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Whitley Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

528 Capt Leon C Roberts, Prichard, AL 36610 · (251) 221-1737 · Part of Mobile County School District

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

Directions
Students
237
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Whitley 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 28 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 19.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Prichard kids: 21 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Whitley Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–821 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts17%
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 ↗

528 Capt Leon C Roberts, Prichard

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten32
Grade 146
Grade 245
Grade 328
Grade 436
Grade 532
Enrollment over time
293’20
276’21
267’22
237’23
237’24

Down 19.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 99%White <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Whitley Elementary School from Prichard 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; Prichard’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.