Pillans Middle School

Summary:

Pillans Middle School is a public middle school in Mobile, Alabama, serving 537 students in grades 6-8, with a predominantly African American student body of 87.9%. Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Alabama middle schools over the past decade, with a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating poor overall performance.

Pillans Middle School significantly underperforms compared to state and county averages in academic assessments, with only 3.73% of 6th graders, 3.27% of 7th graders, and 1.23% of 8th graders proficient or better in mathematics, far below the state averages. The school also has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 95.9% to 96.07%, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families. In contrast, nearby schools like CL Scarborough Model Middle School, Katherine H Hankins Middle School, and Denton Magnet School of Technology generally outperform Pillans Middle School in academic assessments and have higher overall rankings.

The data suggests that Pillans Middle School faces significant challenges in improving student outcomes and closing achievement gaps, particularly for African American students, English Language Learners, and Special Education students. The school's consistently low performance, high concentration of low-income students, and racial disparities in academic achievement indicate that a comprehensive, data-driven approach to school improvement may be necessary to address the underlying issues and provide a high-quality education for all students.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2051 Military Rd
       Mobile, AL  36605


(251) 221-2300

District: Mobile County

SchoolDigger Rank:
399th of 442 Alabama Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,414 Help


Students who attend Pillans Middle School usually attend:

High:    Ben C Rain High School

Feeder schools for Pillans Middle School:

Elementary:    Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary
    Morningside Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.6 Help
Number of students:  485

Racial breakdown:

African American:
86.0%
Hispanic:
6.2%
White:
3.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  95.9% Help


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Compare Details Pillans Middle School ranks worse than 90.3% of middle schools in Alabama. It also ranks 15th 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 12.07. (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 (86%), Hispanic (6.2%), White (3.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 95.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pillans Middle School is 18.6, which is the 8th 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 Pillans Middle School is $10,414, which is the 5th highest among 16 middle schools in the Mobile County School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pillans Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pillans Middle School 399th of 442 Alabama public middle schools. (See Pillans 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 Pillans Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Pillans Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 16.46 365th 407 10.3%
2005 8.64 401st 415 3.4%
2006 11.14 393rd 409 3.9%
2007 26.05 324th 412 21.4%
2008 20.84 363rd 417 12.9%
2009 17.99 379th 425 10.8%
2010 26.83 349th 435 19.8%
2011 17.59 381st 435 12.4%
2012 37.33 309th 436 29.1%
2013 23.12 369th 436 15.4%
2014 9.15 416th 438 5.0%
2015 10.89 392nd 430 8.8%
2016 13.32 373rd 432 13.7%
2017 9.64 392nd 432 9.3%
2018 10.29 383rd 423 9.5%
2019 9.66 405th 437 7.3%
2021 11.93 406th 440 7.7%
2022 9.18 414th 432 4.2%
2023 10.20 409th 437 6.4%
2024 12.07 399th 442 9.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pillans Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 17.54 104th 106 1.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Pillans Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 25.42 163rd 195 16.4%
2018 19.30 206th 223 7.6%
2019 37.22 161st 254 36.6%
2021 25.60 232nd 274 15.3%
2022 22.56 240th 256 6.3%
2023 23.36 249th 281 11.4%
2024 25.96 241st 281 14.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pillans Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 12.02 319th 349 8.6%
2018 16.81 339th 396 14.4%
2019 16.41 352nd 396 11.1%
2021 16.77 374th 415 9.9%
2022 13.02 398th 421 5.5%
2023 15.69 374th 410 8.8%
2024 16.22 381st 437 12.8%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Pillans Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.39 12th 23 47.8%
2019 36.68 16th 25 36.0%
2021 44.24 7th 12 41.7%
2023 26.65 12th 15 20.0%
2024 28.87 16th 20 20.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Pillans Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 10.19 347th 380 8.7%
2018 10.65 358th 392 8.7%
2019 8.85 372nd 399 6.8%
2021 11.70 387th 415 6.7%
2022 9.50 409th 423 3.3%
2023 9.23 399th 417 4.3%
2024 12.52 385th 426 9.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Pillans Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 9.96 351st 380 7.6%
2018 11.63 358th 397 9.8%
2019 12.33 360th 399 9.8%
2021 13.52 385th 418 7.9%
2022 10.12 404th 427 5.4%
2023 13.14 381st 419 9.1%
2024 13.83 377th 428 11.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Pillans Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 23.10 180th 205 12.2%
2018 25.89 191st 247 22.7%
2019 23.78 220th 252 12.7%
2021 24.00 220th 266 17.3%
2022 19.53 252nd 271 7.0%
2023 23.27 226th 263 14.1%
2024 25.80 211th 269 21.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pillans Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 23.26 137th 166 17.5%
2024 30.97 114th 164 30.5%
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Rank History for White students at Pillans Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 20.81 294th 343 14.3%
2021 4.71 369th 369 0.0%
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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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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Pillans 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 1445 1445
1989 488 939 7 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1435
1990 429 873 3 1 1 n/a n/a 0 1307
1991 374 955 2 1 3 n/a n/a 0 1335
1992 300 921 2 1 1 n/a n/a 0 1225
1993 284 989 5 0 1 n/a n/a 0 1279
1994 304 979 6 2 1 n/a n/a 0 1292
1995 201 813 5 3 0 n/a n/a 0 1022
1996 201 813 5 3 0 n/a n/a 0 1022
1997 196 836 13 4 0 n/a n/a 0 1049
1998 187 816 11 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1016
1999 162 652 7 3 0 n/a n/a 0 824
2000 153 611 5 4 1 n/a n/a 0 774
2001 121 660 12 2 0 n/a n/a 1 796
2002 72 747 8 1 0 n/a n/a 0 828
2003 72 747 8 1 0 n/a n/a 0 828
2004 59 808 6 0 0 n/a n/a 0 873
2005 42 741 6 0 0 n/a n/a 0 789
2006 17 690 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 714
2007 41 592 4 7 0 n/a n/a 0 644
2008 38 593 4 6 0 n/a n/a 0 641
2009 41 592 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 637
2010 34 547 2 7 2 n/a n/a 0 592
2011 32 563 1 7 0 0 1 0 604
2012 22 535 3 9 0 0 1 0 570
2013 18 531 0 12 1 0 2 0 564
2014 24 505 0 8 0 0 4 0 541
2015 18 516 0 11 0 0 4 0 549
2016 20 553 0 21 0 0 6 0 600
2017 19 470 0 18 1 1 1 0 510
2018 25 461 0 28 2 0 3 0 519
2019 23 445 2 21 1 0 3 0 495
2020 20 499 1 23 1 0 4 0 548
2021 25 539 1 29 0 1 6 0 601
2022 20 524 2 27 1 1 10 0 585
2023 11 472 3 29 1 1 20 0 537
2024 18 417 2 30 0 1 17 0 485

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 Pillans Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1445 64.0 22.5 0
1989 1435 67.0 21.4 n/a
1990 1307 65.0 20.1 0
1991 1335 66.0 20.2 n/a
1992 1225 57.0 21.4 n/a
1993 1279 55.0 23.3 n/a
1994 1292 57.9 22.3 n/a
1995 1022 59.5 17.2 n/a
1996 1022 59.5 17.2 n/a
1997 1049 59.0 17.8 81.8
1998 1016 60.8 16.7 82.5
1999 824 52.0 15.8 91.5
2000 774 45.0 17.2 89.8
2001 796 42.0 19.0 91.9
2002 828 43.0 19.3 92.8
2003 828 43.0 19.3 92.8
2004 873 42.0 20.8 92.2
2005 789 41.0 19.2 94.2
2006 714 40.0 17.9 95.7
2007 644 36.5 17.6 90.4
2008 641 43.5 14.7 92.5
2009 637 37.2 17.0 90.4
2010 592 36.0 16.4 91
2011 604 39.0 15.4 93.5
2012 570 37.2 15.3 95.8
2013 564 33.2 16.9 96.8
2014 541 29.2 18.4 96.1
2015 549 26.0 21.1 78.9
2016 600 26.0 23.0 80.8
2017 510 28.2 18.0 83.3
2018 519 22.0 23.5 96
2019 495 24.0 20.6 95.8
2020 548 26.0 21.0 96
2021 601 26.0 23.1 96
2022 585 23.0 25.4 96.1
2023 537 22.0 24.4 95.9
2024 485 26.0 18.6 95.9

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 Pillans Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1445 64.0 22.5 0
1989 1435 67.0 21.4 n/a
1990 1307 65.0 20.1 0
1991 1335 66.0 20.2 n/a
1992 1225 57.0 21.4 n/a
1993 1279 55.0 23.3 n/a
1994 1292 57.9 22.3 n/a
1995 1022 59.5 17.2 n/a
1996 1022 59.5 17.2 n/a
1997 1049 59.0 17.8 81.8
1998 1016 60.8 16.7 82.5
1999 824 52.0 15.8 91.5
2000 774 45.0 17.2 89.8
2001 796 42.0 19.0 91.9
2002 828 43.0 19.3 92.8
2003 828 43.0 19.3 92.8
2004 873 42.0 20.8 92.2
2005 789 41.0 19.2 94.2
2006 714 40.0 17.9 95.7
2007 644 36.5 17.6 90.4
2008 641 43.5 14.7 92.5
2009 637 37.2 17.0 90.4
2010 592 36.0 16.4 91
2011 604 39.0 15.4 93.5
2012 570 37.2 15.3 95.8
2013 564 33.2 16.9 96.8
2014 541 29.2 18.4 96.1
2015 549 26.0 21.1 78.9
2016 600 26.0 23.0 80.8
2017 510 28.2 18.0 83.3
2018 519 22.0 23.5 96
2019 495 24.0 20.6 95.8
2020 548 26.0 21.0 96
2021 601 26.0 23.1 96
2022 585 23.0 25.4 96.1
2023 537 22.0 24.4 95.9
2024 485 26.0 18.6 95.9

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 Pillans Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,607 (15.4%) $8,796 (84.5%) $10,414

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Pillans 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 405th of 437 Middle schoolsRanks 409th of 437 Middle schools
 0.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Pillans Middle School)13.96.8
 7.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Mobile County)40.323.9
 16.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)45.330.8
 14.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Pillans Middle School)11.81.7
 10.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Mobile County)37.614.6
 23.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)43.121
 22.1%
8th Grade Mathematics (Pillans Middle School)14.72.1
 12.6%
   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 Students495537
 8.5%
African American445472
 6.1%
American Indian11
Asian23
 50%
Hispanic2129
 38.1%
Pacific Islander01
White2311
 52.2%
Two or More Races320
 566.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients95.8%95.9%
 0.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Pillans Middle School

Students who attend Pillans Middle School usually go on to attend Ben C Rain High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 485 students attended Pillans Middle School.

Pillans Middle School ranks in the bottom 9.7% of Alabama middle schools.

Students at Pillans Middle School are 86% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% Two or more races.


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