Robert E Lee Elementary, Satsuma AL

Original Research by School Decision on Robert E Lee Elementary

Robert E. Lee Elementary serves students from prekindergarten through sixth grade in Satsuma, a primarily residential suburb of Mobile. The school is one of two in the Satsuma City School System, a district that separated from Mobile County Public Schools some years ago, a significant civic move for this community. As a regular public school with no charter or magnet designation, it draws its attendance from the surrounding suburban neighborhoods.

Academically, the school’s state test results from the most recent available year show a clear pattern. English language arts proficiency was strong across all tested grades, with particularly high marks in third and fifth grades. The one slightly softer spot was sixth grade, where proficiency, while still solid, dropped noticeably. Math scores were more uneven: third, fourth, and sixth graders posted moderate proficiency rates, but fifth grade math fell to a level that a parent may want to look into further with the school. Science, tested only in fourth grade, came in at a solid level. When compared against other districts in Mobile County, the school’s overall proficiency index sits in the top quartile, a positive signal for families weighing options in the region.

The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Black, American Indian, Asian, Hispanic, and multiracial students. Just over half of the school’s students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that puts the school in a middle-income range for the area. Data on special education and English learner populations were not available in the sources used.

Satsuma itself is an auto-oriented community straddling U.S. Highway 43 and Interstate 65, with no walkable commercial core. Civic life centers around City Hall, the library (housed in the old school building, itself on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage), and several city parks. The school is located along Baker Road, a typical suburban corridor. Housing values in the area sit near national medians, and the local market has appreciated modestly in recent years, keeping the community affordable relative to many other parts of the country. The city has grown in population over the past decade, but no major new housing development was specifically identified in public searches.

As an elementary school, Robert E. Lee does not offer high school programs, AP, or career pathways; the next step for its students is Satsuma High School. No recent district-level changes that would affect families were found in public records, and the school appears to operate on a stable footing. The academic picture is one of strong literacy instruction with room for improvement in math, especially at the fifth-grade level, set in a small-city suburb where many families commute to Mobile for work.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 352%

School 52% · District 52%

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 460%

School 60% · District 60%

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

Grade 540%

School 40% · District 40%

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 651%

School 51% · District 51%

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 37 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 387%

School 87% · District 87%

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Grade 482%

School 82% · District 82%

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Grade 591%

School 91% · District 91%

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 668%

School 68% · District 68%

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Science

Grade 466%

School 66% · District 66%

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 36 pts above county median

This schoolSatsuma City, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income87%Higher-income86%2 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income78%Higher-income84%6 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income93%Higher-income89%4 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income66%Higher-income70%4 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income49%Higher-income55%6 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income54%Higher-income65%11 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income35%Higher-income46%11 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income47%Higher-income54%7 pp gap