Mary B Austin Elementary School

Summary:

Mary B Austin Elementary School is a public elementary school in Mobile, Alabama, serving 511 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade, and is part of the Mobile County School District.

Mary B Austin Elementary has a relatively diverse student population, with 43.25% White, 40.7% African American, and 7.24% Hispanic students. Academically, the school has shown mixed performance, with 3rd-grade math proficiency above the county average but below the state, while English proficiency was higher than county and state averages across grades. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated, ranging from 143 out of 691 Alabama elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 347 out of 684 in 2023-2024. Notably, the school's White students consistently outperformed state and county averages, while African American and low-income students performed below those benchmarks.

Compared to nearby schools, Mary B Austin Elementary has a more diverse student body than schools like John Will Elementary and SpencerWestlawn Elementary, which have student populations that are over 90% African American. However, schools like EicholdMertz School of Math and Science and Old Shell Road Magnet School significantly outperform Mary B Austin Elementary, highlighting the disparities in educational outcomes within the same district.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 150 Provident Ln
       Mobile, AL  36608-1418


(251) 221-1015

District: Mobile County

SchoolDigger Rank:
347th of 684 Alabama Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,511 Help


Students who attend Mary B Austin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    CL Scarborough Model Middle School
High:    Murphy High School

Student/teacher ratio:  21.0 Help
Number of students:  505

Racial breakdown:

African American:
43.4%
White:
38.6%
Two or more races:
8.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  51.7% Help


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Compare Details Mary B Austin Elementary School ranks worse than 50.7% of elementary schools in Alabama. It also ranks 17th among 50 ranked elementary schools in the Mobile County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.23. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (43.4%), White (38.6%), two or more races (8.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 51.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mary B Austin Elementary School is 21. 52 elementary 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 Mary B Austin Elementary School is $8,511. 48 elementary schools in the Mobile County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mary B Austin Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Mary B Austin Elementary School 347th of 684 Alabama public elementary schools. (See Mary B Austin Elementary 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 Mary B Austin Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Mary B Austin Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 49.75 338th 623 45.7%
2005 80.76 83rd 688 87.9%
2006 80.80 85th 689 87.7%
2007 85.57 40th 698 94.3%
2008 69.99 179th 698 74.4%
2009 63.24 247th 696 64.5%
2010 82.44 51st 704 92.8%
2011 85.57 25th 709 96.5%
2012 85.11 26th 696 96.3%
2013 72.29 136th 696 80.5%
2014 54.02 316th 695 54.5%
2015 68.12 185th 691 73.2%
2016 74.51 143rd 691 79.3%
2017 71.99 163rd 688 76.3%
2018 72.28 179th 680 73.7%
2019 56.38 297th 681 56.4%
2021 71.74 170th 692 75.4%
2022 75.13 148th 687 78.5%
2023 67.30 213th 680 68.7%
2024 50.23 347th 684 49.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Mary B Austin Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 76.36 33rd 280 88.2%
2018 73.94 50th 344 85.5%
2019 72.10 70th 392 82.1%
2022 45.27 164th 345 52.5%
2023 51.19 146th 373 60.9%
2024 60.72 117th 395 70.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mary B Austin Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 83.93 47th 567 91.7%
2018 62.83 216th 651 66.8%
2019 38.90 419th 649 35.4%
2021 54.31 298th 653 54.4%
2022 60.42 242nd 651 62.8%
2023 54.60 279th 623 55.2%
2024 40.66 419th 670 37.5%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Mary B Austin Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.94 15th 39 61.5%
2019 49.69 17th 38 55.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Mary B Austin Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 67.96 175th 639 72.6%
2018 63.10 231st 640 63.9%
2019 42.54 408th 646 36.8%
2021 78.66 102nd 656 84.5%
2022 77.33 120th 656 81.7%
2023 70.35 180th 645 72.1%
2024 47.13 354th 650 45.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Mary B Austin Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 70.10 157th 639 75.4%
2018 80.07 113th 650 82.6%
2019 68.76 179th 650 72.5%
2021 58.75 255th 669 61.9%
2022 68.57 186th 669 72.2%
2023 60.53 245th 649 62.2%
2024 51.31 327th 655 50.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Mary B Austin Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 67.99 71st 336 78.9%
2018 79.05 55th 423 87.0%
2019 50.94 176th 426 58.7%
2021 67.80 99th 426 76.8%
2022 63.71 112th 426 73.7%
2023 58.51 133rd 427 68.9%
2024 39.76 241st 420 42.6%
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Rank History for White students at Mary B Austin Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 79.35 64th 369 82.7%
2018 81.72 75th 508 85.2%
2019 80.35 79th 529 85.1%
2021 91.44 44th 539 91.8%
2022 92.11 35th 540 93.5%
2023 79.64 85th 528 83.9%
2024 68.70 148th 535 72.3%
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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 Mary B Austin Elementary 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 414 414
1989 285 192 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 481
1990 327 185 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 514
1991 305 177 6 0 0 n/a n/a 0 488
1992 303 180 7 0 0 n/a n/a 0 490
1993 279 196 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 479
1994 264 230 6 0 0 n/a n/a 0 500
1995 236 206 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 446
1996 236 206 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 446
1997 215 193 5 0 0 n/a n/a 0 413
1998 228 199 10 0 0 n/a n/a 0 437
1999 234 174 7 0 0 n/a n/a 0 415
2000 238 188 3 1 0 n/a n/a 1 431
2001 235 160 1 1 0 n/a n/a 1 398
2002 210 210 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 424
2003 210 210 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 424
2004 205 223 4 1 0 n/a n/a 5 438
2005 183 235 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 422
2006 188 223 5 0 0 n/a n/a 5 421
2007 185 214 4 1 0 n/a n/a 4 408
2008 194 210 13 1 0 n/a n/a 0 418
2009 161 234 19 0 0 n/a n/a 0 414
2010 200 238 17 3 0 n/a n/a 11 469
2011 212 253 13 4 0 0 0 0 482
2012 200 263 11 4 0 0 8 0 486
2013 229 271 12 8 0 0 1 0 521
2014 214 261 8 12 1 0 8 0 504
2015 208 243 15 17 1 0 17 0 501
2016 207 236 12 25 1 0 8 0 489
2017 196 247 20 27 0 0 17 0 507
2018 206 248 11 25 0 0 17 0 507
2019 225 250 8 23 0 0 15 0 521
2020 259 237 14 28 0 0 23 0 561
2021 218 220 8 25 1 0 25 0 497
2022 233 226 7 36 3 0 27 1 533
2023 221 208 6 37 4 0 35 0 511
2024 195 219 6 39 2 1 43 0 505

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 Mary B Austin Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 414 20.0 20.7 0
1989 481 23.0 20.9 n/a
1990 514 23.0 22.3 0
1991 488 22.0 22.1 n/a
1992 490 21.0 23.3 n/a
1993 479 24.0 20.0 n/a
1994 500 25.0 20.0 n/a
1995 446 24.1 18.5 n/a
1996 446 24.1 18.5 n/a
1997 413 23.0 18.0 29.1
1998 437 24.0 18.2 32.5
1999 415 24.0 17.3 31.3
2000 431 27.0 16.0 36.3
2001 398 27.0 14.7 33.2
2002 424 27.0 15.7 41
2003 424 27.0 15.7 41
2004 438 30.8 14.2 43.2
2005 422 28.0 15.1 45.7
2006 421 30.0 13.9 47.1
2007 408 29.0 14.1 45.8
2008 418 28.0 14.9 43.1
2009 414 28.7 14.3 49.8
2010 469 24.0 19.5 42.4
2011 482 30.0 16.0 41.3
2012 486 30.0 16.2 47.7
2013 521 33.0 15.7 53
2014 504 27.0 18.6 51.8
2015 501 27.0 18.5 30.1
2016 489 28.0 17.4 30.9
2017 507 26.0 19.5 32.1
2018 507 26.0 19.5 51.7
2019 521 27.0 19.2 51.4
2020 561 29.0 19.3 51.2
2021 497 28.0 17.7 51.3
2022 533 23.0 23.1 50.5
2023 511 26.0 19.6 51.1
2024 505 24.0 21.0 51.7

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 Mary B Austin Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 414 20.0 20.7 0
1989 481 23.0 20.9 n/a
1990 514 23.0 22.3 0
1991 488 22.0 22.1 n/a
1992 490 21.0 23.3 n/a
1993 479 24.0 20.0 n/a
1994 500 25.0 20.0 n/a
1995 446 24.1 18.5 n/a
1996 446 24.1 18.5 n/a
1997 413 23.0 18.0 29.1
1998 437 24.0 18.2 32.5
1999 415 24.0 17.3 31.3
2000 431 27.0 16.0 36.3
2001 398 27.0 14.7 33.2
2002 424 27.0 15.7 41
2003 424 27.0 15.7 41
2004 438 30.8 14.2 43.2
2005 422 28.0 15.1 45.7
2006 421 30.0 13.9 47.1
2007 408 29.0 14.1 45.8
2008 418 28.0 14.9 43.1
2009 414 28.7 14.3 49.8
2010 469 24.0 19.5 42.4
2011 482 30.0 16.0 41.3
2012 486 30.0 16.2 47.7
2013 521 33.0 15.7 53
2014 504 27.0 18.6 51.8
2015 501 27.0 18.5 30.1
2016 489 28.0 17.4 30.9
2017 507 26.0 19.5 32.1
2018 507 26.0 19.5 51.7
2019 521 27.0 19.2 51.4
2020 561 29.0 19.3 51.2
2021 497 28.0 17.7 51.3
2022 533 23.0 23.1 50.5
2023 511 26.0 19.6 51.1
2024 505 24.0 21.0 51.7

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 Mary B Austin Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $670 (7.9%) $7,832 (92.0%) $8,511

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Mary B Austin Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 297th of 681 Elementary schoolsRanks 213th of 680 Elementary schools
 12.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mary B Austin Elementary School)52.831.9
 20.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Mobile County)53.734.6
 19%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama)57.543.6
 13.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Mary B Austin Elementary School)4037.5
 2.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Mobile County)45.527
 18.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)47.334.9
 12.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Mary B Austin Elementary School)4649.3
 3.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Mobile County)46.932.6
 14.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.933.9
 10.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students521511
 1.9%
African American250208
 16.8%
American Indian04
Asian86
 25%
Hispanic2337
 60.9%
Pacific Islander00
White225221
 1.8%
Two or More Races1535
 133.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients51.4%51.1%
 0.4%


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Students at Mary B Austin Elementary School are 43% African American, 39% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 505 students attended Mary B Austin Elementary School.

Students who attend Mary B Austin Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : CL Scarborough Model Middle School
High : Murphy High School

Mary B Austin Elementary School ranks 347th of 684 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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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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