Pillans Middle School vs. Dunbar Creative Performing Arts
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School
Top Rankings
Pillans Middle School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Alabama for:
Category
Attribute
Percent Eligible For Free Lunch
Dunbar Creative Performing Arts ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Alabama for:
Category
Attribute
Most improved public schools
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Student Attention
Overview
Serving 537 students in grades 6-8, Pillans Middle 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 ≤1% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 29%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 17% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 47%).
The student:teacher ratio of 24:1 is higher than the Alabama state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Alabama state average of 48% (majority Black).
Serving 345 students in grades 6-8, Dunbar Creative Performing Arts ranks in the top 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 18% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 29%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 63% (which is higher than the Alabama state average of 47%).
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is lower than the Alabama state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 90% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Alabama state average of 48% (majority Black).
Grades Offered
6-8
6-8
Total Students
537 students
345 students
% Male | % Female
53% | 47%
23% | 77%
Total Classroom Teachers
22 teachers
21 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
24:1
16:1
Overall Testing Rank
#1264 out of 1285 schools in AL
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
#467 out of 1285 schools in AL
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤1%
18%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
63%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
40-44%
Students by Grade
Grade 6 Students
155
145
Grade 7 Students
185
113
Grade 8 Students
197
87
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
n/a
% Hispanic
5%
3%
% Black
88%
84%
% White
2%
10%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
3%
Diversity Score
0.22
0.29
Eligible for Free Lunch
93%
60%
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
2%
10%