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Schools in Bayou La Batre · Mobile County School District

Bayou La Batre’s public schools score below 76% of Alabama districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Bayou La Batre’s districts is 21%, below the Alabama average (27%). The grade covers the public school district serving Bayou La Batre, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Alabama, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Alabama state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
41%
▼ 6 pts vs AL 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 6 pts vs AL 27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
83%
▼ 7 pts vs AL 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▲ 8% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.9
AL 17.0 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
2,458 students on the public path
In brief

Bayou La Batre’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 47% and 27% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

83% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,984 per student, against $13,926 across Alabama (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Peter F Alba Middle School, then Alma Bryant High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Bayou La Batre’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C−: better than 24% of Alabama school districts. Both inputs trail the Alabama average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Alabama school districts we grade (146)Better than 24%
Lower resultsHigher results
Alabama towns with similar household incomes (155)Better than 27%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 26,109 test results and a graduating class of 3,442 could put Bayou La Batre anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Bayou La Batre’s students in the tested grades sat them (26,141 in math, 26,077 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bayou La Batre, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Anna F Booth Elementary SchoolMobile County School DistrictA−
6–8Peter F Alba Middle SchoolMobile County School DistrictC+
9–12Alma Bryant High SchoolMobile County School DistrictC

Bayou La Batre’s public schools are run by Mobile County School District, which also serves Citronelle, Creola, Dauphin Island and Mobile and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Mobile County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 85 schools · 49,946 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 17.9 per teacher (AL 17.0)
$14,984AL $13,926 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 47.3% · 26077 students tested
Math21%
State average 27.2% · 26141 students tested

Bayou La Batre vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Bayou La Batre’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bayou La BatreC−Mobile County

Every school in Bayou La Batre

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Bayou La Batreby address
Anna F Booth Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Irvington
A−
391 students17:1Rate it →
Peter F Alba Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
443 students18:1Rate it →
Alma Bryant High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Irvington
C
1,624 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Bayou La Batre’s schools

Are Bayou La Batre’s schools good?

On Alabama’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bayou La Batre children attend score below 76% of Alabama’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 27%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bayou La Batre in?

Mobile County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 49,946 students in 85 schools (2024–25).

Where do Bayou La Batre kids go to high school?

Alma Bryant High School in Irvington, with 1,624 students; its own test results earn a C.

What is Bayou La Batre’s graduation rate?

83% of the class of 2023 in Mobile County School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama.

How much does Bayou La Batre spend per student?

$14,984 in Mobile County School District (FY2024), against $13,926 across Alabama. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Alabama. Stars are from neighbors.