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Dawes Intermediate School

Q: Is Dawes Intermediate School a good school?

Dawes Intermediate School ranks 154 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

154^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Dawes Intermediate School is a public elementary school in Mobile, Alabama, serving 540 students in grades 3-5. The school is part of the Mobile County School District, which is ranked 94 out of 135 districts in the state. Despite the district's lower ranking, Dawes Intermediate School has consistently performed well, earning 4 or 5 stars from SchoolDigger and ranking as high as 35th out of 681 Alabama elementary schools in the 2018-2019 school year.

Dawes Intermediate School's academic performance is particularly impressive, with students consistently outperforming the Mobile County and Alabama state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 76.8% of 3rd graders at Dawes Intermediate School were proficient or better in English, compared to 56.83% for Mobile County and 65.34% for the state. The school also demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, ranking particularly high for Hispanic students and performing well for African American, multi-racial, and English Language Learner students.

In addition to its academic achievements, Dawes Intermediate School stands out for its lower chronic absenteeism rate compared to the district and state averages. In the 2022-2023 school year, the school had a 17.9% chronic absenteeism rate, while the Mobile County average was 31.5%. Furthermore, Dawes Intermediate School's spending per student, at $8,434 in the 2018-2019 school year, is lower than the nearby schools, which range from $8,469 to $10,910 per student.

515

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,434

Per pupil spending ?

37.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10451 West Lake Road
Mobile, AL 36695

(251) 221-1485

District: Mobile County

Students who attend Dawes Intermediate School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.0%

African American:

19.4%

Hispanic:

9.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (63% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Alabama elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Mobile County

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg46%

Alabama avg52%

154^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	75.1	154 of 680	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	118 of 684	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	87 of 680	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	90.6	55 of 687	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	85.7	75 of 692	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	93.5	35 of 681	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	52 of 680	92.4%	★★★★★
2017	81.2	107 of 688	84.4%	★★★★☆
2016	85.8	77 of 691	88.9%	★★★★☆
2015	87.6	67 of 691	90.3%	★★★★★
2014	85.5	71 of 695	89.8%	★★★★☆
2013	80.8	39 of 696	94.4%	★★★★★
2012	82.0	49 of 696	93.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	113 of 427	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	100 of 420	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	75 of 427	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	34 of 426	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	69.8	89 of 426	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	91.0	20 of 426	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	30 of 423	92.9%	★★★★★
2017	61.9	88 of 336	73.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	40.9	12 of 17	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	13 of 142	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	77.9	14 of 110	87.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	147 of 649	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	114 of 650	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	95 of 645	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	55 of 656	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	83.7	80 of 656	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	91.2	38 of 646	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	31 of 640	95.2%	★★★★★
2017	82.5	84 of 639	86.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	10 of 206	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	15 of 196	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	10 of 184	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	4 of 175	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	4 of 164	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	7 of 152	95.4%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	3 of 19	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	49.8	8 of 18	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	92.2	1 of 6	83.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	1 of 38	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.0	1 of 39	97.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	241 of 660	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.7	161 of 670	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	120 of 623	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	52 of 651	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	84.5	48 of 653	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	16 of 649	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	83.4	62 of 651	90.5%	★★★★★
2017	91.3	21 of 567	96.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	164 of 651	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	114 of 655	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	82 of 649	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	89.8	53 of 669	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.0	67 of 669	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	28 of 650	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	68 of 650	89.5%	★★★★☆
2017	75.9	124 of 639	80.6%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	20 of 22	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	80.8	1 of 21	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	70.5	5 of 19	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	3 of 22	86.4%	★★★★★
2021	79.3	5 of 25	80.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	27 of 97	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	12 of 82	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	12 of 70	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	19 of 64	70.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	70 of 403	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	61 of 395	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	39 of 373	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	90.7	15 of 345	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	82.7	33 of 398	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	87.7	25 of 392	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	13 of 344	96.2%	★★★★★
2017	86.5	15 of 280	94.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	138 of 532	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	120 of 535	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	88 of 528	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	88.0	56 of 540	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	74 of 539	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.0	46 of 529	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	62 of 508	87.8%	★★★★☆
2017	70.4	92 of 369	75.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2025)84th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)74th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)72nd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2022)29th percentile-63 vs school

Military Connected (2025)9th percentile-68 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English76%+11 vs state

Science59%+16 vs state

Mathematics53%+10 vs state

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by a citizen
Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Great community school. Parent and teacher support is exceptional . Close Quote

by a citizen
Friday, March 15, 2013

Well, I don't know about academics but the attitude of one of the "coaches" who brought kids to Baldwin County to the Science Fair, leaves a lot to be desired. She is representing your school & was very ugly to us, not wanting us to be seated in your section & telling us so even when ours was full & yours was empty. We had a parent who had a knee injury & could not stand & this red headed lady was very rude to her & to several others parents. I'm sure your academic program is up to speed because you received several awards, but you came across as snobby and rude because of 1 representative from your school. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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%)	37.9	442^nd of 680 public elementary schools	35.0%		40.6	428^th of 684 public elementary schools	37.4%	14	35.5	37.3	26.4	35.8	56.5	43.3	67.3	$9,796	$1,299	$8,487
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
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
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
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%)	50.3	353^rd of 680 public elementary schools	48.1%		51.7	331^st of 684 public elementary schools	51.6%	22	30.5	31.9	53.6	48.4	54.8	59.6	69.9	$10,693	$1,670	$9,013
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%)	29.5	477^th of 680 public elementary schools	29.9%		24.2	520^th of 684 public elementary schools	24.0%	43	27.1	34.0	17.8	36.1	51.8	55.2	46.5	$9,865	$1,473	$8,382
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%)	50.5	352^nd of 680 public elementary schools	48.2%		45.6	387^th of 684 public elementary schools	43.4%	35	44.6	42.9	40.8	41.8	56.8	52.2	69.7	$10,661	$1,970	$8,682
Olive J Dodge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2615 Longleaf Dr	Mobile	36693	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1195	862	46	18.7	72.0%	185 (21.5%)	506 (58.7%)	88 (10.2%)	12 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	66 (7.7%)	23.4	519^th of 680 public elementary schools	23.7%		22.5	528^th of 684 public elementary schools	22.8%	9	23.0	24.1	12.4	29.3	54.1	49.6	50.4	$8,449	$1,210	$7,229

Frequently Asked Questions about Dawes Intermediate School

Is Dawes Intermediate School a good school?

Dawes Intermediate School ranks 154^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Dawes Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 515 students attended Dawes Intermediate School.

What district is Dawes Intermediate School in?

Mobile County

What schools do graduates of Dawes Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Dawes Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Dawes Intermediate School?

Students at Dawes Intermediate School are 60% White, 19% African American, 10% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

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