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HL Sonny Callahan School for the Deaf and Blind

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5Special Education School

3980 Burma Road, Mobile, AL 36693 · (251) 221-5454 · Part of Mobile County School District

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

Directions
Students
45
Students per teacher
5:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about HL Sonny Callahan School for the Deaf and Blind

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 38% of Alabama’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 5 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 15.4% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts24%
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 ↗

3980 Burma Road, Mobile

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K23
Kindergarten2
Grade 12
Grade 28
Grade 33
Grade 43
Grade 54
Enrollment over time
39’20
40’21
41’22
48’23
45’24

Up 15.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 42%White 40%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 4%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about HL Sonny Callahan School for the Deaf and Blind 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.