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Dawes Intermediate School

Q: Is Dawes Intermediate School a good school?

Dawes Intermediate School ranks 189 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

189^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Dawes Intermediate School serves 515 students in grades 3-5 in Mobile, AL, and is part of the Mobile County school district.

Dawes Intermediate is a strong academic performer that consistently outpaces both its district and the state of Alabama. In English Language Arts, proficiency rates range from 70-82% across grades 3-5, which is 10-13 percentage points above state averages. Science is a standout subject, with 68.6% of 4th graders proficient compared to just 50.2% statewide. The school also excels at supporting diverse learners—Hispanic students rank in the 94th percentile statewide, English Language Learners rank in the 93rd percentile, and military-connected students rank in the 84th percentile. Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at just 6%, less than half the district rate of 12.8%. Compared to nearby schools, Dawes outperforms all of them by a wide margin. For example, Olive J Dodge Elementary School ranks in the 28th percentile statewide, Nan Gray Davis Elementary School ranks in the 35th percentile, and WC Griggs Elementary School ranks in the 26th percentile—all far behind Dawes' 72nd percentile ranking.

While Dawes remains a high-quality school, there are a few trends worth monitoring. The school's statewide ranking has declined steadily over the past several years, from the 95th percentile in 2018-2019 to the 72nd percentile today. Mathematics proficiency is more modest than reading and science, with 5th grade math dropping from 60% to 40% proficient in just one year. Additionally, performance for students from low-income households and White students has slipped in recent years. On a positive note, the school operates efficiently, spending about $8,434 per student—among the lowest in the area—while still delivering strong results. The nearby Hutchens Elementary School serves as a feeder school for grades PK-2, and its similar student demographics suggest a smooth transition for families continuing on to Dawes.

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 — 89th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (62% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Mobile County

✓Above the Alabama median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg46%

Alabama avg53%

189^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	71.0	189 of 686	72.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	68.2	98 of 428	77.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	86.1	10 of 143	93.0%	★★★★★
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
2026	69.9	181 of 651	72.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	85.8	5 of 90	94.4%	★★★★★
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
2026	64.2	8 of 30	73.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	60.8	246 of 667	63.1%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	69.1	189 of 659	71.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	72.8	4 of 25	84.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	69.6	50 of 193	74.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	68.6	87 of 403	78.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	58.7	192 of 501	61.7%	★★★☆☆
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 (2026)94th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)93rd percentile+21 vs school

Military Connected (2026)84th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2026)78th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)77th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)74th percentile~ school

Homeless (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)71st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)62nd percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2022)29th percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English76%+12 vs state

Science69%+18 vs state

Mathematics45%+3 vs state

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What people are saying

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 (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
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%)	71	189^th of 686 public elementary schools	72.4%		75.1	154^th of 680 public elementary schools	77.4%	35	44.5	51.6	40.0	68.6	75.3	70.7	82.5	$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%)	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
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%)	68.2	212^th of 686 public elementary schools	69.1%		63	246^th of 680 public elementary schools	63.8%	34	60.5	45.3	48.2	50.9	85.2	58.7	75.5	$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%)	66.3	228^th of 686 public elementary schools	66.8%		69.4	199^th of 680 public elementary schools	70.7%	29	32.9	52.5	49.4	68.9	73.6	68.9	70.7	$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%)	55.2	315^th of 686 public elementary schools	54.1%		59.9	281^st of 680 public elementary schools	58.7%	34	46.5	33.3	52.0	47.6	63.5	55.8	75.7	$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%)	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
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
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
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%)	29.2	493^rd of 686 public elementary schools	28.1%		23.4	519^th of 680 public elementary schools	23.7%	26	25.2	19.2	23.3	41.0	55.3	46.2	64.2	$8,449	$1,210	$7,229

Frequently Asked Questions about Dawes Intermediate 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.

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

Is Dawes Intermediate School a good school?

Dawes Intermediate School ranks 189^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Dawes Intermediate School in?

Mobile County

How many students attend Dawes Intermediate School?

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

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