Summary:
There is only one middle school located in the 36610 zip code area - Mobile County Training Middle School. This public school serves grades 6-8 and has an enrollment of 211 students. The school is ranked 398 out of 439 Alabama middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year and has a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is underperforming compared to other schools in the state.
Mobile County Training Middle School has seen a declining rank over the past 3 school years, going from 420 out of 437 in 2022-2023 to 424 out of 442 in 2023-2024 and now 398 out of 439 in 2024-2025. The school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 14.8% and test scores that are significantly below Mobile County and state averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 8th grade math, the school had 0% proficiency compared to 17.98% for the county and 24.53% for the state.
Despite the high per-student spending of $16,619 and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15:1, Mobile County Training Middle School is not seeing commensurate academic outcomes. This suggests that factors beyond just funding and staffing may be impacting the school's performance. The school serves a high-poverty student population, with nearly all students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which likely contributes to the academic challenges the school faces.
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