Kate Shepard Elementary, 3980-B Burma Road: grades pre-K to 5, 529 students on the 2024-25 state report card, graded B with 84 points.

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Mobile County Public Schools’ 2026-27 calendar, enrollment, school zone 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.

Kate Shepard Elementary serves pre-K through fifth grade at 3980-B Burma Road, Mobile, as one of Mobile County Public Schools’ elementary schools. Alabama graded it a B, with 84 points, on its 2024-25 report card.

Who to call
Address 3980-B Burma Road, Mobile, AL 36693
Phone 251-221-1645
Grades Pre-K to 5
District Mobile County Public Schools
Zoned onward to Burns Middle, Chastang-Fournier K-8 or Pillans Middle, depending on the address, then Davidson High, Murphy High or B.C. Rain High, depending on the address
State school code 049-0420

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: 529 students on the 2024-25 Alabama state report card.
  • Federal count: 545 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 19 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, 84 points. That compares with a B and 81 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) 63.80
Academic growth 100
Chronic absenteeism (lower is better) 10.10% of students

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

Attendance zone

Check an address with the district’s SchoolSearch tool or InfoFinder, both linked from its school zone page. The district says to confirm with the school before buying supplies, and that students in magnet schools, special programs and transfers may attend a different school than the one their address is zoned for. Zones do not follow the city limits.

In SchoolSearch, Mobile addresses zoned for Kate Shepard Elementary go on to Burns Middle, Chastang-Fournier K-8 or Pillans Middle, depending on the address. For high school, they are zoned for Davidson High, Murphy High or B.C. Rain High, depending on the address. We checked 3,000 addresses inside the City of Mobile in the tool on Oct. 17, 2026; zones can split streets, so check your own address.

Calendar and bell times

Kate Shepard Elementary 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: 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., according to the district’s SchoolSearch listing for Kate Shepard Elementary.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Kate Shepard Elementary serve?

Kate Shepard Elementary serves pre-K through fifth grade, according to the Alabama State Department of Education’s 2024-25 report card.

What is Kate Shepard Elementary’s state report card grade?

Kate Shepard Elementary earned a B, with 84 points, on Alabama’s 2024-25 state report card, up from 81 points on the 2023-24 card.

Which middle and high school does Kate Shepard Elementary feed into?

In the district’s SchoolSearch zone tool, Mobile addresses zoned for Kate Shepard Elementary go on to Burns Middle, Chastang-Fournier K-8 or Pillans Middle for middle school and Davidson High, Murphy High or B.C. Rain High for high school, depending on the address.

What time does Kate Shepard Elementary start?

The district’s SchoolSearch listing gives Kate Shepard Elementary’s hours as 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.