The top reported proficiency rate is 58% in English language arts. The lowest is 33% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Nan Gray Davis Elementary School
Nan Gray Davis Elementary School is a regular public school in Theodore, Alabama, serving students from prekindergarten through fifth grade. It is part of the Mobile County Public School System. Theodore is an unincorporated census-designated place within Mobile County, a car-dependent suburban area between the city of Mobile and Tillmans Corner. The school sits on its own campus along Nan Gray Davis Road, consistent with the area’s pattern of separated school sites rather than a clustered town center. As a PK-5 school, it has no graduation rate or high school outcomes to report; those measures do not apply.
The enrollment is moderate for an elementary school in this grade band. The student body is diverse: a little less than half of the students are white, about a third are Black, and roughly one in ten are Hispanic, with smaller shares of Asian, multiracial, and Native American students. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic context of the community. Data on students with disabilities and English learners were not available from the source, so a parent may want to ask the school about those supports directly.
Academically, state test results from the 2024-25 school year show a clear asymmetry between subjects. In English language arts, proficiency across grades three through five is above the midpoint among schools in Mobile County. The strongest showing is in third grade, where a majority of students met the state’s proficiency bar; fourth and fifth grades also post solid numbers. In math, the picture is different. Proficiency rates in math are lower across all three tested grades, with roughly a third of students in third grade meeting the standard, a slightly higher share in fourth grade, and a dip in fifth grade. Science is tested in fourth grade only, and the proficiency rate there sits near the middle of the range seen across the district. The school’s overall proficiency index, which averages performance across tested subjects and grades, lands above the midpoint relative to other districts in Mobile County. Only a single year of data is available, so it is not possible to say whether these levels represent a trend or a snapshot. The state’s assessment did not change in a way that would prevent year-to-year comparisons, but no prior year data is present to make one.
The community context matters for families considering this school. Housing values in the zip code are slightly below the statewide benchmark, and the local housing market has shown a modest year-over-year decline, contrasting with mild growth at the state and national levels. Monthly mortgage costs on a typical home here are somewhat lower than rental costs, a dynamic that could matter for families weighing buy versus rent. The area’s population has been relatively flat to slightly declining over recent decades, with no major new housing developments identified in the research. Theodore’s civic anchors include Bellingrath Gardens, a botanical attraction, and Fowl River, but the built environment is primarily residential and commercial strip development along main roads, without a walkable downtown core. As an unincorporated CDP, local services are provided at the county level.
The district brief turned up no recent strategic changes or initiatives of lasting impact at the Mobile County level. No program offerings, staffing ratios, discipline data, or attendance figures were available for this school, which limits the picture of daily operations. Civil rights data was also absent. A parent may want to follow up with the school office for details on class sizes, enrichment opportunities, and how the school supports students who are behind in math.
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