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Florence Howard Elementary School
957 Dr Martin L King Jr Ave Mobile AL, 36603, Mobile County Phone: 251-221-1406 Ranking:  (605 out of 1,064, bottom 43%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Mobile County School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 27 | 31 | 29 | 35 | 36 | 23 | 17 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 470 | 445 | 498 | 554 | 635 | 341 | 194 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 18 | 3.8% | 18 | 4.0% | 20 | 4.0% | 19 | 3.4% | 18 | 2.8% | 18 | 5.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 87 | 18.5% | 71 | 16.0% | 91 | 18.3% | 80 | 14.4% | 93 | 14.6% | 51 | 15.0% | 25 | 12.9% |
| Grade 1: | 76 | 16.2% | 81 | 18.2% | 84 | 16.9% | 85 | 15.3% | 117 | 18.4% | 52 | 15.2% | 23 | 11.9% |
| Grade 2: | 86 | 18.3% | 62 | 13.9% | 75 | 15.1% | 100 | 18.1% | 99 | 15.6% | 46 | 13.5% | 33 | 17.0% |
| Grade 3: | 66 | 14.0% | 66 | 14.8% | 82 | 16.5% | 98 | 17.7% | 97 | 15.3% | 57 | 16.7% | 28 | 14.4% |
| Grade 4: | 71 | 15.1% | 74 | 16.6% | 77 | 15.5% | 87 | 15.7% | 104 | 16.4% | 49 | 14.4% | 46 | 23.7% |
| Grade 5: | 66 | 14.0% | 73 | 16.4% | 69 | 13.9% | 85 | 15.3% | 107 | 16.9% | 68 | 19.9% | 39 | 20.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 260 | 55.3% | 244 | 54.8% | 253 | 50.8% | 295 | 53.2% | 317 | 49.9% | 165 | 48.4% | 95 | 49.0% |
| Female: | 210 | 44.7% | 201 | 45.2% | 245 | 49.2% | 259 | 46.8% | 310 | 48.8% | 168 | 49.3% | 95 | 49.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 466 | 99.1% | 445 | 100.0% | 498 | 100.0% | 554 | 100.0% | 635 | 100.0% | 341 | 100.0% | 194 | 100.0% |
| White: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 443 | 94.3% | 413 | 92.8% | 462 | 92.8% | 528 | 95.3% | 603 | 95.0% | 309 | 90.6% | 185 | 95.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 9 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 2.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.41 | 14.35 | 17.17 | 15.83 | 17.64 | 14.60 | 11.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.7% | 45.5% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.2% | 35.8% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 40.6% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.21% | 38.98% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.04% | 35.75% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.6% | 53.4% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 55.3% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 66.2% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.21% | 64.5% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.29% | 68.43% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 44.9% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.3% | 39.2% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 44.2% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.26% | 41.31% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.39% | 41.12% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 40.6% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.2% | 33.5% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 44.3% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.58% | 35.81% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.64% | 37.19% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 81.3% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 82.1% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.49% | 79.96% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.71% | 81.39% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.89% | 82.3% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.23% | 82.98% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 88.25% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.16% | 85.19% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 81.5% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 82.5% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.07% | 84.87% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.57% | 87.66% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.34% | 87.19% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.34% | 87.39% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 90.21% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.76% | 89.25% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 77.6% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 82.4% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.2% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 81% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.77% | 84.7% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.42% | 85.44% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.84% | 87.52% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.35% | 88.21% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.42% | 87.79% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 76.9% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 84.2% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 86% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 87% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.22% | 89.14% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 89.45% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.54% | 89.37% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.51% | 90.98% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.79% | 88.61% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 80.1% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 82% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 81.82% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.19% | 82.93% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.69% | 86.23% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.82% | 89.54% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.68% | 93.35% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.82% | 93.13% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 84.3% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 83.2% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.78% | 87.57% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.78% | 87.61% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.14% | 87.89% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.64% | 89.44% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.68% | 92.57% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 89.9% | 88.88% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 75.77% | 73.46% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.16% | 84.59% | 84.87% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.22% | 76.37% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.47% | 79.48% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.66% | 85.24% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 87.05% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.94% | 88.13% | 80.09% |
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* Florence Howard Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.