Best Public Schools in Zip Code 36541

Summary:

The 36541 zip code area is home to 3 schools: 2 elementary schools (Breitling Elementary and Cora Castlen Elementary) and 1 middle school (Grand Bay Middle School). Among these, Cora Castlen Elementary stands out as the highest-performing school, with consistently strong test scores and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cora Castlen Elementary's 3rd-grade English proficiency rate of 69.12% is significantly higher than the Mobile County average of 53.66% and the Alabama state average of 62.8%. The school also excels in science, with 65.63% of 4th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to 39.33% for Mobile County and 43.54% for the state.

While the schools in the 36541 zip code area have relatively similar student-teacher ratios, they differ in their racial demographics and free/reduced lunch rates. Breitling Elementary has the highest percentage of white students at 86.06%, while Grand Bay Middle School has the highest percentage of African American students at 12.09%. Additionally, Breitling Elementary has the lowest free/reduced lunch rate at 60.08%, while Grand Bay Middle School has the highest at 64.11%.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2024)						Summative Assessment Science (2024)		Summative Assessment English (2024)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cora Castlen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9960 School House Rd	Grand Bay	36541	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 865-6733	424	22	19.2	64.4%	346 (81.6%)	32 (7.5%)	12 (2.8%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	69.7	192^nd of 684 public elementary schools	71.9%		75.6	145^th of 680 public elementary schools	78.7%	47	41.2	59.4	36.0				65.6		69.1	57.8	75.0				$9,872	$1,142	$8,720
Grand Bay Middle School	Public	6-8	12800 Cunningham Rd	Grand Bay	36541	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 865-6511	753	39	19.3	64.0%	573 (76.1%)	86 (11.4%)	39 (5.2%)	15 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.8%)	42.1	253^rd of 442 public middle schools	42.8%		41.5	261^st of 437 public middle schools	40.3%	8				24.0	18.9	11.5		28.9				50.2	45.8	47.4	$8,116	$953	$7,152
Breitling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8350 Grand Bay Wilmer Rd	Grand Bay	36541	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 865-0900	460	27	17.0	60.2%	393 (85.4%)	17 (3.7%)	22 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	45.6	387^th of 684 public elementary schools	43.4%		57.5	285^th of 680 public elementary schools	58.1%	102	27.6	34.7	43.3				51.4		46.0	41.7	63.3				$10,661	$1,970	$8,682

Cities Near Zip Code 36541

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Grand Bay	0.94 mi	3	159^th
Irvington	4.09 mi	6	168^th
Bayou La Batre	8.21 mi	1	141^st
Mobile	8.77 mi	60	228^th
Theodore	9.26 mi	4	253^rd

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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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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 36541

Cora Castlen Elementary

Breitling Elementary School

Grand Bay Middle School

Cities Near Zip Code 36541