Semmes Elementary School

Summary:

Semmes Elementary School is a public elementary school in Semmes, Alabama, serving 546 students in grades PK-5. As part of the Mobile County School District, which is ranked 96 out of 137 districts in Alabama, Semmes Elementary stands out for its consistent academic performance, racial diversity, and socioeconomic diversity.

Academically, Semmes Elementary consistently outperforms the Mobile County and Alabama state averages on standardized tests in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 50% of 5th-grade students at Semmes Elementary were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 32.35% in Mobile County and 37.13% statewide. The school's 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years further reflects its strong academic performance.

Semmes Elementary also stands out for its racial diversity, with a higher percentage of White (66.48%) and African American (21.79%) students compared to many nearby schools, such as CollinsRhodes Elementary (96.1% African American) and Tanner Williams Elementary (91.96% White). Additionally, Semmes Elementary has a relatively lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (around 51%) compared to some nearby schools, suggesting a more economically diverse student population.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 10100 Blackwell Nursery Rd S
       Semmes, AL  36575


(251) 221-1630

District: Mobile County

SchoolDigger Rank:
273rd of 684 Alabama Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,859 Help


Students who attend Semmes Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Semmes Middle School
High:    Mary G Montgomery High School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.8 Help
Number of students:  546

Racial breakdown:

White:
66.5%
African American:
21.8%
Hispanic:
7.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  51.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Semmes Elementary School ranks better than 60.1% of elementary schools in Alabama. It also ranks 8th 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 59.57. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (66.5%), African American (21.8%), Hispanic (7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 51.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Semmes 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 Semmes Elementary School is $8,859. 44 elementary schools in the Mobile County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Semmes Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Semmes Elementary School 273rd of 684 Alabama public elementary schools. (See Semmes 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 Semmes Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Semmes Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 80.04 91st 623 85.4%
2005 69.74 174th 688 74.7%
2006 66.74 194th 689 71.8%
2007 74.34 145th 698 79.2%
2008 76.43 113th 698 83.8%
2009 60.61 283rd 696 59.3%
2010 77.14 101st 704 85.7%
2011 71.70 164th 709 76.9%
2012 68.64 205th 696 70.5%
2013 76.82 82nd 696 88.2%
2014 71.12 158th 695 77.3%
2015 71.69 164th 691 76.3%
2016 73.19 151st 691 78.1%
2017 62.74 232nd 688 66.3%
2018 74.90 158th 680 76.8%
2019 73.63 154th 681 77.4%
2021 79.03 113th 692 83.7%
2022 73.45 159th 687 76.9%
2023 55.88 297th 680 56.3%
2024 59.57 273rd 684 60.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Semmes Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 45.23 140th 280 50.0%
2018 51.87 140th 344 59.3%
2019 50.16 168th 392 57.1%
2021 52.81 149th 398 62.6%
2022 62.34 90th 345 73.9%
2023 42.47 200th 373 46.4%
2024 40.99 217th 395 45.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Semmes Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 76.28 79th 567 86.1%
2018 56.51 289th 651 55.6%
2019 70.39 134th 649 79.4%
2021 76.41 101st 653 84.5%
2022 73.94 123rd 651 81.1%
2023 60.85 235th 623 62.3%
2024 68.90 178th 670 73.4%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Semmes Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.65 4th 39 89.7%
2019 76.87 5th 38 86.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Semmes Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 47.10 359th 639 43.8%
2018 63.26 229th 640 64.2%
2019 68.64 168th 646 74.0%
2021 71.87 147th 656 77.6%
2022 58.94 256th 656 61.0%
2023 40.91 385th 645 40.3%
2024 53.90 294th 650 54.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Semmes Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 71.26 149th 639 76.7%
2018 82.43 91st 650 86.0%
2019 75.27 125th 650 80.8%
2021 81.94 90th 669 86.5%
2022 83.01 89th 669 86.7%
2023 69.40 181st 649 72.1%
2024 62.70 239th 655 63.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Semmes Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 52.58 138th 336 58.9%
2018 59.85 131st 423 69.0%
2019 78.49 53rd 426 87.6%
2021 76.90 60th 426 85.9%
2022 72.72 69th 426 83.8%
2023 56.59 143rd 427 66.5%
2024 63.59 111th 420 73.6%
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Rank History for White students at Semmes Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 41.77 210th 369 43.1%
2018 58.48 200th 508 60.6%
2019 57.71 192nd 529 63.7%
2021 71.73 121st 539 77.6%
2022 63.76 171st 540 68.3%
2023 43.53 306th 528 42.0%
2024 48.73 283rd 535 47.1%
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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.

Semmes Elementary School Test Scores
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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Open Quote This is school is amazing. The teachers, staff and principal truly care about each and every child. They all work together to help every student soar to excellence. We have been so blessed to have this school in our community. Close Quote


by a citizen
Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Open Quote Semmes Elementary is an awesome school. They really care about the individual needs of students. The community is supportive of the total school program. Close Quote


by a parent
Saturday, March 26, 2011

Open Quote Awesome school...great staff!! My kids love it! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Semmes 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 1081 1081
1989 1101 14 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 1120
1990 1097 10 1 2 2 n/a n/a 0 1112
1991 1072 16 1 2 2 n/a n/a 0 1093
1992 1092 18 1 1 2 n/a n/a 0 1114
1993 1052 16 1 1 1 n/a n/a 0 1071
1994 1106 20 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1126
1995 1109 12 1 4 2 n/a n/a 0 1128
1996 1109 12 1 4 2 n/a n/a 0 1128
1997 1070 14 3 7 2 n/a n/a 0 1096
1998 649 4 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 656
1999 734 2 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 741
2000 741 6 0 9 0 n/a n/a 0 756
2001 743 9 0 14 0 n/a n/a 0 766
2002 516 9 0 17 0 n/a n/a 0 542
2003 516 9 0 17 0 n/a n/a 0 542
2004 487 9 1 13 0 n/a n/a 1 511
2005 505 7 1 18 4 n/a n/a 0 535
2006 479 16 1 25 5 n/a n/a 0 526
2007 500 27 2 30 4 n/a n/a 1 564
2008 479 25 7 27 2 n/a n/a 0 540
2009 491 23 6 12 4 n/a n/a 0 536
2010 490 12 4 12 5 n/a n/a 0 523
2011 528 25 5 5 4 0 0 0 567
2012 511 26 5 5 4 0 4 0 555
2013 481 39 9 5 2 0 5 0 541
2014 484 59 5 15 0 0 8 0 571
2015 494 64 5 16 2 0 8 0 589
2016 469 66 5 16 2 0 11 0 569
2017 455 64 7 16 1 0 10 0 553
2018 441 71 8 21 3 0 13 0 557
2019 427 84 6 20 4 0 19 0 560
2020 429 91 4 17 2 0 18 0 561
2021 339 77 3 22 2 0 14 0 457
2022 368 96 6 30 4 0 16 0 520
2023 363 119 6 38 5 0 15 0 546

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 Semmes Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1081 43.0 25.1 0
1989 1120 46.0 24.3 n/a
1990 1112 50.0 22.2 0
1991 1093 49.0 22.3 n/a
1992 1114 50.0 22.2 n/a
1993 1071 58.0 18.5 n/a
1994 1126 59.9 18.8 n/a
1995 1128 58.3 19.3 n/a
1996 1128 58.3 19.3 n/a
1997 1096 59.1 18.5 31.3
1998 656 37.7 17.4 36.4
1999 741 39.8 18.6 51.4
2000 756 48.0 15.8 40.3
2001 766 49.0 15.6 55.7
2002 542 35.3 15.4 60.1
2003 542 35.3 15.4 60.1
2004 511 41.3 12.4 57.5
2005 535 36.0 14.9 58.5
2006 526 35.0 15.0 57
2007 564 34.0 16.6 50.3
2008 540 38.0 14.2 54.1
2009 536 36.6 14.5 55.6
2010 523 32.5 16.0 53.5
2011 567 38.0 14.9 56.3
2012 555 34.5 16.0 55.7
2013 541 42.5 12.7 54.7
2014 571 35.5 16.0 53.1
2015 589 34.0 17.3 31.4
2016 569 34.0 16.7 31.8
2017 553 32.7 16.8 33.1
2018 557 32.7 17.0 51.9
2019 560 33.0 16.9 52
2020 561 29.7 18.8 51.5
2021 457 33.0 13.8 51.9
2022 520 30.0 17.3 51.2
2023 546 29.0 18.8 51.3

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 Semmes Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1081 43.0 25.1 0
1989 1120 46.0 24.3 n/a
1990 1112 50.0 22.2 0
1991 1093 49.0 22.3 n/a
1992 1114 50.0 22.2 n/a
1993 1071 58.0 18.5 n/a
1994 1126 59.9 18.8 n/a
1995 1128 58.3 19.3 n/a
1996 1128 58.3 19.3 n/a
1997 1096 59.1 18.5 31.3
1998 656 37.7 17.4 36.4
1999 741 39.8 18.6 51.4
2000 756 48.0 15.8 40.3
2001 766 49.0 15.6 55.7
2002 542 35.3 15.4 60.1
2003 542 35.3 15.4 60.1
2004 511 41.3 12.4 57.5
2005 535 36.0 14.9 58.5
2006 526 35.0 15.0 57
2007 564 34.0 16.6 50.3
2008 540 38.0 14.2 54.1
2009 536 36.6 14.5 55.6
2010 523 32.5 16.0 53.5
2011 567 38.0 14.9 56.3
2012 555 34.5 16.0 55.7
2013 541 42.5 12.7 54.7
2014 571 35.5 16.0 53.1
2015 589 34.0 17.3 31.4
2016 569 34.0 16.7 31.8
2017 553 32.7 16.8 33.1
2018 557 32.7 17.0 51.9
2019 560 33.0 16.9 52
2020 561 29.7 18.8 51.5
2021 457 33.0 13.8 51.9
2022 520 30.0 17.3 51.2
2023 546 29.0 18.8 51.3

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 Semmes Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,254 (14.2%) $7,595 (85.7%) $8,859

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Semmes 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 154th of 681 Elementary schoolsRanks 297th of 680 Elementary schools
 21.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Semmes Elementary School)79.136
 43.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Mobile County)53.734.6
 19%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama)57.543.6
 13.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Semmes Elementary School)40.939.4
 1.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Mobile County)45.527
 18.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)47.334.9
 12.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Semmes Elementary School)52.131.7
 20.4%
   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 Students560546
 2.5%
African American84119
 41.7%
American Indian45
 25%
Asian66
Hispanic2038
 90%
Pacific Islander00
White427363
 15%
Two or More Races1915
 21.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients52%51.3%
 0.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Semmes Elementary School

Semmes Elementary School ranks 273rd of 684 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Semmes Elementary School are 66% White, 22% African American, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 546 students attended Semmes Elementary School.

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

Middle : Semmes Middle School
High : Mary G Montgomery 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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