Collinsrhodes Elementary School, Eight Mile AL

Original Research by School Decision on Collinsrhodes Elementary School

CollinsRhodes Elementary School serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Eight Mile, an unincorporated community in Mobile County. Eight Mile is a predominantly residential area with a racially mixed population and a median household income below the state average. An earlier natural gas facility operated in the community, but no comprehensive employer data surfaced in available sources. The community has no distinct downtown center of its own, and local civic anchors appear limited to Chickasabogue Park.

The school enrolls a student body that is overwhelmingly Black, with a very small White presence and a modest share of multiracial and Hispanic students. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Because CollinsRhodes does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and the school sits outside that measure.

State testing results from the most recent school year show overall proficiency below the midpoint among districts in Mobile County, placing CollinsRhodes in the bottom quarter when compared with other schools in the county. In math, performance varies by grade level, with a notably small share of students reaching proficiency in fifth grade. In English language arts, proficiency rates across grades three through five cluster at a level that, while higher than math, still reflects that many students have not yet met the state benchmark. Science results, available only for fourth grade, also show a modest percentage of students at the proficient level. The testing data covers a single year, so no trend direction is available.

Information that would help a family evaluate other dimensions of school life is largely absent from the data. The proportion of students receiving special education services or classified as English learners was not reported. Records on chronic absenteeism and discipline are missing. Staffing ratios, course access, and class sizes are also not available. These gaps mean that a parent considering CollinsRhodes would need to seek additional information directly from the school to understand the full picture of student support and school climate.

What can be said is that CollinsRhodes is a regular public elementary school operating in a community with modest housing values and a limited set of identified local institutions. The student population is economically diverse in the sense that a very high proportion of families qualify for income-based meal assistance. Academically, the school’s test results indicate that most students are not yet reaching the state’s proficiency targets in reading, math, or science. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, particularly to learn about any intervention programs, instructional supports, or enrichment opportunities available.

The district, Mobile County, did not produce any publicly reported recent changes of lasting impact in the search conducted, so there is no district-level development to note that would affect this school’s context.

For a family weighing options, CollinsRhodes provides a neighborhood school setting in an unincorporated area with a largely Black student body and a high rate of poverty. The academic numbers are soft, and the absence of several commonly reported data points limits what can be said about the school’s environment beyond test scores. A resident considering this school would benefit from visiting, talking with staff, and asking about the specific supports in place for students who are below proficiency.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 317%

School 17% · District 37% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 419%

School 19% · District 35% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 54%

School 4% · District 37% · ▼ 33 pts below district

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 329%

School 29% · District 57% · ▼ 27 pts below district

▼ 36 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 433%

School 33% · District 54% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 535%

School 35% · District 63% · ▼ 27 pts below district

▼ 32 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Science

Grade 411%

School 11% · District 38% · ▼ 27 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

This schoolMobile County, 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 4Lower-income33%Higher-income0%33 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income20%Higher-income0%20 pp gap