Best Public Schools in Zip Code 36509

Summary:

The 36509 zip code area has only one school, Peter F Alba Middle School, a public middle school serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 473 students. The school is part of the Mobile County school district, which is ranked 94 out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Peter F Alba Middle School has faced academic challenges, with proficiency rates on state assessments generally below the county and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 190 out of 442 Alabama middle schools in 2023-2024 to 269 out of 439 in 2024-2025, with a 3-star rating in 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, and a 2-star rating in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 14.8% in the 2023-2024 school year.

The data suggests that the school's student population faces significant economic challenges, with 74.63% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. This high percentage of economically disadvantaged students may contribute to the academic performance challenges the school is facing. While the school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $8,704, the data does not provide enough context to determine if this level of funding is adequate to address the needs of the student population.

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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
Peter F Alba Middle School	Public	6-8	14180 S Wintzell Ave	Bayou La Batre	36509	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 824-4134	443	24	18.4	69.8%	280 (63.2%)	57 (12.9%)	34 (7.7%)	36 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	40.6	269^th of 439 public middle schools	38.7%		53.1	190^th of 442 public middle schools	57.0%	79	26.5	14.1	10.6	30.0	58.3	45.1	57.0	$8,704	$1,247	$7,446

Cities Near Zip Code 36509

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bayou La Batre	0.54 mi	1	218^th
Irvington	2.82 mi	6	186^th
Grand Bay	7.95 mi	3	148^th
Theodore	10.38 mi	4	261^st
Mobile	12.74 mi	60	231^st

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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.

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