Dunbar Magnet, 500 St. Anthony St.: grades 6 to 8, 332 students on the 2024-25 state report card, graded B with 83 points.

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, its contact page, Mobile County Public Schools’ 2026-27 calendar, enrollment, school zone, magnet schools and transportation contact pages and its SchoolSearch zone tool, the Alabama State Department of Education’s state report card for 2024-25 and 2023-24 and the federal NCES school directory for 2023-24.

Dunbar Magnet serves sixth through eighth grade at 500 St. Anthony St., Mobile, as one of Mobile County Public Schools’ middle schools. It is one of the district’s nine magnet schools: students apply and are admitted by lottery instead of by address. Alabama graded it a B, with 83 points, on its 2024-25 report card.

Who to call
Address 500 St. Anthony St., Mobile, AL 36603
Phone 251-221-2160
Grades 6 to 8
District Mobile County Public Schools
Admission Magnet, by lottery
State school code 049-0250

Principal

Principal Tiffine Petro, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: 332 students on the 2024-25 Alabama state report card.
  • Federal count: 333 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 18 students per teacher.

State report card

Alabama grades every public school from A to F each year. The grade comes from a 100-point score built from students’ achievement and growth on state tests in English language arts and math, chronic absenteeism (the share of students who missed 18 or more days), progress in English language proficiency and, for high schools, graduation rate and college and career readiness, according to the Alabama State Department of Education’s report card rules.

2024-25 grade: B, 83 points. That compares with a B and 88 points on the 2023-24 card. Mobile County Public Schools as a whole earned a B, with 83 points.

Indicator 2024-25 score
Academic achievement (ELA and math tests) 72.82
Academic growth 89.24
Chronic absenteeism (lower is better) 6.47% of students

Dunbar Magnet’s full report card, with results by student group, teachers and spending, is on the state’s report card site.

Attendance zone

Dunbar Magnet has no attendance zone. Any student who lives in the Mobile County Public Schools district can apply through the magnet schools page; none of the city addresses we checked in the district’s SchoolSearch tool was zoned for it.

Magnet program

Dunbar pairs academics with creative and performing arts electives in band, strings, piano, guitar, chorus, dance, baton, art, ceramics, musical theater and drama, and offers standard and advanced-level courses, according to the district’s magnet schools page.

Any student who lives in the Mobile County Public Schools district may apply, and admission is by lottery only. The fall application window is open through 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, 2026; families admitted in the first round hear by the end of the second quarter, and more windows open in the spring. Students must keep an average of 70% or higher to stay. The Magnet School Office is at 251-221-4039, magnetinfo@mcpss.com.

Calendar and bell times

Dunbar Magnet follows the Mobile County Public Schools 2026-27 calendar, approved by the board on Feb. 25, 2026. Coming dates:

  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: virtual learning day (Election Day)
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Friday, Dec. 18: second quarter ends
  • Dec. 21-31: Christmas break; students return Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027
  • Monday, Jan. 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no school
  • Feb. 8-12: Mardi Gras break
  • March 29 to April 2: spring break
  • Wednesday, May 26: last day for students

School hours: 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to the district’s SchoolSearch listing for Dunbar Magnet.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Dunbar Magnet serve?

Dunbar Magnet serves sixth through eighth grade, according to the Alabama State Department of Education’s 2024-25 report card.

What is Dunbar Magnet’s state report card grade?

Dunbar Magnet earned a B, with 83 points, on Alabama’s 2024-25 state report card, down from 88 points on the 2023-24 card.

How do students get into Dunbar Magnet?

By applying during the Mobile County Public Schools magnet window; admission is by lottery only. The fall window is open through 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, 2026.

What time does Dunbar Magnet start?

The district’s SchoolSearch listing gives Dunbar Magnet’s hours as 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.