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Saint Elmo Elementary School

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Saint Elmo Elementary School ranks 296 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

296^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Saint Elmo Elementary School in Irvington, AL, is a mid-sized elementary school serving 451 students from Pre-K through 5th grade within the Mobile County school district. This is a school on a clear upward trajectory, having improved its overall state ranking from the 33rd percentile just three years ago to the 57th percentile today, and it now holds a consistent 3-star rating.

What truly sets Saint Elmo apart is its exceptional support for students who often face the biggest challenges. The school ranks in the 90th percentile statewide for serving English Language Learners, a remarkable 5-star achievement. It has also engineered a dramatic turnaround for its Special Education students, jumping from a 1-star rating to a solid 4-star rating in just one year. This success extends to the general student body, with 5th-grade English proficiency (75.71%) and 4th-grade Science proficiency (66.67%) significantly outpacing both district and state averages. The school has also made incredible strides in reducing chronic absenteeism from 29.4% to 10.1%, which is now better than the district and state averages. This improvement is likely a key driver of the academic gains. When compared to nearby schools, Saint Elmo outperforms Dixon Elementary, Meadowlake Elementary, and WC Griggs Elementary, and is on par with Breitling Elementary and Anna F Booth Elementary.

While the school excels in English and Science, its Mathematics scores are more inconsistent, particularly in the lower grades. There is also a persistent performance gap between male and female students, with boys consistently ranking higher over the past three years. Despite these areas for growth, Saint Elmo is a highly efficient school, spending less per student ($9,493) than several nearby schools like Hutchens Elementary and Mary W Burroughs Elementary, yet achieving better results. For parents, this points to a school with effective teaching strategies and a strong commitment to helping every child succeed, making it a standout choice in the area.

451

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,493

Per pupil spending ?

71%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8666 McDonald Rd
Irvington, AL 36544

(251) 957-6314

District: Mobile County

Students who attend Saint Elmo Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Alma Bryant High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.6%

African American:

16.9%

Hispanic:

14.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Mobile County

✓Above the Alabama median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg46%

Alabama avg53%

296^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to top 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	56.9	296 of 686	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.7	325 of 680	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	316 of 684	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.7	453 of 680	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	410 of 687	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	369 of 692	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	430 of 681	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	372 of 680	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	60.1	257 of 688	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.2	388 of 691	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.4	317 of 691	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.8	210 of 695	69.8%	★★★★☆
2013	72.5	128 of 696	81.6%	★★★★☆
2012	69.9	187 of 696	73.1%	★★★★☆
2011	70.6	182 of 709	74.3%	★★★★☆
2010	74.9	125 of 704	82.2%	★★★★☆
2009	73.2	134 of 696	80.7%	★★★★☆
2008	68.2	196 of 698	71.9%	★★★★☆
2007	75.2	132 of 698	81.1%	★★★★☆
2006	69.1	170 of 689	75.3%	★★★★☆
2005	68.3	187 of 688	72.8%	★★★★☆
2004	65.4	191 of 623	69.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	166 of 428	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.4	164 of 427	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.0	293 of 420	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.4	119 of 427	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	45.9	202 of 426	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	170 of 426	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.1	257 of 426	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	259 of 423	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.9	117 of 336	65.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	14 of 142	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	69.4	23 of 131	82.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	367 of 651	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.5	355 of 649	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	317 of 650	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.7	445 of 645	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	396 of 656	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	400 of 656	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	465 of 646	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.5	408 of 640	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.4	302 of 639	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2017	70.7	23 of 130	82.3%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	63.5	9 of 30	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	7 of 38	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	14 of 39	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	64.5	210 of 667	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.5	216 of 660	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	206 of 670	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	361 of 623	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	346 of 651	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.0	270 of 653	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	321 of 649	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	224 of 651	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.8	100 of 567	82.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	65.0	228 of 659	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.6	266 of 651	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	295 of 655	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.8	415 of 649	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	423 of 669	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	318 of 669	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	320 of 650	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	273 of 650	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.5	197 of 639	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	69.4	78 of 403	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	66.7	80 of 403	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	25.2	315 of 395	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	61.9	97 of 398	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	48 of 392	87.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	303 of 501	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.4	332 of 532	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	360 of 535	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.5	479 of 528	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	470 of 540	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	383 of 539	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	426 of 529	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	422 of 508	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.4	224 of 369	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)90th percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2017)82nd percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2026)81st percentile+24 vs school

Homeless (2026)70th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)61st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)40th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science67%+16 vs state

English66%~ state avg

Mathematics39%-3 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 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
Saint Elmo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8666 McDonald Rd	Irvington	36544	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 957-6314	451	25	18.2	71.0%	228 (50.6%)	76 (16.9%)	63 (14.0%)	36 (8.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.0%)	56.9	296^th of 686 public elementary schools	56.9%		53.7	325^th of 680 public elementary schools	52.2%	29	45.5	36.7	34.8	66.7	66.7	55.0	75.7	$9,493	$1,423	$8,060
Pearl Haskew Elementary	Public	K-5	7001 White Oak Drive	Irvington	36544	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1850	546	28	19.7	71.2%	394 (72.2%)	50 (9.2%)	46 (8.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.2%)	47.1	381^st of 686 public elementary schools	44.5%		50.3	353^rd of 680 public elementary schools	48.1%	28	37.1	27.6	44.6	45.9	70.8	49.0	68.5	$10,693	$1,670	$9,013
Nan Gray Davis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6900 Nan Gray Davis Rd	Theodore	36582	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1166	499	26	19.1	71.1%	232 (46.5%)	152 (30.5%)	57 (11.4%)	9 (1.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.0%)	38.2	444^th of 686 public elementary schools	35.3%		39.6	425^th of 680 public elementary schools	37.5%	19	31.5	26.0	34.8	45.2	58.9	56.2	59.4	$9,336	$1,737	$7,589
Dixon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8650 Four Mile Rd	Irvington	36544	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 824-4314	526	28	18.7	70.2%	351 (66.7%)	58 (11.0%)	37 (7.0%)	30 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.3%)	38.5	442^nd of 686 public elementary schools	35.6%		25.8	505^th of 680 public elementary schools	25.7%	63	18.7	29.8	21.9	62.8	50.7	62.8	61.6	$9,108	$1,387	$7,711
Meadowlake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8251 Three Notch Rd	Mobile	36619	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1529	373	21	17.9	63.0%	203 (54.4%)	81 (21.7%)	40 (10.7%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	33 (8.8%)	41.7	417^th of 686 public elementary schools	39.2%		37.9	442^nd of 680 public elementary schools	35.0%	25	32.1	41.5	32.8	56.9	56.6	53.9	52.5	$9,796	$1,299	$8,487
Mary W Burroughs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6875 Burroughs Ln	Theodore	36582	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1077	404	21	19.2	80.7%	56 (13.9%)	273 (67.6%)	37 (9.2%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.7%)	14.4	596^th of 686 public elementary schools	13.1%		13	607^th of 680 public elementary schools	10.7%	11	25.0	25.9	10.4	22.4	44.6	34.5	41.7	$11,481	$1,952	$9,519
Anna F Booth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17001 Hurricane Blvd	Irvington	36544	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 824-1740	391	23	17.0	70.6%	280 (71.6%)	34 (8.7%)	19 (4.9%)	24 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.4%)	63.3	249^th of 686 public elementary schools	63.7%		65.5	226^th of 680 public elementary schools	66.8%	23	42.1	54.6	48.1	74.6	60.5	55.6	75.0	$9,465	$1,306	$8,149
Breitling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8350 Grand Bay Wilmer Rd	Grand Bay	36541	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 865-0900	471	27	17.4	59.4%	406 (86.2%)	17 (3.6%)	26 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	55.9	308^th of 686 public elementary schools	55.1%		50.5	352^nd of 680 public elementary schools	48.2%	44	47.9	45.0	44.9	62.5	62.0	58.8	58.4	$10,661	$1,970	$8,682
Cora Castlen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9960 School House Rd	Grand Bay	36541	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 865-6733	423	22	19.2	55.1%	337 (79.7%)	32 (7.6%)	16 (3.8%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.6%)	71	188^th of 686 public elementary schools	72.6%		72	175^th of 680 public elementary schools	74.3%	13	51.5	49.3	41.8	65.7	87.9	58.2	82.1	$9,872	$1,142	$8,720
WC Griggs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6001 Three Notch Rd	Mobile	36619	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1330	601	37	16.2	71.5%	319 (53.1%)	150 (25.0%)	79 (13.1%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.3%)	27.4	505^th of 686 public elementary schools	26.4%		29.5	477^th of 680 public elementary schools	29.9%	28	27.6	23.3	21.8	43.8	54.7	42.5	56.4	$9,865	$1,473	$8,382

Frequently Asked Questions about Saint Elmo Elementary School

How many students attend Saint Elmo Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 451 students attended Saint Elmo Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Saint Elmo Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Saint Elmo Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Alma Bryant High School

What is the racial makeup of Saint Elmo Elementary School?

Students at Saint Elmo Elementary School are 51% White, 17% African American, 14% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

What district is Saint Elmo Elementary School in?

Mobile County

Is Saint Elmo Elementary School a good school?

Saint Elmo Elementary School ranks 296^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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