Saint Elmo Elementary School

Summary:

Saint Elmo Elementary School is a public elementary school in Irvington, Alabama, serving 412 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Mobile County School District. The school has a diverse student population, with a mix of racial backgrounds, and faces challenges common to many high-poverty schools.

Saint Elmo Elementary School stands out for its relatively diverse student body, with 49.27% White, 22.33% African American, 12.86% Hispanic, and 8.25% Asian students. This diversity is higher than nearby schools like Breitling Elementary (86.06% White) and Cora Castlen Elementary (71.88% White). However, the school's academic performance is mixed, with 5th-grade English scores exceeding county and state averages but 3rd-grade math scores lagging behind. Saint Elmo does excel in supporting certain student subgroups, ranking 23rd out of 131 Alabama elementary schools for English Language Learners and 97th out of 398 for Special Education students.

The school faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with 73.58% to 75% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in recent years - much higher than nearby schools like Hutchens Elementary (31.9%) and Breitling Elementary (60.08%). This high poverty rate likely contributes to the school's declining statewide ranking, from 210th out of 695 Alabama elementary schools in 2013-2014 to 316th out of 684 in 2023-2024. Addressing these challenges and learning gaps compared to nearby schools may be key focus areas for Saint Elmo Elementary's improvement efforts.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 8666 McDonald Rd
       Irvington, AL  36544


(251) 957-6314

District: Mobile County

SchoolDigger Rank:
316th of 684 Alabama Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,493 Help


Students who attend Saint Elmo Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Alma Bryant High School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.3 Help
Number of students:  412

Racial breakdown:

White:
49.3%
African American:
22.3%
Hispanic:
12.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  75% Help


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Compare Details Saint Elmo Elementary School ranks better than 53.8% of elementary schools in Alabama. It also ranks 14th 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 54.19. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Saint Elmo Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (49.3%), African American (22.3%), Hispanic (12.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 75% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Saint Elmo Elementary School is 17.3, which is the 12th best among 50 elementary schools in the Mobile County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Saint Elmo Elementary School is $9,493. 29 elementary schools in the Mobile County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Saint Elmo Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Saint Elmo Elementary School 316th of 684 Alabama public elementary schools. (See Saint Elmo 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 Saint Elmo Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Saint Elmo Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 65.39 191st 623 69.3%
2005 68.28 187th 688 72.8%
2006 69.10 170th 689 75.3%
2007 75.22 132nd 698 81.1%
2008 68.23 196th 698 71.9%
2009 73.18 134th 696 80.7%
2010 74.87 125th 704 82.2%
2011 70.61 182nd 709 74.3%
2012 69.94 187th 696 73.1%
2013 72.54 128th 696 81.6%
2014 65.78 210th 695 69.8%
2015 52.37 317th 691 54.1%
2016 45.19 388th 691 43.8%
2017 60.08 257th 688 62.6%
2018 49.44 372nd 680 45.3%
2019 41.01 430th 681 36.9%
2021 46.59 369th 692 46.7%
2022 40.15 410th 687 40.3%
2023 35.70 453rd 680 33.4%
2024 54.19 316th 684 53.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Saint Elmo Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 69.38 23rd 131 82.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Saint Elmo Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 78.73 48th 392 87.8%
2021 61.86 97th 398 75.6%
2024 25.18 315th 395 20.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Saint Elmo Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 72.83 100th 567 82.4%
2018 62.11 224th 651 65.6%
2019 51.43 321st 649 50.5%
2021 56.99 270th 653 58.7%
2022 48.76 346th 651 46.9%
2023 44.10 361st 623 42.1%
2024 66.27 206th 670 69.3%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Saint Elmo Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.28 14th 39 64.1%
2019 71.63 7th 38 81.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Saint Elmo Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 53.41 302nd 639 52.7%
2018 41.55 408th 640 36.3%
2019 31.36 465th 646 28.0%
2021 39.56 400th 656 39.0%
2022 41.33 396th 656 39.6%
2023 32.68 445th 645 31.0%
2024 50.90 317th 650 51.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Saint Elmo Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 64.48 197th 639 69.2%
2018 59.35 273rd 650 58.0%
2019 51.78 320th 650 50.8%
2021 51.08 318th 669 52.5%
2022 36.44 423rd 669 36.8%
2023 37.84 415th 649 36.1%
2024 55.64 295th 655 55.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Saint Elmo Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 55.91 117th 336 65.2%
2018 40.44 259th 423 38.8%
2019 39.07 257th 426 39.7%
2021 51.03 170th 426 60.1%
2022 45.88 202nd 426 52.6%
2023 61.43 119th 427 72.1%
2024 32.97 293rd 420 30.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Saint Elmo Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 70.74 23rd 130 82.3%
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Rank History for White students at Saint Elmo Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 38.35 224th 369 39.3%
2018 25.24 422nd 508 16.9%
2019 28.35 426th 529 19.5%
2021 32.35 383rd 539 28.9%
2022 21.30 470th 540 13.0%
2023 15.52 479th 528 9.3%
2024 35.66 360th 535 32.7%
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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 Saint Elmo 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 619 619
1989 498 123 1 0 1 n/a n/a 0 623
1990 466 121 4 0 1 n/a n/a 0 592
1991 451 111 8 0 1 n/a n/a 0 571
1992 459 110 8 1 1 n/a n/a 0 579
1993 460 128 9 0 1 n/a n/a 0 598
1994 433 108 10 0 1 n/a n/a 0 552
1995 456 111 14 0 0 n/a n/a 0 581
1996 456 111 14 0 0 n/a n/a 0 581
1997 465 98 17 4 0 n/a n/a 0 584
1998 458 90 16 2 0 n/a n/a 0 566
1999 458 101 17 1 1 n/a n/a 0 578
2000 500 99 20 2 4 n/a n/a 0 625
2001 514 98 19 1 2 n/a n/a 0 634
2002 458 76 18 1 0 n/a n/a 0 553
2003 458 76 18 1 0 n/a n/a 0 553
2004 464 58 18 0 0 n/a n/a 3 543
2005 479 67 28 1 0 n/a n/a 0 575
2006 325 110 48 8 1 n/a n/a 1 493
2007 326 122 61 12 0 n/a n/a 3 524
2008 286 127 56 11 1 n/a n/a 0 481
2009 306 88 52 12 1 n/a n/a 0 459
2010 284 101 56 15 0 n/a n/a 3 459
2011 287 99 62 14 0 0 0 0 462
2012 251 107 62 17 0 0 3 0 440
2013 257 94 63 17 0 0 7 0 438
2014 253 81 65 24 0 0 7 0 430
2015 245 91 55 29 0 0 19 0 439
2016 264 97 50 42 0 2 10 0 465
2017 247 99 34 47 0 1 18 0 446
2018 237 96 30 42 0 1 19 0 425
2019 260 103 25 31 0 0 21 0 440
2020 256 107 27 42 1 1 22 0 456
2021 246 99 31 46 0 2 23 0 447
2022 220 98 33 47 1 5 20 0 424
2023 203 92 34 53 1 3 26 0 412

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Saint Elmo Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 619 26.0 23.8 0
1989 623 28.0 22.2 n/a
1990 592 29.0 20.4 0
1991 571 29.0 19.6 n/a
1992 579 30.0 19.3 n/a
1993 598 34.0 17.6 n/a
1994 552 32.0 17.3 n/a
1995 581 33.5 17.3 n/a
1996 581 33.5 17.3 n/a
1997 584 33.7 17.3 48.5
1998 566 33.6 16.8 50.2
1999 578 36.0 16.1 60.9
2000 625 38.0 16.4 59.7
2001 634 40.0 15.9 61.7
2002 553 36.0 15.4 67.8
2003 553 36.0 15.4 67.8
2004 543 36.0 15.1 70.6
2005 575 40.0 14.4 72.5
2006 493 33.0 14.9 77.4
2007 524 36.0 14.6 71.2
2008 481 36.1 13.3 80.5
2009 459 32.7 13.9 80
2010 459 26.0 17.6 79.4
2011 462 33.0 14.0 74.9
2012 440 29.0 15.1 81.6
2013 438 31.8 13.7 84.9
2014 430 26.0 16.5 81.6
2015 439 24.0 18.2 48.1
2016 465 25.0 18.6 50.5
2017 446 26.6 16.7 47.5
2018 425 22.6 18.8 77.9
2019 440 22.6 19.4 78.2
2020 456 23.6 19.3 73.9
2021 447 23.6 18.9 74.3
2022 424 20.0 21.2 73.6
2023 412 23.8 17.3 75

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 Saint Elmo Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 619 26.0 23.8 0
1989 623 28.0 22.2 n/a
1990 592 29.0 20.4 0
1991 571 29.0 19.6 n/a
1992 579 30.0 19.3 n/a
1993 598 34.0 17.6 n/a
1994 552 32.0 17.3 n/a
1995 581 33.5 17.3 n/a
1996 581 33.5 17.3 n/a
1997 584 33.7 17.3 48.5
1998 566 33.6 16.8 50.2
1999 578 36.0 16.1 60.9
2000 625 38.0 16.4 59.7
2001 634 40.0 15.9 61.7
2002 553 36.0 15.4 67.8
2003 553 36.0 15.4 67.8
2004 543 36.0 15.1 70.6
2005 575 40.0 14.4 72.5
2006 493 33.0 14.9 77.4
2007 524 36.0 14.6 71.2
2008 481 36.1 13.3 80.5
2009 459 32.7 13.9 80
2010 459 26.0 17.6 79.4
2011 462 33.0 14.0 74.9
2012 440 29.0 15.1 81.6
2013 438 31.8 13.7 84.9
2014 430 26.0 16.5 81.6
2015 439 24.0 18.2 48.1
2016 465 25.0 18.6 50.5
2017 446 26.6 16.7 47.5
2018 425 22.6 18.8 77.9
2019 440 22.6 19.4 78.2
2020 456 23.6 19.3 73.9
2021 447 23.6 18.9 74.3
2022 424 20.0 21.2 73.6
2023 412 23.8 17.3 75

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 Saint Elmo Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,423 (15.0%) $8,060 (84.9%) $9,493

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Saint Elmo 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 430th of 681 Elementary schoolsRanks 453rd of 680 Elementary schools
 3.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Saint Elmo Elementary School)45.841.4
 4.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Mobile County)53.734.6
 19%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama)57.543.6
 13.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Saint Elmo Elementary School)42.412.8
 29.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Mobile County)45.527
 18.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)47.334.9
 12.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Saint Elmo Elementary School)37.134.6
 2.5%
   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 Students440412
 6.4%
African American10392
 10.7%
American Indian01
Asian2534
 36%
Hispanic3153
 71%
Pacific Islander03
White260203
 21.9%
Two or More Races2126
 23.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients78.2%75%
 3.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Saint Elmo Elementary School

Students at Saint Elmo Elementary School are 49% White, 22% African American, 13% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 412 students attended Saint Elmo Elementary School.

Saint Elmo Elementary School ranks 316th of 684 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Saint Elmo Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Alma Bryant 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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