Dunbar Creative Performing Arts

Regular School · Mobile, AL

Dunbar Creative Performing Arts is a regular school school in Mobile, Alabama, serving grades 06–08 with 338 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.4:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

338

Teachers (FTE)

22.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	280	83%
White	33	10%
Two or more races	12	4%
Hispanic/Latino	8	2%
Asian	3	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	1%
Total enrollment	338	68M / 270F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	7.0% -17.1pp	24.1%	447
Reading Proficiency	53.0% +6.7pp	46.3%	448
Science Proficiency	30-34%	—	117

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.02 grade levels

Math

-0.19 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

12.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	338	100%

Contact & Location

500 Saint Anthony St

Mobile, AL 36603

Phone: (251)221-2160

http://dunbar.mcm.schoolinsites.com

District

Mobile County

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,922

District enrollment: 51,979

Other Schools in District

Allentown Elementary School Elementary
Anna F Booth Elementary School Elementary
Breitling Elementary School Elementary
Calcedeaver Elementary School Elementary
ChastangFournier Middle School Elementary
CollinsRhodes Elementary School Elementary
Cora Castlen Elementary Elementary
Dauphin Island Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 36603) → CensusDepth.com
Alabama population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alabama teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

010237000916

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD