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Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies

Public, Magnet Grades 6-9

2^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 100% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies is a public magnet middle school in Mobile, Alabama, serving grades 6-9 with a total enrollment of 272 students. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the Mobile County and Alabama state averages in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 75% of Barton Academy's 6th graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to just 24.9% for Mobile County and 33.97% for the state.

Barton Academy's exceptional performance has earned it a ranking among the top 20 middle schools in Alabama for the past three school years, with a ranking of 2 out of 439 middle schools in the state for 2024-2025. The school's success extends across different student subgroups, ranking in the top 5 for both female and male students, as well as for African American and White students. Even students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds at Barton Academy rank 2nd out of 428 Alabama middle schools, demonstrating the school's ability to provide high-quality education regardless of students' socioeconomic status.

Compared to nearby schools in the Mobile County district, such as CL Scarborough Model Middle School, Pillans Middle School, and Booker T Washington Middle School, Barton Academy's academic performance is significantly higher. For instance, in 8th grade Mathematics, Barton Academy had 63.64% proficiency, compared to only 5% at Pillans Middle School. This difference in performance is likely due to Barton Academy's status as a public magnet school, which allows it to attract high-achieving students from across the district.

311

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

20.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

504 Government Street
Mobile, AL 36602

(251) 221-1040

District: Mobile County

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.7%

African American:

24.8%

Asian:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 95th percentile in 2023 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (82% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Alabama middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2023

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg36%

Alabama avg42%

2^nd of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 4 pts since 2023

From top 5% (2023) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	99.0	2 of 439	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	8 of 442	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	20 of 437	95.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	99.0	3 of 259	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	11 of 269	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	8 of 263	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	13 of 271	95.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	98.5	2 of 415	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	10 of 426	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	12 of 417	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	14 of 423	96.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	2 of 428	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	5 of 437	98.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	4 of 422	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	4 of 428	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	23 of 419	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	20 of 427	95.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	3 of 377	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	5 of 373	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	17 of 370	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	13 of 376	96.5%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

African American (2025)99th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English95%+39 vs state

Science90%+48 vs state

Mathematics67%+40 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 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th 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
Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies	Public, Magnet	6-9	504 Government Street	Mobile	36602	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-1040	311	19	16.3	20.6%	192 (61.7%)	77 (24.8%)	13 (4.2%)	19 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	99	2^nd of 439 public middle schools	99.5%		97.3	8^th of 442 public middle schools	98.2%	6	75.0	63.4	63.6	89.6	95.5	95.1	94.8
Dunbar Creative Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	500 Saint Anthony St	Mobile	36603	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(251) 221-2160	338	22	15.3	69.8%	33 (9.8%)	280 (82.8%)	8 (2.4%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	64.5	123^rd of 439 public middle schools	72.0%		71.1	96^th of 442 public middle schools	78.3%	27	22.0	15.6	17.0	65.0	72.4	64.8	83.0	$8,458	$1,071	$7,376
Calloway Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	350 N Lawrence St	Mobile	36603	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2042	315	22	14.3	90.5%	4 (1.3%)	299 (94.9%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	23.5	338^th of 439 public middle schools	23.0%		21.5	353^rd of 442 public middle schools	20.1%	15	8.0	11.5	13.0	23.2	38.0	45.3	36.5	$8,421	$1,124	$7,254
Booker T Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	1961 Andrews St	Mobile	36617	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2361	270	19	14.2	92.6%	6 (2.2%)	251 (93.0%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	14.4	384^th of 439 public middle schools	12.5%		13	389^th of 442 public middle schools	12.0%	5	7.7	1.3	8.8	16.4	29.3	41.0	26.2	$10,926	$1,839	$9,077
Mobile County Training Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Whitley St	Mobile	36610	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2267	193	14	13.7	94.3%	0 (0.0%)	188 (97.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	13.1	398^th of 439 public middle schools	9.3%		9.1	424^th of 442 public middle schools	4.1%	26	10.0	1.5	0.0	11.6	43.3	35.3	20.3	$16,619	$1,912	$14,696
Phillips Preparatory Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3255 Old Shell Rd	Mobile	36607	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-2286	453	34	13.3	43.3%	156 (34.4%)	215 (47.5%)	23 (5.1%)	36 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	95.9	11^th of 439 public middle schools	97.5%		92.1	32^nd of 442 public middle schools	92.8%	21	63.6	40.9	49.2	85.6	87.0	94.0	94.7	$7,903	$690	$7,204
Pillans Middle School	Public	6-8	2051 Military Rd	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2300	440	25	17.6	89.8%	21 (4.8%)	384 (87.3%)	20 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	8	427^th of 439 public middle schools	2.7%		12.1	399^th of 442 public middle schools	9.7%	28	5.9	2.1	1.3	9.3	21.2	23.2	22.4	$10,414	$1,607	$8,796
Chickasaw Middle School	Public	7-8	50 Chieftain Way	Chickasaw	36611	Mobile County	Chickasaw City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 452-2256	143	11	13.6	90.9%	28 (19.6%)	105 (73.4%)	6 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	14	387^th of 439 public middle schools	11.8%		16.1	374^th of 442 public middle schools	15.4%	13		1.4	6.9	20.8		32.9	23.9	$7,489	$1,450	$6,028
Acceleration Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	3725 Airport Blvd	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	MAEF Public Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(251) 301-0050	322			83.5%	5 (1.6%)	294 (91.3%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	8.6	421^st of 439 public middle schools	4.1%		10.9	410^th of 442 public middle schools	7.2%	11	3.9	1.0	1.0	12.1	20.8	26.5	27.3
CL Scarborough Model Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 Phillips Ln	Mobile	36618	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2323	641	33	19.4	86.1%	30 (4.7%)	560 (87.4%)	32 (5.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	19.3	360^th of 439 public middle schools	18.0%		20.1	358^th of 442 public middle schools	19.0%	2	13.9	3.4	5.0	20.4	36.0	45.8	34.9	$11,174	$1,734	$9,382

Frequently Asked Questions about Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies

Is Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies a good school?

Yes! Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 2^nd of 439 Alabama middle schools.

How many students attend Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies?

In the 2024-25 school year, 311 students attended Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies.

What district is Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies in?

Mobile County

What is the racial makeup of Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies?

Students at Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies are 62% White, 25% African American, 6% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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