Florence Howard Elementary School

957 Dr Martin L King Jr Ave, Mobile AL, 36603 | Mobile County School District | 251-221-1406
  • grades PK-5
  • students 436
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 31% 29% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 87 in Mobile
  • Ranked #0 of 1849 in Alabama
Proficiency Averages
38%Mobile
44%Alabama

Florence Howard Elementary School is a school servicing grades PK to 5 and is located in the district of "Mobile County School District" in Mobile, AL. There are a total of 436 students and 21 teachers at Florence Howard Elementary School, for a student to teacher ratio of 21 to 1.

Florence Howard Elementary School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 31.0%, which is 29% lower than the Alabama average.

Florence Howard Elementary School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students436
Teachers21
Student/Teacher ratio21:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Florence Howard Elementary School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All32%
335-39%
435-39%
520-24%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All30%
320-24%
435-39%
530-34%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Florence Howard Elementary School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictAlabamaNational
White 0.4% 43.9% 57.7% 51.1%
Black 98.7% 48.4% 32.7% 15.9%
Asian 0.0% 2.3% 1.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 0.0% 2.5% 5.4% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 1.3% 1.0% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.9% 1.5% 1.7% 3.1%

Mobile demographics profile

StatisticMobileAlabamaNational
Population189,9944,903,185328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,3629791
Median age37.338.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)46%57%55%
Speak English96%95%79%
Speak Spanish2%3%13%

Education level achieved in Mobile

IndexMobileAlabamaNational
Completed 8th grade84.7%80.7%84.3%
Completed high school83.7%79.2%83.0%
Completed some college58.8%53.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree35.6%31.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors27.4%24.0%30.3%
Completed masters9.7%8.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.0%2.5%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.1%1.0%1.3%
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Source: The Florence Howard Elementary School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.