Cora Castlen Elementary

Regular School · Grand Bay, AL

Cora Castlen Elementary is a regular school school in Grand Bay, Alabama, serving grades PK–05 with 423 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 19.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

423

Teachers (FTE)

22.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

19.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	337	80%
Black or African American	32	8%
Two or more races	28	7%
Hispanic/Latino	16	4%
Asian	9	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	423	208M / 215F

English Language Learners: 6 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	33.0% +8.9pp	24.1%	214
Reading Proficiency	63.0% +16.7pp	46.3%	213
Science Proficiency	60-64%	—	69

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)

-0.13 grade levels

Math

-0.36 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

40 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

10.6% 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.)	423	100%

Contact & Location

9960 School House Rd

Grand Bay, AL 36541

Phone: (251)865-6733

http://castlen.mce.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
Dauphin Island Elementary School Elementary
Dawes Intermediate School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 36541) → CensusDepth.com
Alabama population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alabama teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

010237000924

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