SpencerWestlawn Elementary School

Summary:

SpencerWestlawn Elementary School is a public elementary school in Mobile, Alabama, serving 461 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.

SpencerWestlawn faces significant challenges compared to other schools in the area. Over 90% of its students are African American, and the school consistently underperforms the Mobile County and Alabama state averages on standardized tests. In 2023-2024, only 24.66% of 3rd graders were proficient in math, compared to 30.58% in Mobile County and 42.16% statewide. The school has been ranked in the bottom half of Alabama elementary schools for the past several years, with a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Additionally, SpencerWestlawn struggles with the performance of its special education and low-socioeconomic status student subgroups, with over 93% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

However, the nearby Old Shell Road Magnet School and EicholdMertz School of Math and Science are high-performing schools that significantly outperform the district and state averages, highlighting the potential for academic success in the area. Additionally, SpencerWestlawn has a strong track record of supporting its homeless student population, ranking among the top schools in the state for this subgroup.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 3071 Ralston Rd
       Mobile, AL  36606-5099


(251) 221-1705

District: Mobile County

SchoolDigger Rank:
495th of 684 Alabama Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,670 Help


Students who attend SpencerWestlawn Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Booker T Washington Middle School
High:    Murphy High School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.8 Help
Number of students:  461

Racial breakdown:

African American:
91.3%
White:
3.0%
Two or more races:
3.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  93.5% Help


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Compare Details SpencerWestlawn Elementary School ranks worse than 72.4% of elementary schools in Alabama. It also ranks 29th 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 28.59. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (91.3%), two or more races (3%), White (3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 93.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at SpencerWestlawn Elementary School is 18.8. 29 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 SpencerWestlawn Elementary School is $9,670, which is the 26th highest among 50 elementary schools in the Mobile County School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

SpencerWestlawn Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks SpencerWestlawn Elementary School 495th of 684 Alabama public elementary schools. (See SpencerWestlawn Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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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 SpencerWestlawn Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at SpencerWestlawn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 51.43 321st 623 48.5%
2005 54.56 323rd 688 53.1%
2006 32.29 539th 689 21.8%
2007 22.73 607th 698 13.0%
2008 31.62 557th 698 20.2%
2009 26.32 594th 696 14.7%
2010 27.04 594th 704 15.6%
2011 20.30 639th 709 9.9%
2012 30.29 570th 696 18.1%
2013 60.81 311th 696 55.3%
2014 20.30 584th 695 16.0%
2015 35.65 462nd 691 33.1%
2016 45.27 386th 691 44.1%
2017 34.12 469th 688 31.8%
2018 41.94 428th 680 37.1%
2019 49.40 362nd 681 46.8%
2021 43.10 393rd 692 43.2%
2022 35.07 450th 687 34.5%
2023 33.11 469th 680 31.0%
2024 28.59 495th 684 27.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at SpencerWestlawn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.80 85th 344 75.3%
2019 54.62 144th 392 63.3%
2021 60.47 102nd 398 74.4%
2022 27.82 272nd 345 21.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at SpencerWestlawn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 43.66 345th 567 39.2%
2018 57.80 277th 651 57.5%
2019 65.13 192nd 649 70.4%
2021 57.23 267th 653 59.1%
2022 45.55 364th 651 44.1%
2023 36.79 403rd 623 35.3%
2024 32.88 474th 670 29.3%
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Rank History for Homeless students at SpencerWestlawn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.74 6th 39 84.6%
2019 61.69 12th 38 68.4%
2024 49.61 9th 18 50.0%
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Rank History for Female students at SpencerWestlawn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 36.41 430th 639 32.7%
2018 42.59 401st 640 37.3%
2019 50.86 324th 646 49.8%
2021 43.41 373rd 656 43.1%
2022 36.50 426th 656 35.1%
2023 35.14 428th 645 33.6%
2024 35.35 439th 650 32.5%
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Rank History for Male students at SpencerWestlawn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 33.05 444th 639 30.5%
2018 43.65 404th 650 37.8%
2019 47.49 351st 650 46.0%
2021 42.46 384th 669 42.6%
2022 33.75 439th 669 34.4%
2023 33.86 441st 649 32.0%
2024 21.91 518th 655 20.9%
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Rank History for African American students at SpencerWestlawn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.21 81st 423 80.9%
2019 74.58 70th 426 83.6%
2021 72.82 79th 426 81.5%
2022 63.12 117th 426 72.5%
2023 57.08 140th 427 67.2%
2024 43.87 210th 420 50.0%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Elementary Schools for African American Students!

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 SpencerWestlawn 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 676 676
1989 379 292 15 1 0 n/a n/a 0 687
1990 352 300 18 0 0 n/a n/a 0 670
1991 354 317 15 5 0 n/a n/a 0 691
1992 353 307 11 2 1 n/a n/a 0 674
1993 295 321 19 0 3 n/a n/a 0 638
1994 274 311 38 1 0 n/a n/a 0 624
1995 238 325 11 8 0 n/a n/a 0 582
1996 238 325 11 8 0 n/a n/a 0 582
1997 215 334 12 8 0 n/a n/a 0 569
1998 188 379 12 10 0 n/a n/a 0 589
1999 179 384 11 9 0 n/a n/a 0 583
2000 121 351 10 13 0 n/a n/a 1 496
2001 108 354 11 22 0 n/a n/a 0 495
2002 91 409 17 22 0 n/a n/a 0 539
2003 91 409 17 22 0 n/a n/a 0 539
2004 75 386 13 40 0 n/a n/a 0 514
2005 66 418 15 33 0 n/a n/a 0 532
2006 65 424 13 37 1 n/a n/a 0 540
2007 71 369 13 40 0 n/a n/a 4 497
2008 76 368 13 40 2 n/a n/a 0 499
2009 59 360 13 35 3 n/a n/a 0 470
2010 47 344 22 41 2 n/a n/a 3 459
2011 49 381 16 32 2 0 0 0 480
2012 37 383 17 26 0 0 6 0 469
2013 31 532 8 20 0 0 6 0 597
2014 34 530 2 16 0 0 14 0 596
2015 31 582 3 20 0 0 20 0 656
2016 43 621 5 29 1 0 12 0 711
2017 31 622 6 24 1 1 8 0 693
2018 17 523 3 19 1 0 13 0 576
2019 26 489 1 16 0 0 5 0 537
2020 22 446 1 18 0 1 15 0 503
2021 20 426 1 13 0 0 14 0 474
2022 14 396 3 14 0 0 13 1 441
2023 14 421 1 11 0 0 14 0 461

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 SpencerWestlawn Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 676 31.0 21.8 0
1989 687 31.0 22.1 n/a
1990 670 34.0 19.7 0
1991 691 34.0 20.3 n/a
1992 674 34.0 19.8 n/a
1993 638 34.0 18.8 n/a
1994 624 34.0 18.4 n/a
1995 582 32.8 17.7 n/a
1996 582 32.8 17.7 n/a
1997 569 33.6 16.9 62.2
1998 589 34.9 16.9 66.2
1999 583 39.5 14.8 78.9
2000 496 37.0 13.4 80.6
2001 495 37.0 13.4 81.8
2002 539 35.1 15.4 84.4
2003 539 35.1 15.4 84.4
2004 514 40.2 12.8 89.5
2005 532 36.8 14.5 92.3
2006 540 36.0 15.0 91.7
2007 497 36.0 13.8 90.9
2008 499 36.7 13.6 91.4
2009 470 35.5 13.1 88.5
2010 459 28.3 16.2 90.1
2011 480 35.2 13.6 89.6
2012 469 33.2 14.1 85.3
2013 597 35.2 16.9 91.3
2014 596 34.2 17.4 95
2015 656 32.0 20.5 74.7
2016 711 31.0 22.9 73.8
2017 693 33.0 21.0 74.6
2018 576 35.0 16.4 95.1
2019 537 30.4 17.6 93.9
2020 503 27.0 18.6 93
2021 474 26.0 18.2 93.2
2022 441 24.0 18.3 92.1
2023 461 24.4 18.8 93.5

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 SpencerWestlawn Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 676 31.0 21.8 0
1989 687 31.0 22.1 n/a
1990 670 34.0 19.7 0
1991 691 34.0 20.3 n/a
1992 674 34.0 19.8 n/a
1993 638 34.0 18.8 n/a
1994 624 34.0 18.4 n/a
1995 582 32.8 17.7 n/a
1996 582 32.8 17.7 n/a
1997 569 33.6 16.9 62.2
1998 589 34.9 16.9 66.2
1999 583 39.5 14.8 78.9
2000 496 37.0 13.4 80.6
2001 495 37.0 13.4 81.8
2002 539 35.1 15.4 84.4
2003 539 35.1 15.4 84.4
2004 514 40.2 12.8 89.5
2005 532 36.8 14.5 92.3
2006 540 36.0 15.0 91.7
2007 497 36.0 13.8 90.9
2008 499 36.7 13.6 91.4
2009 470 35.5 13.1 88.5
2010 459 28.3 16.2 90.1
2011 480 35.2 13.6 89.6
2012 469 33.2 14.1 85.3
2013 597 35.2 16.9 91.3
2014 596 34.2 17.4 95
2015 656 32.0 20.5 74.7
2016 711 31.0 22.9 73.8
2017 693 33.0 21.0 74.6
2018 576 35.0 16.4 95.1
2019 537 30.4 17.6 93.9
2020 503 27.0 18.6 93
2021 474 26.0 18.2 93.2
2022 441 24.0 18.3 92.1
2023 461 24.4 18.8 93.5

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 SpencerWestlawn Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,768 (18.3%) $7,893 (81.6%) $9,670

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

Impact of COVID-19 on SpencerWestlawn 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 362nd of 681 Elementary schoolsRanks 469th of 680 Elementary schools
 15.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (SpencerWestlawn Elementary School)62.631.2
 31.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Mobile County)53.734.6
 19%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama)57.543.6
 13.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (SpencerWestlawn Elementary School)47.724.6
 23.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Mobile County)45.527
 18.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)47.334.9
 12.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (SpencerWestlawn Elementary School)52.322.7
 29.5%
   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 Students537461
 14.2%
African American489421
 13.9%
American Indian00
Asian11
Hispanic1611
 31.3%
Pacific Islander00
White2614
 46.2%
Two or More Races514
 180%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients93.9%93.5%
 0.4%


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SpencerWestlawn Elementary School ranks 495th of 684 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at SpencerWestlawn Elementary School are 91% African American, 3% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

In the 2022-23 school year, 461 students attended SpencerWestlawn Elementary School.

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

Middle : Booker T Washington Middle School
High : Murphy 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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