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Burns Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

6175 Girby Rd, Mobile, AL 36693 · (251) 221-2025 · Part of Mobile County School District

Mobile’s School Grade C− better than 24% of Alabama school districts

Directions
Students
568
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Burns Middle School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 31.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Mobile kids: 6 high schools

On the path

Where Mobile kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–524 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Burns Middle SchoolYou are here
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency4%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts30%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

6175 Girby Rd, Mobile

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6190
Grade 7187
Grade 8191
Enrollment over time
827’20
814’21
710’22
692’23
568’24

Down 31.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 64%White 20%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Burns Middle School from Mobile families.

Other schools in Mobile County School District

The district →
ER Dickson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mobile
C+
967 students20:1
Olive J Dodge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mobile
C
862 students19:1
Allentown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Semmes
A−
843 students20:1
McDavidJones Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Citronelle
B
826 students19:1
Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mobile
C−
806 students20:1
ORourke Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mobile
A−
799 students19:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Mobile’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.