The top reported proficiency rate is 50% in English language arts. The lowest is 20% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Indian Springs Elementary School
Indian Springs Elementary School is a regular public school in Mobile County, serving students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It is located in the unincorporated community of Eight Mile, a predominantly residential area in Mobile County that was named for its distance from the city of Mobile. A portion of Eight Mile was annexed by the neighboring city of Prichard in the mid-20th century, and the community lacks a distinct traditional downtown center of its own. Chickasabogue Park is a local civic anchor within the community. The district in which the school operates, Mobile County, has limited publicly reported recent changes that would be of lasting impact for a parent.
The school enrolls several hundred students, with a student body that is a clear majority Black and a substantial white minority, along with smaller shares of Hispanic, two-or-more-races, and American Indian or Alaska Native students. A large majority of students come from households with incomes low enough to qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on the share of students with special education plans or designated as English learners was not reported, which means a parent may want to ask the school directly about its support structures in those areas.
State testing results from the Alabama Comprehensive Assessment Program for the 2024-25 school year are the main source of academic performance information, though no prior year of comparable data is available, so trends cannot yet be assessed. In English language arts, roughly half of students in the tested grades met the state’s proficiency standard, with the share rising from the lower elementary grades into the upper elementary grades. In mathematics, proficiency rates were lower, with about a fifth of students across grades three through five reaching the proficiency mark. In science, which is tested only in fourth grade, a rate below half of students was recorded. When compared with other schools across districts in Mobile County, Indian Springs Elementary’s overall proficiency rate sits just below the midpoint of the cohort, meaning it falls in the middle-to-lower portion of the range among its county peers.
The school is a regular elementary school, not a charter or magnet, and serves a standard pre-K through fifth grade cohort. There is no publicly reported information about course access, staffing ratios, or discipline data, so a reader who wants to understand class sizes or enrichment offerings would need to seek that directly from the school.
Housing in the Eight Mile zip code area is less expensive than the state and national benchmarks. The weighted home value in the area is noticeably below the typical Alabama home, and the cost of renting is modest relative to income, which could make the community accessible for families seeking a lower-cost entry point into Mobile County.
Overall, Indian Springs Elementary is a mid-sized community school serving a high-poverty population in a residential unincorporated area. Its academic results are mixed: English language arts performance is closer to the middle of the local range, while math proficiency is a soft spot that a parent may want to look into further with the school. The lack of multi-year trend data leaves open the question of whether these results represent a stable pattern or a single year’s snapshot. The school’s setting is quiet and residential, without a downtown core, and with limited major employers identified nearby. It is a place where a family seeking an affordable housing option within the Mobile County system and a school of moderate comparative performance might find a fit, particularly if they are prepared to engage with the school directly on the math results and support services.
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