Booker T Washington Middle School

Summary:

Booker T Washington Middle School is a public middle school located in Mobile, Alabama, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 340 students. The school has a predominantly African American student population, with over 92% of students identifying as African American.

Booker T Washington Middle School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, consistently performing well below the county and state averages in assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 7.41% of 6th-grade students, 7.77% of 7th-grade students, and 1.74% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 23.77%, 17.95%, and 13.93% at the Mobile County level, and 31.56%, 23.6%, and 22.06% at the state level, respectively. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Alabama middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2023-2024 school year.

When comparing Booker T Washington Middle School to other nearby middle schools in the Mobile County School District, the performance gap is quite significant. For example, Denton Magnet School of Technology, located just 4.72 miles away, consistently ranks in the top 10% of Alabama middle schools and outperforms the county and state averages in academic assessments by a wide margin. Despite the school's low academic performance, the per-student spending at Booker T Washington Middle School is on par with or higher than the spending at some of the higher-performing nearby schools, suggesting that factors beyond just funding and resources may be contributing to the school's challenges.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1961 Andrews St
       Mobile, AL  36617


(251) 221-2361

District: Mobile County

SchoolDigger Rank:
389th of 442 Alabama Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,926 Help


Feeder schools for Booker T Washington Middle School:

Elementary:    Holloway Elementary
    SpencerWestlawn Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.2 Help
Number of students:  305

Racial breakdown:

African American:
91.1%
Hispanic:
3.6%
Two or more races:
2.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  95.1% Help


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Compare Details Booker T Washington Middle School ranks worse than 88% of middle schools in Alabama. It also ranks 14th 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 13. (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 (91.1%), Hispanic (3.6%), two or more races (2.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 95.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Booker T Washington Middle School is 15.2, which is the 4th best among 16 middle schools in the Mobile County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Booker T Washington Middle School is $10,926, which is the 3rd highest among 16 middle schools in the Mobile County School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Booker T Washington Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Booker T Washington Middle School 389th of 442 Alabama public middle schools. (See Booker T Washington 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 Booker T Washington Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Booker T Washington Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 20.27 345th 407 15.2%
2005 29.39 316th 415 23.9%
2006 29.74 314th 409 23.2%
2007 26.75 321st 412 22.1%
2008 23.75 348th 417 16.5%
2009 28.19 340th 425 20.0%
2010 21.75 363rd 435 16.6%
2011 17.92 379th 435 12.9%
2012 18.31 383rd 436 12.2%
2013 21.92 374th 436 14.2%
2014 11.52 398th 438 9.1%
2015 6.03 426th 430 0.9%
2016 5.48 426th 432 1.4%
2017 4.42 430th 432 0.5%
2018 10.79 378th 423 10.6%
2019 11.86 393rd 437 10.1%
2021 11.18 412th 440 6.4%
2022 8.66 421st 432 2.5%
2023 11.88 399th 437 8.7%
2024 13.00 389th 442 12.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Booker T Washington Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 52.54 61st 195 68.7%
2019 55.30 84th 254 66.9%
2021 37.33 180th 274 34.3%
2022 27.43 211th 256 17.6%
2023 24.45 243rd 281 13.5%
2024 22.58 258th 281 8.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Booker T Washington Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 4.50 349th 349 0.0%
2018 15.65 345th 396 12.9%
2019 16.64 351st 396 11.4%
2021 15.42 381st 415 8.2%
2022 12.22 401st 421 4.8%
2023 18.33 362nd 410 11.7%
2024 16.74 377th 437 13.7%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Booker T Washington Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.55 8th 23 65.2%
2019 30.61 19th 25 24.0%
2024 30.84 15th 20 25.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Booker T Washington Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 5.48 372nd 380 2.1%
2018 11.09 350th 392 10.7%
2019 8.16 375th 399 6.0%
2021 11.62 388th 415 6.5%
2022 8.61 415th 423 1.9%
2023 10.88 390th 417 6.5%
2024 14.27 375th 426 12.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Booker T Washington Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 4.40 380th 380 0.0%
2018 11.60 359th 397 9.6%
2019 16.75 347th 399 13.0%
2021 12.32 398th 418 4.8%
2022 10.63 401st 427 6.1%
2023 15.77 359th 419 14.3%
2024 12.82 385th 428 10.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Booker T Washington Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.43 193rd 247 21.9%
2019 27.40 204th 252 19.0%
2021 21.24 240th 266 9.8%
2022 17.78 258th 271 4.8%
2023 27.42 206th 263 21.7%
2024 27.96 199th 269 26.0%
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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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Enrollment information for Booker T Washington 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 569 569
1989 0 531 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 531
1990 4 647 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 651
1991 1 792 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 795
1992 4 747 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 751
1993 4 812 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 818
1994 4 744 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 750
1995 2 743 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 745
1996 2 743 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 745
1997 4 701 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 705
1998 6 725 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 731
1999 1 608 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 609
2000 0 618 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 618
2001 0 603 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 603
2002 0 524 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 525
2003 0 524 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 525
2004 0 540 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 540
2005 0 535 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 535
2006 2 521 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 523
2007 2 437 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 439
2008 2 470 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 472
2009 2 480 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 482
2010 1 437 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 442
2011 3 421 3 0 0 0 0 0 427
2012 4 326 0 0 0 0 0 0 330
2013 1 314 0 0 0 0 0 0 315
2014 0 283 0 0 0 0 0 0 283
2015 0 257 0 0 0 0 1 0 258
2016 0 229 0 2 0 0 2 0 233
2017 6 222 1 1 0 0 2 0 232
2018 4 218 0 0 1 0 0 0 223
2019 3 228 0 4 3 0 0 0 238
2020 3 271 0 11 3 0 3 0 291
2021 9 338 0 16 2 0 4 0 369
2022 6 326 0 8 1 0 11 0 352
2023 7 314 0 10 1 0 8 0 340
2024 6 278 0 11 1 1 8 0 305

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 Booker T Washington Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 569 27.0 21.0 0
1989 531 28.0 18.9 n/a
1990 651 30.0 21.7 0
1991 795 38.0 20.9 n/a
1992 751 38.0 19.7 n/a
1993 818 36.0 22.7 n/a
1994 750 36.0 20.8 n/a
1995 745 41.5 18.0 n/a
1996 745 41.5 18.0 n/a
1997 705 40.2 17.5 93.5
1998 731 44.1 16.6 86.5
1999 609 39.0 15.6 86.5
2000 618 38.0 16.3 85
2001 603 33.0 18.3 94.4
2002 525 31.0 16.9 93.7
2003 525 31.0 16.9 93.7
2004 540 32.0 16.9 95.7
2005 535 31.0 17.3 96.4
2006 523 28.0 18.7 92.7
2007 439 26.8 16.4 90.2
2008 472 29.6 15.9 93.2
2009 482 25.1 19.1 91.1
2010 442 28.5 15.5 92.5
2011 427 28.5 14.9 92.5
2012 330 16.2 20.3 97.9
2013 315 20.0 15.7 98.4
2014 283 13.5 20.9 95.4
2015 258 14.0 18.4 82.2
2016 233 10.0 23.3 80.7
2017 232 9.2 25.0 79.7
2018 223 10.0 22.3 94.6
2019 238 13.0 18.3 95
2020 291 15.0 19.4 95.2
2021 369 11.0 33.5 95.1
2022 352 14.0 25.1 95.2
2023 340 17.0 20.0 95.3
2024 305 20.0 15.2 95.1

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 Booker T Washington Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 569 27.0 21.0 0
1989 531 28.0 18.9 n/a
1990 651 30.0 21.7 0
1991 795 38.0 20.9 n/a
1992 751 38.0 19.7 n/a
1993 818 36.0 22.7 n/a
1994 750 36.0 20.8 n/a
1995 745 41.5 18.0 n/a
1996 745 41.5 18.0 n/a
1997 705 40.2 17.5 93.5
1998 731 44.1 16.6 86.5
1999 609 39.0 15.6 86.5
2000 618 38.0 16.3 85
2001 603 33.0 18.3 94.4
2002 525 31.0 16.9 93.7
2003 525 31.0 16.9 93.7
2004 540 32.0 16.9 95.7
2005 535 31.0 17.3 96.4
2006 523 28.0 18.7 92.7
2007 439 26.8 16.4 90.2
2008 472 29.6 15.9 93.2
2009 482 25.1 19.1 91.1
2010 442 28.5 15.5 92.5
2011 427 28.5 14.9 92.5
2012 330 16.2 20.3 97.9
2013 315 20.0 15.7 98.4
2014 283 13.5 20.9 95.4
2015 258 14.0 18.4 82.2
2016 233 10.0 23.3 80.7
2017 232 9.2 25.0 79.7
2018 223 10.0 22.3 94.6
2019 238 13.0 18.3 95
2020 291 15.0 19.4 95.2
2021 369 11.0 33.5 95.1
2022 352 14.0 25.1 95.2
2023 340 17.0 20.0 95.3
2024 305 20.0 15.2 95.1

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 Booker T Washington Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,839 (16.8%) $9,077 (83.1%) $10,926

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Booker T Washington Middle 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 393rd of 437 Middle schoolsRanks 399th of 437 Middle schools
 1.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Booker T Washington Middle School)22.314
 8.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Mobile County)40.323.9
 16.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)45.330.8
 14.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Booker T Washington Middle School)11.11.7
 9.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Mobile County)37.614.6
 23.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)43.121
 22.1%
8th Grade Mathematics (Booker T Washington Middle School)32.91.7
 31.2%
   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 Students238340
 42.9%
African American228314
 37.7%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian00
Hispanic410
 150%
Pacific Islander00
White37
 133.3%
Two or More Races08
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients95%95.3%
 0.3%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 305 students attended Booker T Washington Middle School.

Students at Booker T Washington Middle School are 91% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

Booker T Washington Middle School ranks in the bottom 12.0% of Alabama middle schools.


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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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