Best Public Schools in Zip Code 36602

Summary:

The 36602 zip code in Mobile, Alabama is home to a single standout public middle school, Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies, which serves grades 6-9 and has an enrollment of 252 students. This high-performing school significantly outpaces the academic achievement of its Mobile County and Alabama counterparts, ranking 8th out of 442 middle schools in the state and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Barton Academy's diverse student population, with a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 28.17%, demonstrates the school's ability to provide a quality education to students from a range of socioeconomic and racial backgrounds. The school's impressive proficiency rates, which are often double or triple the county and state averages across multiple subject areas and grade levels, are likely supported by its favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.2.

Overall, Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies stands out as a premier educational institution in the Mobile County and Alabama education systems, offering a high-quality learning environment and exceptional academic outcomes for its students.

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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 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Total
Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies	Public, Magnet	6-9	504 Government Street	Mobile	36602	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-1040	252	19	13.2	28.2%	146 (57.9%)	71 (28.2%)	9 (3.6%)	12 (4.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	97.3	8^th of 442 public middle schools	98.2%		94.6	20^th of 437 public middle schools	95.4%	12	68.8	54.6	37.5	83.8	93.8	96.6	92.5

Cities Near Zip Code 36602

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mobile	0.2 mi	59	217^th
Prichard	3.35 mi	5	279^th
Chickasaw	4.83 mi	4	270^th
Eight Mile	7.62 mi	3	284^th
Saraland	7.84 mi	4	7^th

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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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