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Erwin Craighead Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1000 South Ann St, Mobile, AL 36605 · (251) 221-1155 · Part of Mobile County School District

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

Directions
Students
380
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Erwin Craighead Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 21.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Mobile kids: 15 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Erwin Craighead Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–815 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 45.4%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1000 South Ann St, Mobile

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K36
Kindergarten57
Grade 163
Grade 272
Grade 356
Grade 439
Grade 557
Enrollment over time
486’20
435’21
420’22
411’23
380’24

Down 21.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 93%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%White 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Erwin Craighead Elementary 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.