Peter F Alba Middle School

Summary:

Peter F Alba Middle School is a public middle school located in Bayou La Batre, Alabama, serving 511 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Mobile County school district, which is ranked 96 out of 137 districts in the state.

Peter F Alba Middle School consistently outperforms the Mobile County and Alabama state averages in academic proficiency, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA). The school also has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools, with a racial makeup of 66.73% White, 11.74% African American, 8.81% Hispanic, and 7.44% Asian students. Despite serving a higher percentage of students from lower-income families (74.76% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), the school has maintained strong academic performance across different racial subgroups.

When compared to nearby schools like Pillans Middle School and Bernice J Causey Middle School, Peter F Alba Middle School stands out for its consistently higher academic proficiency, more balanced racial diversity, and ability to support students from various socioeconomic backgrounds. This suggests the school is providing a stable and effective educational environment for its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 14180 S Wintzell Ave
       Bayou La Batre, AL  36509-2498


(251) 824-4134

District: Mobile County

SchoolDigger Rank:
190th of 442 Alabama Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,704 Help


Students who attend Peter F Alba Middle School usually attend:

High:    Alma Bryant High School

Feeder schools for Peter F Alba Middle School:

Elementary:    Anna F Booth Elementary School
    Dauphin Island Elementary School
    Dixon Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  20.4 Help
Number of students:  511

Racial breakdown:

White:
66.7%
African American:
11.7%
Hispanic:
8.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  74.8% Help


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Compare Details Peter F Alba Middle School ranks better than 57% of middle schools in Alabama. It also ranks 6th among 16 ranked middle schools in the Mobile County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.08. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (66.7%), African American (11.7%), Hispanic (8.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 74.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Peter F Alba Middle School is 20.4. 14 middle schools in the Mobile County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Peter F Alba Middle School is $8,704, which is the 7th highest among 16 middle schools in the Mobile County School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Peter F Alba Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Peter F Alba Middle School 190th of 442 Alabama public middle schools. (See Peter F Alba Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Mobile County:

SchoolDigger ranks Mobile County 96th of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Peter F Alba Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Peter F Alba Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 45.15 227th 407 44.2%
2005 43.43 250th 415 39.8%
2006 46.15 236th 409 42.3%
2007 76.41 65th 412 84.2%
2008 77.43 58th 417 86.1%
2009 77.65 60th 425 85.9%
2010 82.65 47th 435 89.2%
2011 80.83 47th 435 89.2%
2012 76.30 74th 436 83.0%
2013 65.44 132nd 436 69.7%
2014 47.57 232nd 438 47.0%
2015 52.98 184th 430 57.2%
2016 61.39 142nd 432 67.1%
2017 56.38 170th 432 60.6%
2018 51.33 207th 423 51.1%
2019 57.03 173rd 437 60.4%
2021 43.45 244th 440 44.5%
2022 51.96 189th 432 56.3%
2023 49.80 209th 437 52.2%
2024 53.08 190th 442 57.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Peter F Alba Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 51.98 28th 60 53.3%
2023 48.37 36th 72 50.0%
2024 26.41 60th 78 23.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Peter F Alba Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 60.69 42nd 195 78.5%
2018 48.45 107th 223 52.0%
2019 56.27 82nd 254 67.7%
2021 50.05 103rd 274 62.4%
2022 40.27 143rd 256 44.1%
2023 34.29 189th 281 32.7%
2024 53.39 98th 281 65.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Peter F Alba Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 71.50 63rd 349 81.9%
2018 53.81 181st 396 54.3%
2019 59.20 141st 396 64.4%
2021 54.12 174th 415 58.1%
2022 55.50 163rd 421 61.3%
2023 48.67 194th 410 52.7%
2024 54.55 176th 437 59.7%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Peter F Alba Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 88.93 1st 3 66.7%
2018 84.13 1st 2 50.0%
2019 51.92 1st 3 66.7%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Peter F Alba Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.62 7th 23 69.6%
2019 64.21 7th 25 72.0%
2024 32.55 13th 20 35.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Peter F Alba Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 55.69 156th 380 58.9%
2018 46.06 223rd 392 43.1%
2019 53.93 175th 399 56.1%
2021 40.64 253rd 415 39.0%
2022 50.95 195th 423 53.9%
2023 52.73 184th 417 55.9%
2024 52.84 181st 426 57.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Peter F Alba Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 53.84 159th 380 58.2%
2018 54.80 172nd 397 56.7%
2019 57.27 158th 399 60.4%
2021 44.82 220th 418 47.4%
2022 50.36 185th 427 56.7%
2023 45.15 225th 419 46.3%
2024 51.49 180th 428 57.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Peter F Alba Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 14.36 13th 14 7.1%
2018 19.82 15th 18 16.7%
2019 11.01 19th 19 0.0%
2021 19.79 20th 22 9.1%
2022 13.54 17th 18 5.6%
2023 15.78 13th 15 13.3%
2024 8.89 17th 20 15.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Peter F Alba Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 51.63 70th 205 65.9%
2018 39.03 133rd 247 46.2%
2019 47.11 117th 252 53.6%
2021 35.29 159th 266 40.2%
2022 46.66 111th 271 59.0%
2023 39.07 144th 263 45.2%
2024 50.79 102nd 269 62.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Peter F Alba Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 61.47 39th 124 68.5%
2021 38.91 90th 154 41.6%
2022 51.71 70th 157 55.4%
2023 61.16 51st 166 69.3%
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Rank History for White students at Peter F Alba Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 32.13 172nd 247 30.4%
2018 33.13 226th 331 31.7%
2019 44.72 174th 343 49.3%
2021 28.16 279th 369 24.4%
2022 37.56 225th 376 40.2%
2023 35.46 239th 370 35.4%
2024 40.14 215th 373 42.4%
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Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Peter F Alba Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 1115 1115
1989 938 103 134 3 0 n/a n/a 0 1178
1990 950 113 122 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1186
1991 975 122 132 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1230
1992 931 132 136 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1200
1993 905 133 138 8 0 n/a n/a 0 1184
1994 896 142 181 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1220
1995 835 135 192 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1162
1996 835 135 192 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1162
1997 802 117 195 1 3 n/a n/a 0 1118
1998 804 121 192 0 3 n/a n/a 0 1120
1999 463 53 90 0 2 n/a n/a 0 608
2000 437 57 94 0 2 n/a n/a 0 590
2001 436 67 86 0 1 n/a n/a 0 590
2002 418 55 97 1 2 n/a n/a 0 573
2003 418 55 97 1 2 n/a n/a 0 573
2004 411 63 108 2 2 n/a n/a 1 587
2005 409 49 107 5 1 n/a n/a 0 571
2006 439 53 112 6 0 n/a n/a 1 611
2007 424 47 91 4 0 n/a n/a 2 568
2008 432 59 99 5 0 n/a n/a 0 595
2009 414 62 101 4 0 n/a n/a 0 581
2010 398 63 99 4 1 n/a n/a 0 565
2011 412 69 92 10 2 0 0 0 585
2012 461 89 83 12 5 0 3 0 653
2013 464 144 82 19 4 0 4 0 717
2014 441 76 86 14 3 0 8 0 628
2015 369 60 84 16 2 0 11 0 542
2016 356 55 76 16 1 0 9 0 513
2017 360 40 67 22 1 0 13 0 503
2018 361 41 67 27 0 0 16 0 512
2019 368 48 74 33 1 1 18 0 543
2020 390 55 66 42 1 0 24 0 578
2021 366 57 54 36 0 0 28 0 541
2022 351 58 42 42 1 0 27 2 523
2023 341 60 38 45 0 0 27 0 511

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Peter F Alba Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1115 53.0 21.0 0
1989 1178 56.0 21.0 n/a
1990 1186 58.0 20.4 0
1991 1230 61.0 20.1 n/a
1992 1200 59.0 20.3 n/a
1993 1184 59.0 20.1 n/a
1994 1220 59.9 20.4 n/a
1995 1162 59.3 19.6 n/a
1996 1162 59.3 19.6 n/a
1997 1118 59.6 18.8 48.2
1998 1120 65.4 17.1 46.4
1999 608 38.0 16.0 69.2
2000 590 37.0 15.9 70.8
2001 590 33.0 17.9 70.5
2002 573 30.7 18.7 71.2
2003 573 30.7 18.7 71.2
2004 587 32.9 17.8 75.3
2005 571 32.0 17.8 77.4
2006 611 31.0 19.7 75.1
2007 568 31.0 18.3 76.9
2008 595 33.3 17.9 71.8
2009 581 33.1 17.4 71.3
2010 565 33.9 16.6 72
2011 585 40.0 14.6 72.1
2012 653 39.5 16.5 77.6
2013 717 39.5 18.1 80.8
2014 628 33.7 18.6 74.8
2015 542 29.0 18.6 43.7
2016 513 27.0 19.0 45.6
2017 503 23.0 21.8 45.5
2018 512 23.0 22.2 74.8
2019 543 24.0 22.6 74.6
2020 578 26.0 22.2 74.7
2021 541 25.0 21.6 74.7
2022 523 20.0 26.1 74.6
2023 511 25.0 20.4 74.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Peter F Alba Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1115 53.0 21.0 0
1989 1178 56.0 21.0 n/a
1990 1186 58.0 20.4 0
1991 1230 61.0 20.1 n/a
1992 1200 59.0 20.3 n/a
1993 1184 59.0 20.1 n/a
1994 1220 59.9 20.4 n/a
1995 1162 59.3 19.6 n/a
1996 1162 59.3 19.6 n/a
1997 1118 59.6 18.8 48.2
1998 1120 65.4 17.1 46.4
1999 608 38.0 16.0 69.2
2000 590 37.0 15.9 70.8
2001 590 33.0 17.9 70.5
2002 573 30.7 18.7 71.2
2003 573 30.7 18.7 71.2
2004 587 32.9 17.8 75.3
2005 571 32.0 17.8 77.4
2006 611 31.0 19.7 75.1
2007 568 31.0 18.3 76.9
2008 595 33.3 17.9 71.8
2009 581 33.1 17.4 71.3
2010 565 33.9 16.6 72
2011 585 40.0 14.6 72.1
2012 653 39.5 16.5 77.6
2013 717 39.5 18.1 80.8
2014 628 33.7 18.6 74.8
2015 542 29.0 18.6 43.7
2016 513 27.0 19.0 45.6
2017 503 23.0 21.8 45.5
2018 512 23.0 22.2 74.8
2019 543 24.0 22.6 74.6
2020 578 26.0 22.2 74.7
2021 541 25.0 21.6 74.7
2022 523 20.0 26.1 74.6
2023 511 25.0 20.4 74.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Peter F Alba Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,247 (14.3%) $7,446 (85.5%) $8,704

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Peter F Alba Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 173rd of 437 Middle schoolsRanks 209th of 437 Middle schools
 8.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Peter F Alba Middle School)50.924.7
 26.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Mobile County)40.323.9
 16.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)45.330.8
 14.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Peter F Alba Middle School)38.214.8
 23.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Mobile County)37.614.6
 23.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)43.121
 22.1%
8th Grade Mathematics (Peter F Alba Middle School)39.310.1
 29.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Mobile County)39.114.9
 24.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.721.1
 23.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students543511
 5.9%
African American4860
 25%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian7438
 48.6%
Hispanic3345
 36.4%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White368341
 7.3%
Two or More Races1827
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients74.6%74.8%
 0.2%


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Peter F Alba Middle School ranks 190th of 442 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 511 students attended Peter F Alba Middle School.

Students at Peter F Alba Middle School are 67% White, 12% African American, 9% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Students who attend Peter F Alba Middle School usually go on to attend Alma Bryant High School


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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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