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North Mobile County Middle School

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North Mobile County Middle School ranks 423 rd of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

423^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

North Mobile County Middle School in Axis, AL, serves 422 students from Pre-K through 8th grade, making it a unique K-8 school within the Mobile County district. The school has earned a 2-star rating and ranks in the 38th percentile statewide, with about 74% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

One of the school's standout strengths is its early-grade math instruction. In the most recent school year, 3rd-grade math proficiency reached 47.37% and 5th-grade math hit 50%, both exceeding district and state averages. However, there's a dramatic "middle school cliff" in math—by 7th grade, proficiency plummets to just 10.26%, well below the state average of 24.46%. This sharp decline between 5th and 6th grade is the school's biggest challenge. English Language Arts performance is more consistent, with most grades scoring near or above district averages. The school also showed exceptional results with special education students in 2023-2024, ranking in the 83rd percentile statewide for that subgroup.

Compared to nearby schools, North Mobile County sits in the middle. J.E. Turner Elementary, just 13 miles away, consistently earns 4-star ratings with 3rd-grade math proficiency of 71.95%, while Collins-Rhodes Elementary ranks in the bottom 2nd percentile. The contrast with Saraland Elementary is even starker—that school ranks in the 97th percentile with 76.52% math proficiency, though it serves a more affluent population. One clear success story is attendance: chronic absenteeism dropped from 34.9% in 2022-2023 to just 12.9% in 2024-2025, nearly matching the state average. The school spends $12,216 per student, notably higher than nearby schools, yet outcomes don't consistently reflect that investment. For parents, this school offers strong early-grade foundations and improving attendance, but the middle school math decline is a critical area to watch.

422

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,216

Per pupil spending ?

73.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1950 Salco Road West
Axis, AL 36505

(251) 221-2000

District: Mobile County

Students who attend North Mobile County Middle School usually attend:

High:

Citronelle High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.3%

African American:

38.6%

Two or more races:

11.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 39th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (41% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Science scores 11 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg43%

Alabama avg49%

Elementary school

423^rd of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

291^st of 443

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Alabama Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 50Elementary Schools in the Mobile County

93^rd of 139Mobile 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	423 of 686	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.1	372 of 680	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	352 of 684	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	440 of 680	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	491 of 687	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	468 of 692	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	495 of 681	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.5	371 of 680	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.7	504 of 688	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	41.2	421 of 691	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.6	558 of 691	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.0	488 of 695	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.4	530 of 696	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	281 of 429	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.9	205 of 427	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	177 of 420	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	218 of 427	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	361 of 426	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	339 of 426	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	349 of 426	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.5	200 of 423	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	34.0	222 of 336	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	421 of 652	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.5	397 of 649	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	425 of 650	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	502 of 645	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	521 of 656	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	527 of 656	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	518 of 646	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.1	383 of 640	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.8	491 of 639	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	53.3	15 of 38	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.4	5 of 39	87.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	386 of 668	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.4	398 of 660	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	324 of 670	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.1	397 of 623	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	459 of 651	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.9	422 of 653	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	402 of 649	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.8	176 of 651	73.0%	★★★★☆
2017	36.4	392 of 567	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	385 of 660	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.9	335 of 651	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.2	285 of 655	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	349 of 649	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	428 of 669	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.2	337 of 669	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	436 of 650	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.7	308 of 650	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	30.6	453 of 639	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	244 of 403	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.9	200 of 403	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.2	69 of 395	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	34.3	261 of 373	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	208 of 345	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	257 of 398	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	235 of 392	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	158 of 344	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.1	131 of 280	53.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	357 of 500	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.6	298 of 532	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	293 of 535	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	363 of 528	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	453 of 540	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	364 of 539	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	412 of 529	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	357 of 508	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	14.9	342 of 369	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	291 of 443	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.1	288 of 439	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	290 of 442	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	341 of 437	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	337 of 432	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	329 of 440	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	319 of 437	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	307 of 423	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.3	351 of 432	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.6	328 of 432	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.4	309 of 430	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.8	317 of 438	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	56.2	212 of 436	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.5	172 of 436	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.2	212 of 435	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	44.5	266 of 435	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.4	283 of 425	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	186 of 266	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.7	156 of 259	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	159 of 269	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	237 of 263	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	225 of 271	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.7	135 of 266	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.7	212 of 252	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	125 of 247	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	17.6	192 of 205	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	319 of 422	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	318 of 415	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	323 of 426	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	365 of 417	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	377 of 423	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	348 of 415	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	323 of 399	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	292 of 392	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.1	324 of 380	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	50.9	11 of 25	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	14 of 23	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	228 of 432	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.5	229 of 428	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	274 of 437	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	280 of 410	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	269 of 421	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	269 of 415	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	282 of 396	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	258 of 396	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.0	283 of 349	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	205 of 421	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.7	220 of 422	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	208 of 428	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.8	261 of 419	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	274 of 427	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	275 of 418	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	258 of 399	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	281 of 397	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.9	299 of 380	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	195 of 266	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.7	133 of 281	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	102 of 256	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	123 of 274	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	76 of 254	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	55.2	76 of 223	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.3	106 of 195	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	221 of 355	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.1	217 of 377	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	200 of 373	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	263 of 370	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	315 of 376	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	313 of 369	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	212 of 343	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	207 of 331	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	18.4	222 of 247	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Homeless (2019)61st percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)39th percentile~ school

Female (2026)35th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)34th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

Homeless (2019)56th percentile+29 vs school

Male (2026)51st percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile+13 vs school

White (2026)38th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)30th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English53%-8 vs state

Science41%-11 vs state

Mathematics29%-6 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
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	423^rd of 686 public elementary schools	38.3%		47.1	372^nd of 680 public elementary schools	45.3%	51	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
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
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%)	78.5	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
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%)	49.1	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
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%)	94.2	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
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%)	45.7	391^st of 686 public elementary schools	43.0%		59.5	283^rd of 680 public elementary schools	58.4%	108	27.0	25.0	36.8	41.9			50.0		51.4	55.0	63.2	71.0			$12,691	$3,144	$9,538
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%)	77.8	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
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%)	6.6	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
Chickasaw Intermediate School	Public	3-6	80 Grant Street	Chickasaw	36671	Mobile County	Chickasaw City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(251) 452-2256	301	15	20.0	86.4%	51 (16.9%)	219 (72.8%)	15 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	23.8	527^th of 686 public elementary schools	23.2%					(n/a)	26.9	11.8	8.3	14.3			40.9		50.7	52.1	52.8	46.9
Chickasaw City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	80 Grant Street	Chickasaw	36611	Mobile County	Chickasaw City	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 215-6713	331	20	16.5	74.3%	71 (21.5%)	231 (69.8%)	13 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)								(n/a)															$8,935	$1,791	$7,133

Frequently Asked Questions about North Mobile County Middle School

How many students attend North Mobile County Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 422 students attended North Mobile County Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of North Mobile County Middle School?

Students at North Mobile County Middle School are 44% White, 39% African American, 12% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 2% Hispanic.

Is North Mobile County Middle School a good school?

North Mobile County Middle School ranks 423^rd of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of North Mobile County Middle School attend?

Students who attend North Mobile County Middle School usually go on to attend:

High : Citronelle High School

What district is North Mobile County Middle School in?

Mobile County

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2021–22 through 2023–24 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 2, 2024

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.