	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.0	373 of 691	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.4	360 of 691	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.2	326 of 695	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	75.5	94 of 696	86.5%	★★★★☆
2012	62.0	300 of 696	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.3	125 of 709	82.4%	★★★★☆
2010	74.4	137 of 704	80.5%	★★★★☆
2009	61.6	272 of 696	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.4	154 of 698	77.9%	★★★★☆
2007	69.9	187 of 698	73.2%	★★★★☆
2006	56.4	308 of 689	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.2	215 of 688	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	43.1	385 of 623	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	59.2	138 of 428	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.3	127 of 427	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.6	115 of 420	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	44.8	217 of 427	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	186 of 426	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.6	290 of 426	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	225 of 426	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	207 of 423	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	33.1	228 of 336	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	439 of 651	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.6	347 of 649	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	378 of 650	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	355 of 645	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	383 of 656	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	381 of 656	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	374 of 646	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.5	279 of 640	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.1	396 of 639	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	308 of 667	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.1	231 of 660	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	272 of 670	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	375 of 623	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	331 of 651	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.3	301 of 653	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	367 of 649	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.5	253 of 651	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.1	164 of 567	71.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	264 of 659	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.4	315 of 651	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	220 of 655	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	359 of 649	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	367 of 669	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.8	297 of 669	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	287 of 650	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	283 of 650	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.2	333 of 639	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	127 of 193	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.1	65 of 97	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.7	76 of 82	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	67 of 70	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	46 of 64	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.6	21 of 54	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	17 of 39	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	20.7	58 of 65	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	76.3	11 of 58	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	5 of 13	61.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	81 of 403	79.9%	★★★★☆
2025	53.8	149 of 403	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	94 of 395	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	44.4	186 of 373	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	175 of 345	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.6	238 of 398	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.5	133 of 392	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	168 of 344	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	29.3	207 of 280	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	391 of 501	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.6	353 of 532	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	309 of 535	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	370 of 528	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	404 of 540	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	365 of 539	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	339 of 529	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	337 of 508	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.1	304 of 369	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)80th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2026)68th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)60th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)34th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)22nd percentile-26 vs school

Native American (2022)11th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English65%~ state avg

Science46%-4 vs state

Mathematics37%-5 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 (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 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
McDavidJones Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16250 Highway 45 South	Citronelle	36522	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1510	826	44	18.7	66.0%	525 (63.6%)	112 (13.6%)	20 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (13.4%)	49.2	359^th of 686 public elementary schools	47.7%		51.8	342^nd of 680 public elementary schools	49.7%	17	46.3	29.2	35.1				45.8		66.1	55.0	73.0				$9,439	$1,491	$7,931
Calcedeaver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	20500 Patillo Road	Mount Vernon	36560	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1092	240	13	18.1	71.3%	60 (25.0%)	7 (2.9%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (42.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (27.1%)	45.8	390^th of 686 public elementary schools	43.1%		59.5	283^rd of 680 public elementary schools	58.4%	107	27.0	25.0	36.8	41.9			50.0		51.4	55.0	63.2	71.0			$12,691	$3,144	$9,538
North Mobile County Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	1950 Salco Road West	Axis	36505	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2000	422	25	17.0	73.9%	187 (44.3%)	163 (38.6%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.6%)	41.3	422^nd of 686 public elementary schools	38.5%		47.1	372^nd of 680 public elementary schools	45.3%	50	47.4	33.3	50.0	20.9	10.3	14.3	33.3	48.7	63.2	46.7	63.6	44.2	40.5	59.5	$12,216	$1,785	$10,421
J E Turner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8361 Lott Road	Wilmer	36587	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1285	529	28	18.8	61.4%	451 (85.3%)	16 (3.0%)	19 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.2%)	77.9	134^th of 686 public elementary schools	80.5%		78.1	133^rd of 680 public elementary schools	80.4%	1	72.0	53.6	73.7				73.8		62.2	78.3	71.1				$9,846	$1,295	$8,541
Saraland Early Education Center	Public	PK, KG-1	4000 Lil Spartan Drive	Saraland	36571	Mobile County	Saraland City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 602-8930	557	34	16.5	47.9%	397 (71.3%)	94 (16.9%)	12 (2.2%)	11 (2.0%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.4%)								(n/a)															$9,106	$855	$8,237
Wilmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7456 WilmerGeorgetown Rd	Wilmer	36587	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1780	443	24	18.6	71.6%	282 (63.7%)	15 (3.4%)	108 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.9%)	45.5	394^th of 686 public elementary schools	42.6%		41.8	410^th of 680 public elementary schools	39.7%	16	17.2	31.8	44.2				56.1		46.9	62.1	73.1				$9,866	$1,910	$7,946
Robert E Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	251 Baker Rd	Satsuma	36572	Mobile County	Satsuma City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 380-8210	805	42	19.1	45.6%	707 (87.8%)	55 (6.8%)	15 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.6%)	78.6	131^st of 686 public elementary schools	80.9%		80.8	109^th of 680 public elementary schools	84.0%	22	54.8	41.2	49.0	54.1			64.7		84.4	70.6	88.5	83.6			$8,602	$1,055	$7,526
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
Saraland Elementary School	Public	2-5	229 McKeough Ave	Saraland	36571	Mobile County	Saraland City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 679-5739	1,034	57	18.3	50.6%	754 (72.9%)	177 (17.1%)	30 (2.9%)	15 (1.5%)	13 (1.3%)	4 (0.4%)	41 (4.0%)	94.3	23^rd of 686 public elementary schools	96.6%		94	23^rd of 680 public elementary schools	96.6%		76.5	75.5	78.6				82.8		88.7	86.9	90.5				$8,262	$900	$7,348
CollinsRhodes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5110 St Stephens Rd	Eight Mile	36613	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1226	537	29	18.2	85.8%	22 (4.1%)	491 (91.4%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	6.7	672^nd of 686 public elementary schools	2.0%		8.1	655^th of 680 public elementary schools	3.7%	17	14.5	6.6	18.0				12.8		20.5	23.7	36.1				$9,411	$1,738	$7,662

Frequently Asked Questions about McDavidJones Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of McDavidJones Elementary School?

Students at McDavidJones Elementary School are 64% White, 14% African American, 13% Two or more races, 7% American Indian, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend McDavidJones Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 826 students attended McDavidJones Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of McDavidJones Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Lott Middle School
High : Citronelle High School

What district is McDavidJones Elementary School in?

Mobile County

Is McDavidJones Elementary School a good school?

McDavidJones Elementary School ranks 359^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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