Summary:
There is exactly one middle school serving zip code 36693 in Mobile, AL: Burns Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 and has an enrollment of 568 students.
Burns Middle School is part of the Mobile County school district, which is ranked 93rd out of 139 districts in Alabama. The school's state ranking has declined over the past three years, from 355th to 383rd out of roughly 440 middle schools, placing it in the bottom 14-20% of the state. The most striking finding is a severe math crisis: only 3.92% of 7th graders and 6% of 8th graders are proficient in math, compared to state averages of 24.46% and 26.36% respectively. English scores are better but still lag, with 8th grade English proficiency at 42.08% versus the state average of 58.53%. The school shows a relative strength in 8th grade science at 32.67% proficiency, though this still trails the state average of 54.12%.
With 76.23% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, Burns Middle School serves a predominantly low-income community. The chronic absenteeism rate of 12.6% is slightly above the state average of 12.0% but below the district average of 12.8%. The student-teacher ratio is 15.3 to 1, which is typical for middle schools. Per-student spending was $8,258 in the 2018-2019 school year, the most recent data available. Math scores have also been highly volatile year-over-year, with 7th grade proficiency dropping from 9.47% to 3.92% between 2024-2025 and 2025-2026. This combination of declining rankings, extremely low math performance, and inconsistent year-to-year results indicates a school facing significant challenges that require immediate intervention and strategic support.
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