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Serving 272 students in grades 6-9, Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies ranks in the top 10% of all schools in Alabama for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 20%, and reading proficiency is top 20%).

The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 50% (which is higher than the Alabama state average of 30%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 80-84% (which is higher than the Alabama state average of 47%).

The student-teacher ratio of 14:1 is lower than the Alabama state level of 17:1.

Minority enrollment is 45% of the student body (majority Black), which is lower than the Alabama state average of 49% (majority Black).

Clarkshaw Magnet School ranked #111 in Alabama overall in 2023, declining from a peak rank of #1 in 2013 and #2011, indicating a downward trend in statewide ranking over the past decade.

Math proficiency was 49%, higher than the Alabama state average of 30% in 2023, although this reflects a decline from 99% proficiency in 2013; reading proficiency was 81%, higher than the state average of 47%, and science proficiency was 78%, higher than the state average of 38%.

Enrollment decreased from 902 students in 2014 to 544 currently, with a student–teacher ratio improving to 18:1 from as high as 24:1 in previous years; 76% of students are minorities, reflecting a stable high minority enrollment.

The school serves grades 5 through 8 with 544 students and 31 teachers, and 44% of students qualify for free lunch, indicating a significant portion of socioeconomically disadvantaged students.

As a Mobile County magnet school in Alabama, Clarkshaw qualifies for Title I and has historic recognition as a Blue Ribbon School in 2007, maintaining strong academic performance despite enrollment and ranking declines.