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Best Middle Schools
in Mobile County

This page covers 17 middle schools in Mobile County. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

17
Schools Ranked
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Middle Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 17
1
rank
Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies
Grades 06–09252 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.3:1)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
13.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
28/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,185
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
28%
Low economic need
2
rank
ClarkShaw Magnet School
Grades 05–08598 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
17.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,185
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
52%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Phillips Preparatory Middle School
Grades 06–08499 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
14.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
30/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,185
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
48%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Bernice J Causey Middle School
Grades 06–081,418 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
44
/100
Student:Teacher
20.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,185
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
53%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
Burns Middle School
Grades 06–08710 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
42
/100
Student:Teacher
16.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,185
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
67%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Grand Bay Middle School
Grades 06–08794 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
41
/100
Student:Teacher
19.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,185
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
64%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Semmes Middle School
Grades 06–081,318 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
41
/100
Student:Teacher
19.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,185
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
68%
High economic need
8
rank
Mobile County Training Middle School
Grades 06–08205 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
40
/100
Student:Teacher
13.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
35/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,185
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
97%
High economic need
9
rank
Denton Magnet School of Technology
Grades 06–08314 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
39
/100
Student:Teacher
17.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,185
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
94%
High economic need
10
rank
Dunbar Creative Performing Arts
Grades 06–08345 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
39
/100
Student:Teacher
16.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
28/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,185
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
70%
High economic need
7 more middle schools in Mobile County not shown here.
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How We Rank Middle Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the middle school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
35%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Reflects long-run economic outcomes for children raised in this area.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes. Particularly important during the middle years when academic and social needs are at their most complex.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
15%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Reflects the economic profile of the community the school serves.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
17
Middle Schools
92
Total Schools
49
#1 Score
40
Avg Score
District profileMobile County
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.