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Schools in Zip Code 36582

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At a glance

Schools

3,200

Students

Top rankedTheodore High School208^th of 380 Alabama high schools

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Biggest riser

Theodore High School up 75 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lighthouse Baptist Academy 13.5 students per teacher

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Summary:

Zip code 36582 in Theodore, Alabama, is served by four public schools within the Mobile County district, enrolling a combined 2,892 students across elementary, middle, and high school levels in a community where nearly three-quarters of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

For parents, the standout school in this area is Nan Gray Davis Elementary School, which consistently earns a 2-star rating and posts the strongest academic results in the zip code. It exceeds district averages in most English Language Arts tests and has an impressively low chronic absenteeism rate of just 6.1%. In contrast, Mary W Burroughs Elementary School struggles significantly, holding a 1-star rating with proficiency rates 20-30 points lower than its peer, despite spending more per student ($11,481) than any other school in the area. The middle school, Katherine H Hankins Middle School, shows a sharp drop-off in performance, particularly in math where only 10.93% of 7th graders are proficient, and its chronic absenteeism rate (13.2%) is more than double that of the elementary schools. Theodore High School is a bright spot, having improved dramatically from a 1-star to a 2-star rating, with 11th-grade math proficiency jumping from 8.7% to 24.9% in one year and a graduation rate of 88.4%.

The most striking takeaway is the achievement cliff between elementary and middle school, where both test scores and attendance plummet. Chronic absenteeism emerges as a clear predictor of success—the elementary schools with the best attendance have the best outcomes, while the middle and high schools with higher absenteeism struggle more. Additionally, the data reveals that higher spending does not guarantee better results, as the lowest-funded school performs comparably to district averages in some subjects while the highest-funded school lags far behind. For parents, this suggests that school-specific leadership and climate matter more than funding levels, and that the transition to middle school is a critical period requiring extra attention.

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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	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 Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Nan Gray Davis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6900 Nan Gray Davis Rd	Theodore	36582	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1166	499	26	19.1	71.1%	232 (46.5%)	152 (30.5%)	57 (11.4%)	9 (1.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.0%)	38.1	445^th of 686 public elementary schools	35.1%		39.6	425^th of 680 public elementary schools	37.5%	20	31.5	26.0	34.8					45.2			58.9	56.2	59.4					$9,336	$1,737	$7,589
Mary W Burroughs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6875 Burroughs Ln	Theodore	36582	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1077	404	21	19.2	80.7%	56 (13.9%)	273 (67.6%)	37 (9.2%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.7%)	14.3	596^th of 686 public elementary schools	13.1%		13	607^th of 680 public elementary schools	10.7%	11	25.0	25.9	10.4					22.4			44.6	34.5	41.7					$11,481	$1,952	$9,519
Katherine H Hankins Middle School	Public	6-8	5750 Katherine Hankins Dr	Theodore	36582	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2200	771	40	19.2	76.1%	380 (49.3%)	229 (29.7%)	101 (13.1%)	12 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.8%)	30.9	311^th of 443 public middle schools	29.8%		27.6	321^st of 439 public middle schools	26.9%	10				22.7	10.9	15.2			49.8					30.7	43.5	48.3		$8,082	$1,219	$6,854
Theodore High School	Public	9-12	6201 Swedetown Rd	Theodore	36582	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-3351	1,218	67	18.1	67.3%	582 (47.8%)	397 (32.6%)	125 (10.3%)	37 (3.0%)	9 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (5.4%)	42.9	208^th of 380 public high schools	45.3%		22.7	283^rd of 374 public high schools	24.3%	75							24.9			27.7							21.6	$8,813	$848	$7,955
Lighthouse Baptist Academy	Private, Baptist	PK, KG-12	6335 Swedetown Rd N	Theodore	36582	Mobile County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(251) 653-6542	308	19	13.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 36582

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Theodore	0.94 mi	4	261^st
Irvington	2.6 mi	6	186^th
Mobile	3.87 mi	60	231^st
Grand Bay	9.42 mi	3	148^th
Bayou La Batre	10.25 mi	1	218^th

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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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