Dunbar Creative Performing Arts vs. Chickasaw City High School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
Dunbar Creative Performing Arts ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Alabama for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
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Overview
Dunbar Creative Performing Arts, a Mobile, Alabama magnet school serving grades 6–8, ranked #358 statewide in 2023, declining from a peak rank of #31 in 2012 and showing a downward trend over recent years.
Reading proficiency reached 63% in 2022, higher than the state average of 47%, while math proficiency remained below the state average at 28% compared to 30%; science proficiency was approximately equal to the state average at 40–44%.
Enrollment declined from 547 students in 2012 to 333 in 2024, with minority enrollment around 90%, predominantly Black students (281 of 333), and about 70% of students eligible for free or reduced–price lunch, indicating socioeconomic challenges.
The school maintained a student–teacher ratio of 18:1 in 2024 with 333 students and 19 teachers, positioning it among the top 20% of Alabama schools for low student–teacher ratios.
Graduation rates dropped to 79% in 2023, below the state average of 88% and district average of 85%, reflecting a decline from previous years where rates were closer to or exceeded state levels.
Serving 241 students in grades 9-12, Chickasaw City High School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Alabama for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is ≤10% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 30%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 11-19% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 47%).
The student-teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the Alabama state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 78% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Alabama state average of 50% (majority Black).
Grades Offered
6-8
9-12
Total Students
338 students
241 students
Total Classroom Teachers
22 teachers
19 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
13:1
Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#358 out of 1275 schools in AL
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
#1165 out of 1275 schools in AL
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
≤10%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
63%
11-19%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
11-19%
Graduation Rate
n/a
45-49%
n/a
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Grade 6 Students
128
-
Grade 7 Students
109
-
Grade 8 Students
101
-
Grade 9 Students
-
83
Grade 10 Students
-
56
Grade 11 Students
-
56
Grade 12 Students
-
46
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
1%
n/a
% Asian
1%
n/a
n/a
% Hispanic
2%
4%
% Black
83%
70%
% White
10%
22%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
4%
Diversity Score
0.30
0.46
Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
70%
79%
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
10%
3%