Dunbar Creative Performing Arts

500 Saint Anthony St, Mobile, AL 36603

BSchola Grade
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
338
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Mobile County
Mobile County

Schola Grade B · Above average

Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 257 Alabama middle schools · How we grade
Test scores40% proficient in math & reading
69thpercentile
Equity34% of low-income students proficient
85thpercentile
Attendance19% chronically absent
50thpercentile
Class size15.4 students per teacher
83rdpercentile

Percentiles compare this school with other Alabama middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).

About Dunbar Creative Performing Arts

Dunbar Creative Performing Arts is a magnet middle school in Mobile, Alabama, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Mobile County. The school is located in a midsize city in Mobile County.

In the 2024–25 school year, 338 students were enrolled, with about 15.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Alabama middle school (18.0 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 257 Alabama middle schools.

Grades & enrollment

Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8

Location & nearby schools

500 Saint Anthony St
Mobile, AL 36603
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School details

Type
Magnet School · What this means
Level
Middle
Grades offered
6–8
Enrollment (2024–25)
338 students
Students per teacher
15.4 to 1
Charter school
No
Magnet school
Yes
Locale
City — Midsize
School district
Mobile County
County
Mobile County
NCES school ID
010237000916

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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.