Dunbar Creative Performing Arts
🇺🇸 Official data · 2025Mobile, Alabama 36603 · Mobile County
#86 of 263 middle schools in Alabama
#7144 of 15,369 nationally
About Dunbar Creative Performing Arts
Dunbar Creative Performing Arts is a public middle located in Mobile, in the Mobile County school district of Alabama, United States. It caters for Grades 6–8. In 2025 it enrolled 338 students. Traditional public schools run by a school district; free to attend.
Its Success Index (US) is 52.2 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of middle schools in United States and 86th of 263 ranked middle schools in Alabama. Its strongest component is math proficiency (71th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (33th percentile).
Other published figures: enrollment 338.
There are 52 schools in Mobile; Dunbar Creative Performing Arts ranks 10th of 50 scored schools there.
Success Index (US) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against middle schools across United States.
- Math proficiency (30%)55%
- Reading proficiency (30%)50%
- Community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%)69.8%
- Students per teacher (15%)15.4
The Success Index (US) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Dunbar Creative Performing Arts by the official sources.
- Enrollment
- 338
- Students enrolled in the latest NCES directory year.
- Free/reduced-price lunch
- 69.8%
- Share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
- Students per teacher
- 15.4
- Enrollment divided by FTE teachers; not class size.
- Reading proficiency
- 50%
- Share of tested students proficient or above (all students, all grades).
- Math proficiency
- 55%
- Share of tested students proficient or above (all students, all grades).
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Schools near Dunbar Creative Performing Arts
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (US).
Calloway Smith Middle School
Mobile · Public middle · Grades 6–8
315 students · 503 m away
Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies
Mobile · Public middle · Grades 6–9
311 students · 569 m away
Florence Howard Elementary School
Mobile · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
497 students · 866 m away
Leinkauf Elementary School
Mobile · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
542 students · 2.3 km away
W H Council Traditional School
Mobile · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
577 students · 2.3 km away
Erwin Craighead Elementary School
Mobile · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
380 students · 3.3 km away
Booker T Washington Middle School
Mobile · Public middle · Grades 6–8
270 students · 3.4 km away
Lillie B Williamson High School
Mobile · Public high · Grades 6–12
889 students · 3.5 km away
Murphy High School
Mobile · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,212 students · 3.6 km away
George Hall Elementary School
Mobile · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
244 students · 3.9 km away
Similar schools
Public middle schools in Alabama with a comparable Enrollment.
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339 students
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336 students
Deshler Middle School
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336 students
Etowah Middle School
Attalla · Public middle · Grades 6–8
342 students
Denton Magnet School of Technology
Mobile · Public middle · Grades 6–8
334 students
Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School
Pleasant Grove · Public middle · Grades 6–8
345 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Dunbar Creative Performing Arts a good school?
Dunbar Creative Performing Arts has a Success Index (US) of 52.2 out of 100 (Top 50% of middle schools in United States) and ranks #86 of 263 in Alabama. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Dunbar Creative Performing Arts rank in Alabama?
Dunbar Creative Performing Arts ranks #86 of 263 middle schools in Alabama and #7144 of 15,369 nationally on the Success Index (US) (2025 data).
How many students attend Dunbar Creative Performing Arts?
Dunbar Creative Performing Arts had 338 students in 2025.
Is Dunbar Creative Performing Arts a elementary school or a high school?
Dunbar Creative Performing Arts is classified as a middle covering Grades 6–8. It is a public school.
What other schools are near Dunbar Creative Performing Arts?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Dunbar Creative Performing Arts; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (US) and distance, and can be compared side by side.