Best Elementary Schools in Mobile, AL (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Mobile, AL, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Mobile, AL rankings: Elementary Schools
Mobile, AL elementary schools ranked
How Mobile, AL's elementary schools compare
A: 4B: 4C: 6D: 11F: 3
29% of the 28 ranked elementary schools in Mobile, AL earn an A or B (4 A grades, 4 B, 6 C, 11 D, 3 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 22 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (79% here, 70% nationally), and 13 exceed it. On average 42% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 24% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Old Shell Road Magnet School (78% against 33%, A+), W H Council Traditional School (87% against 43%, A+), Eicholdmertz School Of Math And Science (92% against 49%, A+), Leinkauf Elementary School (40% against 13%, C-), Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary (42% against 16%, C).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Mobile County (10).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Er Dickson Elementary School (1,038 students, D, #22), Olive J Dodge Elementary School (875 students, D+, #17), Orourke Elementary School (862 students, B, #7).
Of the top 25, 3 are magnet schools and 0 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Elementary schools in Mobile, AL that are not ranked
2 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Not yet graded (2)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Mobile, AL, as grouped on its schools page; the Alabama ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Mobile, AL
What is the best elementary school in Mobile, AL?
Eicholdmertz School Of Math And Science in Mobile ranks first among the 28 ranked elementary schools in Mobile, AL with a SchoolGrade of A+, 92% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 49%.
How are elementary schools in Mobile, AL ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Mobile, AL have?
SchoolGrade grades 30 public elementary schools in Mobile, AL; 28 are ranked here and 2 are listed as not ranked.