Morningside Elementary School

Summary:

Morningside Elementary School is a public elementary school in Mobile, Alabama, serving 455 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Mobile County School District, which is ranked 96 out of 137 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Morningside Elementary stands out in several key ways. It has a significantly higher percentage of African American students (90.33%) compared to surrounding schools, which range from 53.45% to 95.36% African American. Academically, Morningside consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of Alabama elementary schools, with a 1-star rating and test scores well below the Mobile County and state averages. The school also has an extremely high rate of free/reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 97-98%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among its student population. Additionally, Morningside has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 19.5 to 22.3, which is higher than nearby schools.

These factors suggest that Morningside Elementary faces significant challenges in providing a quality education to its students. While some nearby schools, such as EicholdMertz School of Math and Science, perform significantly better, others in the same district, such as SpencerWestlawn Elementary and George Hall Elementary, also struggle with low academic performance, suggesting that the challenges faced by Morningside may be systemic within the district. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive, district-wide approach to improving educational opportunities and outcomes for all students.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2700 Greenbrier Dr South
       Mobile, AL  36605


(251) 221-1540

District: Mobile County

SchoolDigger Rank:
579th of 684 Alabama Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,463 Help


Students who attend Morningside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Pillans Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.5 Help
Number of students:  455

Racial breakdown:

African American:
90.3%
Hispanic:
3.5%
Two or more races:
2.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  98% Help


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Compare Details Morningside Elementary School ranks worse than 84.6% of elementary schools in Alabama. It also ranks 45th 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 15.54. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (90.3%), Hispanic (3.5%), two or more races (2.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 98% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Mobile County School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Morningside Elementary School is 19.5. 38 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 Morningside Elementary School is $9,463. 31 elementary schools in the Mobile County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Morningside Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Morningside Elementary School 579th of 684 Alabama public elementary schools. (See Morningside 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 Morningside Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Morningside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 31.12 479th 623 23.1%
2005 30.91 547th 688 20.5%
2006 24.45 592nd 689 14.1%
2007 27.88 578th 698 17.2%
2008 40.36 479th 698 31.4%
2009 58.43 311th 696 55.3%
2010 81.41 57th 704 91.9%
2011 56.81 359th 709 49.4%
2012 38.55 520th 696 25.3%
2013 35.29 558th 696 19.8%
2014 6.37 685th 695 1.4%
2015 8.79 665th 691 3.8%
2016 9.17 651st 691 5.8%
2017 11.12 629th 688 8.6%
2018 6.32 661st 680 2.8%
2019 12.00 624th 681 8.4%
2021 23.25 523rd 692 24.4%
2022 17.30 570th 687 17.0%
2023 19.92 542nd 680 20.3%
2024 15.54 579th 684 15.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Morningside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.55 337th 344 2.0%
2019 19.54 356th 392 9.2%
2021 27.01 320th 398 19.6%
2022 16.97 327th 345 5.2%
2023 28.24 288th 373 22.8%
2024 34.16 262nd 395 33.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Morningside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 15.19 503rd 567 11.3%
2018 8.23 637th 651 2.2%
2019 15.52 601st 649 7.4%
2021 35.26 440th 653 32.6%
2022 24.75 511th 651 21.5%
2023 29.77 459th 623 26.3%
2024 20.05 554th 670 17.3%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Morningside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.26 35th 39 10.3%
2019 18.92 35th 38 7.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Morningside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 7.34 622nd 639 2.7%
2018 7.01 623rd 640 2.7%
2019 12.62 591st 646 8.5%
2021 21.61 517th 656 21.2%
2022 16.07 570th 656 13.1%
2023 24.75 497th 645 22.9%
2024 12.67 595th 650 8.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Morningside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 17.10 549th 639 14.1%
2018 7.52 628th 650 3.4%
2019 14.60 579th 650 10.9%
2021 26.57 486th 669 27.4%
2022 19.97 534th 669 20.2%
2023 17.24 535th 649 17.6%
2024 20.09 526th 655 19.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Morningside Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.89 389th 423 8.0%
2019 25.33 361st 426 15.3%
2021 43.87 210th 426 50.7%
2022 33.59 279th 426 34.5%
2023 37.66 257th 427 39.8%
2024 30.94 305th 420 27.4%
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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.

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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Morningside 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 583 583
1989 273 322 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 595
1990 277 373 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 651
1991 252 355 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 608
1992 260 341 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 604
1993 237 378 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 616
1994 237 426 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 664
1995 168 443 5 1 0 n/a n/a 0 617
1996 168 443 5 1 0 n/a n/a 0 617
1997 137 477 5 6 0 n/a n/a 0 625
1998 121 502 4 6 0 n/a n/a 0 633
1999 87 389 6 8 0 n/a n/a 0 490
2000 62 443 7 12 0 n/a n/a 0 524
2001 63 425 6 13 1 n/a n/a 0 508
2002 38 409 3 8 0 n/a n/a 0 458
2003 38 409 3 8 0 n/a n/a 0 458
2004 37 378 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 422
2005 28 401 2 7 0 n/a n/a 0 438
2006 14 417 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 438
2007 16 393 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 416
2008 24 424 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 455
2009 22 423 3 7 0 n/a n/a 0 455
2010 16 411 1 12 0 n/a n/a 0 440
2011 13 387 4 8 0 0 0 0 412
2012 11 365 4 5 0 0 0 0 385
2013 10 456 4 3 0 0 0 0 473
2014 9 487 3 3 0 0 6 0 508
2015 18 494 1 2 0 0 7 0 522
2016 19 498 0 12 0 0 7 0 536
2017 16 423 1 5 0 0 10 0 455
2018 12 452 4 3 0 0 7 0 478
2019 10 427 4 10 1 1 9 0 462
2020 17 413 2 9 2 0 8 0 451
2021 8 414 2 14 0 0 8 0 446
2022 19 407 7 12 1 0 9 12 467
2023 11 411 3 16 1 0 13 0 455

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 Morningside Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 583 27.0 21.5 0
1989 595 31.0 19.1 n/a
1990 651 34.0 19.1 0
1991 608 34.0 17.8 n/a
1992 604 32.0 18.8 n/a
1993 616 34.0 18.1 n/a
1994 664 35.9 18.5 n/a
1995 617 37.0 16.7 n/a
1996 617 37.0 16.7 n/a
1997 625 36.5 17.1 84.6
1998 633 35.2 18.0 89.7
1999 490 31.0 15.8 91.6
2000 524 33.0 15.9 63.9
2001 508 35.0 14.5 90.7
2002 458 32.5 14.1 92.4
2003 458 32.5 14.1 92.4
2004 422 33.5 12.6 93.1
2005 438 29.8 14.7 94.5
2006 438 29.0 15.1 94.3
2007 416 32.0 13.0 95
2008 455 30.2 15.1 95.8
2009 455 28.2 16.0 96.3
2010 440 26.2 16.7 92
2011 412 26.2 15.7 96.6
2012 385 24.2 15.9 89.9
2013 473 28.2 16.7 98.7
2014 508 27.0 18.8 98.4
2015 522 28.0 18.6 84.7
2016 536 27.0 19.8 85.8
2017 455 29.3 15.5 85.3
2018 478 26.3 18.1 97.9
2019 462 28.3 16.3 98.3
2020 451 25.3 17.8 97.8
2021 446 20.0 22.3 97.5
2022 467 22.0 21.2 97
2023 455 23.3 19.5 98

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 Morningside Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 583 27.0 21.5 0
1989 595 31.0 19.1 n/a
1990 651 34.0 19.1 0
1991 608 34.0 17.8 n/a
1992 604 32.0 18.8 n/a
1993 616 34.0 18.1 n/a
1994 664 35.9 18.5 n/a
1995 617 37.0 16.7 n/a
1996 617 37.0 16.7 n/a
1997 625 36.5 17.1 84.6
1998 633 35.2 18.0 89.7
1999 490 31.0 15.8 91.6
2000 524 33.0 15.9 63.9
2001 508 35.0 14.5 90.7
2002 458 32.5 14.1 92.4
2003 458 32.5 14.1 92.4
2004 422 33.5 12.6 93.1
2005 438 29.8 14.7 94.5
2006 438 29.0 15.1 94.3
2007 416 32.0 13.0 95
2008 455 30.2 15.1 95.8
2009 455 28.2 16.0 96.3
2010 440 26.2 16.7 92
2011 412 26.2 15.7 96.6
2012 385 24.2 15.9 89.9
2013 473 28.2 16.7 98.7
2014 508 27.0 18.8 98.4
2015 522 28.0 18.6 84.7
2016 536 27.0 19.8 85.8
2017 455 29.3 15.5 85.3
2018 478 26.3 18.1 97.9
2019 462 28.3 16.3 98.3
2020 451 25.3 17.8 97.8
2021 446 20.0 22.3 97.5
2022 467 22.0 21.2 97
2023 455 23.3 19.5 98

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 Morningside Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,814 (19.2%) $7,639 (80.7%) $9,463

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Morningside 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 624th of 681 Elementary schoolsRanks 542nd of 680 Elementary schools
 11.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Morningside Elementary School)42.921.3
 21.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Mobile County)53.734.6
 19%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama)57.543.6
 13.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Morningside Elementary School)17.59.8
 7.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Mobile County)45.527
 18.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)47.334.9
 12.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Morningside Elementary School)21.716.4
 5.3%
   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 Students462455
 1.5%
African American427411
 3.7%
American Indian11
Asian43
 25%
Hispanic1016
 60%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White1011
 10%
Two or More Races913
 44.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients98.3%98%
 0.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Morningside Elementary School

Morningside Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.4% of Alabama elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 455 students attended Morningside Elementary School.

Students at Morningside Elementary School are 90% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

Students who attend Morningside Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pillans Middle 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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