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Taylor White Elementary School

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Taylor White Elementary School ranks 199 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

199^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Taylor White Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 432 students in grades PK-5 in Mobile, Alabama, which is part of the Mobile County school district. This high-performing school consistently outpaces the district and state averages on standardized test scores, ranking in the top 30% of Alabama elementary schools.

In 2024-2025, 57.75% of 5th graders at Taylor White Elementary were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 37.42% for Taylor White Elementary and 39.31% for Alabama. Similarly, 72.15% of 4th graders were proficient or better in English, compared to 53.51% for the district and 60.93% for the state. The school's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, with top 30% rankings for both female and male students, as well as for white and African American students.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, Taylor White Elementary is able to achieve these impressive academic outcomes, suggesting the school has effective strategies in place to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The school's consistent excellence over the years, earning 4- or 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicates a stable and effective educational program. While the school outperforms many nearby schools in the Mobile County district, it may need to explore ways to better support its military-connected student population.

446

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,440

Per pupil spending ?

49.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

476 Eliza Jordan Road N
Mobile, AL 36608-9165

(251) 221-1465

District: Mobile County

Students who attend Taylor White Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.3%

African American:

33.0%

Hispanic:

9.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (60% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Mobile County

✓Above the Alabama median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg46%

Alabama avg52%

199^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	69.4	199 of 680	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	238 of 684	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	231 of 680	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	198 of 687	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	63.5	236 of 692	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	244 of 681	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.3	157 of 680	76.9%	★★★★☆
2017	77.7	134 of 688	80.5%	★★★★☆
2016	84.0	92 of 691	86.7%	★★★★☆
2015	88.5	62 of 691	91.0%	★★★★★
2014	78.3	109 of 695	84.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	151 of 427	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	186 of 420	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	131 of 427	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	77 of 426	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.2	115 of 426	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	41.1	244 of 426	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.5	116 of 423	72.6%	★★★★☆
2017	42.5	185 of 336	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	205 of 649	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	230 of 650	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	200 of 645	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	231 of 656	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.0	197 of 656	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	64.9	205 of 646	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.4	142 of 640	77.8%	★★★★☆
2017	73.0	138 of 639	78.4%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	81.8	3 of 38	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	54.8	19 of 39	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	310 of 660	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	313 of 670	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.6	406 of 623	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.1	307 of 651	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	311 of 653	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	373 of 649	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.0	273 of 651	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	85.8	38 of 567	93.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	188 of 651	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.3	244 of 655	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	261 of 649	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.8	179 of 669	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	59.0	254 of 669	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	257 of 650	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	159 of 650	75.5%	★★★★☆
2017	78.1	115 of 639	82.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	16 of 22	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	174 of 403	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	201 of 395	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.8	122 of 373	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	71 of 345	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	58 of 398	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	44.0	209 of 392	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.5	120 of 344	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	75.6	37 of 280	86.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	124 of 532	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	157 of 535	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	137 of 528	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	134 of 540	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	66.8	144 of 539	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	143 of 529	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	127 of 508	75.0%	★★★★☆
2017	67.7	100 of 369	72.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Homeless (2019)92nd percentile+28 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile~ school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

African American (2025)65th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile-18 vs school

Military Connected (2025)27th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English70%+6 vs state

Science56%+14 vs state

Mathematics51%+9 vs state

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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
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
Allentown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10330 Howells Ferry Rd	Semmes	36575	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-1000	843	42	20.0	58.7%	435 (51.6%)	254 (30.1%)	86 (10.2%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.8%)	57.2	302^nd of 680 public elementary schools	55.6%		56.7	297^th of 684 public elementary schools	56.6%	5	37.9	40.2	46.4	47.7	71.7	58.3	69.5	$8,533	$890	$7,633
Tanner Williams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13700 Tanner Williams Rd	Wilmer	36587	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-1675	304	20	15.5	48.7%	276 (90.8%)	9 (3.0%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	67.8	214^th of 680 public elementary schools	68.5%		74	164^th of 684 public elementary schools	76.0%	50	58.3	43.6	60.4	64.1	56.3	57.5	81.1	$10,125	$1,073	$9,042
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
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%)	53.9	323^rd of 680 public elementary schools	52.5%		59.6	273^rd of 684 public elementary schools	60.1%	50	38.4	30.0	56.9	41.4	61.2	61.0	73.5	$8,859	$1,254	$7,595
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
Orchard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6400 Howells Ferry Rd	Mobile	36618	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1571	622	28	21.9	82.5%	31 (5.0%)	513 (82.5%)	46 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.2%)	19.2	548^th of 680 public elementary schools	19.4%		17.2	570^th of 684 public elementary schools	16.7%	22	24.6	28.4	21.2	21.6	38.3	44.9	45.2	$9,435	$1,456	$7,969
John Will Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5750 Summit Ave	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1750	549	25	21.6	88.7%	12 (2.2%)	482 (87.8%)	33 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	9.7	642^nd of 680 public elementary schools	5.6%		20.6	543^rd of 684 public elementary schools	20.6%	99	12.6	11.0	11.4	9.9	43.4	23.0	49.3	$9,543	$1,957	$7,575

Frequently Asked Questions about Taylor White Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Taylor White Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Taylor White Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

Is Taylor White Elementary School a good school?

Taylor White Elementary School ranks 199^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Taylor White Elementary School in?

Mobile County

How many students attend Taylor White Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Taylor White Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Taylor White Elementary School?

Students at Taylor White Elementary School are 47% White, 33% African American, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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