Lowest Student–Teacher Ratio in Mobile County (2025)
Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 79 schools in Mobile County, Alabama. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Alabama.
- 183Phillips Preparatory Middle SchoolMobile · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 13.3
- 217Mobile County Training Middle SchoolMobile · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 13.8
- 317Booker T Washington Middle SchoolMobile · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 14.2
- 416Calloway Smith Middle SchoolMobile · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 14.3
- 518Ben C Rain High SchoolMobile · Public HighStudents per teacher: 15.1
- 677Old Shell Road Magnet SchoolMobile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.4
- 752Dunbar Creative Performing ArtsMobile · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 15.4
- 822Burns Middle SchoolMobile · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 15.4
- 958Tanner Williams Elementary SchoolWilmer · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.0
- 1046WC Griggs Elementary SchoolMobile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.2
- 1157Hutchens Elementary SchoolMobile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.3
- 1270Barton Academy For Advanced World StudiesMobile · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 16.4
- 1334Murphy High SchoolMobile · Public HighStudents per teacher: 16.4
- 1414John L Leflore Magnet SchoolMobile · Public HighStudents per teacher: 16.6
- 1516Holloway ElementaryMobile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.7
- 1617CF Vigor High SchoolPrichard · Public HighStudents per teacher: 16.8
- 1717Whitley Elementary SchoolPrichard · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.9
- 1862Anna F Booth Elementary SchoolIrvington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.0
- 1957Elsie Collier Elementary SchoolMobile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.0
- 2022Citronelle High SchoolCitronelle · Public HighStudents per teacher: 17.1
- 2110Lillie B Williamson High SchoolMobile · Public HighStudents per teacher: 17.1
- 2252Baker High SchoolMobile · Public HighStudents per teacher: 17.2
- 2342Breitling Elementary SchoolGrand Bay · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.4
- 2418George Hall Elementary SchoolMobile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.4
- 2528North Mobile County Middle SchoolAxis · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.6
- 2611Pillans Middle SchoolMobile · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 17.6
- 2718Forest Hill Elementary SchoolMobile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.7
- 2836SpencerWestlawn Elementary SchoolMobile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.8
- 2922Indian Springs Elementary SchoolEight Mile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.9
- 3042Mary G Montgomery High SchoolSemmes · Public HighStudents per teacher: 18.0
- 3136Alma Bryant High SchoolIrvington · Public HighStudents per teacher: 18.0
- 3237Hollingers Island Elementary SchoolMobile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.2
- 3331Theodore High SchoolTheodore · Public HighStudents per teacher: 18.2
- 3413Maryvale Elementary SchoolMobile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.3
- 3544Calcedeaver Elementary SchoolMount Vernon · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.5
- 3639Peter F Alba Middle SchoolBayou La Batre · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 18.5
- 3730CollinsRhodes Elementary SchoolEight Mile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.5
- 3815Morningside Elementary SchoolMobile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.5
- 3978W H Council Traditional SchoolMobile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.6
- 4046WP Davidson High SchoolMobile · Public HighStudents per teacher: 18.6
- 4132Kate Shepard Elementary SchoolMobile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.6
- 4214Mattie T Blount High SchoolEight Mile · Public HighStudents per teacher: 18.6
- 4341Meadowlake ElementaryMobile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.7
- 4434Semmes Middle SchoolSemmes · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 18.7
- 4529Olive J Dodge Elementary SchoolMobile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.7
- 4674ClarkShaw Magnet SchoolMobile · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 18.8
- 4741McDavidJones Elementary SchoolCitronelle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.8
- 4838Grand Bay Middle SchoolGrand Bay · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 18.8
- 4934Saint Elmo Elementary SchoolIrvington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.8
- 5032Dixon Elementary SchoolIrvington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.8
- 5151J E Turner ElementaryWilmer · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.9
- 5240WD Robbins Elementary SchoolPrichard · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.9
- 5350ORourke Elementary SchoolMobile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 19.0
- 5419Florence Howard Elementary SchoolMobile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 19.1
- 5558Cora Castlen ElementaryGrand Bay · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 19.2
- 5631Nan Gray Davis Elementary SchoolTheodore · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 19.2
- 5725Mary W Burroughs Elementary SchoolTheodore · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 19.2
- 5832Wilmer Elementary SchoolWilmer · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 19.3
- 5925Katherine H Hankins Middle SchoolTheodore · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 19.3
- 608ChastangFournier Middle SchoolMobile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 19.3
- 6180EicholdMertz School of Math and ScienceMobile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 19.4
- 6217CL Scarborough Model Middle SchoolMobile · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 19.4
- 6317Elizabeth Fonde Elementary SchoolMobile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 19.5
- 6447Bernice J Causey Middle SchoolMobile · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 19.7
- 6554Semmes Elementary SchoolSemmes · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 19.9
- 6619Erwin Craighead Elementary SchoolMobile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 20.0
- 6749Allentown Elementary SchoolSemmes · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 20.1
- 6838ER Dickson Elementary SchoolMobile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 20.1
- 6921Leinkauf Elementary SchoolMobile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 20.1
- 7046Pearl Haskew ElementaryIrvington · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 20.2
- 7125Dr Robert W Gilliard ElementaryMobile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 20.2
- 7251Taylor White Elementary SchoolMobile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 20.3
- 7352Denton Magnet School of TechnologyMobile · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 20.9
- 7446Mary B Austin Elementary SchoolMobile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 21.1
- 7573Dawes Intermediate SchoolMobile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 21.5
- 7616John Will Elementary SchoolMobile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 22.0
- 7734Orchard Elementary SchoolMobile · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 22.2
- 7827Lott Middle SchoolCitronelle · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 23.7
- 7928Grant Elementary SchoolPrichard · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 23.8
| # | School | Sector | Students per teacher | Success Index (US) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phillips Preparatory Middle School Mobile · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 13.3 | 82.9 Top 10% | 80% Math proficiency | 453 |
| 2 | Mobile County Training Middle School Mobile · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 13.8 | 17.2 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 193 |
| 3 | Booker T Washington Middle School Mobile · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 14.2 | 17.0 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 270 |
| 4 | Calloway Smith Middle School Mobile · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 14.3 | 16.3 Lower 50% | 16% Math proficiency | 315 |
| 5 | Ben C Rain High School Mobile · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 15.1 | 17.5 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 587 |
| 6 | Old Shell Road Magnet School Mobile · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 15.4 | 76.7 Top 25% | 79% Math proficiency | 369 |
| 7 | Dunbar Creative Performing Arts Mobile · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 15.4 | 52.2 Top 50% | 55% Math proficiency | 338 |
| 8 | Burns Middle School Mobile · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 15.4 | 22.1 Lower 50% | 21% Math proficiency | 568 |
| 9 | Tanner Williams Elementary School Wilmer · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 16.0 | 57.7 Top 50% | 57% Math proficiency | 304 |
| 10 | WC Griggs Elementary School Mobile · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 16.2 | 45.7 Lower 50% | 53% Math proficiency | 601 |
| 11 | Hutchens Elementary School Mobile · Elementary · Grades PK–2 | Public | 16.3 | 56.6 Top 50% | 41.6% Free/reduced-price lunch | 539 |
| 12 | Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies Mobile · Middle · Grades 6–9 | Public | 16.4 | 70.1 Top 25% | 20.6% Free/reduced-price lunch | 311 |
| 13 | Murphy High School Mobile · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 16.4 | 33.9 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 1,212 |
| 14 | John L Leflore Magnet School Mobile · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 16.6 | 13.6 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 582 |
| 15 | Holloway Elementary Mobile · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 16.7 | 16.1 Lower 50% | 29% Math proficiency | 483 |
| 16 | CF Vigor High School Prichard · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 16.8 | 17.4 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 620 |
| 17 | Whitley Elementary School Prichard · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 16.9 | 16.7 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 237 |
| 18 | Anna F Booth Elementary School Irvington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 17.0 | 62.2 Top 50% | 79% Math proficiency | 391 |
| 19 | Elsie Collier Elementary School Mobile · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 17.0 | 56.6 Top 50% | 58% Math proficiency | 731 |
| 20 | Citronelle High School Citronelle · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 17.1 | 22.3 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 734 |
| 21 | Lillie B Williamson High School Mobile · High · Grades 6–12 | Public | 17.1 | 9.7 Lower 50% | 5% Math proficiency | 889 |
| 22 | Baker High School Mobile · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 17.2 | 51.6 Top 50% | 52% Math proficiency | 2,271 |
| 23 | Breitling Elementary School Grand Bay · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 17.4 | 41.6 Lower 50% | 44% Math proficiency | 471 |
| 24 | George Hall Elementary School Mobile · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 17.4 | 17.7 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 244 |
| 25 | North Mobile County Middle School Axis · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 17.6 | 27.6 Lower 50% | 35% Math proficiency | 422 |
| 26 | Pillans Middle School Mobile · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 17.6 | 11.3 Lower 50% | 13% Math proficiency | 440 |
| 27 | Forest Hill Elementary School Mobile · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 17.7 | 17.5 Lower 50% | 28% Math proficiency | 478 |
| 28 | SpencerWestlawn Elementary School Mobile · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 17.8 | 35.5 Lower 50% | 54% Math proficiency | 428 |
| 29 | Indian Springs Elementary School Eight Mile · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 17.9 | 22.1 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 305 |
| 30 | Mary G Montgomery High School Semmes · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 18.0 | 42.3 Lower 50% | 44% Math proficiency | 1,888 |
| 31 | Alma Bryant High School Irvington · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 18.0 | 35.7 Lower 50% | 40% Math proficiency | 1,624 |
| 32 | Hollingers Island Elementary School Mobile · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 18.2 | 36.8 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 255 |
| 33 | Theodore High School Theodore · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 18.2 | 31.0 Lower 50% | 41% Math proficiency | 1,218 |
| 34 | Maryvale Elementary School Mobile · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 18.3 | 13.2 Lower 50% | 24% Math proficiency | 475 |
| 35 | Calcedeaver Elementary School Mount Vernon · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 18.5 | 44.4 Lower 50% | 52% Math proficiency | 240 |
| 36 | Peter F Alba Middle School Bayou La Batre · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 18.5 | 39.2 Lower 50% | 43% Math proficiency | 443 |
| 37 | CollinsRhodes Elementary School Eight Mile · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 18.5 | 30.2 Lower 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 537 |
| 38 | Morningside Elementary School Mobile · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 18.5 | 14.7 Lower 50% | 28% Math proficiency | 480 |
| 39 | W H Council Traditional School Mobile · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 18.6 | 78.1 Top 25% | 94% Math proficiency | 577 |
| 40 | WP Davidson High School Mobile · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 18.6 | 46.4 Lower 50% | 50% Math proficiency | 1,470 |
| 41 | Kate Shepard Elementary School Mobile · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 18.6 | 31.7 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 576 |
| 42 | Mattie T Blount High School Eight Mile · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 18.6 | 13.9 Lower 50% | 14% Math proficiency | 1,058 |
| 43 | Meadowlake Elementary Mobile · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 18.7 | 40.5 Lower 50% | 40% Math proficiency | 373 |
| 44 | Semmes Middle School Semmes · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 18.7 | 34.0 Lower 50% | 38% Math proficiency | 1,181 |
| 45 | Olive J Dodge Elementary School Mobile · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 18.7 | 29.1 Lower 50% | 35% Math proficiency | 862 |
| 46 | ClarkShaw Magnet School Mobile · Middle · Grades 6–9 | Public | 18.8 | 74.0 Top 25% | 84% Math proficiency | 582 |
| 47 | McDavidJones Elementary School Citronelle · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 18.8 | 41.4 Lower 50% | 46% Math proficiency | 826 |
| 48 | Grand Bay Middle School Grand Bay · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 18.8 | 37.5 Lower 50% | 41% Math proficiency | 751 |
| 49 | Saint Elmo Elementary School Irvington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 18.8 | 33.8 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 451 |
| 50 | Dixon Elementary School Irvington · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 18.8 | 32.1 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 526 |
| 51 | J E Turner Elementary Wilmer · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 18.9 | 51.2 Top 50% | 57% Math proficiency | 529 |
| 52 | WD Robbins Elementary School Prichard · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 18.9 | 40.4 Lower 50% | 52% Math proficiency | 265 |
| 53 | ORourke Elementary School Mobile · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 19.0 | 50.2 Top 50% | 57% Math proficiency | 799 |
| 54 | Florence Howard Elementary School Mobile · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 19.1 | 18.7 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 497 |
| 55 | Cora Castlen Elementary Grand Bay · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 19.2 | 57.9 Top 50% | 67% Math proficiency | 423 |
| 56 | Nan Gray Davis Elementary School Theodore · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 19.2 | 30.9 Lower 50% | 41% Math proficiency | 499 |
| 57 | Mary W Burroughs Elementary School Theodore · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 19.2 | 25.2 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 404 |
| 58 | Wilmer Elementary School Wilmer · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 19.3 | 31.6 Lower 50% | 44% Math proficiency | 443 |
| 59 | Katherine H Hankins Middle School Theodore · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 19.3 | 24.8 Lower 50% | 30% Math proficiency | 771 |
| 60 | ChastangFournier Middle School Mobile · Elementary · Grades K–8 | Public | 19.3 | 7.6 Lower 50% | 7% Math proficiency | 503 |
| 61 | EicholdMertz School of Math and Science Mobile · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 19.4 | 80.3 Top 10% | 93% Math proficiency | 504 |
| 62 | CL Scarborough Model Middle School Mobile · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 19.4 | 17.4 Lower 50% | 29% Math proficiency | 641 |
| 63 | Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School Mobile · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 19.5 | 16.9 Lower 50% | 30% Math proficiency | 663 |
| 64 | Bernice J Causey Middle School Mobile · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 19.7 | 46.7 Lower 50% | 48% Math proficiency | 1,339 |
| 65 | Semmes Elementary School Semmes · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 19.9 | 54.2 Top 50% | 56% Math proficiency | 576 |
| 66 | Erwin Craighead Elementary School Mobile · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 20.0 | 19.4 Lower 50% | 33% Math proficiency | 380 |
| 67 | Allentown Elementary School Semmes · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 20.1 | 49.3 Lower 50% | 55% Math proficiency | 843 |
| 68 | ER Dickson Elementary School Mobile · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 20.1 | 37.8 Lower 50% | 52% Math proficiency | 967 |
| 69 | Leinkauf Elementary School Mobile · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 20.1 | 20.9 Lower 50% | 40% Math proficiency | 542 |
| 70 | Pearl Haskew Elementary Irvington · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 20.2 | 46.2 Lower 50% | 59% Math proficiency | 546 |
| 71 | Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary Mobile · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 20.2 | 25.3 Lower 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 806 |
| 72 | Taylor White Elementary School Mobile · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 20.3 | 51.4 Top 50% | 57% Math proficiency | 446 |
| 73 | Denton Magnet School of Technology Mobile · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 20.9 | 52.1 Top 50% | 53% Math proficiency | 334 |
| 74 | Mary B Austin Elementary School Mobile · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 21.1 | 46.4 Lower 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 506 |
| 75 | Dawes Intermediate School Mobile · Elementary · Grades 3–5 | Public | 21.5 | 72.5 Top 25% | 79% Math proficiency | 515 |
| 76 | John Will Elementary School Mobile · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 22.0 | 16.3 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 549 |
| 77 | Orchard Elementary School Mobile · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 22.2 | 33.6 Lower 50% | 49% Math proficiency | 622 |
| 78 | Lott Middle School Citronelle · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 23.7 | 27.3 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 427 |
| 79 | Grant Elementary School Prichard · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 23.8 | 27.6 Lower 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 285 |
Phillips Preparatory Middle School in Mobile leads the 2025 list of lowest student–teacher ratio in Mobile County with Students per teacher 13.3. Of the 79 schools shown, 79 are public.
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What is the best ratio school in Mobile County?
Phillips Preparatory Middle School in Mobile, Alabama ranks first among lowest student–teacher ratio in Mobile County with Students per teacher 13.3 (Enrollment: 453).
How are lowest student–teacher ratio in Mobile County ranked?
Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (US) are included; the index is shown alongside for context.
Are these 2025 rankings official?
No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.